The full list of players withdrawing from the squad due to club commitments, injury or potential contention for a place in David Platt's Under-21 squad are:
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Matt Etherington – Spurs
Philip Jagielka – Sheffield United
Bobby Zamora – Brighton & Hove Albion
Kevin Nolan – Bolton Wanderers
Jlloyd Samuel – Aston Villa
Shaun Wright-Phillips – Manchester City
Steven Sidwell – Arsenal (on loan to Brentford)
David Platt is expected to announce his Under 21 squad next week.
The first round fixtures are:
17th May England Under 21's v Switzerland
20th May England Under 21's v Italy
22nd May England Under 21's v Portugal
Peter Taylor will be the match summariser in the Studios for Channel 5, who are showing the games live.