Baines has been in fine form for Wigan this season

Wigan left-back Leighton Baines is the only newcomer in the England Under-21 squad for the European Championship qualifiers next month.

Carlton Cole, John Stead, David Bentley and Darren Bent have also been named.

Chelsea right-back Glen Johnson has been recalled, with Newcastle's James Milner also included.

The 3 September match in Austria and the 7 September game with Poland will mark Peter Taylor's first competitive matches since he returned as coach.

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England Under-21 squad: Ashton (Crewe), Baines (Wigan), Bent (Ipswich), Bentley (Norwich), Camp (Derby), Carson (Leeds), C Cole (Aston Villa), Davenport (Coventry), Downing (Middlesbrough), Ferdinand (West Ham), Harding (Brighton), Hoyte (Arsenal), Hunt (Bolton), Johnson (Chelsea), Kilgallon (Leeds), Lonergan (Preston), Milner (Newcastle), O'Neil (Portsmouth), Pennant (Arsenal), Reo-Coker (West Ham), Stead (Blackburn), Taylor (Newcastle), Welsh (Liverpool), Westlake (Ipswich), Whittingham (Aston Villa).

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