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 team-mates Joleon Lescott and Phil Jagielka.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.His chances were further enhanced after Manchester City's Wayne Bridge hobbled out of his side's penalty shootout win over Aalborg last night. Baines in the neck: Everton full back Leighton Baines races past Liam Lawrence of Stoke during last week's Barclays Premier League clashBaines, a £5m signing from Wigan in 2007, has 16 England Under 21 caps. 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.  THE LIST: Sportsmail's top 10 of this season's top performers in EnglandPortsmouth v EVERTON: Yobo out as Moyes hopes to continue good run at PompeyALL THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE EVERTON FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB  

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