Source: Daily_Mail
Baines among Everton defensive trio called up to Fabio's England squad
Leighton Baines has been named in a provisional 30-man squad for England's upcoming internationals against Slovakia and Ukraine along with Everton [LNB]team-mates Joleon Lescott and Phil Jagielka.[LNB]Baines was watched by England manager Fabio Capello's No 2 Franco Baldini during last Saturday's 3-1 win over Stoke at Goodison and did his chances of making the final draft of 23 - which will be announced at 8pm on Sunday - no harm with an impressive performance.[LNB]His chances were further enhanced after Manchester City's Wayne Bridge hobbled out of his side's penalty shootout win over Aalborg last night.[LNB] Baines in the neck: Everton full back Leighton Baines races past Liam Lawrence of Stoke during last week's Barclays Premier League clash[LNB]Baines, a £5m signing from Wigan in 2007, has 16 England Under 21 caps. [LNB]He had a difficult first season at Everton but has re-established himself as one of the best left-backs in the country during the Goodison club's surge to the FA Cup semi-finals and their pursuit of a top four finish in the Premier League. [LNB] THE LIST: Sportsmail's top 10 of this season's top performers in England[LNB]Portsmouth v EVERTON: Yobo out as Moyes hopes to continue good run at Pompey[LNB]ALL THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE [LNB]EVERTON FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB[LNB][LNB]
