Dean Ashton has been rewarded for his fine form with West Ham United with a place in Fabio Capello's 31-man England squad to face the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.
The 24-year-old striker has five goals in his last eight games, with the most recent being his powerful drive in the 2-2 home draw against Aston Villa. He is among seven new players in the selection who have never been capped. The others are Joe Hart, Phil Jagielka, David Wheater, Stephen Warnock, Tom Huddlestone and Gabriel Agbonlahor. There is no place for Robert Green while Matthew Upson is still recovering from injury. England will take on the US on Wembley on Wednesday 28 May before the trip to Trinidad and Tobago on 1 June.
England squad: David James, Joe Hart, Chris Kirkland, Wayne Bridge, Wes Brown, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Phil Jagielka, Glen Johnson, John Terry Stephen Warnock, David Wheater, Jonathan Woodgate, Gareth Barry, David Beckham, David Bentley, Joe Cole, Stewart Downing, Owen Hargreaves, Tom Huddlestone, Steven Gerrard, Jermaine Jenas, Frank Lampard, Theo Walcott, Ashley Young, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Dean Ashton, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney