The Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has pulled out of the England football squad for tomorrow morning's friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam because of a groin strain with Aston Villa's Ashley Young called on to deputise.
Midfield dynamo Gerrard trained yesterday but felt a slight soreness in the leg and it was decided to pull him out of the squad as a precaution.
Goalkeeper Ben Foster has already been replaced by Joe Hart after hurting his knee in Manchester United's Community Shield defeat to Chelsea on Monday.
Young, who has won five caps, failed to shine brightly for England last November against Germany but then featured in a thrashing of Andorra.
