Belfast, Northern Ireland (Best E Casino) - Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez sent home Cardiff City midfielders Philip Mulryne and Jeff Whitley just days before a pair of World Cup qualifying matches against Azerbaijan and England.

The two players were dismissed for missing curfew and are being replaced by defender Michael Duff and forwards Alex Smith and Ivan Sproule.

Luton Town's Stephen Robinson is returning to the national team for the first time since April 2000.

Northern Ireland sits in fourth place of the Group 6 standings with an 0-3-3 record.

The complete Northern Ireland squad is:

GOALKEEPERS:

Maik Taylor (Birmingham City)

Roy Carroll (West Ham United)

Michael Ingham (Wrexham)

DEFENDERS:

Aaron Hughes (Aston Villa)

Colin Murdock (Rotherham United)

Stephen Craigan (Motherwell)

Chris Baird (Southampton)

Tony Capaldi (Plymouth Argyle)

Michael Duff (Burnley)

MIDFIELDERS:

Steve Davis (Aston Villa)

Damien Johnson (Birmingham)

Chris Brunt (Sheffield Wednesday)

Stuart Elliott (Hull City)

Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United)

Stephen Robinson (Luton Town)

FORWARDS:

David Healy (Leeds United)

James Quinn (Peterborough United)

Warren Feeney (Luton)

Steven Jones (Crewe Alexandra)

Andy Smith (Motherwell)

Ivan Sproule (Hibernian)