Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has recovered from an injury scare to start for Holland against England at Wembley Stadium, where the other piece of big news is Stuart Pearce's choice of Scott Parker as England captain. Steven Gerard, widely expected to be the man to lead England to the Euros, is in the lineup ahead of him despite playing 120 minutes on Sunday. Can Pearce, who's auditioning for the England job permanently, put on enough of a show to convince the FA to leave him in charge?
England starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Joe Hart; Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Chris Smalling, Micah Richards; Gareth Barry, Scott Parker; Ashley Young, Steven Gerrard, Adam Johnson; Danny Welbeck.
Substitutes from: Robert Green, Joleon Lescott, Ashley Cole, Stewart Downing, James Milner, Scott Carson, Frazier Campbell, Theo Walcott, Daniel Sturridge, Phil Jones.
Netherlands starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Maarten Stekelenburg; Erik Pieters, Joris Mathijsen, John Heitinga, Khalid Boulahrouz; Mark van Bommel, Nigel de Jong; Dirk Kuyt, Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben; Robin van Persie.
Substitutes from: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Stijn Schaars, Urby Emanuelson, Tim Krul, Georgino Wijnaldum, Kevin Strootman, Luuk de Jong, Ron Vlaar, Luciano Narsingh, Ola John, Jeffrey Bruma.
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