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Burnley Midfielder Jack Cork Receives First Call-Up to England National Team

Burnley midfielder Jack Cork has received his first ever call-up to the England national squad following the withdrawal from previously chosen midfielders in Dele Alli, Harry Winks, Jordan Henderson and Fabian Delph.

Those four, along with Manchester City's Raheem Sterling and Tottenham striker Harry Kane have all been forced to drop out of the November international friendlies against Brazil and Germany due to injury - paving the way for Cork to receive his first ever call-up for his country.

The former Southampton and Swansea holding midfielder made the switch to Turf Moor over the summer for a reported £10m from South Wales; and has enjoyed a sparkling return to Lancashire - having spent the second half of the 2009/10 season there on loan from Chelsea.