David Beckham has been left out of Fabio Capello’s first England squad, ending any hopes he had of claiming his 100th England cap against Switzerland on Wednesday at Wembley.
Beckham has hoped to become only the fifth England player of all time to reach the landmark but concerns over his fitness have prompted Capello to omit the former captain from the side, although the Italian has insisted that the door remains open for Beckham if he performs well for LA Galaxy.
The 30-man squad includes two new caps, Aston Villa pair Gabriel Agbonlahor and Curtis Davies who join Villa teammate Ashley Young whilst a number of regular names have been dropped from the side.
There’s no place for Alan Smith, Phil Neville, Jermain Defoe or Robert Green whilst captain John Terry has been ruled out through injury.
Other surprise inclusions include Matthew Upson, Glen Johnson and Nicky Shorey whilst Wayne Bridge and Peter Crouch are both included despite struggling to get into the first team at Chelsea and Liverpool respectively.
Fabio Capello’s 30-man squad to face Switzerland at Wembley on Wednesday February 6:
David James (Portsmouth)
Scott Carson (Aston Villa - on loan)
Chris Kirkland (Wigan Athletic)
Wayne Bridge (Chelsea)
Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
Curtis Davies (Aston Villa - on loan)
Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
Glen Johnson (Portsmouth)
Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicky Shorey (Reading)
Wes Brown (Manchester United)
Joleon Lescott (Everton)
Micah Richards (Manchester City)
Matthew Upson (West Ham United)
Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)
Michael Carrick (Manchester United)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Gareth Barry (Aston Villa)
Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur)
Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United)
Joe Cole (Chelsea)
Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough)
Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea)
David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers)
Emile Heskey (Wigan Athletic)
Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)
Michael Owen (Newcastle United)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Peter Crouch (Liverpool)
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