Fresh international start for Bowyer and Woodgate

LEE BOWYER and Jonathan Woodgate are both determined to forge a new-found future with England as they look to leave behind their troubled past.

The Leeds duo have finally been given the opportunity by England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson to prove themselves on the international stage, with both named in a 20-man squad for this Saturday’s friendly against Portugal at Villa Park.

The call-ups bring the curtain down on a prolonged spell in the wilderness for it was January 2000 when they were banned by the Football Association from representing their country.