England manager Capello names provisional world cup squad

England manager Fabio Capello named his provisional 30-man squad for the 2010 South Africa World Cup on Tuesday.

The Italian will lead 30 players to fly to Austria to begin the training preparation for the tournament and the "Three Lions" will play Mexico and Japan before the final 23-man squad are named on June 1.

Squad:

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.

Source: Xinhua