Hastings-raised Gareth Barry was named in Fabio Capello's first England squad on Thursday afternoon.
Twenty-six-year-old Barry is among a provisional 30-man party which will take on Switzerland in a friendly at Wembley on Wednesday.
The Aston Villa captain has 16 international caps to his credit and established himself as a regular in the startin
g line-up towards the end of Steve McClaren's ill-fated reign last year.
Barry was educated at William Parker Sports College and spent part of his youth football days at Spartan FC.
Squad in full - goalkeepers: David James (Portsmouth), Scott Carson (Aston Villa - on loan), Chris Kirkland (Wigan Athletic).
Defenders: Wayne Bridge (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Curtis Davies (Aston Villa - on loan), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicky Shorey (Reading), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Joleon Lescott (Everton), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Matthew Upson (West Ham United), Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur).
Midfielders: Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), GARETH BARRY (ASTON VILLA), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham Hotspur), Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers).
Strikers: Emile Heskey (Wigan Athletic), Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa), Michael Owen (Newcastle United), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Peter Crouch (Liverpool).
