Cardiff pair called up by Scots

07 August 2011 20:13
Cardiff duo Kevin McNaughton and Don Cowie have been called into the Scotland squad for the friendly against Denmark after two withdrawals.[LNB] Defenders Alan Hutton and Steven Whittaker have withdrawn from Craig Levein's squad for Wednesday's clash at Hampden through injury.[LNB]Hutton missed Tottenham's challenge match against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday with a knee injury while utility player Whittaker missed Rangers' glamour friendly against Chelsea at Ibrox on Saturday with a toe injury.[LNB]McNaughton and Cowie both played in Sunday's Championship win over West Ham at Upton Park, where Scotland striker Kenny Miller marked his debut for Cardiff with an injury-time winner.[LNB]All three will join up with the rest of Levein's squad just outside Glasgow, where they will begin preparations for the visit of the Danes in a game which serves as a warm-up for the crunch Euro 2012 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Lithuania at the national stadium next month.

Source: Team_Talk