Published: 09:00 EDT, 21 May 2024 | Updated: 09:00 EDT, 21 May 2024

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Gareth Southgate has left Marcus Rashford, Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling out of England's provisional squad for Euro 2024 - while giving shock call-ups to Adam Wharton, Jarell Quansah and Curtis Jones.

Rashford pays the price for an underwhelming campaign with Manchester United, while Henderson's international career is surely over after a disastrous season at Saudi club Al-Ettifaq and then Ajax.

Sterling, another stalwart of the Southgate era as Three Lions boss, also fails to make the 34-man squad after a hit and miss season with Chelsea.

But Southgate is willing to give young players a chance to force their way into the squad heading to Germany for the tournament.

Uncapped Liverpool midfielder Jones and defender Quansah have been included, while Wharton is rewarded for his excellent Crystal Palace form following an PS18million January move from Blackburn.

Marcus Rashford has been left out of Gareth Southgate's provisional squad for England's Euro 2024 campaign this summer

]]]]>]]>Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw is picked despite injury worries that leave his Euro participation in doubt, while his Old Trafford team-mate Kobbie Mainoo is selected again.

Harry Kane's two understudies up front - Ivan Toney of Brentford and Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa - are both in, though only one may make the final cut.

Also selected in attack as Jarrod Bowen, Eberechi Eze, Anthony Gordon, James Maddison and Cole Palmer with Southgate determined to give everyone an audition.

That also applies in defence, with the uncapped Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite, Liverpool's versatile Joe Gomez, Villa's Ezri Konsa, and Palace's Marc Guehi alongside more established names like Harry Maguire and John Stones.

Burnley's James Trafford is one of four goalkeepers picked in the enlarged squad.

Those selected will report to a training camp and will hope for a chance to impress Southgate in pre-Euros friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina at St James' Park in Newcastle on June 3 and Iceland at Wembley on June 7.

The deadline for cutting the squad down to a maximum of 26 players is June 7.

England begin their Euro 2024 campaign against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on June 16, with Denmark and Slovenia also in their group.

More to follow.