Boyd Back For Scots

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Mon 22 Feb 2010

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KRIS BOYD and Lee McCulloch have returned to the Scotland set up as two of six Gers players called up by new coach Craig Levein.

Lee McCulloch playing for Scotland Neil Alexander is also called up as one of three goalkeepers in the 24 man squad to face the Czech Republic at the start of next month, but there is no place for fellow Light Blue shot stopper Allan McGregor.

Levein revealed that his decision to omit McGregor was based only on fitness, and that the 28-year-old will be in line for a call up once the Czech fixture is completed.

He said: "I got a phonecall from Walter explaining what happened and that he was a doubt for the game next weekend.

"I'm looking for certainty. It doesn't look like he's going to be fit, so it's nice and simple. Once this game is out the way, he will be considered for the next match."

Steven Whittaker, Kevin Thomson and Kenny Miller also make Levein's first squad and Andy Webster, currently on loan at Dundee Utd, is also recalled to the international set up, while former Gers Charlie Adam and Alan Hutton are also in the group.

Were McCulloch to play, it would be his first appearance for Scotland since the final match of the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign which saw the Scots defeated by Italy.

Boyd has not turned out for his country since a substitute appearance in Macedonia in September 2008 as the Scots kicked off their 2010 campaign with a 1-0 loss.

Neil Alexander will battle with first choice goalkeeper Craig Gordon as he looks to add to his three international caps while Thomson and Whittaker will also hope to add to their tallies of one and four caps respectively.