"Hopefully I can stake my case with a couple of good performances. That's the aim," said Crouch.
"Wayne and Michael are the first-choice partnership, but it is up to me to put pressure on and do as well as I can.
"I think it is obviously great to be involved. He is going to use a few of the boys. Myself and Michael have played together before, I enjoyed playing with him and hopefully it will be the same again.
"He is different to me. Our styles complement each other and he has been there and done it. He can help me.
"He has looked sharp in training. He has always scored goals and that is what he has been doing in training. He hasn't played as much as he would have hoped but if he can get a couple of games in now then I am sure he will be raring to go for Germany."
Jamie Carragher also starts for England B tonight while Scott Carson is on the bench.