Aiming high: Campbell scores against Norwich earlier this month after making his comeback

In addition to Campbell, the only other uncapped member of his squad is Manchester United's Tom Cleverly, although he was selected for the squad to play Holland in August, a match which was postponed, and the subsequent Euro 2012 qualifiers with Bulgaria and Wales.

Asked if anything should be read into the absence of the likes of John Terry and Frank Lampard from the experimental squad, Pearce said: 'They won't be playing on Wednesday. Beyond that, no.

'My mentality going into the game was "what would I need to learn as a manager going into a major tournament this summer and what would the possible next manager looking from afar need to learn about individuals?"

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