Trio in international action

West Ham United were represented across Europe and further afield on a busy evening of international action on Wednesday.

Jack Collison, Pablo Barrera and Marek Stech were all in action, while Robert Green and Scott Parker had the night off after England's friendly international with Netherlands at Wembley was postponed due to the civil unrest in London this week.

Collison appeared as a half-time substitute for Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey in Wales' 2-1 home friendly defeat by Australia in Cardiff.

There was plenty of Hammers interest in the match, with former captain Lucas Neill leading the Socceroos and the recently-departed Danny Gabbidon and Craig Bellamy starting for Gary Speed's side.

Goalkeeper Stech played the full 90 minutes for Czech Republic, but had little to do in their 8-0 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying Group 3 victory over Andorra in Mlada Boleslav.

Barrera's Mexico, fresh from the West Ham winger inspiring them to glory at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, drew 1-1 with their final opponents that tournament, United States, overnight in Philadelphia. Barrera started the game and had a hand in their 17th-minute opener before a late US equaliser.

*West Ham United Under-18s scored a superb 5-1 victory at Ryman League Division One North side Great Wakering Rovers on Wednesday evening. Elliot Lee and Kieran Sadlier both scored twice, with Dymon Labonne also on target. Full reaction from Academy Director Tony Carr will appear on whufc.com on Thursday morning.