By Matthew Jones
February 9 2003

Sven Goran Eriksson has named the England squad for next Wednesday night. Kieron Dyer and Jermaine Jenas were both named in the side to face Australia.

Sven names his squad

Both Kieron Dyer and Jermaine Jenas have been called up by Sven Goran Eriksson for England's friendly against Australia next week.

The England manager has revealed that he plans to field an under-26 side in the second-half of Wednesday night's game, fielding the first team in the first half. He has however made it clear to the players' clubs that in this busy stage of the season, no one will be given more than 45 minutes on the pitch.

Newcastle midfielder Jenas will join numerous other young stars from the top-flight such as Fulham's Sean Davis, Everton teenager Wayne Rooney and the Premiership's man-of-the-moment in Southampton striker James Beattie.

England squad: James (West Ham), Robinson (Leeds), Wright (Everton); G Neville (Man Utd), A Cole (Arsenal), Mills (Leeds), Konchesky (Charlton), Ferdinand (Man Utd), Campbell (Arsenal), King (Tottenham), Brown (Man Utd), Upson (Birmingham); Beckham (Man Utd), Scholes (Man Utd), Lampard (Chelsea), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Dyer (Newcastle), Jenas (Newcastle), Davis (Fulham), Parker (Charlton), Murphy (Liverpool), J Cole (West Ham); Owen (Liverpool), Rooney (Everton), Beattie (Southampton), Vassell (Aston Villa), Jeffers (Arsenal).