Taylor Pulls Out Of England Squad!

Last updated : 01 June 2009 By Footy Mad - Editor

Newcastle defender Taylor has an Achilles problem.

The player will be on the 23-player final squad list that will be submitted to UEFA tomorrow, and a replacement will be named.

Stuart Pearce's England youngsters begin their campaign against Finland on June 15 in Halmstad, and also face group games against Germany and Spain.

Provisional England Under-21 squad: Joe Hart (Manchester City), Joe Lewis (Peterborough), Scott Loach (Watford); Martin Cranie (Portsmouth), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Michael Mancienne (Chelsea), Nedum Onuoha (Manchester City), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Andrew Taylor (Middlesbrough), James Tomkins (West Ham); Lee Cattermole (Wigan), Andrew Driver (Hearts) Craig Gardner (Aston Villa), Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough), James Milner (Aston Villa), Fabrice Muamba (Bolton), Mark Noble (West Ham), Jack Rodwell (Everton); Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa), Frazier Campbell (Manchester United).