Surprise surprise in England World Cup squad

Surprise surprise. England’s manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has named teenage striker Theo Walcott in his provisional 23-man World Cup squad alongside Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney and Aaron Lennon - but there are no places for Ledley King, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Jermaine Defoe or Darren Bent.

England’s provisional squad for the World Cup finals: Robinson (Tottenham), James (Manchester City), Green (Norwich), G Neville (Manchester United), R Ferdinand (Manchester United), 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 (Manchester United), Owen (Newcastle), Crouch (Liverpool), Walcott (Arsenal)

It’s Sven-Goran Eriksson’s last tournament in charge so he has nothing to lose, so why not take a gamble on Walcott? He might be unproven at the highest level, but Owen and Rooney have both shown that young players can rise to the occasion when in comes to major championships

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