John Stones will captain England against Greece at Wembley on Thursday, with interim boss Lee Carsley revealing usual skipper Harry Kane will begin on the bench due to a "small knock".
Kane limped out of Bayern Munich's final fixture before the international break and has trained away from the main group of England players over the past two days as they prepare for the Nations League fixture. This will be the first time Stones has captained the team since the start of a match.
"Harry is nursing an injury, a small knock, something we won't take a chance with," said Carsley.
"It was a great conversation I was able to have with John to ask him to captain the team. It's a brilliant achievement, something he deserves with the amount of caps he's got, the experience he's got, the level of professionalism he's shown, the example he is to young players."
Carsley later confirmed Kane could still play a part against Greece and would be in the running to face Finland on Sunday.
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