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Jermain Defoe, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw named in England squad

Jermain Defoe, Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw have been named in the England squad along with several new faces for this month's games against Germany and Lithuania.

England play a friendly against Germany on March 22 before taking on Lithuania in a World Cup qualifier on March 26, and sources had told ESPN FC that Manchester United striker Rashford would be included due to growing concerns over the fitness of Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane's absence due to damaged ankle ligaments.

He makes the cut, while United left-back Shaw is included despite having only made two appearances in 2017.