TRINIDAD & TOBAGO v ENGLAND Venue: Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain Date: Sunday, 1 June Kick-off: 2230 BST Coverage: Live on BBC ONE, BBC Radio 5 Live/online

David Beckham has been named England captain for Sunday’s friendly against Trinidad & Tobago.

It is a remarkable turnaround for the 33-year-old who stepped down as skipper after the 2006 World Cup and was then dropped by former boss Steve McClaren.

The midfielder did regain his place under McClaren but was then made to wait for his 100th cap when current manager Fabio Capello took charge.

Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and John Terry were Capello’s previous skippers.

The Italian is rotating the captaincy among his players before he makes a permanent decision.

Beckham will lead the team out for the 59th time on Sunday and is likely to take charge of an inexperienced England team.

Some of the younger squad members may be given the chance to impress as seven players involved in the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester United - including Terry and Wayne Rooney - have stayed behind.

Capello has had concerns over Beckham’s fitness and the fact that he now plays his football in the USA with LA Galaxy.

However, Beckham has recently shown he could have a role in England’s World Cup qualifying campaign next season.

Particularly when he set up the opener in the recent 2-0 win against the USA with a free-kick for Terry to head in.

Ferdinand had been thought to be in pole position to take the captain’s armband on a permanent basis after his efforts for Manchester United in their double-winning campaign.

But the defender, who led England against France in March, remains cautious.

“It’s down to the manager, he has said he will make his decision next season so we will all be waiting to hear what he has to say,” he said.

“Who wouldn’t want to be captain of their country? There are four or five of us vying to become that.

“Whoever gets the responsibility of being captain, it will be a proud moment for him and his family and all the lads will get behind it.”