Harry Kane's call-up to the England Under-21 squad means Roy Hodgson must select a new striker in his senior party for the upcoming games against the Republic of Ireland and Slovenia.
Hodgson names his squad for the double-header at a press conference on Thursday at Wembley.
Mindful of the importance of tournament football, Hodgson allowed Gareth Southgate to choose any senior player eligible for the Under-21s and the Young Lions coach opted to select Kane.
The Tottenham striker scored just 79 seconds into his senior England debut against Lithuania in March and also started the game that followed in Italy three days later.
But the 30-goal striker will drop down to the Under-21s next month and he will be joined in the Czech Republic by Danny Ings and Saido Berahino, who were on the cusp of senior selection.
Although captain Wayne Rooney is expected to recover from a dead leg that kept him out of Manchester United's draw against Arsenal, there are doubts over whether Danny Welbeck will recover from a knee injury in time to make the senior squad.
With so few striking options for the double-header in Dublin and Ljubljana, Hodgson could turn his attention to uncapped forward Charlie Austin, who has scored 17 goals for QPR this season.
Other than the 25-year-old Hoops striker, there are few alternatives. Leicester's Jamie Vardy has barely been mentioned before in England circles, but has played a key role in Leicester's escape from relegation and is in good form.
Hodgson has other injury problems ahead of the final two internationals of the season.
Tottenham right-back Kyle Walker suffered a foot injury recently and is unlikely to be picked, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain recently sustained a hamstring problem and Luke Shaw will not be picked as he is not fit.
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick remains out with a calf injury and England's two backup goalkeepers Ben Foster and Fraser Forster are out with long-term knee injuries.
Provided he has recovered from the accidental knee to the head he took from his team-mate Joey Barton last weekend, QPR goalkeeper Robert Green is likely to be selected.
He may play his first international since May 2012 in either the friendly in Dublin on June 7 or the Euro 2016 qualifier in Ljubljana one week later.
Ashley Young's excellent form means he is in with a chance of a recall for the first time in two years and Wilfried Zaha could come into contention after his improvement at Crystal Palace.
The last time England played in Dublin, hooligans caused the game to be abandoned when they threw chairs and other objects on to the pitch at Lansdowne Road.
It was a shameful day for English football and the Football Association (FA) is keen to avoid any trouble this time around.
The FA wrote to the England fans who have tickets for the game in Dublin, warning them that recent chants of "f*** the IRA" must not be repeated at the Aviva Stadium.
"FIFA has made official contact with The FA to express concerns about anti-IRA chanting during the recent fixture against Italy in Turin and with the Ireland fixture in mind," an FA statement read.
"The FA has consistently urged supporters to show respect and not chant songs that could be regarded as insulting to others, particularly from a religious or political perspective."
England fans will have to collect their tickets in Dublin and hooligans with banning orders will have to surrender their passport to English police stations between 10am and 1pm, when the match kicks off.
Since the start of the European Championship qualifying campaign, the FA has suspended 18 England Supporters Travel Club members and warned a further 46 about inappropriate behaviour and ticket violations.
Source: PA
