Lennon out of England squad!

[Lennon Saviour of E]

Seven players have withdrawn from the England squad to face Holland on Wednesday evening in Amsterdam.

Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland is an expectant father, with his baby due this week, so has been given leave of absence from the friendly.

Charlton Athletic forward Darren Bent misses the game due to a hamstring problem, while Manchester United captain Gary Neville has a calf injury.

Also out of the last Senior England game of 2006 are Newcastle United's Scott Parker and Middlesbrough's Stewart Downing, who both picked up groin injuries on Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur skipper Ledley King is also absent from Amsterdam with a knee injury.The seventh player to pull-out of the squad was Jermaine Jenas who suffered a calf injury.

Fellow Spurs midfielder Aaron Lennon has also withdrawn from the squad with a knee injury.

Kieran Richardson, currently with the Under-21s, will now join up with the senior squad. Meanwhile in the Under-21s, Nedum Onuoha has been called up, while Anton Ferdinand and Steven Taylor will not travel due to injury.

[russe||]

ffs, this friendly is now pretty pointless if we can't give the likes of Lennon, Park, Downing, King, etc a run out.

[Lennon Saviour of E]

Originally Posted by russe||

ffs, this friendly is now pretty pointless if we can't give the likes of Lennon, Park, Downing, King, etc a run out.

Johnson was an embarrassment in the role intended for Lennon.