Jack Wilshere has been included in the England squad for the friendly encounter against Sweden which is going to be played on 14^th of November at Stockholm. Wilshere hasn’t played any match for the England national team since the last 16 months. His last match for England was against Switzerland in June last year. He had been out of the game since a long time because of a severe foot injury.  He has recently made a comeback for his club Arsenal and has played 3 matches for the Gunners. In the recently played Champions League match against Schalke, Wilshere played for full 90 minutes which is an indication that his fitness level is good at the moment.

Apart from Wilshere, the Everton midfielder Leon Osman has also been included in the squad. Osman has managed to find a place in the England squad for the first time. Michael Carrick, Jermain Defoe and Andy Carroll have been left out of the team for this match. However, the manager of the England team, Roy Hodgson, said that they are just rested and they are in his plans for future.

The Sunderland Winger, Adam Johnson, has not been included in the squad because of his poor form of late and on his place Ashley Young has made a comeback after recovering from his injury. Steven Gerrard is going to lead the team. The match against Sweden is going to be Gerrard’s 100^th match for England.

The England squad for the match against Sweden is as follows-

Daniel Welbeck, Tom Cleverley, Aaron Lennon, Jonjo Shelvey, Theo Walcott, Ashley Young, Daniel Sturridge, Steven Gerrard (captain), Leon Osman, Raheem Sterling, Jack Wilshere, Wayne Rooney, Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Phil Jagielka, Ryan Shawcross, Carl Jenkinson, Ryan Bertrand, Steven Caulker, Glen Johnson, Kyle Walker, Fraser Forster, John Ruddy, Joe HartWILSHERE IN

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he does not know when star midfielder Jack Wilshere will return from his injury troubles. The England midfielder has been out of the first team action for more than a year now. He was initially expected to come back from his knee operation in January, but a stress fracture has meant that his return had to be postponed. Many expected him to return in time for the start of the Euro 2012, but now he has not only missed the European Championships, but also the London Olympics 2012 as well.

Speaking in a press conference ahead of the start of the pre-season, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has cast a cloud of doubt over the future of Jack Wilshere by saying that he does not know when his star midfielder will return from his injury problems. The presence of Jack Wilshere was expected to soften the blow of the exit of Cesc Fabregas from the club, but since then, the club has seen very little out of the starlet. The 21-year-old is regarded as one of the best young talents in English football right now. Wenger, though, has confirmed that he is making progress in his attempt to recover from the injury.

“I am positive but a bit cautious because we had so much disappointing news with him. Everybody in the medical department says to me he’s doing very well. He is still in the gym. Any player still in the gym in July is not on the pitch in August, that is for sure. I don’t want to give him any precise deadline because that would put him under huge pressure,” said Arsene Wenger while on the pre-season tour in Asia. Arsenal have put a £ 30 million pricetag on the star striker Robin van Persie.