Town players receive international call-ups

Called-up: Berra

Ipswich Town defender Christophe Berra and Town striker Daryl Murphy have both received international call-up for friendlies in the coming weeks.

Berra's Scotland entertain Poland in Warwick on Wednesday 5th March, as the 29-year-old hopes to earn his 29th cap, having played international football since 2008. He has scored two goals for Scotland.

Murphy's Republic of Ireland host Serbia in a friendly in Dublin on Wednesday 5th March, and the former Celtic player could win his first cap since 2008. Murphy has earned nine international caps, but is yet to score on international level.

A Return to Dublin? Murphy

Elsewhere, Tommy Smith, who has scored twice in 23 caps, has pulled out from New Zealand's international squad because he has chosen to stay with Town, to support them in their play-off push.

Pulled out: Smith

Scotland: Matt Gilks, David Marshall, Allan McGregor, Phil Bardsley, Christophe Berra, Gordon Greer, Grant Hanley, Alan Hutton, Russell Martin, Andrew Robertson, Steven Whittaker, Charlie Adam, Ikechi Anya), Barry Bannan, Scott Brown, Chris Burke, Darren Fletcher, James Forrest, James Morrison, Charlie Mulgrew, Robert Snodgrass, Steven Fletcher, Ross McCormack, Steven Naismith .


Republic of Ireland squad: David Forde, Darren Randolph, Rob Elliot, Richard Keogh, Marc Wilson, Seamus Coleman, John O’Shea, Alex Pearce, Stephen Kelly, Damien Delaney, Richard Dunne, James McCarthy, Ciaran Clark, Stephen Ward, Glenn Whelan, Paul Green, Andy Reid, Aiden McGeady, Anthony Pilkington, Stephen Quinn, David Meyler, Wes Hoolahan, Shane Long, Daryl Murphy, Jon Walters, Kevin Doyle, Anthony Stokes, Simon Cox.