Wales squad v Bulgaria and Switzerland announced

Brian Flynn has named the Wales squad for the matches against Bulgaria and Switzerland.
Goalkeepers: Jonathan Bond (Watford), David Cornell (Swansea), Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), Boaz Myhill (West Brom)
Defenders: Danny Collins (Stoke), James Collins (Aston Villa), Neal Eardley (Blackpool), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham), Chris Gunter (Nottm Forest), Christian Ribeiro (Bristol City), Sam Ricketts (Bolton), Ashley Williams (Swansea)
Midfielders: Joe Allen (Swansea), Gareth Bale (Tottenham), Dave Edwards (Wolves), Andy King (Leicester), Joe Ledley (Celtic), Brian Stock (Doncaster), David Vaughan (Blackpool)
Forwards: Simon Church (Reading), Robert Earnshaw (Nottm Forest), Ched Evans (Sheff Utd), Steve Morison (Millwall), Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading).

Goalkeepers
Jonathan Bond could make his full debut for Wales although he does have competition from three other goalkeepers. None of them, however, are first choice at their clubs. David Cornell has previously been called up by Wales but he hasn’t been in a matchday squad.

Goalkeeper Jason Brown (Leeds United, on loan from Blackburn Rovers) hasn't been selected, perhaps because he hasn't played first-team football this season although ironically it is rumoured that he will start for Leeds tomorrow.

Defenders
Danny Collins returns to the Wales squad for the first time since falling out with John Toshack.

Christian Ribeiro could make his competitive debut for Wales. He was surprised to be called into the full Wales squad. But I don’t think he minds.

Ashley Williams is the favourite to be Wales’ captain against Bulgaria and Switzerland.

Darcy Blake was hoping to be part of the squad after some excellent performances for Cardiff so he’ll be disappointed he wasn’t selected.

Craig Morgan (Preston North End) has done well for Wales in recent matches but he has been omitted from the squad. Defender Lewin Nyatanga (Bristol City) has a knee injury.

Midfielders
Gareth Bale is named as a midfielder after some outstanding performances for Tottenham on the left wing. This means right backs Chris Gunter and Sam Ricketts are likely to play in the full back positions.

Simon Davies wasn’t recalled to the squad despite reports that Brian Flynn went to watch him playing for Fulham. Simon has now ruled out a return to international football.

Robbie Savage wasn’t recalled to the squad after recently coming out of retirement. It is possible he will be involved in future squads.

Ryan Giggs was also linked with a return to international football but he has a hamstring injury so it’s hard to know if there was any truth in this or not. I think probably not. Ryan has also ruled himself out of managing Wales until he retires from playing.

Andy Dorman (Crystal Palace) and Andrew Crofts (Norwich City) have both said recently that they are passionate about playing for Wales so they’ll be disappointed by their omission from the squad. Andrew in particular is a surprise as he has had an exceptionally good start to the season.

David Cotterill is another who has done well this season for Wales and Swansea City but he has a groin injury. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) and Jack Collison (West Ham United) are out with long-term leg and knee injuries.

Forwards
Robert Earnshaw has been selected despite a thigh injury that has seen him miss three matches for Nottingham Forest recently.

Steve Morison and under-21 international Hal Robson-Kanu could make their competitive debuts for Wales.
Steve says he’s not worried about playing for new Wales manager Brian Flynn. He says he didn’t even know what he looked like until this week but he does now so there should be no embarrassing moments in the hotel. It is thought that Brian could favour former under-21 strikers Simon Church and Ched Evans but Steve feels he’s in better form than the other Wales strikers.

Craig Bellamy hasn’t been selected due to his recent knee problems on the advice of Cardiff City manager Dave Jones.