He joins his club team-mate Jermain Defoe on the standby list, while Paul Robinson, Michael Carrick, Jermaine Jenas and Aaron Lennon were named in the 23-man squad.

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CNN's Aaron Brodie and Michael Kane contributed to this report.

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