International call up for Rangers defender despite calf injury
McAuley, 39, is joined in the 27-man party by Hearts defender Aaron Hughes, also 39, who has not played since the Gorgie side’s 5-0 defeat by Livingston on 14 December.
Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty and midfielder Steven Davis are also in the squad, along with Celtic goalkeeper Conor Hazard, who is currently on loan at Partick Thistle, Kilmarnock winger Jordan Jones and Aberdeen’s Niall McGinn.
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Hide AdStrikers Will Grigg and Conor Washington are back and there is a first call-up for Arsenal Under-23s defender Daniel Ballard.
Michael O’Neill’s side host Estonia on March 21 and then Belarus three days later.