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Cherries' Alex Scott called up to England senior squad for first time

ALEX Scott has been called up to the England senior squad for the very first time.

The midfielder has been rewarded for his fantastic form for the [Cherries](http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/cherries/clubnews/?ref=au) with a first senior call up for the Three Lions’ final World Cup Qualifiers against Serbia and Albania.

He could be set to face Bournemouth teammates Djordje Petrovic and Veljko Milosavljevic, who are both included in the Serbia squad.

Tuchel said on Scott: “He had an excellent EUROs.

“He won the title and Lee was full of praise. He did an excellent job in midfield together with Elliot Anderson who is now a regular starter for us.

“It was very impressive but then he took another step and becomes a very regular starter now for Bournemouth and they are in the top third of the league. They are overperforming constantly.

“He puts intensity in and he gets his minutes, so we thought this is maybe the perfect time to reward him and to get to know him and to see what he can bring to our team.”

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