Football: England's 30-man preliminary squad

David James Caps (under Capello): 49 (14) Age: 39 Position: Goalkeeper Club: Portsmouth Current form: Difficult season for James due to Portsmouth's travails and his own injuries. However, he is now fit, playing regularly and a superb save last month against Aston Villa reminded Capello what he is capable of. Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Ian Kington/guardian.co.uk Joe Hart Caps (under Capello): 1 (1) Age: 23 Position: Goalkeeper Club: Manchester City Form: Hart had a superb season at St Andrews. Made the PFA Team of the Year and made a couple of fine saves - again against Villa - in front of Capello two weeks ago. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Photograph: Shaun Botterill/guardian.co.uk Robert Green Caps (under Capello): 9 (8) Age: 30 Position: Goalkeeper Club: West Ham United Form: The Hammers keeper has been in favour with Capello of late. Shot-stopping prowess has helped keep his club up but with the struggles at Upton Park, he has only kept five clean sheets this year. Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Ian Kington/guardian.co.uk Ashley Cole Caps (under Capello): 77 (16) Age: 29 Position: Left-back Club: Chelsea Form: After Cole returned from injury in mid-April, Chelsea conceded just one goal in their last four league outings. Cole has also been able to display his attacking prowess. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Glyn Kirk/guardian.co.uk Jamie Carragher Caps (under Capello): 34 (0) Age: 32 Position: Right-back/centre-back Club: Liverpool Form: Carragher has been showing signs of slowing down this season, but he finished the campaign relatively strongly and made 37 league appearances. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Photograph: Clive Mason/guardian.co.uk Rio Ferdinand Caps (Under Capello): 76 (11) Age: 31 Position: Centre-back Club: Manchester United Form: Returned from injury against Sunderland at the start of the month, but has made only 13 league appearances this season due to back and related groin problems. Was returning to best form ahead of second leg against Bayern Munich but was at fault for Ivica Olic's goal in the first half. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Photograph: Michael Regan/guardian.co.uk John Terry Caps (under Capello): 59 (17) Age: 29 Position: Centre-back Club: Chelsea Form: Mistakes contributed to defeats by Everton and Manchester City in February and was then dismissed for two yellow-card offences against Tottenham in April as his form dipped. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk Michael Dawson Caps (under Capello): 0 (0) Age: 26 Position: Centre-back Club: Tottenham Hotspur Form: Disappointing against Burnley in the final game with fourth place already guaranteed but was excellent against Bolton at the start of this month. A string of impressive performances in recent months. Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images Photograph: Phil Cole/guardian.co.uk Glen Johnson Caps (under Capello): 20 (15) Age: 25 Position: Right-back Club: Liverpool Form: Injury prevented him from featuring in Liverpool's Premier League run-in and he has had various lay-offs all season but Johnson is confident of recovering from a calf problem for the World Cup. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Photograph: Mike Hewitt/guardian.co.uk Matthew Upson Caps (under Capello): 19 (12) Age: 31 Position: Centre-back Club: West Ham United Form: Assured performance against Manchester City in their final game but the Hammers conceded seven in their three games prior to that. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk Ledley King Caps (under Capello): 19 (0) Age: 29 Position: Centre-back Club: Tottenham Hotspur Form: King has played Spurs' last three games despite fears his chronic knee problem would prevent him from playing successive World Cup matches. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Photograph: Clive Mason/guardian.co.uk Stephen Warnock Caps (under Capello): 1 (1) Age: 28 Position: Left-back Club: Aston Villa Form: Conceded penalty against Manchester City after bringing down Adam Johnson at start of this month and generally off the boil in recent weeks. Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Ian Kington/guardian.co.uk Leighton Baines Caps (under Capello): 1 (1) Age: 25 Position: Left-back Club: Everton Form: Solid season finished with a tidy display against Portsmouth. However, poor back-pass at start of the month allowed Erik Nevland to score for Fulham. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk Adam Johnson Age: 23 Position: Right winger, left winger Club: Manchester City Caps: 0 Form: A regular for Manchester City following his move from Middlesbrough, statistically he is weaker in cross completion than many of his rivals. Photograph: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Photograph: Jasper Juinen/guardian.co.uk James Milner Caps (under Capello): 7 (7) Age: 24 Position: Left/right/central midfield Club: Aston Villa Form: Milner is a favourite of Capello's and has scored 12 goals this season as well as winning the PFA Young Player of the Year award. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Photograph: Mike Hewitt/guardian.co.uk Steven Gerrard Caps (under Capello): 78 (15) Age: 29 Position: Attacking midfielder Club: Liverpool Form: By his standards has had a poor season, prompting criticism from Rafael Benítez. Improved in past few weeks, but has scored only 15 goals this season, compared to 24 last time. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Photograph: Shaun Botterill/guardian.co.uk Michael Carrick Caps (under Capello): 21 (7) Age: 28 Position: Central midfielder Club: Manchester United Form: Performed well against former club Tottenham towards the end of the season but inconsistent. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Photograph: Mark Thompson/guardian.co.uk Tom Huddlestone Caps (under Capello): 1 (1) Age: 23 Position: Centre-midfield, Centre-back Club: Tottenham Hotspur Form: Scored a thunderbolt against Bolton. Ranks highly against his rivals in Capello's squad in terms of chances created and the number of tackles he puts in. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Photograph: Ryan Pierse/guardian.co.uk Joe Cole Caps (under Capello) : 53 (6) Age: 28 Position: Left winger, right winger Club: Chelsea Form: Has been supplanted by Florent Malouda in Chelsea's first XI but was exceptional when given chance in last half-hour of 8-0 rout of Wigan. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk Aaron Lennon Caps (under Capello): 15 (6) Age: 23 Position: Right winger Club: Tottenham Hotspur Form: Missed half of the season through injury, but came back strongly. Had highest shooting accuracy in Premier League of any of Capello's midfield picks and the third highest number of goal assists. Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images Photograph: Phil Cole/guardian.co.uk Scott Parker Age: 29 Position: Central midfielder Club: West Ham United Caps (under Capello): 3 (0) Form: Parker was one of the few consistent performers during West Ham's successful fight to avoid relegation. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images Photograph: Christopher Lee/guardian.co.uk Gareth Barry Caps (under Capello): 36 (20) Age: 29 Position: Defensive midfielder Club: Manchester City Form: The most defensive minded of England's midfielders, but his ankle injury makes him a major doubt for the World Cup. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Photograph: Mike Hewitt/guardian.co.uk Frank Lampard Caps (under Capello) 77 (17) Age: 31 Position: Attacking midfielder Club: Chelsea Form: Scored four goals in three games to help secure the title for Chelsea, including 22 in total in the Premier League. Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images Photograph: Phil Cole/guardian.co.uk Shaun Wright-Phillips Caps (under Capello): 30 (12) Age: 28 Position: Right winger Club: Manchester City Form: A frustrating end to the season saw the winger limited to a series of substitute appearances, but he did score at West Ham in final game. Photograph: Tony Marshall/EMPICS Sport Photograph: Tony Marshall/guardian.co.uk Theo Walcott Caps (under Capello): 9 (8) Age: 21 Position: Right winger/forward Club: Arsenal Form: Injury thwarted his early season and was criticised after struggling on his return. But recent form, and pace, have been encouraging. Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie McDonald/guardian.co.uk Jermain Defoe Caps (under Capello): 39 (13) Age: 27 Position: Striker Club: Tottenham Hotspur Form: Could hardly stop scoring at the start of the season but hasn't found the net since scoring against Chelsea last month and has not played a full 90 minutes in three months with manager Harry Redknapp saying he is struggling for form. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Archive/Press Association Ima Photograph: Owen Humphreys/guardian.co.uk Wayne Rooney Caps (under Capello): 58 (17) Age: 24 Position: Striker Club: Manchester United Form: Niggling injuries in recent weeks have been a cause for concern. However, a record of 34 goals and winning player of the year awards from the Professional Footballers' Association and football writers tell their own story. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images Photograph: Mark Thompson/guardian.co.uk Emile Heskey Caps (under Capello): 57 (12) Age: 32 Position: Striker Club: Aston Villa Form: Has not scored since February and has netted only six times all season. He has also created fewer chances than any of Capello's other five selections. Photograph: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport Photograph: Mike Egerton/guardian.co.uk Peter Crouch Caps (under Capello): 37 (13) Age: 29 Position: Striker Club: Tottenham Hotspur Form: While not always first-choice for Harry Redknapp his late goal against Manchester City sent Spurs into the Champions League. Also scored twice in England's last game, the friendly against Egypt. Photograph: Tony Marshall/EMPICS Sport Photograph: Tony Marshall/guardian.co.uk Darren Bent Caps (under Capello): 5 (2) Age: 26 Position: Striker Club: Sunderland Form: Has scored 24 in the Premier League this season, the second most prolific behind Wayne Rooney of Capello's choices, and scored twice in Sunderland's last four league games. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire/Press Association Images Photograph: Owen Humphreys/guardian.co.uk