Capello names provisional squad.
Fabio Capello has confirmed his provisional squad for the World Cup, with 30 players making up the list of those who will travel to Austria in six days time to begin the training preparation for the tournament.
Jamie Carragher is called into the squad for the first time under Fabio Capello, while Tottenham Hotspur defender Michael Dawson and Manchester City winger Adam Johnson are the only uncapped players named.
Joe Cole returns to the fold for the first time since England's 4-1 victory in Zagreb in 2008, joining his Chelsea colleagues John Terry, Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole who secured the Premier League title on Sunday and compete in The FA Cup Final against Portsmouth this Saturday.
Squad list
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
www.thefa.com/England/News/2010/Provisional-Squad
Capello player rating website plan postponed
The 'Capello Index' would have provided performance data on all players within two hours of games ending in the tournament in South Africa.
But the project, announced on Monday, was criticised by the media.
After a meeting with the Football Association, a spokesman for the Italian said he has postponed the website until after the World Cup.
"Fabio Capello's involvement has been purely as a technical expert to establish statistical criteria for the Index," a spokesmen for Capello outlined.
"He has not been directly involved in the on-line gaming element of the site.
"However, he wants to ensure that all appropriate protocols are in place before the project proceeds and has therefore decided today to postpone it."
"It's not only about money, my interest is in football," said Capello.
In the Capello Index, players' performances would be marked out of 100 - based on computer analysis devised by the former Roma, Juventus and Real Madrid boss over the last two years.
Capello said the index would be "good for the fans".
Points would be dished out depending on the area of the pitch players competed in and the importance of the match.
A four-week trial of the index - limited to players from Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur - rated Ledley King, Michael Dawson and Sol Campbell as the best English central defenders ahead of John Terry and Rio Ferdinand..
The website was also set to rate players' performances in the Premier League next season but it is not yet clear whether the project will go ahead then as planned.
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