It appears that striker Darren Bent has failed to impress in an England jersey once again and has been left out of the World Cup squad, Mirror Football is reporting.
According to the report, the Sunderland forward – who was tipped by many, including his club manager Steve Bruce and team-mates to make the squad for the trip to South Africa, was axed from the original 30 man squad Fabio Capello finalized for the tournament this morning.
Bent was the second best English goalscorer this season with 24 goals but his form for England has not been as productive.
It was the second successive World Cup Bent will missed out at the final stages, having suffered the same fate before the Germany 2006 tournament.