Wilshere & Carroll get Under-21s call

Carroll and Wilshere featured in England’s 1-1 draw with Ghana in March

Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll have been included in England’s provisional squad for the Under-21 European Championships.

The duo are among six players capped at senior level in a 40-man squad named by manager Stuart Pearce for the finals in Denmark in June.

The 40-man squad will be reduced to 23 by 1 June.

England begin their Under-21 Championship campaign against Spain on 8 June.

More to follow.

England Under-21s provisional squad: Fielding (Blackburn), Loach (Watford), Steele (Middlesbrough), McCarthy (Reading), Bennett (Middlesbrough), Bertrand (Chelsea), Gibbs (Arsenal), Jones (Blackburn), Mancienne (Chelsea), Mee (Manchester City), Naughton (Tottenham), Richards (Manchester City), Smalling (Manchester United), Tomkins (West Ham), Trippier (Manchester City), Walker (Tottenham), Albrighton (Aston Villa), Cork (Chelsea), Cleverley (Manchester United), Davies (Bolton), Hammill (Wolves), Henderson (Sunderland), Howson (Leeds), Lallana (Southampton), Lansbury (Arsenal), McEachran (Chelsea), Muamba (Bolton), Rodwell (Everton), Rose (Tottenham), Sinclair (Swansea), Wilshere (Arsenal), Carroll (Liverpool), Delfouneso (Aston Villa), Hooper (Celtic), Rodriguez (Burnley), Sears (West Ham), Sturridge (Chelsea), Vaughan (Everton), Welbeck (Manchester United), Wickham (Ipswich)