Phillips and Bardsley withdraw from Scotland squad

Blackpool winger Matt Phillips and Sunderland full-back Phil Bardsley have withdrawn from the Scotland squad ahead of the friendly against Slovenia.

Phillips has a hamstring injury while Bardsley has a suspected tear in his calf.
Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has also pulled out of the squad for Wednesday's encounter.
Wigan midfielder James McArthur was added after Brown withdrew but no-one else has been called up.
Celtic captain Brown missed the victory over Motherwell on Saturday because of a groin injury.
"They're going to be missing" said Scotland assistant manager Peter Houston.
"Craig's quite happy with the cover he's got and the players here against a Slovenian team that'll be a good match."

Houston said he was excited that young players like Phillips were emerging for the national side.
"The future is bright," he added. "Wednesday (friendly against Slovenia) is a build up towards trying to assemble a squad to take us forward."
Houston also expressed delight that Scotland had goalkeepers of the quality of Allan McGregor and Craig Gordon to call upon.

McGregor has been a consistent performer for Rangers, while Sunderland keeper Gordon is available following a year-long spell on the sidelines through injury.
"They're as good as anything, in my opinon, and playing at their best are hard to separate" said Houston.

Scotland can expect to face an organised Slovenia side on Wednesday, the Dundee United boss added.
"They're trying to get on the up as well. They've qualified for championships before and are solid enough: play 4-4-2 most of the time with two sitting midfielders."