England announces provisional WC squad

London:

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson announced the Provisional England World Cup squad on Monday. The squad includes three goalkeepers a€" Paul Robinson, David James and Robert Green. Defenders Gary Neville (Manchester United), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Arsenal) and Wayne Bridge (Fulham) also figure in the list. Midfielders David Beckham (Real Madrid), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Tottenham), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham) have been included in the 24-member squad. Arsenal striker Theo Walcott makes it to the squad with Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Michael Owen (Newcastle) and Peter Crouch (Liverpool). The standby list includes Liverpool's Scott Carson, Luke Young (Charlton), Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) and Andy Johnson (Crystal Palace). (AP)