Lee Carsley felt it was important to put his own mark on his first England squad, but has left the door open for high-profile absentees like Kyle Walker to return.Walker was conspicuous by his absence in a much-changed group selected by interim boss Carsley for the September matches with Republic of Ireland and Finland in the Nations League.Carsley handed maiden senior England call-ups to Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White, Tino Livramento and Angel Gomes in the first squad picked since Gareth Sou

Lee Carsley felt it was important to put his own mark on his first England squad, but has left the door open for high-profile absentees like Kyle Walker to return.Walker was conspicuous by his absence in a much-changed group selected by interim boss Carsley for the September matches with Republic of Ireland and Finland in the Nations League.Carsley handed maiden senior England call-ups to Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White, Tino Livramento and Angel Gomes in the first squad picked since Gareth Southgate left his post following July's Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.