For once again these will be the shirts worn by David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Michael Owen respectively.

The experienced trio were wearing the same numbers at Euro 2000 four years ago and the World Cup in 2002.

In the last European Championships, England failed to progress beyond the group stages, but the threesome have become even greater players since then and will rightfully hope for better things.

But it is clear looking at the squad from four years ago, how many changes have taken place since Sven-Goran Eriksson took control.

There are only five players who have been named in all three squads, with Emile Heskey and Sol Campbell joining the illustrious trio.

But 13 of the squad who will be in the frame to play against France on June 13 played under Eriksson at the last World Cup.

That team narrowly lost out to Brazil in the Quarter Finals so there is great cause for optimism ahead of the European Championships in Portugal.

England Squads

Euro 2000

1 David Seaman
2 Gary Neville
3 Philip Neville
4 Sol Campbell
5 Tony Adams
6 Martin Keown
7 David Beckham
8 Paul Scholes
9 Alan Shearer
10 Michael Owen
11 Steve McManaman
12 Gareth Southgate
13 Nigel Martyn
14 Paul Ince
15 Gareth Barry
16 Steven Gerrard
17 Dennis Wise
18 Nick Barmby
19 Emile Heskey
20 Kevin Phillips
21 Robbie Fowler
22 Richard Wright

World Cup 2002

1 David Seaman
2 Danny Mills
3 Ashley Cole
4 Trevor Sinclair
5 Rio Ferdinand
6 Sol Campbell
7 David Beckham
8 Paul Scholes
9 Robbie Fowler
10 Michael Owen
11 Emile Heskey
12 Wes Brown
13 Nigel Martyn
14 Wayne Bridge
15 Martin Keown
16 Gareth Southgate
17 Teddy Sheringham
18 Owen Hargreaves
19 Joe Cole
20 Darius Vassell
21 Nicky Butt
22 David James
23 Kieron Dyer

Euro 2004

1 David James
2 Gary Neville
3 Ashley Cole
4 Steven Gerrard
5 John Terry
6 Sol Campbell
7 David Beckham
8 Paul Scholes
9 Wayne Rooney
10 Michael Owen
11 Frank Lampard
12 Wayne Bridge
13 Paul Robinson
14 Phil Neville
15 Ledley King
16 Jamie Carragher
17 Nicky Butt
18 Owen Hargreaves
19 Joe Cole
20 Kieron Dyer
21 Emile Heskey
22 Ian Walker
23 Darius Vassell