England has finally released their squad for the 2018 World Cup squad in Russia with many surprise exclusions.
Head coach Gareth Southgate snubbed Adam Lallana to go for broke by naming a string of youngsters in his England squad to take to the World Cup.
Southgate has ignored the claims of more experienced players, with Liverpool star Lallana the biggest name to miss out, and pinned his hopes on a novice group he hopes to lead the country to glory in Russia.
Liverpool teenager Trent Alexander-Arnold and Burnley keeper Nick Pope are both included despite never having made a senior international appearance.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek has made the cut, with the Crystal Palace midfielder and Everton’s Jordan Pickford only boasting two caps apiece.
But there is a place in the travelling party for Gary Cahill, with the Chelsea defender’s experience and return to form in the last month of the season serving him well.
Southgate’s decision to ace Joe Hart from his plans means he will go to the tournament with three keepers who have just nine caps between them.
Rookie Pope and the highly-rated Pickford are joined by Stoke’s Jack Butland – the most experienced of the trio with just seven appearances to his name.
The decision to include Alexander-Arnold is perhaps the biggest shock, given the teenager has not figured in any senior squads until now.
But his form in the tail end of the season, in which he has impressed helping Liverpool reach the Champions League final, has tempted Southgate to give him his chance.
FULL LIST:
Goalkeepers
Jordan Pickford: Age 24, Caps 2
Jack Butland: Age 25, Caps 7
Nick Pope: Age 26, Caps 0
Defenders
Kyle Walker: Age 24, Caps 34
Trent Alexander-Arnold: Age 19, Caps 0
Kieran Tripper: Age 27, Caps 5
John Stones: Age 23, Caps 24
Harry Maguire: Age 25, Caps 4
Phil Jones: Age 26, Caps 24
Gary Cahill: Age 32, Caps 58
Danny Rose: Age 27, Caps 16
Ashley Young: Age 32, Caps 33
Midfielders
Eric Dier: Age 24, Caps 25
Dele Alli: Age 22, Caps 23
Jordan Henderson: Age 27, Caps 38
Jesse Lingard: Age 25, Caps 10
Ruben Loftus-Cheek: Age 22, Caps 2
Fabian Delph: Age 28, Caps 9
Raheem Sterling: Age 23, Caps 37
Forwards
Harry Kane: Age 23, Caps 23
Jamie Vardy: Age 31, Caps 21
Marcus Rashford: Age 20, Caps 17
Danny Welbeck: Age 27, Caps 37
Stand-by
Tom Heaton
James Tarkowski
Adam Lallana
Jake Livermore
Lewis Cook