London: Coach Steve McClaren has named five regular starters — David Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, John Terry and Owen Hargreaves — even though none is fully fit ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against Germany.

Beckham is yet to complete a full match for LA Galaxy, while Owen has played only two practice games for Newcastle. Steven Gerrard will play Chelsea on Sunday with a hairline toe fracture. Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said the midfielder will play with a painkilling injection in his right foot, but will then rest for at least a week and thus miss the match at Wembley.

McClaren also recalled David James and Sol Campbell to England’s squad on Friday for next week’s friendly against Germany at Wembley.

James, a 37-year-old goalkeeper who has played 34 games for England, last played for as a substitute against Jamaica in June 2006. Campbell’s previous and 69th match for England was as a second-half substitute in England’s 2-2 draw with Sweden at the 2006 World Cup.

THE SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Paul Robinson, David James, Scott Carson. Defenders: Micah Richards, Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Sol Campbell, Steven Taylor, Phil Neville, Nicky Shorey. Midfielders: David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Michael Carrick, Gareth Barry, Stewart Downing, Kieron Dyer, Owen Hargreaves. Strikers: Alan Smith, Michael Owen, Peter Crouch, Darren Bent, Andrew Johnson, Jermain Defoe.

(AP)