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Speed: First game in charge

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Gary Speed has revealed the identity of those who will make up his first selection as Wales boss.

The incoming coach will make his bow as an international manager in the opening game of the Carling Nations Cup on Tuesday.

Wales travel to Dublin to take on Republic of Ireland in a fixture billed as a friendly, but is expected to be taken very seriously by both sides.

Speed has seen his preparations for the game hampered by a number of withdrawals, but he still has plenty of experience available to him.

He has wasted no time in making a decision on who will figure in his starting XI, naming his side 24 hours before the game.

Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey has been given the nod between the sticks, with Blackpool's Neal Eardley, Aston Villa's James Collins, Stoke's Danny Collins and Bolton's Sam Ricketts making up the back four.

Norwich's Andrew Crofts and Blackpool's David Vaughan will anchor the midfield, allowing Reading duo Simon Church and Hal Robson-Kanu and Leicester's Andy King to bomb forward.

Nottingham Forest striker Robert Earnshaw will lead the line as a lone frontman.

Speed is happy with his choice and has also revealed that Villa centre-half Collins will captain the side in the absence of Craig Bellamy.

He said: "James is captain. With the withdrawals and the game on Sunday it would be very tough for me to name a permanent captain as yet.

"It's given me time to meet the lads, be around the camp and see what's going on. We'll make a permanent decision before the England game."

Speed also claims to have benefited from the spate of withdrawals, with his options having been limited as a result.

He said: "It is a busy time of the season. I've been in touch with the boys.

"Gareth (Bale) and a few others have been down to see me. It is in the middle of the season, a tough schedule and you are going to expect withdrawals.

"I don't think the commitment of the players who are not here is in doubt and the withdrawals have made the job a bit easier."

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