Numbers game
Thu, 03/06/2010 - 11:21 by Ollie Irish

Semi-exciting news! England's World Cup squad numbers have been announced:

1 David James; 2 Glen Johnson; 3 Ashley Cole; 4 Steven Gerrard; 5 Rio Ferdinand; 6 John Terry; 7 Aaron Lennon; 8 Frank Lampard; 9 Peter Crouch; 10 Wayne Rooney; 11 Joe Cole; 12 Robert Green; 13 Stephen Warnock; 14 Gareth Barry; 15 Matthew Upson; 16 James Milner; 17 Shaun Wright-Phillips; 18 Jamie Carragher; 19 Jermain Defoe; 20 Ledley King; 21 Emile Heskey; 22 Michael Carrick; 23 Joe Hart.

So David James gets the No.1 shirt, which would suggest he is England's first-choice goaly in South Africa. or it could be because he's the most experienced. We reckon the latter.

Peter Crouch gets the classic No.9 centre-forward's jersey, which hints that he will start alongside Wayne Rooney against the USA in England's first group match.

Other guaranteed first-teamers get the 1-11 shirts, including skipper Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and of course Wazza Rooney.

Stephen Warnock has the unlucky 13 shirt, which means he won't play a single minute.

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