EURO call for Tomkins

James Tomkins has been called up by England for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark between 11-25 June.

The 22-year-old defender had been left out of the original 23-man party but was drafted in as a late replacement after Micah Richards' withdrawal last week. Tomkins appeared at the 2009 finals for the Young Lions and has been a regular for Stuart Pearce in qualifying.

The Hammers centre-back, capped nine times at U21 level, will link up with the squad later this week before the friendly against Norway in Southampton on Sunday. The following day, the squad will head to Denmark for the eight-nation final tournament.

England begin their Group B matches against Spain on Sunday 12 June before taking on Ukraine three days later. The Young Lions will conclude their section with a 19 June decider with Czech Republic. The top two sides from Groups A and B will progress to the semi-finals.