Albion skipper Lewis Dunk has been confirmed in the latest England squad.

He is part of Gareth Southgate’s group selected for the forthcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.

Fellow centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) has been included for the first time.

Both players scored in the recent 1-1 draw between their clubs at the Amex, after which Branthwaite was widely outed for an England call.

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez, who won the last of his 11 senior caps in October 2020, has returned from the international wilderness for the Wembley fixtures.

Southgate revealed Arsenal and former Albion defender Ben White would have been in the 25-man squad but has made himself unavailable for England selection.

“Clearly on form I can’t sit here and say he doesn’t deserve to be in,” Southgate explained.

“We, John McDermott and I, had a call from Edu (Arsenal sporing director) last week (and he) said Ben didn’t want to be considered for England squads at this time.

“For me that is a great shame. He is a player we took to the Euros, a player we took to the World Cup and I spoke to him post-Qatar because I wanted to pick him.

“He is not available to us and there is no issue between us at all and I also should say there is never any issue with (coach) Steve Holland because that has been mentioned in articles and I don’t like that.

“I want that door wide open. He would be in this squad but he’s not available to us and I have to focus on who can help us.”