BURNLEY duo Nick Pope and James Tarkowski have been named in the England squad.

Gareth Southgate has included the uncapped pair in his squad for friendlies with Holland and Italy later this month.

It caps a remarkable campaign for both players, who are enjoying their first season as regulars in the Premier League.

The call-ups take the number of Clarets named in England squads in recent years to five, with the duo following in the footsteps of Tom Heaton, Michael Keane and Jack Cork.

Pope and Tarkowski will now look to win their first caps against either Holland in Amsterdam on March 23 or Italy at Wembley on March 27.

Speaking after announcing his squad, Southgate said Pope's form since replacing the injured Heaton in September had justified his inclusion in the squad.

"Nick's form has been excellent," the England boss said. "It's great credit to Burnley and Sean that we've got two of their defensive unit in the squad, it shows the work they do.

"Nick isn't a player we've worked, our other three goalkeepers have huge experience at either senior international level or junior international level.

"We need to find out a bit more about Nick, because if we lose one of our more senior goalkeepers we don't want to be bringing a new player in at the end of the season, and his form justifies coming into the mix."