Andy Carroll is in line for his maiden England call-up after the Newcastle striker was left out of the under-21 squad for Tuesday's friendly against Germany. Carroll has been widely tipped to be selected by Fabio Capello for Wednesday's senior friendly against France and his omission from the Young Lions party will only serve to fuel that speculation.
As well as taking the Barclays Premier League by storm since Newcastle's promotion - scoring seven goals in 12 appearances - Carroll has made headlines off the field for all the wrong reasons this season.
But this does not look like putting off Capello, who is desperate to find a top-class foil for Wayne Rooney.
