Your views, reaction and analysis as Thomas Tuchel names his first England squad for World Cup qualifiers
Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford both return to squad alongside uncapped players Lewis-Skelly, Burn, Trafford and Quansah
Tuchel: 'Henderson embodies everything we want' | White wants England return | 'Lewis-Skelly can handle the heat'
Analysis: Alex Howell on the 'physicality' of England's squad | Sami Mokbel on Tuchel's remit | Phil McNulty on Henderson recall
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Here's a bit more from Thomas Tuchel, on the inclusion of Jordan Henderson: "His career and the way he plays now, imposing himself at Ajax, is just so impressive. He builds it on character, personality and energy he brings to the team. For me Jordan is similar call-up reasons to Dan Burn. They carry these values on their shoulders. They carry their teams."
And on Chelsea's Reece James: "Reece works very hard to be in shape, the point about him he does not play so regularly lately but it is due to the managing of his previous injury. He is fully available, we double and triple checked with him personally and with the club and medical department. There is no doubt about Reece, his quality and capability, what he can bring to us.
"As you all know we want to be flexible and we want to have a bit of a wider range."
Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent
Behind the scenes, Thomas Tuchel showed some intention to go with youth for England’s new era.
For instance, Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey had made Tuchel’s long list ahead of the World Cup qualifiers versus Latvia and Albania.
Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton is fit again after groin surgery. Morgan Gibbs-White is performing well for high-flying Nottingham Forest.
In attack, Liam Delap was notified of his possible selection. Callum Hudson-Odoi is probably playing some of the best football of his career. Ethan Nwaneri is a star in the making, his performances for Arsenal raising calls for the teenager to be fast-tracked into the senior squad.
Instead, Jordan Henderson, a 34-year-old now plying his trade in the Dutch top-flight, is selected ahead of Ramsey, Wharton and Gibbs-White. Henderson is currently not a regular starter at Ajax.
Rashford, who has started one Premier League game since his loan to Aston Villa from Manchester United, is back in the fold ahead of Delap, Hudson-Odoi and Nwaneri.
Tuchel was parachuted in with a clear remit: win World Cup 2026. It appears he has decided you don’t win anything with kids.
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On what conversations he has had with Dan Burn and Myles Lewis-Skelly, Thomas Tuchel said: "It is always a nice phone call or message [to tell them they are in a squad]. Myles skipped the U21s, which would usually be a regular pathway for him but due to injuries and flexibility that we want to have in our squad and his capability, quality and game time recently he deserved to be with us.
"With Dan I have spoken, it was a very impressive phone call. Very impressive messages which made me very comfortable in this call-up that we will pick a top team players that will help us to build the right team."
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Eddie Howe described Dan Burn as "an inspiring guy", I've heard Jordan Henderson described similarly in the past. Perhaps Thomas Tuchel has selected them both for off the pitch reasons. There's a lot more to modern day football than just kicking a pig's bladder around.
Richard
I think it’s a case that Tuchel sees Henderson as a leader within the dressing room and will use vast experience to unify and galvanise the squad.
Terry, Hammersmith
Here's a wild idea: maybe, as this is his first England squad, Tuchel wants the experience of Henderson and Walker to help him bed in and get the rest of the team onside. Here's another wild idea: maybe we should give Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel the benefit of the doubt.
Sean
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Here's England manager Thomas Tuchel on the two players who have received their first call-ups, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Dan Burn: "Very different pathway to their first call-ups. We accelerate Myles' career again which is already on a fast track in the last [few] months. He is a regular starter for Arsenal, at the moment the second strongest team in the Premier League. He is nothing but impressive.
"Dan is maybe a little bit overlooked. A very impressive career, a very solid player. He plays regularly for Newcastle, for a Champions League club. He is a leader, he is a very solid defender. Very different path into the England squad but we are happy to have both of them. I am happy and excited to get to know them and hopefully they can prove us right."
Let's return to Thomas Tuchel's in-house interview following his first England squad, before he speaks to the nation's media at around 11:00 GMT.
As well as Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford, the England head coach has been chatting about debutants Dan Burn and Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at Wembley
With Burn, Colwill, Guehi, Konsa, Quansah, plus the option of Walker, that is six centre-backs in the squad.
That suggests that Tuchel may be planning to play three centre-backs in a 3-4-2-1 formation he has used before.
Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea have agreed a deal in principle to sign Sporting winger Geovany Quenda.
The 17-year-old is expected to sign a seven-year deal at Stamford Bridge with an option for an extra season after a fee of about £40m was agreed.
Chelsea have a host of options on both flanks but believe Quenda, who will not join the club until 2026, is versatile enough to play on either side and can beat defenders in one-on-one duels.
The Portugal Under-21 international has scored two goals and has eight assists in 43 matches since breaking through into the first team at Sporting.
The youngster had been linked with a move to Manchester United to reunite with his former manager Ruben Amorim.
Dan Roan
BBC sports editor
Jordan Henderson has been in good form for Ajax but he may also be a beneficiary of Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo’s injury absence.
Mainoo - one of England's stand-out performers at Euro 2024 - has now missed the last three national squads with injury in an interrupted season.
Tuchel may also feel his options are limited in central midfield. But one wonders what the likes of Wharton, Gallagher and Gomes make of it.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has just sat down to chat to the media before Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Newcastle.
And he has confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is not included in Thomas Tuchel's first England squad, will miss the final with injury.
Slot says he hopes the defender can be back before the end of the season.
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Speaking to England's in-house media, Thomas Tuchel says he believes Jordan Henderson can be "a big piece in the puzzle" as he seeks to build his new England team.
On Marcus Rashford, he says it is "the right time to push him" after having a "huge impact lately" for Aston Villa.
We'll bring you Tuchel's full quotes shortly, before we hear from the England coach in the next hour.
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Although it feels like a pretty bizarre and regressive squad, let's give TT the benefit of the doubt before piling on before a ball has even been kicked. It's not a world cup squad and for all we know, senior players such as Walker and Jordan Henderson may be for talks trying to build a picture of how things worked in the camp in the last few years. Maybe the hope is that Jones can learn something from Henderson, a successful senior ex-Liverpool midfielder? I'd love to see Anderson/Wharton in there. But let's save the judgements for the tournament squads and performances.
Jack, Southampton
Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent
Ollie Watkins is one of the absentees from Thomas Tuchel's England squad.
The Aston Villa forward has 'knee soreness'.
Image source, Getty ImagesOne absentee many of you have asked about is Ollie Watkins.
The Aston Villa forward sustained an injury during Wednesday's Champions league victory over Club Brugge and was replaced after 46 minutes. We have a small update on his situation.
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So Conor Gallagher is good enough to start and score against Real Madrid but doesn't get in the England squad, but Jordan Henderson does...
Max, Maidstone
I'm a Liverpool supporter but Henderson has had his time? Why not Connor Gallagher? Similar but younger. And Walker? Disappointing first squad.
Mark, Sussex
Henderson over Gibbs-White or Gallagher, really?
James
Henderson heated exchange about Ajax future
Just last month Ajax captain Jordan Henderson was involved in a fiery exchange with a reporter when asked about being linked with a move to Monaco.
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Initially I was with everyone else questioning the Henderson inclusion but if you look at the squad, where are the deep midfielders? It's very attacking and we lack 8s and 6s. The sad reality is Jordan might still be the best we have.
Ollie
Jordan Henderson is currently leading Ajax to Dutch league title, that’s experience and leadership you can’t buy. He is not the future, but he can definitely help England for the next 18 months. Plenty of time for the others to show they should be in the squad.
Marc, Essex
Liverpool fans know how important Jordan Henderson can be. He angered a lot of fans with his move to Saudi but he will marshall the England midfield well.
Jack, Pennington
Around 88% of you disagree with Jordan Henderson's inclusion.
You can have your say in the poll at the top of this page.
But there are those of you who understand Thomas Tuchel's decision...
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Great squad for defenders and forwards, but midfield is bizarre. Why do we have such a problem in England with selecting three solid midfielders for a match? Of the 7 named in midfield, 4 of these are no 10s or attacking midfielders. The remaining three comprise of Henderson, who 88% of BBC Sport readers think shouldn’t be there. Then it’s Rice and Jones. Both are great, but it’s thin coverage for a position which control of this area wins tournaments. Every other major team can name their three in midfield. For Portugal they have João Neves, Vitinha and Bruno Fernandes, but untold strength in depth for replacements. For France it’s Tchouameni, Camavinga, Rabiot or Griezmann. We are going to get monstered at the business end of tournaments if we can’t identify more players who can control the ball in midfield and keep possession.
Marcus, Surrey
