Jamie Carragher and Adam Johnson are two of the shock call-ups
to England's provisional 30-man World Cup squad.
Carragher has not played a game for the Three Lions under
Capello but with doubts over Rio Ferdinand and John Terry, and Wes
Brown and Joleon Lescott ruled out through injury, Capello has
talked the Liverpool man out of retirement.
Count me in: Carragher is back on the international
scene after three years
GOALKEEPERS
Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green
DEFENDERS
Leighton Baines, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Rio
Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson,
Stephen Warnock
MIDFIELDERS
Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Tom
Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James
Milner, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips
FORWARDS
Darren Bent, Peter Crouch,
Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney
With Gareth Barry selected, despite on-going concerns over the
ankle injury he suffered during Manchester City's defeat to
Tottenham last week, Capello has decided not to call on Owen
Hargreaves, as had been predicted even though the midfielder has
played only one minute of senior football since October
2008.
Instead, West Ham's Scott Parker is included in a midfield also
containing Joe Cole, who has not been involved since the
sensational win over Croatia in September 2008.
Sunderland striker Darren Bent is also included.
Manchester City's Johnson is one of two uncapped players in
Capello's squad, the other being Tottenham defender Michael
Dawson.
Only three goalkeepers - David James, Robert Green and Joe Hart
- have been named, whilst attempts to coax back Wayne Bridge and
Paul Scholes have been less successful than Capello's efforts with
Carragher.
Amongst the players who were mentioned as candidates but did not
receive a call were Gary Neville, who was an outside bet anyway,
Stewart Downing and Carlton Cole.
National service: Parker has been rewarded for his
form at West Ham
In addition, Bobby Zamora has failed to secure a place amongst
the final 30 despite his outstanding contribution to Fulham's
excellent season.
Instead, Bent has been handed a place despite his ineffective
performance against Brazil last November.
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill will be disappointed there are
no spots for Downing, Gabriel Agbonlahor or Ashley Young, even if
Stephen Warnock will travel along with James Milner.
Missing out on today's squad does not necessarily end all hope
of reaching the World Cup.
Once his final 23-man party is named after the second of two
forthcoming friendlies, against Japan in Graz on May 30, Capello
can still make changes due to injury and those replacements do not
have to come out of the original 30.
Forward thinking: Sunderland star Bent joins fellow
striker Wayne Rooney
