Wales v Scotland: Returning Fletchers boost Scotland

Darren Fletcher is making his return to the Scotland squad
As Scotland and Wales prepare for a crunch World Cup showdown, more sub-plots than Dallas emerge...
When these nations square up at the Cardiff City Stadium on Friday one thing is for sure, a draw is no good for either.
A point for Wales will be as much use as an inflatable dartboard and for Scotland to have any hopes of qualifying; a win against the bottom-placed team in Group A is a necessity.
With the build-up beginning to intensify, there are many stories surrounding this must-win all-British encounter.
Charlie Adam will face an old foe in the form of Gareth Bale after the Stoke man twice put the Tottenham speedster on the sidelines following hefty challenges when playing for Blackpool and Liverpool.
This animosity was slightly softened this week by the Scotland midfielder though, who described Bale as "probably one of the best players in the world on his day".
Wales' success in games, although rare in recent times, has so often been reliant on Bale having one of those days Adam describes and the Spurs winger will be available to back at around 4.216/5 to get on the scoresheet on Friday.
The Wales camp has been far from united in recent weeks either, with Aaron Ramsey being stripped of the captaincy by under-fire manager Chris Coleman after Wales lost their opening two qualifiers.
Swansea defender Ashley Williams is the new recipient of the armband, starting against Scotland, and Coleman must hope his decision is vindicated by a positive result.
Despite home advantage, Wales are still 2.9215/8 underdogs to kick-start their campaign with victory, mainly due to their four-game losing streak since Coleman took over from Gary Speed in January.
Scotland will hope to take advantage of any perceived unrest and their pre-match plans have been given a massive boost by the return of the Fletchers.
Steven makes his return to the squad after a two-year exile following a clash with manager Craig Levein which is a huge boost for Scottish hopes given that the Sunderland man has scored all five of his team's Premier League goals this season in as many games.
The Black Cats hitman is around 3.412/5 to mark his international return with a goal.
Darren's long awaited return to the Scotland fold offers another reason for optimism among the travelling Tartan Army, after a well-documented ten-month layoff through illness.
The news that Marouane Fellaini stands to miss Scotland's second game against Belgium will also be a music to Levein's ears.
Meanwhile, Celtic winger Kris Commons gets a recall after the withdrawal of Jordan Rhodes and Robert Snodgrass, and Hoops teammate Scott Brown is fit again after injury.