Sven's men kick off their campaign against Austria on Saturday 4 September in the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna, and travel to Poland for their second qualifier in Chorzow on 8 September.

Joe Cole, who was not fit for England's recent friendly against Ukraine, returns to the squad after a highly promising start to the season at Chelsea, and Norwich City's Robert Green steps in to replace the injured Chris Kirkland.

Whilst Emile Heskey misses out, Jermain Defoe retains his place following an impressive goal-scoring performance for Spurs on Saturday. He is joined in the attacking line by Michael Owen, making his first appearance in a competitive international as a Real Madrid 'Galactico'.

After an electric display against Ukraine, Manchester City's flying winger Shaun Wright-Phillips is called up again, although his back will require an assessment by England's medical staff.

England squad

Player

Club

Caps

Goals

David James

Manchester City

29

0

Paul Robinson

Tottenham Hotspur

5

0

Robert Green

Norwich City

0

0

John Terry

Chelsea

12

0

Joe Cole

Chelsea

17

2

Ledley King

Tottenham Hotspur

8

1

Matthew Upson

Birmingham City

6

0

Ashley Cole

Arsenal

31

0

Jamie Carragher

Liverpool

13

0

Wayne Bridge

Chelsea

17

1

Gary Neville

Manchester United

68

0

Kieron Dyer

Newcastle United

24

0

David Beckham

Real Madrid

73

14

Nicky Butt

Newcastle United

36

0

Frank Lampard

Chelsea

24

5

Shaun Wright-Phillips

Manchester City

1

1

Jermaine Jenas

Newcastle United

7

0

Steven Gerrard

Liverpool

29

4

Owen Hargreaves

Bayern Munich

22

0

Jermain Defoe

Tottenham Hotspur

3

0

Michael Owen

Real Madrid

61

27

Alan Smith

Manchester United

9

1

Darius Vassell

Aston Villa

22

6


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