Sven selects Rooney and axes Seaman

Sven-Goran Eriksson put his foot down and named Wayne Rooney in his squad for next week’s friendly in South Africa, despite worries expressed by Everton boss David Moyes over the teenager’s fitness.

Moyes insisted immediately after yesterday’s defeat by Manchester United that Rooney would be ruled out of the trip to Durban because of a knee ligament injury.