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Duo to make Scotland debuts

Image: Bannan: Set for debut

Danny Wilson and Barry Bannan will make their Scotland debuts against the Faroe Islands on Tuesday.

Crainey back in side after six years

Danny Wilson and Barry Bannan will make their Scotland debuts against the Faroe Islands on Tuesday. Liverpool defender Wilson and Aston Villa midfielder Bannan have been named in Craig Levein's experimental line-up to take on the Faroes at Pittodrie. Blackpool defender Stephen Crainey has also been selected for his first international appearance for more than six years and his Bloomfield Road team-mate Charlie Adam also starts in midfield. Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon is back in goal after missing the first four Euro 2012 qualifiers with a broken arm, while Black Cats team-mate Phil Bardsley keeps his place in the side after impressing in his debut against Spain last month. Darren Fletcher will captain Scotland, while Queens Park Rangers ace Jamie Mackie will start in attack. Scotland team: Gordon, Bardsley, Caldwell, Wilson, Crainey, Commons, Maloney, Fletcher, Adam, Bannan, Mackie.

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