MANCHESTER City defender Joleon Lescott has withdrawn from the England squad because of a calf problem picked up in the draw at Aston Villa on Monday night.

Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson has also dropped out, with City's on loan goalkeeper Joe Hart and Bolton's Gary Cahill coming in as replacements.

With Ben Foster’s omission explained as a chest injury, Hart has been rewarded for a solid start to his loan period at Birmingham. Bolton centre-back Cahill, meanwhile, travelled to Kazakhstan in June with the seniors but is yet to make his England debut.