The FA stripped Terry of the captaincy, which led to Fabio Capello quitting as England manager in February.

The omission of Ferdinand and Phil Jagielka (understood to have been put on standby) as well as injury to Chris Smalling would suggest Terry has made the cut.

But Hodgson could still take only seven defenders, with Phil Jones covering as one of four centre halves and as a second right back alongside Glen Johnson.

The players Hodgson plans to leave out received phone calls on Tuesday night breaking the news. Peter Crouch and Micah Richards are out, while Kyle Walker will miss out through injury.

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