England standby for Whittingham

Last updated : 14 May 2007 By Michael Morris
England will take part in the Uefa European U21 Championships in Holland this June. The final 23 man squad will be named at the end of May.

The 30 man provisional squad is: Goalkeepers: Ben Alnwick (Tottenham), Lee Camp (Derby), Scott Carson (Liverpool), Joe Hart (Manchester City)

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Wigan), Gary Cahill (Aston Villa), Anton Ferdinand (West Ham), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal), Matt Kilgallon (Sheffield United), Nedum Onuoha (Manchester City), Liam Ridgewell (Aston Villa), Liam Rosenior (Fulham), Steven Taylor (Newcastle), Peter Whittingham (Cardiff)

Midfielders: David Bentley (Blackburn), Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Michael Johnson (Manchester City), James Milner (Newcastle), Mark Noble (West Ham), Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham), Kieran Richardson (Manchester United), Wayne Routledge (Tottenham).

Forwards: Gabriel Agbonlahor (Astone Villa), Matt Derbyshire (Blackburn), Cameron Jerome (Birmingham), Leroy Lita (Reading), David Nugent (Preston), James Vaughan (Everton), Ashley Young (Aston Villa).