Steve Clarke has named his latest Scotland squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League double-header against Croatia and Poland
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00:00Here I am outside Hamden Park, the national stadium on the back of Steve Clarke's latest
00:06Scotland squad announcement. Clarke has named a 25-man squad for the final Nations League
00:12doubleheader of the year. Hearts duo Craig Gordon and misfiring striker Lauren Shankland
00:19are named in the squad. There's also a place for uncapped Rangers midfielder Connor Barron
00:26and under-21 goalkeeper Ciaran Slicker who plays his club football for Ipswich Town is
00:33also included in the senior set-up for the first time. A number of key players back from
00:40injury for this upcoming doubleheader later this month. The likes of John McGinn, Scott
00:46McKenna and Jack Hendry all back for Steve Clarke who will be pleased to have a number
00:53of mainstays in his squad in recent years back for this final two games. Of course Scotland
01:00currently sit bottom of group A1 in the Nations League after four games, still searching for
01:06that first victory. They've got a full calendar year of course without a competitive win something
01:11Clarke will be desperate for his players to achieve before the year is out with these
01:17two games. We start against Croatia at the national stadium on Friday November the 15th
01:22before travelling to Warsaw in Poland for the final game three days later. An opportunity
01:31for Clarke who confessed in his press conference this afternoon that he has seen signs of real
01:38progression amongst his group of players despite results not maybe reflecting that. He also
01:43interestingly touched on Lauren Shankland's form and why he's kept the faith in him and
01:49why it's time that Hearts supporters really rally behind their talisman and skipper given
01:55he's only scored one goal in 16 appearances so far this season, a far cry from what he's
02:00achieved over the last couple of years for the Tyne Castle side. That's the news from
02:06Hampden Park this afternoon where Steve Clarke has named his final 25-man squad for the upcoming
02:11Nations League doubleheader against Croatia and Poland.