England squad being announced

[CHA!NGANG]

Walcott and Bent dropped so far.

Walcott could have made the difference IMO. Shame he's gone but I can see why.

[lorren]

didnt he play bad v japan though (walcott)

[immense]

yeah walcott was given the chance. crap season for arsenal. crap for england (apart from croatia game) and he does not deserve a place, good strong decision. his final ball is horrendous. he would only be there for pace and it's hardly like lennon is slow. shame for bent but the fact remains heskey gets the best from rooney who is by far our best player.

[JackBuddy]

Lennon is better than Walcott and they're like-for-like players. SWP has had a **** season but he offers a bit more versatility playing on the left or right. Wish Adam Johnson was on the plane, but his in-experience could be too much of a risk.

[Shar]

Walcott's performance hasn't been his best lately so fair enough

[Jibbish]

warnock is in because of baines ****ness and homesickness LOL

[immense]

baines was crap against mexico as well lmao :S still surprised seeing as warnock has hardly played for england lol

[Soy]

shaun wright phillips texted man city saying he's in africa squad.

His calendar must be stuck on april 1st..

[FlyingJesus]

Lennon is better than Walcott and they're like-for-like players.

Pretty much what I was going to say. Lennon often seems even quicker off the mark than Walcott (and it's not like he's slow) and can actually kick the ball properly when he stops, rather than running off the end of the pitch or putting a stupid ball in to players who are clearly offside.

baines was crap against mexico as well lmao :S still surprised seeing as warnock has hardly played for england lol

Not a fan of Warnock but tbh would rather take the gamble than have Baines there lol

[Browney]

Everyone seems to think it's Heskey or Bent. But surely if you were to drop someone for Bent it would be Defoe. They're similar players and Capello gets to stick to his system with a big man upfront. I'm gutted for him, but not for Sunderland. A fully rested, more determined Bent will be coming back to us. No injuries, no fatigue. He has never really had a chance for England, and this should show him how close he came. Hopefully this will give him heart, rather than make him feel gutted that no matter what he does, Capello will always be a hypocrit and will pick people playing worse over him. Bent has scored more goals, in less games for a team 9 places below Tottenham. Defoe hasn't played a full 90 minutes in the past 3 months. Form and fitness, Capello?