Manchester United forward Lauren James has been handed a first senior international call-up to the England squad.
Phil Neville’s 29-player group for the upcoming training camp was revealed by The Football Association earlier today with James named amongst the squad for the very first time.
The 19-year-old has recently returned to action for her club following injury and has finally received senior England recognition following a dazzling 15 months playing in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League.
England were scheduled to face Norway in an international friendly at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on 1 December, however, the match was cancelled last week due to the travelling complications facing the visitors. Neville’s side will now come together at St George’s Park on Sunday for a 10-day mid-season training camp. The Lionesses boss will again split his group in half as they contest two ‘home’ and ‘away’ inter-squad friendly matches.
Manchester City players again dominate Neville’s squad with 13 call-ups while Manchester United and Arsenal have four. Liverpool forward Rinsola Babajide is the only FA Women’s Championship player to receive an invite into the squad.
England squad to attend 10-day training camp at St George’s Park
Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton (Birmingham City), Sandy MacIver (Everton), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City), Carly Telford (Chelsea)
Defenders: Lucy Bronze (Manchester City), Grace Fisk (West Ham United), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Steph Houghton (Manchester City), Esme Morgan (Manchester City), Demi Stokes (Manchester City), Millie Turner (Manchester United), Leah Williamson (Arsenal), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Niamh Charles (Chelsea), Laura Coombs (Manchester City), Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal), Jill Scott (Manchester City), Lucy Staniforth (Manchester United), Georgia Stanway (Manchester City), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Keira Walsh (Manchester City)
Forwards: Rinsola Babajide (Liverpool), Rachel Daly (West Ham United, loan from Houston Dash), Bethany England (Chelsea), Lauren James (Manchester United), Chloe Kelly (Manchester City), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Nikita Parris (Olympique Lyonnais), Ellen White (Manchester City)
Next week’s training camp will be England’s third in as many months. They have not played a competitive fixture since March as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 challenges.
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