Mostly familiar faces in Capello's first England squad

Fabio Capello stuck with the old-guard as he trimmed his squad for Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland.

The Italian on Saturday finalized a 23-man squad for his first match as England coach after dropping fringe players Curtis Davies, Nicky Shorey, Michael Carrick, Stewart Downing and Glen Johnson from his provisional 30-man group.

Wigan Athletic striker Emile Heskey was ruled out after suffering an injury during his team's win over West Ham on Saturday, while Tottenham Hotspur defender Ledley King is also sidelined through injury.

Those changes left a familiar looking group, with the only fresh face Aston Villa's young striker Gabriel Agbonlahor.

Capello the players who did not make the cut would still be considered in future, giving David Beckham, who did not even make the provisional squad, hope that he could still win his 100th cap.

"I want to be clear that the players who have not made the squad this time are still part of my plans," Capello told the FA's Web site. "We will be monitoring the form of everyone very closely as we work towards the competitive matches which start in September. It is of course a blow to lose Ledley King from the squad. He is a very good player who has impressed me a lot when I have seen him play."

England's 23-man squad for Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland at Wembley:

Goalkeepers: Scott Carson (Aston Villa), David James (Portsmouth), Chris Kirkland (Wigan Athletic).

Defenders: Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) Joleon Lescott (Everton), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Matthew Upson (West Ham United), Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur).

Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), David Bentley (Blackburn rovers), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Ashley Young (Aston Villa).

Forwards: Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Michael Owen (Newcastle United), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).