Celtic captain Scott Brown returns to Scotland squad for Wembley clash

CELTIC’S Scott Brown has been included in Gordon Strachan’s latest Scotland squad.

The midfielder has, as anticipated, come out of international retirement for the match against England.

He had stepped back from Scotland duties in order to prolong his club career after struggling with hamstring problems towards the end of last season.

But he has been rejuvenated by an extended break and the appointment of Brendan Rodgers as Celtic boss, producing some of the best performances of his career.

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“Scott (Brown) retired in August when he was in a different place to where he is now,” Strachan said.

“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.”

Also added to the squad is Swansea’s Stephen Kingsley in the absence of left backs Andrew Robertson and Kieran Tierney.

The former Falkirk star will compete with Rangers captain Lee Wallace for a starting berth.

“We’re happy to have Stephen Kingsley in the squad,” Strachan added.

“He is a player who features in the English Premiership regularly for Swansea and if you do that, you’re not a bad player.”

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It was announced earlier today that the match on Friday November 11 will be shown live on STV.

The broadcaster announced that Kenny Miller, Gary McAllister and Chris Sutton will join presenter Raman Bhardwaj in the studio for the match, which will also be streamed on their website.

Derek Rae will be on commentary duties.