 Sanchez's first game in charge ended in a 4-1 defeat by Norway |
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has selected an experimental squad for the friendly against Estonia in Tallinn on 31 March. Captain Aaron Hughes and regulars George McCartney, Keith Gillespie, Michael Hughes, Damien Johnson, Peter Kennedy and Danny Griffin are left out.
Wolves defender Mark Clyde and Plymouth's and Tony Capaldi earn their first senior call-ups.
Dutch-based James Quinn misses out but Bristol City's Tommy Doherty returns.
Sanchez, whose first game in charge ended in a 4-1 home defeat by Norway, always insisted that he would rest some of his more experienced men against Estonians even though the Irish are without a win in 15 games.
He said last week that Gillespie's absence from the squad would have nothing to do with the player's facing charges of sexual aggression in Spain.
Under 21 international Clyde is enjoying his best spell of first team football with Wolves.
Capaldi has also been a regular with the under 21 team in recent seasons.
Northern Ireland squad: Taylor, Carroll, Murdock, Craigan, Williams, Clyde, Baird, Capaldi, Jones, Jeff Whitley, Mulryne, Sonner, Doherty, Healy, Smith, Hamilton, McVeigh, Kirk.
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