• Tottenham striker to follow in footsteps of Bobby Charlton • David James given the No1 shirt ahead of Green and Hart

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Peter Crouch will follow in the footsteps of Nat Lofthouse, Bobby Charlton, Glenn Hoddle and Alan Shearer by wearing the England No9 shirt during the World Cup in South Africa, while David James has been handed the No1 shirt by Fabio Capello.

The numbers suggest both James and Crouch will be in the England manager's first-choice starting XI for the tournament, which kicks off for England on 12 June against the USA in Rustenburg, although Emile Heskey, No21 in the squad, remains a candidate to partner Wayne Rooney in attack.

Joe Cole will wear the No11 shirt, while Gareth Barry takes No14.

England squad numbers

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.