Ashley Young has been named in England's squad for the European Championship qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland.

The Villa ace will be hoping to add to his eight caps after being called up to the 24-man squad, as Fabio Capello's team get set to kick off their Euro 2012 campaign.

Young retains his spot after impressing in a 2-1 friendly win over Hungary earlier this month.

He came off the bench to set up the second of skipper Steven Gerrard's two goals.

The Three Lions begin qualification against Stiliyan Petrov's Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday, before travelling to Basel to face Switzerland on Tuesday September 7.

Tottenham strikers Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe return to the squad, but Chelsea duo Frank Lampard and John Terry miss out through injury.

Squad in full: Scott Carson, Ben Foster, Joe Hart, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Kieran Gibbs, Phil Jagielka, Glen Johnson, Joleon Lescott, Matthew Upson, Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Steven Gerrard, Adam Johnson, James Milner, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ashley Young, Darren Bent, Carlton Cole, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney.