Former Soca Warriors target, Bobby Zamora of Fulham was one of three uncapped players called up by England boss Fabio Capello in his 23-man squad to face Hungary on Wednesday. Zamora, whose father hails from Carenage was called up to the T&T squad for Concacaf World Cup qualifiers last year along with Jlloyd Samuel. However, while the San Fernando-born Samuel now attached to Bolton Wanderers eventually made his T&T debut, Zamora was forced out due to injury. Since then he has not been called up by T&T and the 29-year-old was then named in Capello's provisional World Cup squad, only for injury to rule out that option. However, with Emile Heskey now retired and neither Peter Crouch nor Jermaine Defoe considered, Zamora was an obvious choice this time around, a chance it seemed he has been waiting for a long while.
West Ham striker Carlton Cole has been around the squad before, as has Darren Bent, although Gabriel Agbonlahor will probably consider himself unlucky. The two other uncapped players in the squad are Arsenal duo, Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs. Goalkeepers Paul Robinson and Ben Foster replace David James and Robert Green as only ten of the 23-man World Cup squad return for the friendly. Theo Walcott and Adam Johnson are both recalled but Joe Cole misses out. Strikers Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch are dropped as Carlton Cole and Darren Bent come in for the match at Wembley. Manchester United's Wes Brown, Phil Jagielka of Everton and Bolton's Gary Cahill bolster the defensive ranks as Capello looks to freshen up the national set-up following a disastrous World Cup campaign which saw England crash out in the last 16. Arsenal have much to cheer from the new-look squad with Wilshere, Gibbs and Walcott all included. Wilshere, who was born on New Year's Day 1992, will become the 10th youngest England international of all time if he plays some part against Hungary.
He became Arsenal's youngest league debutant two seasons ago and was only the fifth 16-year-old to feature in the Champions League. Wilshere has won five under-21 caps and his half season on loan at Bolton last term did not go unnoticed by Capello, who expects him to mature rapidly. Ashley Cole was one of the few to emerge from the South Africa campaign with their reputation intact, so Gibbs's contribution at left-back will probably be as back-up. There was better news for another Aston Villa player, however, as Ashley Young has been recalled, with neither Shaun Wright-Phillips nor Aaron Lennon being retained. Most of Capello's senior men are included, with John Terry keeping his place, even if his partner in the centre of defence next week remains something of a mystery.