The Three Lions squad for the matches against Estonia and Russia  October 2007
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Ashton, Dean	24 November 1983	23	F	West Ham United FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
	Dean Ashton withdrew from the squad on 8 October due to a knee injury.
Barry, Gareth	23 February 1981	26	D	Aston Villa FC	5	7	12	0	0	1
Bentley, David M.	27 August 1984	23	M	Blackburn Rovers FC	0	1	1	0	0	None
Brown, Wesley M.	13 October 1979	27	D	Manchester United FC	7	6	13	0	0	1
	Wes Brown withdrew from the squad on 9 October due to a knee injury.
Campbell, Sulzeer J.	18 September 1974	33	D	Portsmouth FC	63	6	69	1	3	8
Carson, Scott P.	3 September 1985	22	G	Aston Villa FC on loan from Liverpool FC	0	0	0	0ᵍᵃ	0	None
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	26	D	Chelsea FC	60	0	60	0	0	10
Cole, Joseph J.	8 November 1981	25	M	Chelsea FC	24	19	43	7	0	4
Crouch, Peter J.	30 January 1981	26	F	Liverpool FC	12	9	21	12	0	3
Defoe, Jermain C.	7 October 1982	24	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	7	17	24	3	0	None
Downing, Stewart	22 July 1984	23	M	Middlesbrough FC	5	10	15	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	28	D	Manchester United FC	56	6	62	1	0	2
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	27	M	Liverpool FC	57	2	59	12	2	7
James, David B.	1 August 1970	37	G	Portsmouth FC	26	9	35	31ᵍᵃ	0	3
Johnson, Andrew	10 February 1981	26	F	Everton FC	4	4	8	0	0	None
	Andrew Johnson withdrew from the squad on 8 October due to an ankle injury.
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	29	M	Chelsea FC	48	8	56	12	0	3
Lescott, Joleon P.	16 August 1982	25	D	Everton FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Neville, Philip J.	21 January 1977	30	D	Everton FC	36	22	58	0	0	2
Owen, Michael J.	14 December 1979	27	F	Newcastle United FC	74	11	85	41	8	4
Richards, Micah L.	24 June 1988	19	D	Manchester City FC	5	2	7	1	0	None
Robinson, Paul W.	15 October 1979	27	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC	35	4	39	20ᵍᵃ	0	1
Rooney, Wayne M.	24 October 1985	21	F	Manchester United FC	34	4	38	11	0	1 6
Shorey, Nicholas R.	19 February 1981	26	D	Reading FC	2	0	2	0	0	None
Smith, Alan	28 October 1980	26	F	Newcastle United FC	7	11	18	1	0	1 2
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	26	D	Chelsea FC	41	1	42	3	13	3
	John Terry was ruled out of team selection on 12 October due to a knee injury.
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C.	25 October 1981	25	M	Chelsea FC	7	8	15	2	0	None
Young, Ashley S.	9 July 1985	22	F	Aston Villa FC	0	0	0	0	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the third of the 2007-08 season, against Russia on 12 September 2007.

Diary

Friday, 27 January 2006 - The European Championships Qualification draw is made today in Montreux. It pits England up against Croatia, Russia, Israel, Macedonia, Andorra and Estonia.

Friday, 3 March 2006 - Group E fixtures were negotiated today at a meeting between the Football Association and fellow participants in Nyon, Switzerland.

Friday, 5 October 2007 - Michael Owen has been included in England's squad for their Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia, despite doubts over his fitness.  Newcastle striker Owen, 27, is still recovering from groin surgery.  But Steve McClaren has named him in a squad which also includes West Ham's fit-again striker Dean Ashton. Chelsea's Frank Lampard is also included, despite missing recent games with a thigh injury.  Manchester United's Wayne Rooney is back in the squad after recovering from a broken foot, and he is expected to replace Wigan's Emile Heskey, who has suffered a similar injury.  Everton's in-form defender Joleon Lescott retains his place in the squad after being called up as replacement for Sol Campbell for the games against Israel and Russia - but the Portsmouth veteran is also included.

Monday, 8 October 2007 - Dean Ashton has been ruled out of England's Euro 2008 qualifiers.  The West Ham striker picked up a medial knee ligament injury during West Ham's defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday.  Andrew Johnson will also miss out because of an ankle injury but Michael Owen confirmed his fitness, scoring in Newcastle's win against Everton.  Owen returned to action only nine days after groin surgery with the Magpies third goal in their 3-2 victory.

Tuesday, 9 October 2007 - Defender Wes Brown is a major doubt  because of a knee injury.  Brown returned to Manchester United for further treatment on Tuesday after he missed training. Sol Campbell also sat it out with an Achilles' problem.  John Terry trained wearing the facial mask protecting his fractured cheekbone.

Friday, 12 October 2007 - Sol Campbell is set to replace injured England captain John Terry for the Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia at Wembley on Saturday.  Terry was ruled out after a scan on a knee injury and is facing a battle to face Russia in Moscow on Wednesday.  Campbell, 33, last played for England as a substitute against Sweden in the World Cup 16 months ago.  Terry was the only player missing from training on Friday, with Campbell recovering from an Achilles problem.  England coach Steve McClaren said: "Terry will remain with the squad and his injury will be assessed on a daily basis with a view to Wednesday's match."

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