Soccer:Fabio Capello has named Gareth Barry as England captain for Tuesday's friendly against Ghana. The Italian released newly-appointed skipper John Terry from the squad following the Euro 2012 qualifying win over Wales on Saturday.
Manchester City midfielder Barry will take the armband against the World Cup quarter-finalists.
"He's a good player, a good captain," said Capello. "He's also the player with the most England caps."
Capello said he would not make 11 changes for the Ghana match, but would probably make seven. He confirmed Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines and Andy Carroll would start the match.
Capello also said Scott Parker would keep his place in midfield if the West Ham man was fit.
"If Parker is fit he will play," he said. "He's got some little problem but I hope he will be fit."
Capello insisted fans should not feel short-changed by England fielding a much-changed side, claiming fringe players need to experience the "spirit of the team".
"I respect the fans," he said. "It will be interesting for the fans to see some players they know very well, it will be interesting for me and for the fans.
"The players who will play will be really good players, it's really important for the players to understand the spirit of the team and I hope tomorrow we can see the spirit on the pitch like in the first 30 minutes against Wales."
Capello has been accused of inconsistency after claiming he did not think it was right to inform Rio Ferdinand he had lost the captain's armband by telephone only for Steven Gerrard to admit yesterday he had been called by the Italian to discuss the issue.
When asked about it today, the England boss said: "Rio was the captain, Steve was the vice-captain. I hope that over the next few weeks I will meet with him (Ferdinand)."
Capello released four other players alongside Terry yesterday and explained it was so they avoided injury with important Champions League fixtures to come next week.
He said: "The players that aren't here, those that went home, are not here because if you are tired it is easy to be injured."
Capello also revealed he would support Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce should he decide to take the likes of Jack Wilshere and Andy Carroll to this summer's European Under-21 Championships.
"Yeah, I will support him 100 per cent because I think the players will be really important for the Under-21s," he added. "Those players can make the difference."
