Blackburn's David Bentley has withdrawn from the England Under-21 squad for the forthcoming European U21 Championship in Holland due to fatigue.
The Rovers winger returned on Thursday morning after three weeks with the England senior squad following on from a long Premier League season.
If England had made the final, Bentley would have had just eight days break before Rovers comes back for pre-season training.
He spoke to Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce to explain the reasons for his withdrawal and will not fly out with the rest of the squad this morning.
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