Crouch Gets England Call

The Saints striker has earned his first ever call-up to the full international side having been named in England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad for the friendly international matches against USA at the Soldier Field Stadium in Chicago on 28th May and Colombia at the Giants Stadium in New Jersey three days later.

Full England Squad: Robert Green (Norwich City), Scott Carson (Liverpool), David James (Manchester City), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Matthew Upson (Birmingham City), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Gary Neville (Manchester United), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), Phil Neville (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Chelsea), Jermaine Jenas (Newcastle United), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), David Beckham (Real Madrid), Michael Carrick (Tottenham Hotspur), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Alan Smith (Manchester United), Michael Owen (Real Madrid), Peter Crouch (Southampton), Andy Johnson (Crystal Palace), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur).