England manager Fabio Capello has snubbed Michael Owen again, leaving the Manchester United striker out of his 23-man squad for Wednesday’s friendly with Holland.
After Wednesday’s friendly, England are due to meet Slovenia in another friendly at Wembley on September 5 before the next World Cup qualifier four days later, at home to Croatia.
Here is the 23-man squad as selected by Capello:-
Goalkeepers:-
Ben Foster (Manchester United)
Robert Green (West Ham United)
Paul Robinson (Blackburn Rovers)
Defenders:-
Wayne Bridge (Manchester City)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
Glen Johnson (Liverpool)
Joleon Lescott (Everton)
John Terry (Chelsea)
Matthew Upson (West Ham United)
Midfielders:-
Gareth Barry (Manchester City)
David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
Michael Carrick (Manchester United)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
James Milner (Aston Villa)
Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City)
Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
Strikers:-
Carlton Cole (West Ham United)
Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
Emile Heskey (Aston Villa)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)