Wednesday, 12 May 2010
Surprises in preliminary England squad
Fabio Capello has sprung a few surprises in the preliminary 30-man England squad he named for the World Cup on Tuesday. Called-up were the uncapped duo Adam Johnson and Michael Dawson. Tom Huddleston, Stephen Warnock, Scott Parker and Darren Bent and Jamie Carragher also got the nod, while space was found for Ledley King. The final 23-man squad will be announced on 1 June. The full squad is: Goalkeepers: Hart (Manchester City), James (Portsmouth), Green (West Ham). Defenders: Baines (Everton), Carragher (Liverpool), A Cole (Chelsea), Dawson (Tottenham), Ferdinand (Manchester United), Johnson (Liverpool), King (Tottenham), Terry (Chelsea), Upson (West Ham), Warnock (Aston Villa). Midfielders: Barry (Manchester City), Carrick (Manchester United), Cole (Chelsea), Gerrard (Liverpool), Huddlestone (Tottenham), Johnson (Manchester City), Lampard (Chelsea), Lennon (Tottenham), Milner (Aston Villa), Parker (West Ham), Walcott (Arsenal), Wright-Phillips (Manchester City). Forwards: Bent (Sunderland), Crouch (Tottenham), Defoe (Tottenham), Heskey (Aston Villa), Rooney (Manchester United).