England manager Fabio Capello has named his 23 man squad, which includes once surprising omission – Theo Walcott. Although Walcott has continuous flatter to deceive at International level, despite notching up a hat trick against Croatia in qualifying, he was generally considered to be part of the 23 that would fly out to South Africa. The 1966 World Cup winners and hosts will generally pin their attacking responsibility on Wayne Rooney, who will no doubt be the main man for the three lions in just over a week.

Fabio Capello has announced his England squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The 23 players selected are:

Goalkeepers: Robert Green (West Ham), Joe Hart (Manchester City), David James (Portsmouth)

Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand, captain (Manchester United), Ledley King (Tottenham), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa)

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City)

Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

The unfortunate players to miss out are: Leighton Baines (Everton), Darren Bent (Sunderland), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Scott Parker (West Ham), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)

It would seem that Capello has gone with experience and trusted players in his squad. No player is uncapped and all have been involved in competitive matches bar Stephen Warnock and Joe Hart. The biggest surprise is the exclusion of Arsenal’s Theo Walcott. Gareth Barry had to undergo a fitness test under 24 hours before the squad was named in order to make his inclusion certain.

Both Chelsea and Tottenham have the greatest number of players represented – 4 each. Arsenal are the biggest club in the Premier League to not have a single player named in the full squad. England’s first World Cup match is against the USA on the 12th June.

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