Scott Brown’s return to the Scotland squad for next week’s Battle of Britain at Wembley has been confirmed by Gordon Strachan.
The national coach, who has called up Swansea’s Stephen Kingsley for left-back cover with Andrew Robertson and Kieran Tierney both injured, said: “Scott retired in August when he was in a different place to where he is now.
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“At that time it was beneficial for him and Celtic that he retired from international football.
“We respected that but Scott is in a different place now and feels he can help us in our quest to get to a major finals.
“We’re happy to have Stephen Kingsley in the squad. He is a player who features in the English Premiership regularly for Swansea and if you do that, you’re not a bad player.
“We saw Stephen close hand when he played against France in June and he did well. He’ll integrate well within the squad.
“We’re all looking forward to playing England at Wembley. We all feel that, after the last few results, it’s time to start winning again.
“Everyone loves this fixture and we’re the lucky ones who get the chance to participate in this game and put in a good performance.”
Robert Snodgrass is currently injured but has been selected by Strachan.
The full squad for next Friday night’s qualifier is –
Goalkeepers
Craig Gordon
Jack Hamilton
David Marshall
Defenders
Christophe Berra
Gordon Greer
Grant Hanley
Stephen Kingsley
Russell Martin
Callum Paterson
Lee Wallace
Midfielders
Ikechi Anya
Barry Bannan
Scott Brown
Oliver Burke
Darren Fletcher
James Forrest
James McArthur
John McGinn
James Morrison
Matt Ritchie
Robert Snodgrass
Forwards
Steven Fletcher
Leigh Griffiths
Chris Martin
Steven Naismith
