Bolton Wanderers full back Nicky Hunt has been called up to the England U21 squad for the European Championship qualifiers in Austria and Poland in September and becomes the third Trotter in a week to be named in an international squad.
Jussi Jaaskelainen has been named in the Finland squad to take on Andorra in a World Cup qualifer on September 4th whilst club team mate Gary Speed is also on national duty with Wales on the same weekend.
Hunt if selected will win his third cap for the young lions having played already in the games against Holland and Ukraine this year. Midfielder Speed is currently on 81 caps and is well on his way to becoming on of the the Welsh sides best ever capped players.