The Three Lions squad for the matches against Slovenia and Croatia  September 2009
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Barry, Gareth	23 February 1981	28	M	Manchester City FC	22	9	31	2	0	4
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	34	M	LA Galaxy, United States	101	12	113	17	59	2 19
Bridge, Wayne M.	5 August 1980	29	D	Manchester City FC	19	15	34	1	0	1
Brown, Wesley M.	13 October 1979	29	D	Manchester United FC	14	7	21	1	0	1
Cahill, Gary J.	19 December 1985	23	D	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
	Cahill was called into the squad on 2 September as a cover for Terry and Brown.
Carrick, Michael	28 July 1981	28	M	Manchester United FC	11	7	18	0	0	None
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	28	D	Chelsea FC	74	0	74	0	0	10
Cole Okirie, Carlton M.G.	12 November 1983	25	F	West Ham United FC	0	3	3	0	0	None
Crouch, Peter J.	30 January 1981	28	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	16	18	34	16	0	3
Defoe, Jermain C.	7 October 1982	26	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	12	23	35	10	0	None
Foster, Ben A.	3 April 1983	26	G	Manchester United FC	1	1	2	1 GA	0	None
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	29	M	Liverpool FC	72	2	74	14	7	8
Green, Robert P.	18 January 1980	29	G	West Ham United FC	3	2	5	4 GA	0	None
Heskey, Emile W.I.	11 January 1978	31	F	Aston Villa FC	35	19	54	7	0	4
Johnson, Glen M.	23 August 1984	25	D	Liverpool FC	11	5	16	0	0	3
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	31	M	Chelsea FC	61	11	72	17	0	3
Lennon, Aaron J.	16 April 1987	22	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	4	7	11	0	0	None
Lescott, Joleon P.	16 August 1982	27	D	Manchester City FC	5	2	7	0	0	None
Milner, James P.	4 January 1986	23	M	Aston Villa FC	0	1	1	0	0	None
Robinson, Paul W.	15 October 1979	29	G	Blackburn Rovers FC	37	4	41	22 GA	0	1
Rooney, Wayne M.	24 October 1985	23	F	Manchester United FC	49	4	53	24	0	1 8
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	28	D	Chelsea FC	53	1	54	6	24	3
Upson, Matthew J.	18 April 1979	30	D	West Ham United FC	10	5	15	1	0	None
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C.	25 October 1981	27	M	Manchester City FC	12	14	26	4	0	1
Young, Ashley S.	9 July 1985	24	M	Aston Villa FC	1	5	6	0	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the first of the 2009-10 season, against Netherlands on 12 August 2009.

Diary

Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - England will play friendly internationals against Slovakia and Slovenia at Wembley in 2009.  Fabio Capello's side will face Slovakia on 28 March, three days before the home World Cup qualifier against Ukraine. Slovenia will be England's opponents on 5 September ahead of the Group six match against Croatia on 9 September.  Capello said "It's very important to play similar style opposition as practise for the competitive matches. The Slovakia and Slovenia games will be very good preparation for the vital World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Croatia."

Sunday, 30 August 2009 - Fabio Capello names a 24-man squad for games against Slovenia and Croatia.  Fabio Capello has named his squad for the Wembley double-header with Slovenia and Croatia.  Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster returns from injury to join Robert Green and Paul Robinson in forming Capello's three goalkeeping options in the 24-man list.  Meanwhile Spurs duo Aaron Lennon and Peter Crouch, who both scored in Spurs' win over Birmingham City on Saturday, are in the squad.  Manchester United defender Wes Brown is also in Capello's selection for the friendly next Saturday, which will be followed by the important World Cup Qualifier a week on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 2 September 2009 - Bolton's Gary Cahill has been drafted into the England squad for Saturday's friendly against Slovenia at Wembley.  The 23-year-old centre-back is in as cover for Wes Brown and John Terry, who picked up knocks in training. With Rio Ferdinand (thigh) already out, Capello will be eager for Terry in particular to be fit for the World Cup qualifier with Croatia on 9 September.  In a statement, the Football Association stated that both players were likely to be fit for a match in which victory would secure England's place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.  However, Capello may chose to rest them against Slovenia given the importance of their meeting with Slaven Bilić's Croatia four days later.  Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson also suffered a minor injury in training but should be fit for both matches.

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