Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis said he did not expect to be called into the England squad for the first time on Thursday. The 22-year-old has been a regular for England at under-21 level but told club media he was "pleasantly surprised" to receive a phone call informing him of his first selection for the senior team.

That faith has now been justified, with Harwood-Bellis named in the England squad for their Nations League games against Greece next Thursday and the Republic of Ireland the follo

England interim head coach Lee Carsley has given Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Lewis Hall their first senior call-ups for the team's final two Nations League fixtures.