Hallam called into England squad

Hallam won the Romania International last weekend

Commonwealth champion Tracey Hallam has been named in the England squad to face Germany in three matches this week.

Hallam, who had an ankle operation in September, joins a squad forced into late changes from the one that beat Germany 3-2 in Preston in February.

Rajiv Ouseph shares the singles duties, with National finals runner-up Nathan Rice set to make his England debut.

Jill Pittard, who reached the Finnish International semi-finals, joins Hallam in the women's singles in Germany.

Yorkshire doubles prospect Robin Middleton is also set for his senior debut as the team flies out on Monday for matches on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The strong German squad includes Bjoern Joppien, Juliane Schenk and Nicole Grether, Xu Huaiwen, Michael Fuchs and Kristof Hopp, all of whom played in the match in Preston.

England already have a large contingent of players heading for Germany this week as the junior squad tackle the European Junior Championships team and individual events in Saarbrucken.

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England men's squad:
Chris Langridge (Surrey), Robin Middleton (Yorkshire), Rajiv Ouseph (Middlesex), Nathan Rice (Bucks), Kristian Roebuck (Derbyshire), Chris Tonks (Warks).

England women's squad:
Tracey Hallam (Staffs), Natalie Munt (Herts), Joanne Nicholas (Lancs), Jill Pittard (Warks), Suuzane Rayappan (Herts), Jenny Wallwork (Yorks).