James Tomkins, Junior Stanislas and Freddie Sears are working hard with England ahead of the opening match of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying campaign on Friday.
The trio, who all featured in the goalless friendly draw against the Netherlands last month, will all travel to Prilep as the Young Lions begin their Group 9 qualifiers against FYR Macedonia before heading to Athens to take on Greece four days later.
Former Hammers defender Stuart Pearce will manage the U21s once again and is looking to instill team spirit in his new crop of youngsters. "We need to have the camaraderie and the team cohesion working," he said. "There's one or two who have come into the group this time and it's a new environment for them.
"It'll be the highest level that they play. Yes, some of them play for their clubs, but others are yet to make it into their first teams, so it's important that they gain enough experience as they can. They will also be expected to get results while they are doing that."
Tomkins helped England to reach the 2009 UEFA Euro final and has four caps to his name, while Stanislas and Sears, who is on loan at Crystal Palace, earned their debuts in the Dutch draw in Groningen.