Town youngster Darren Ambrose has been called into the England U21 squad for the get-together at Burnham Beeches next week. Previously Ambrose has been in U19 squads but this is the first time the U21s have called.

U21s manager David Platt cited Ambrose for praise alongside Everton's Wayne Rooney: "Youngsters such as Darren Ambrose of Ipswich and of course Wayne Rooney are playing as though they have international careers ahead of them and so this is an ideal time to bring them in to let them get a feel for what we are about."

Former Town defender Titus Bramble is also in the squad.

Squad: Chris Kirkland - Liverpool, Matt Murray - Wolverhampton Wanderers, Russell Howarth - York City, Boaz Myhill - Aston Villa, Tony Hibbert - Everton, Stuart Parnaby - Middlesbrough, Frazer Richardson - Leeds United, Michael Dawson - Nottingham Forest, Peter Clarke - Everton (Loan To Blackpool), Gareth Barry - Aston Villa, Titus Bramble - Newcastle United, Joleon Lescott - Wolverhampton Wanderers, Jlloyd Samuel - Aston Villa, Paul Konchesky - Charlton Athletic, Shaun Wright-Phillips - Manchester City, Jermaine Pennant - Arsenal, Matthew Piper - Sunderland, Michael Carrick - West Ham United, David Prutton - Nottingham Forest, Jermaine Jenas - Newcastle United, Kevin Nolan - Bolton Wanderers, Karl Henry - Stoke City, Matthew Taylor - Portsmouth, Matthew Etherington - Tottenham Hotspur, Joe Cole - West Ham United, Darren Ambrose - Ipswich Town, Jermain Defoe - West Ham United, Francis Jeffers - Arsenal, Shola Ameobi - Newcastle United, Peter Crouch - Aston Villa, Wayne Rooney - Everton, Bobby Zamora - Brighton & Hove Albion.

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