Parker to face Swiss

Scott Parker has been named in the 26-man England squad to face Switzerland on Saturday week.

The West Ham United midfielder has kept his place after his impressive performance in the 2-0 win away to Wales in the previous UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier on 26 March. Parker is the only Hammers player involved for the match, which will take place at 4.45pm on 4 June at Wembley.

The 30-year-old has won five caps for his country. There was no place for club-mates Robert Green and Carlton Cole, both of whom have figured in previous Capello squads.

England squad
Scott Carson, Joe Hart, David Stockdale;
Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Phil Jagielka, Glen Johnson, Joleon Lescott, John Terry, Kyle Walker;
Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Stewart Downing, Adam Johnson, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Ashley Young;
Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Bobby Zamora

 *Jonathan Spector has been included in the United States squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, which will take place in his home nation between 5 and 25 June. The four-times winners have been drawn in Group C alongside Canada, Panama and Guadeloupe.

*Demba Ba has been called-up for Senegal's vital 2012 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Group E qualifier against Cameroon in Yaounde on 4 June. Ba scored a last-minute winner in the reverse fixture in Dakar in March, taking Senegal five points clear at the top of their group with three of the six rounds of matches still to be played.