WALES DUO PROMISE SURPRISE

Bale - will face Russia on Wednesday.

Wales' two teenage Tottenham stars Chris Gunter and Gareth Bale claim they have a few surprises in store for new club-mate Roman Pavlyuchenko when they clash in Moscow later this week.

The two 19-year-olds will come face to face with their club's new £13.8million striker from CSKA Moscow in the Lokomotiv stadium on Wednesday, when Wales face the Euro 2008 semi-finalists in a World Cup qualifier.

It is a daunting task for the young Wales side, who flew to Moscow without Paul Parry and Jason Koumas, the latter an expected withdrawal following continued problems with an ankle injury.

Parry's omission was a shock. The Cardiff forward had told boss John Toshack that he was disappointed with his lack of involvement in the win over Azerbaijan on Saturday and immediately announced his retirement from international football.

That leaves Wales depending even more on their teenage stars, with Gunter and Bale clearly not phased by a head-on clash with Pavlyuchenko before they have even lined up alongside him for Spurs.

Gunter said: "We both met him when he came to the training ground ahead of his transfer.

"But he hasn't a clue who we are. So maybe he'll be a bit surprised when he sees us both in the opposition on Wednesday.

"We are both going to do our best to ruin his night. Then we will have plenty of ammunition for when he turns up at our training ground later in the week."

Gunter added: "He's not bad, is he? I watched him play in the European finals and he was a bit special.

"He popped in to see us all last week, but apart from hello and a few laughs I don't think me and Gareth have registered with him yet.

"But maybe he will recognise us in Moscow. We will both remind him who we are and that he is about to become our team-mate."

He added: "And then, with a bit of luck, we'll have some stuff to take the mickey out of him when he arrives back at the Spurs training ground.

"He's not the best speaker in English and although he was introduced to us all, I doubt he will have a clue that he will be facing us in Moscow.

"We'll need to give him a little kick, or something. There's no friends when it comes to Wales.

"But when we met him he seemed like a really nice guy and hopefully he can do well for us after the international break. We didn't want to say too much to him until hopefully after we beat him."

Gunter and Bale both played in the Premier League draw at Chelsea last month, and were the stars of the show when Wales beat Azerbaijan in Cardiff in their opening qualifier on Saturday.

And Gunter is delighted that Spurs boss Juande Ramos has shown faith in the Welsh pair.

He said: "He has got faith in us, he proved that at Chelsea, to play with two 19-year-olds on either side of his back line.

"But I don't think it's really about your age. If you are good enough you will play.

"Playing Russia in our next qualifier will be tough. But we have got three points from the Azerbaijan game and we will face Russia now with a bit of confidence.

"We all know that for all of us, this is the time to really kick on now and do something in this qualification group."

The youthful enthusiasm of Gunter was in stark contrast to the decision by Parry to walk away from international football.

The 28-year-old had only just returned to the squad having been omitted for 17 months due to personal reasons.

Parry was involved in a protracted divorce which left the former Hereford player feeling he was unable to commit his time to international football.

But his decision to retire from internationals came after Parry told Toshack he felt he should have been involved in Saturday's win over Azerbaijan.

Parry was an unused substitute in the game, having made his comeback for Wales from his enforced absence last month in the defeat by Georgia in Swansea.

Parry stuck to his decision to quit internationals even though he was told he would be starting the match against Russia.

Toshack had decided that he would use Parry as a lone striker in Moscow, leaving out Robert Earnshaw and deciding against playing the youthful Ched Evans or Sam Vokes in that role.

Parry was a key figure in Cardiff's run to the FA Cup Final last season, and only last week said he "wanted to repay Toshack" for standing by him during the difficult months of his divorce.

Toshack accepted Parry's position then, and when he felt able to return to the fold, immediately put him into the side against Georgia.

Wales sources are stunned by Patty's decision - he left the team hotel on Sunday night - but the Georgia game now looks like being the last of his 12 caps.