Kevin Davies makes England Squad ahead of Carroll

October 4th, 2010 | by: Rob | View Comments

Despite Andy Carroll being widely tipped for a call up to the full England Squad after being left out of the U21s, it is in fact, Kevin Davies who has got his first proper England call up, something that will no doubt please one of my co-bloggers.

Davies had presumably given up on the idea of actually playing for England, but with Heskey retired from England duty, and injuries to Zamora and Agbonlahor, Davies joins Rooney, Crouch and Bent in the England squad to face Montenegro this week.

Other news, and Rob Green has been called back up to the squad for the first time since the World Cup, and Jack Wilshere has been promoted from the Under 21s. Full squad after the jump.

England squad for European qualifier against Montenegro on 12 October

Goalkeepers: Ben Foster (Birmingham City), Robert Green (West Ham United), Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City), John Terry (Chelsea), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa)

Midfielders Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Joe Cole (Liverpool), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

Forwards Darren Bent (Sunderland), Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur), Kevin Davies (Bolton Wanderers), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

Apart from the continually baffling presence of SWP, I’m pretty happy with that squad. Rio is back in the defence, which is comforting, and I’m pleased to see Adam Johnson and Jack Wilshere in the full squad.

Kevin Davies probably should have got an England call up before now to be honest. He does commit alot of fouls and all that, but in terms of a big man striker, its surprising Capello hasn’t turned to him before.