England names its preliminary squad

England's provisional 23-man World Cup squad:

Robinson (Tottenham), James (Manchester City), Green (Norwich),
G Neville (MU), R Ferdinand (MU), Terry (Chelsea), A Cole (Arsenal), Campbell (Arsenal), Carragher (Liverpool), Bridge (Chelsea), Beckham (Real
Madrid), Carrick (Tottenham), Lampard (Chelsea), Gerrard (Liverpool),
Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Jenas (Totenham), Downing
(Middlesbrough), J Cole (Chelsea), Lennon (Tottenham),
Rooney (MU), Owen (Newcastle), Crouch (Liverpool), Walcott (Arsenal).

Five standby players: Scott Carson, Luke Young, Nigel Reo-Coker,
Jermain Defoe, Andy Johnson.