The 29-year-old van Bommel was a surprise call-up for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Albania on October 7 and 11, but said on his homepage that he was not prepared to play for van Basten.

Van Basten, part of the Dutch team that won the 1988 European championships, chose not to include van Bommel in his World Cup squad despite the player winning the Champions League with Barcelona last season.

Van Bommel has played 34 times for his country scoring seven goals.

Real Madrid striker van Nistelrooy was also called up, as a replacement for the injured Klaas Jan Huntelaar, however he too has turned down the Dutch Football Association (KNVB).

Van Basten made a surprise phone call to van Nistelrooy over the weekend, but failed in his bid to lure the ex-Manchester United forward, who had recently criticised the national coaching staff, back to the squad.

Van Basten said that no players would be called up to replace van Bommel and Huntelaar.