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Fabio Capello has announced his provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup, with good news for both Joe Cole and Jamie Carragher as they are surprise inclusions.

The Chelsea and Liverpool stalwarts have forced their way into the Italian's plans at the eleventh hour, although there is no place for midfielder Owen Hargreaves, who had been tipped for a surprise inclusion, as Capello has given Gareth Barry the chance to prove his fitness.

Strikers Bobby Zamora and Carlton Cole have failed to make the first cut for the plane to South Africa, but Sunderland's Darren Bent will get a chance to impress Capello's coaching staff as the squad head to Austria for a training camp.

Meanwhile in defence there was good news for Tottenham Hotspur pair Ledley King and Michael Dawson, who are both involved along with West Ham United's Matthew Upson. Dawson and Manchester City's Adam Johnson are the only two uncapped players involved in the squad.

Unfortunately there is no place for Everton's Phil Jagielka, who will have to look on from a distance as club team-mate Leighton Baines competes with Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock to be left-back Ashley Cole's understudy at the summer tournament.

That position is likely to be where one of the seven cuts happens, when Capello announces his final 23-man squad on June 1.



England's provisional squad list:

Goalkeepers
Joe Hart Manchester City
David James Portsmouth
Robert Green West Ham United
Defenders
Leighton Baines Everton
Jamie Carragher Liverpool
Michael Dawson Tottenham Hotspur
Rio Ferdinand Manchester United
Glen Johnson Liverpool
Ledley King Tottenham Hotspur
John Terry Chelsea
Matthew Upson West Ham United
Stephen Warnock Aston Villa
Midfielders
Gareth Barry Manchester City
Michael Carrick Manchester United
Joe Cole Chelsea
Steven Gerrard Liverpool
Tom Huddlestone Tottenham Hotspur
Adam Johnson Manchester City
Frank Lampard Chelsea
Aaron Lennon Tottenham Hotspur
James Milner Aston Villa
Scott Parker West Ham United
Theo Walcott Arsenal
Shaun Wright-Phillips Manchester City
Forwards
Darren Bent Sunderland
Peter Crouch Tottenham Hotspur
Jermain Defoe Tottenham Hotspur
Emile Heskey Aston Villa
Wayne Rooney Manchester United