There weren’t many shocks in Fabio Capello’s 30-man provisional England squad for the World Cup with the Italian opting mainly for experience and rewarding those players who have performed well for him. Most of those involved have been players he has dealt with in his time in charge with a few exceptions such as Tottenham’s Michael Dawson and Tom Huddlestone plus Manchester City’s Adam Johnson.

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Tottenham midfield duo Jermaine Jenas and Tom Huddlestone have both been surprisingly called up to the England squad by Fabio Capello despite neither being in great form in recent weeks. In fact, both put in pretty poor performances in the North London derby at the Emirates a fortnight ago so their inclusion is a bit of a shock to me.

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