England call Salmon and James into first squad since Euro 2022 triumph

The forwards Lauren James and Ebony Salmon have been included in England’s first squad since their Euro 2022 triumph, with the midfielder Jordan Nobbs returning to the fold.

James, 20, is the only uncapped player in the group, and the 21-year-old Salmon, who has one cap, comes in after scoring eight goals in as many games for Houston Dash. Arsenal’s Nobbs is back after being ruled out of the Euros by a knee injury.

The Manchester United midfielder Katie Zelem and Manchester City goalkeeper Sandy MacIver are recalled after failing to make the cut when Sarina Wiegman reduced her 28-player provisional Euros squad to 23.

The former England captain Steph Houghton, another who did not make that final 23, has not been brought back, despite being in action this month in City’s Champions League qualifying matches.

Chloe Kelly and Fran Kirby miss out through injury, and Hannah Hampton is another absentee for the World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Luxembourg on 3 and 6 September respectively.

Goalkeepers Mary Earps (Manchester United), Sandy MacIver (Manchester City), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City)

Defenders Millie Bright (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Barcelona), Jess Carter (Chelsea), Rachel Daly (Aston Villa), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Demi Stokes (Manchester City), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal), Leah Williamson (Arsenal)

Midfielders Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Ella Toone (Manchester United), Keira Walsh (Manchester City), Katie Zelem (Manchester United)

Forwards Bethany England (Chelsea), Lauren Hemp (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Beth Mead (Arsenal), Nikita Parris (Manchester United), Alessia Russo (Manchester United), Ebony Salmon (Houston Dash)

The changes from the squad that