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England coach Fabio Capello has made several surprise selections in his preliminary 30-man World Cup squad.Uncapped duo Adam Johnson and Michael Dawson are in, along with Dawson's Tottenham team-mate Tom Huddlestone.Jamie Carragher comes out of international retirement, while fellow defender Ledley King and the injured Gareth Barry have also been picked.Scott Parker, Stephen Warnock and Darren Bent are chosen, with the final 23-man squad to be announced by 1 June.Under Fifa regulations, Capello is permitted to bring players into his 23-man squad who were not included in the preliminary party.But that would be an unusual move, meaning the squad he takes to this summer's finals in South Africa is unlikely to look too dissimilar to that which he named on Tuesday.England play Mexico at Wembley on 24 May and Japan in Austria six days later as part of a pre-tournament training camp.That will provide Capello with time to work with a much-changed squad and put the finishing touches to his preparations.More to followEngland's 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup finals:Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green.Defenders: Leighton Baines, Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Michael Dawson, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Tom Huddlestone, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Shaun Wright-Phillips.Forwards: Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney.Source: BBC
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