Interim England boss Stuart Pearce believes squad experimentation will benefit next manager

Stuart Pearce believes that the inclusion of young players such as Tom Cleverley and Fraizer Campbell in the national squad will be beneficial to England's future.

Pearce, who has been installed as the interim manager of the national side since Fabio Capello's departure in February, stated that his experimental squad selection was a learning curve for both the new players and the future manager.

England are set to play a friendly against the Netherlands at Wembley next Wednesday, and the 49-year-old is keen to see how the new faces react to the challenge.

"I think its important we do get one or two of these young faces in here and find out whether they can handle a game of this magnitude [the Netherlands],” Pearce told reporters.

"My mentality going into this game and picking this squad was, what will I need to learn as a manager going into a major tournament in the summer and what would the next manager to come through the door here need to learn about individuals.”

Pearce also justified his selections, including the surprise inclusion of Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell who has only recently returned to domestic football after over 18 months on the treatment table.

The former Manchester City boss added: "I know fraizer quite well because obviously I’ve taken the majority of these boys to U21 tournaments.

"He’s come back into the Sunderland side and given them a real lift.

“I think he’s done fantastically well to get back from the injury he had and I think he’s an exciting young talent."

Another addition to the squad was 22-year-old Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, also fresh from the injury table.

“ Again, [I have] been to a major championships with him, been on the road with him," Pearce added.

"[He] started the season fantastically well, though it's been a stop start with injuries.

"But I think he’s come back in to the United side, they’ve changed position with him and played him in a touch more central role which is something I didn’t do at Under 21 level and he’s flourished from that really."