Norwich defender Steven Whittaker has been drafted in by Gordon Strachan as he prepares for his first competitive game as national team boss against the Welsh at Hampden on Friday night.Leeds manager Neil Warnock told his club's official websiteRoss actually wanted to play against Huddersfield on Saturday, and I wanted him to play, but you can't go against the doctor who said it was a very serious situation.Fox has missed Southampton's last two games after going off with a thigh injury in their defeat by QPR earlier this month. McGhee admitted the loss of Forrest was a "big, big blowI think the manager had hopes he would play, so that's very, very disappointing," McGhee said.Norwich full-back Whittaker made his first appearance of 2013 on Saturday when he came on as an 89th-minute substitute against Sunderland.Celtic boss Neil Lennon revealed at the weekend that Forrest would be out with a back injury but the reason for McCormack and Fox's withdrawals are as yet unknown.Ross McCormack, James Forrest and Danny Fox have withdrawn from the Scotland squad ahead of the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Serbia, according to the Scottish Football Association's official Twitter account.Scotland assistant manager Mark McGhee later revealed all three players were likely to be out of the Serbia game as well as the first of the double header against Wales on Friday night.
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