Shropshire's Joe Hart makes World Cup squad
Former Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Joe Hart will be on the plane to South Africa as part of Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.
Former Shrewsbury Town goalkeeper Joe Hart will be on the plane to South Africa as part of Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.
Shrewsbury-born Hart is among the three goalkeepers in the squad, along with Robert Green and ex-Villa player David James.
But Capello has dropped Theo Walcott from his final 23-man World Cup squad, although Gareth Barry makes the cut after passing a last-minute fitness test.
The Arsenal winger learned of the decision this afternoon, some four years on from when he was the surprise inclusion in ex-boss Sven Goran Erikssons squad to go to the tournament in 2006.
Former Villa captain Barry, now of Manchester City, also made the final 23 after it was decided the midfielders injured ankle would heal in time to figure in South Africa.
Villa are represented by three players with the surprise name Stephen Warnock, who was preferred to Evertons Leighton Baines as the understudy left-back to Chelseas Ashley Cole.
As expected, James Milner and Emile Heskey playing in his third World Cup form the other two of the claret and blue trio.
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green.
Defenders: Jamie Carragher, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Glen Johnson, Ledley King, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.
Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Aaron Lennon, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Strikers: Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney.