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England Euro 2016 squad as voted for in Sky Sports poll

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Who should be included in Roy Hodgson's England squad for Euro 2016 this summer?

The England boss will name his latest squad on Monday - but who will make his final 23 for the tournament in France?

We conducted a series of polls on skysports.com to see who the public want included. With more than a million votes cast, here are the 23 players you want to see named in Hodgson's Euro 2016 squad...

GOALKEEPERS

Joe Hart (Top) and Fraser Forster training with England
Image: Hart and Forster: Set to be included in goal

Selected: Joe Hart, Fraser Forster, Ben Foster

Missing out: Tom Heaton

Injured: Jack Butland

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With relatively little competition for places between the sticks, we let Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas choose our three goalkeepers rather than conduct a public vote. He believes Roy Hodgson will opt for the tried-and-trusted trio of Joe Hart, Fraser Forster and Ben Foster in the absence of the injured Jack Butland.

DEFENDERS

Chris Smalling is first-choice centre-half for England
Image: Smalling: The most popular defensive pick

Selected: Chris Smalling, Danny Rose, Nathaniel Clyne, Gary Cahill, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ryan Bertrand, Phil Jagielka

Missing out: Luke Shaw, Leighton Baines, Phil Jones, Jon Flanagan, Kieran Gibbs, Calum Chambers, Glen Johnson

Sky Sports users voted Manchester United's Chris Smalling as their number one choice in defence with Chelsea's Gary Cahill the second most popular central defender. Everton duo John Stones and Phil Jagielka have been chosen by the public to provide cover.

Tottenham's Danny Rose is the top choice at left-back with Southampton's Ryan Bertrand the preferred understudy, while Liverpool's Nathaniel Clyne is the top pick for right-back with Tottenham's Kyle Walker also making the squad.

Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw could be fit in time, but Sky Sports users have deemed him to much of a risk to be included.

MIDFIELDERS

England's midfielder Dele Alli (R) celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the friendly football match between England and France at Wembley
Image: Dier and Barkley: Both won plenty of public support

Selected: Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Ross Barkley, Adam Lallana, James Milner, Danny Drinkwater, Raheem Sterling, Jordan Henderson

Missing out: Jack Wilshere, Michael Carrick, Andros Townsend, Fabian Delph, Jonjo Shelvey, Ryan Mason

Injured: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Sky Sports' users voted for Tottenham duo Dele Alli and Eric Dier as the most popular choices in midfield with 97 per cent of respondents supporting the inclusion of Alli.

Also making the cut are Liverpool trio Adam Lallana, James Milner and Jordan Henderson, Man City's Raheem Sterling, Everton's Ross Barkley and Leicester's Danny Drinkwater.

Arsenal's Jack Wilshere, who has played just 72 minutes of Premier League football due to injury this season, was only the ninth most popular candidate 

Newspaper reports have suggested Hodgson is planning to take Wilshere to France this summer, but when asked if they were for or against his inclusion, 59 per cent of respondents said they would be against his selection.

STRIKERS

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 29: Harry Kane talks with Jamie Vardy of England during the International Friendly match between England and Netherlands at Wembley
Image: Kane and Vardy: The public wants to see them both in France

Selected: Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Daniel Sturridge, Wayne Rooney

Missing out: Jermain Defoe, Andy Carroll, Marcus Rashford, Theo Walcott

Injured: Danny Welbeck, Danny Ings

Tottenham's Harry Kane and Leicester's Jamie Vardy are in the hunt to become the Premier League's top scorer this season and of those who cast votes in our poll, more than 97% want to see them both included in Roy Hodgson's squad.

England captain Wayne Rooney is only the fourth most popular striker choice among our readers, but would be included along with Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge.

If Hodgson wants to take a fifth striker - or if one of those four gets injured - then in-form Sunderland veteran Jermain Defoe is the next most popular option.

But it's bad news for Arsenal's Theo Walcott who was the least popular striker choice. Of those who voted, almost 83% were against his inclusion.

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