The Italian announced in a pre-recorded television interview ahead of last night's clash with Hungary that he would no longer be picking the 35-year-old Beckham.

But it emerged after the 2-1 friendly win that Capello had not spoken with England's most capped outfield player to notify him of his decision.

Beckham had become only a bit-part player before an Achilles problem ended his dreams of playing in a fourth World Cup finals, but not to make contact with the former Manchester United man before making the news public smacked of insensitivity at a time when the England coach is facing questions over his relationship with the squad.

Capello will allow Beckham to officially say goodbye to the England fans at a forthcoming friendly at Wembley, but he looks unlikely to feature in any more competitive games.

When asked whether he had informed the Los Angeles Galaxy player, Capello said: "No. Someone asked me about Beckham. I said we have to look for new players, young players.

"The new players can play on the right and left wing. When David will be okay, he can play here the last game at Wembley, one friendly to say goodbye and thank you very much to the crowd.

"I won't be picking him for any more competitive matches. I change it. We need new players.

"We need new players, for the future, with Fabio Capello and other managers.

"David is a fantastic player, was really important, but we have to monitor and see the new players for the future.

"The age is important for a lot of people, not only for David."

When pressed as to whether he phoned Beckham before the television interview, he replied: "No. I think I will speak with him. We tried to speak with him.

"I think David knows he has no future in the international team because we had to change.

"I have to change everything. Only eight people who played in the World Cup are here (for the Hungary game)."

Capello gave first caps to four players against Hungary although Jack Wilshere could only manage a late substitute's appearance after being detained in hospital suffering from stomach pains.

He said: "It was one game and we had to play with pressure because a lot of people speak about this game, the boos of the crowd, big pressure.

"But the new players played with big confidence. Kieran Gibbs did very well, Adam Johnson, Bobby Zamora, did very good, and I'm happy for Ashley Young.

"This time he played with confidence, the confidence he didn't play with before in the two games at Wembley.

"Wilshere didn't play much because on Tuesday night he was at the hospital. He had some problems, some big pain.

"He returned from the hospital about 5am. For this reason he only played 10 minutes because the doctors said he cannot play a lot."

Wayne Rooney bore the brunt of the fans' backlash to the World Cup disappointment and was booed when he was substituted midway through the second period.

But Capello does not believe there is any lasting damage to the relationship between the Manchester United star and the England supporters.

He said: "I am sure the supporters love Rooney because he is a really important English player.

"He can make the difference always in every game but he is not at a good moment. He has to play more.

"Probably he will not be good for the next game he plays in the Premier League."