Roy Hodgson will hand Harry
Kane his England debut at Wembley on Friday evening — but the indications are
that it will be off the bench.
Kane, who is man of the
moment after scoring 19 goals in the Barclays Premier League for Tottenham this
season, will play some part in the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania.
England’s head coach is
expected to play captain Wayne Rooney at the tip of a three-man attack that
will include Raheem Sterling and Danny Welbeck.
England have won their
opening four group games and Hodgson does not want to upset the side’s rhythm.
Phil Jones is expected to
start in place of Phil Jagielka, with Fabian Delph and Michael Carrick starting
alongside Jordan Henderson in the centre of midfield.
But a knee injury may force
James Milner to wait until Tuesday’s friendly with Italy.
Left back Leighton Baines
will return to Everton after the Lithuania clash and will be replaced by
Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand
