Rio Ferdinand has been named captain for the international Friendly with France on Wednesday.
The Manchester United defender has been in fine form this season but the decision comes as a shock to most pundits.
John Terry has been expected to be restored to the role after missing Fabio Capello's first game against Switzerland through injury.
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard replaced Terry as captain in the Italian's first game in charge last month.
There was also rumours David Beckham, set to become only the fifth Englishman to reach a century of caps could be handed back the armband for the occasion.
Capello has said he plans to rotate the captaincy before deciding on a permanent leader for the 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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