THEO WALCOTT has been included in the England squad for the forthcoming 2010 World Cup qualifiers away to Andorra and Croatia.
The pacy 19-year-old Arsenal ace is one of four forwards in boss Fabio Capello's 23-man Three Lions squad.
He will compete with Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, Wigan hitman Emile Heskey and Portsmouth's Jermaine Defoe for a place up front.
Walcott will be looking to win his third senior England cap.
The Three Lions face Andorra in Barcelona on Saturday, and Croatia in Zagreb the following Wednesday.
England squad: Robinson (Blackburn), James (Portsmouth), Green (West Ham); Lescott (Everton), Bridge (Chelsea), A Cole (Chelsea), Terry (Chelsea), Brown (Manchester United), Ferdinand (Manchester United), Johnson (Portsmouth), Upson (West Ham); Barry (Aston Villa), J Cole (Chelsea), Lampard (Chelsea), Bullard (Fulham), Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy), Downing (Middlesbrough), Bentley (Tottenham), Jenas (Tottenham); Walcott (Arsenal), Rooney (Manchester United), Defoe (Portsmouth), Heskey (Wigan).
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