Scott Parker has been placed on stand by, along with Gareth Southgate, Matthew Upson, Richard Wright, Jermaine Defoe and Alan Smith.
England preliminary squad:
David James (Man City), Paul Robinson (Tottenham), Ian Walker (Leicester)
Gary Neville (Man United), Sol Campbell (Arsenal), Ashley Cole (Arsenal), John Terry (Chelsea), Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), Phil Neville (Man United)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Nicky Butt (Man United), David Beckham (Real Madrid), Paul Scholes (Man United), Kieron Dyer (Newcastle), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich)
Wayne Rooney (Everton), Michael Owen (Liverpool), Emile Heskey (Liverpool), Darius Vassell (Aston Villa).
And they could come up against William Gallas, Marcel Desailly and Claude Makelele in England's opening game. The trio have been named in Jaques Santini's French squad...