Walcott stays at home.

Surprise Guest at the 2006 World Cup, Theo Walcott is not part of the English team for the World Cup 2010. Coach Fabio Capello has preferred to Shaun Wright-Phillips. Gareth Barry, just back from an ankle injury, is now, just like Joe Cole. Not Darren Bent.

Certainly, Theo Walcott is used to make headlines happens when the World Cup. In 2006, his presence in Sven-Goran Eriksson had made a sensation. The Swede did not hesitate to call for a major player even at that time and had finally played every minute of the race in Germany. Four years later, the Arsenal striker was again under the spotlight. But not for the same reasons. This time, it is for his absence from the list of Fabio Capello. The Italy coach has preferred to Shaun Wright-Phillips, though not always holder at Manchester City to be the lining of Aaron Lennon (Tottenham) on the right side of midfield.
This is the biggest surprise of the English team, but this is not the only one. The absence of Darren Bent has also surprised many. Behind Didier Drogba and Wayne Rooney, striker Sunderland finished third scorer in the Premier League with 24 goals. In his profile, he preferred Capello Rooney and Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), while Peter Crouch (Tottenham) and Emile Heskey (Aston Villa) have been known to bring some size up front.
This selection of Capello is also the story of two players who have won their race against the clock: Gareth Barry, Joe Cole. The lefthander from Manchester City was a major doubt for the World Cup after being injured an ankle in early May The latest tests were inconclusive, and the former Aston Villa player has been deemed fit for service. He also enjoys the lack of resources of England to a defensive midfielder, where he was tenured regularly by Capello during the preliminary stages. If Cole is a little different. The strategist of Chelsea had suffered a serious injury last year and has struggled to find its level. His performance during the preparation of the team of England tipped the scales in his favor. At the expense of Scott Parker, also Walcott and Bent, is one of seven players left out of the team. The other four are defenders Leighton Baines and Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone and mid winger Adam Johnson.

The 23 English:
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Birmingham), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham)
Defenders: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley, Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Blackburn )
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City) Michael Carrick (Manchester United) Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Shaun Wright- Phillips (Manchester City)
Forwards: Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)