Kris Boyd has been added to the Scotland squad for Tuesday's friendly against Norway, three years after his last appearance for the national team.

The 30-year-old Kilmarnock striker has been called up by manager Gordon Strachan as a replacement for the absent Steven Fletcher.

"I never gave up hope of playing for my country again and I am grateful to Gordon for giving me that chance," Sky Sports News quotes Boyd as saying.

"I have always felt I can make a contribution at international level and knew that if I kept working hard my chance would come again.

"Hopefully I can get involved against Norway and show people what I am still capable of at the highest level."

Boyd last played for Scotland in September 2010 during a 2-1 win over Liechtenstein.