The Three Lions squad for the matches against Slovakia and Ukraine  March 2009
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Baines, Leighton J.	11 December 1984	24	D	Everton FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Barry, Gareth	23 February 1981	28	M	Aston Villa FC	18	9	27	1	0	2
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	33	M	Milan AC, Italy, on loan from LA Galaxy, United States.	99	9	108	17	59	2 18
Carrick, Michael	28 July 1981	27	M	Manchester United FC	11	5	16	0	0	None
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	28	D	Chelsea FC	69	0	69	0	0	10
Cole Okirie, Carlton M.G.	12 November 1983	25	F	West Ham United FC	0	1	1	0	0	None
Crouch, Peter J.	30 January 1981	28	F	Portsmouth FC	14	17	31	14	0	3
Downing, Stewart	22 July 1984	24	M	Middlesbrough FC	9	13	22	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	30	D	Manchester United FC	66	6	72	2	2	3
Foster, Ben A.	3 April 1983	25	G	Manchester United FC	1	0	1	1 GA	0	None
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	28	M	Liverpool FC	68	2	70	14	7	8
Green, Robert P.	18 January 1980	29	G	West Ham United FC	0	2	2	2 GA	0	None
Heskey, Emile W.I.	11 January 1978	31	F	Aston Villa FC	32	19	51	5	0	4
Jagielka, Philip N.	17 August 1982	26	D	Everton FC	1	1	2	0	0	None
James, David B.	1 August 1970	38	G	Portsmouth FC	37	9	46	39 GA	0	4
Johnson, Glen M.	23 August 1984	24	D	Portsmouth FC	6	5	11	0	0	2
King, Ledley B.	12 October 1980	28	D	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	9	19	0	0	None
	Ledley King withdrew from the squad on 24 March due to an ongoing knee injury.
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	30	M	Chelsea FC	56	11	67	14	0	3
Lennon, Aaron J.	16 April 1987	21	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	2	7	9	0	0	None
Lescott, Joleon P.	16 August 1982	26	D	Everton FC	4	2	6	0	0	None
Rooney, Wayne M.	24 October 1985	23	F	Manchester United FC	44	4	48	19	0	1 8
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	28	D	Chelsea FC	48	1	49	5	19	3
Upson, Matthew J.	18 April 1979	29	D	West Ham United FC	8	5	13	1	0	None
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C.	25 October 1981	27	M	Manchester City FC	12	11	23	4	0	1

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the seventh of the 2008-09 season, against Spain on 11 February 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.'

Friday, 20 March 2009 - Local newspapers from the Lancashire area announce that Capello has named a 30-man provisional squad that includes Everton's Leighton Baines, Phil Jagielka and Joleon Lescott.  But no official list is released.

Saturday, 21 March 2009 - Fabio Capello says Manchester United's third-choice goalkeeper Ben Foster will be in the England squad.  Capello does not pick players who are not club regulars, but Foster's Carling Cup final display earned him a spot in the squad to be announced on Sunday. "I watched him on TV and then he played in the Carling Cup Final and I saw him there, I will check him in training and then decide if he is going to play."

Sunday, 22 March 2009 - Fabio Capello has named a 24-man squad for the upcoming double-header that sees England take on Slovakia in a friendly before facing game five of their World Cup qualification against Ukraine.  Tottenham Hotspur captain Ledley King is recalled while Leighton Baines and Ben Foster are included along with West Ham United forward Carlton Cole who made his England debut last month in Sevilla. 
Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard return to the squad having missed the first match of 2009 through injury, while Aaron Lennon moves from the Under-21s into the Seniors for the first time under Capello.

Tuesday, 24 March 2009 - Ledley King has left England's training camp and will not feature in Saturday's friendly against Slovakia or the World Cup qualifier with Ukraine on 1 April.  The Tottenham defender was called up despite a chronic knee injury that restricts his ability to train.  The Football Association confirmed he had been assessed by England's medics.  After a near two-year absence from international football King, 28, joined up with the England squad on Monday.  The Spurs club captain arrived with Fabio Capello's party at Arsenal's London Colney training facility on Tuesday but did not train and returned to the England hotel and then to his club.

Portsmouth striker Peter Crouch is also a doubt for the game against Slovakia after he left training to go for a precautionary scan on a calf injury.  Crouch was forced to miss training on Tuesday along with Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips who sat out with a sore back, although it is not thought to be serious. 

Wednesday, 25 March 2009 - Peter Crouch and Shaun Wright-Phillips missed England training for the second day running.  Crouch (calf) and Wright-Phillips (ankle) will both be examined early on Thursday to decide whether they are fit to take part in the day's training.

Friday, 27 March 2009 - Shaun Wright-Phillips looks set to miss Saturday's friendly against Slovakia after once again sitting out training on Friday.  Wright-Phillips is  unlikely to recover in time.  With Wright-Phillips sidelined, Capello will start with either David Beckham or Tottenham's Aaron Lennon on the right wing.  Peter Crouch was able to join in with his team-mates after missing training earlier in the week.

England Form: last six games
W W W W W L   f 16:a 4  success: 83%
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
		Kovač
868	11 October 2008 - England 5 Kazakhstan 1 [0-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (89,107)	Ferdinand, Kuchma OG, Rooney (2), Defoe Kukeev		HW
869	15 October 2008 - Belarus 1 England 3 [1-1] Dinamo Stadion, Minsk (29,600)	Sitko Gerrard, Rooney (2)		AW
870	19 November 2008 - Germany 1 England 2 [0-1] Olympiastadion, Berlin (74,244)	Helme Upson, Terry	Fr	AW
871	11 February 2009 - Spain 2 England 0 [1-0] Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Sevilla (42,102)	Villa, Llorente		AL

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