England head coach Fabio Capello has picked the following players for the friendly against Slovenia on September 5 and the World Cup qualifier against Croatia on September 9 (both games will take place in London's Wembley stadium) :

Goalkeepers : Green (West Ham United), P.Robinson (Blackburn Rovers), B.Foster (Manchester United).

Defenders : Terry and A.Cole (Chelsea), G.Johnson (Liverpool), Upson (West Ham United), W.Brown (Manchester United), Lescott and Bridge (Manchester City), G.Cahill (Bolton Wanderers).

Midfielders : Beckham (LA Galaxy), Gerrard (Liverpool), Lampard (Chelsea), Barry and Sh.Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Carrick (Manchester United), A.Young and J.Milner (Aston Villa), A.Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur).

Forwards : Rooney (Manchester United), Defoe and Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Heskey (Aston Villa), C.Cole (West Ham United).

Probable lineup (4-2-3-1) : Green - G.Johnson, Upson, Terry, A.Cole - Barry, Lampard - Beckham, Gerrard, A.Young - Rooney.

Notes :

- Goalkeeper D.James (Portsmouth), defender R.Ferdinand (Manchester United), midfielder Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur), attacking midfielder J.Cole (Chelsea) as well as wingers Walcott (Arsenal) and Downing (Aston Villa) are missing due to injury.

- Defender G.Neville (Manchester United), forwards Owen (Manchester United), Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) and D.Bent (Sunderland) are overlooked.