Walcott handed first U21 call-up

Walcott was a surprise inclusion in England's World Cup squad

England World Cup squad members Theo Walcott and Scott Carson have been named in the Under-21 squad to face Moldova in Ipswich on Tuesday night.

Coach Peter Taylor also hands first calls to Sunderland keeper Ben Alnwick and Manchester City's Micah Richards.

England face Switzerland and Moldova in a three-team qualifying group for a place in next year's European U21 Championships in Holland.

Their next qualifier is away to Switzerland on 6 September in Lucerne.

---

England U21 squad to face Moldova at Portman Road on 15 August:

Alnwick (Sunderland), Camp (Derby), Carson (Liverpool), Baines (Wigan), Davies (West Brom), Ferdinand (West Ham), Hoyte (Arsenal), Richards (Man City), Onuoha (Man City), A Taylor (Middlesbrough), S Taylor (Newcastle), Ambrose (Charlton), Bentley (Blackburn), Huddlestone (Tottenham), Milner (Newcastle), Reo-Coker (West Ham), Routledge (Tottenham), Soares (Palace), Watson (Palace), Bent (Charlton), Jerome (Birmingham), Nugent (Preston), Walcott (Arsenal).