The Three Lions squad for the matches against Kazakhstan and Belarus  October 2008
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Barry, Gareth	23 February 1981	27	M	Aston Villa FC	14	9	23	1	0	2
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	33	M	LA Galaxy, United States	99	6	105	17	59	2 17
Bridge, Wayne M.	5 August 1980	28	D	Chelsea FC	17	13	30	1	0	1
Brown, Wesley M.	13 October 1979	28	D	Manchester United FC	12	7	19	1	0	1
Carson, Scott P.	3 September 1985	23	G	West Bromwich Albion FC	2	0	2	3 GA	0	None
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	27	D	Chelsea FC	67	0	67	0	0	10
Crouch, Peter J.	30 January 1981	27	F	Portsmouth FC	14	14	28	14	0	3
Defoe, Jermain C.	7 October 1982	26	F	Portsmouth FC	11	19	30	5	0	None
Downing, Stewart	22 July 1984	24	M	Middlesbrough FC	7	13	20	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	29	D	Manchester United FC	64	6	70	1	1	3
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	28	M	Liverpool FC	66	2	68	13	7	8
Green, Robert P.	18 January 1980	28	G	West Ham United FC	0	1	1	1 GA	0	None
Heskey, Emile W.I.	11 January 1978	30	F	Wigan Athletic FC	29	19	48	5	0	4
James, David B.	1 August 1970	38	G	Portsmouth FC	33	9	42	36 GA	0	3
Jenas, Jermaine A.	18 February 1983	25	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	4	16	20	1	0	None
Johnson, Glen M.	23 August 1984	23	D	Portsmouth FC	4	5	9	0	0	2
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	30	M	Chelsea FC	54	10	64	14	0	3
Lescott, Joleon P.	16 August 1982	26	D	Everton FC	4	2	6	0	0	None
Rooney, Wayne M.	24 October 1985	22	F	Manchester United FC	42	4	46	15	0	1 8
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	27	D	Chelsea FC	46	1	47	4	17	3
	John Terry was unable to play against Kazakhstan due to a back injury.
Upson, Matthew J.	18 April 1979	28	D	West Ham United FC	5	4	9	0	0	None
Walcott, Theo J.	16 March 1989	19	M	Arsenal FC	2	2	4	3	0	None
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C.	25 October 1981	26	M	Manchester City FC	10	9	19	4	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the third of the 2008-09 season, against Croatia on 10 September 2008.

Diary

Sunday, 25 November 2007 - England will meet Croatia again after the European Qualification Draw for the 2010 World Cup was made today in Durban, South Africa. The Three Lions were also drawn with Ukraine, Belarus, Andorra and Kazakhstan.

Wednesday, 14 January 2008 - In Zagreb, Croatia, the fixture list is finalised for the UEFA Qualification Group Six.

Sunday, 5 October 2008 - Fabio Capello has left Michael Owen out of his 23-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus.  Capello felt the 28-year-old was not sufficiently match fit for the wins over Andorra and Croatia in September.  But Owen has completed 90 minutes in each of Newcastle's six games since then, scoring three goals.  Joe Cole is out with a foot injury but Steven Gerrard returns and Peter Crouch and Shaun Wright-Phillips earn recalls.

Tuesday, 7 October 2008 - Captain John Terry was one of four absentees from England training today ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan.  The Chelsea defender felt a niggle in his back during his side's 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday and was reduced to gym work ahead of the Wembley tie.  He was joined by club team-mate Ashley Cole, Manchester United's Wes Brown and Stewart Downing of Middlesbrough.  However, all four are expected to take a full part in training tomorrow.

Wednesday, 8 October 2008 - John Terry remains a doubt for Saturday's World Cup qualifier with Kazakhstan after failing to complete training today.  Although playing some part today is an improvement after Terry sat out the whole of yesterday's training, his back problem is clearly still an issue.  England's medical staff will continue to assess Terry's fitness.  Ashley Cole, Wes Brown and Stewart Downing all returned to training having missed the yesterday's session.

Thursday, 9 October 2008 - John Terry still remains a major doubt for Saturday's World Cup qualifier with Kazakhstan because of a recurring back injury.  The 27-year-old did not train today after failing to complete yesterday's session.  It is the second day of training Terry has been forced to miss after he sat out the workout on Tuesday.  Meanwhile, Wigan striker Emile Heskey resumed training after also suffering from a back problem and is set to play.  The 30-year-old had joined Terry on the sidelines yesterday.

Friday, 10 October 2008 - John Terry will miss tomorrow's match against Kazakhstan because of a back injury.  Fabio Capello said that fellow centre-back Rio Ferdinand will take the armband at Wembley in his absence.  Everton's Joleon Lescott or West Ham's Matthew Upson are likely to partner the Manchester United man at the back.  Terry may, however, be fit for England's game in Belarus on Wednesday but will have to return to training on Sunday or Monday at the latest.  After confirming the absence of Chelsea skipper Terry for Saturday's match, Capello placed his faith in whoever his replacement will be.  "It is a problem in the back for Terry.  But we have plenty of players, we have the substitutes, I am sure the substitute of John Terry will play well."

England Form: last six games
L W W D W W   f 13:a 4  success: 75%
862	26 March 2008 - France 1 England 0 [1-0] Stade de France, Saint-Denis (78,500)	Ribéry	Fr	AL
863	28 May 2008 - England 2 United States 0 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (71,233)	Terry, Gerrard		HW
864	1 June 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 3 [0-2] Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain (25,001)	Barry, Defoe (2)		AW
865	20 August 2008 - England 2 Czech Republic 2 [1-1] The National Stadium, Wembley (69,738)	Brown, J.Cole Baroš (A Cole OG), Jankulovski		HD
866	6 September 2008 - Andorra 0 England 2 [0-0] Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona (10,300)	J.Cole (2)	WCP	AW
867	10 September 2008 - Croatia 1 England 4 [0-1] Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (35,218)	Mandzukić Walcott (3), Rooney		AW
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