England manager Roy Hodgson called up uncapped Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater for this month's friendlies against world champions Germany and the Netherlands.
The 26-year-old has been a central figure in Leicester's astonishing English Premier League title challenge, helping the leaders to go five points clear of Tottenham Hotspur with eight games remaining.
Euro 2016 finalists England play Germany on March 26 in Berlin and Netherlands three days later at Wembley.
Drinkwater is the only newcomer in a 24-man squad missing some key players through injury and Hodgson says the midfielder has earned his chance.
"What he's done has been evident to everybody. He's had a fantastic season but, even last year, we were aware of him," the manager told a media conference.
"In that area, the competition is quite fierce but I thought it was a good opportunity to see if he can reproduce the quality that he's shown for Leicester."
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke City), Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Defenders: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John Stones (Everton), Kyle Walker (Tottenham)
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham), Ross Barkley (Everton), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), James Milner (Liverpool), Raheem Sterling (Man City)
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Jamie Vardy (Leicester), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
Reuters
