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Published 19:46 29 Mar 2018 BST
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Pickford's distribution is said to have been the deciding factor and, barring injury or a loss of form for Everton, he is expected to be the last line of defence in the Three Lions' World Cup opener against Tunisia on June 18.
Butland will act as Pickford's understudy while Joe Hart can possibly consider himself lucky to even be third-choice given his struggles at West Ham this season.
Burnley's Nick Pope joined the England squad in the latest international break but he will not be taken to Russia while Pope's clubmate Tom Heaton has yet to recover from injury.
Pickford has had an up-and-down debut season for Everton, after making a £25 million move from Sunderland last June.
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