England 発表する new captain for friendly 衝突／不一致 against Belgium at Wembley - with usual 船長／主将 Harry Kane still out with an ankle 傷害

• e-mail

Declan Rice has been 発表するd as England's captain for Tuesday's friendly with Belgium.

With usual 船長／主将 Harry Kane absent from the games against Brazil and Belgium this month 予定 to an ankle 傷害, Gareth Southgate has had to 選ぶ a 交替／補充 to lead the team in his absence.

During the 1-0 敗北・負かす by the Selecao on Saturday, Kyle Walker wore the armband, before he was 軍隊d off with 傷害 after just 20 minutes.

And, for tomorrow's game against Domenico Tedesco's outfit, Southgate has given a new player the honour of captaining the Three Lions.

兵器庫's Declan Rice is the man Southgate has chosen, with the England boss 知らせるing the 25-year-old on Sunday night.

England have 発表するd a new captain for friendly 衝突／不一致 with Belgium at Wembley

Gareth Southgate, left, 確認するd Rice will have the honour of captaining his 味方する on Tuesday

Rice, who will lead the Three Lions on what will be be his 50th cap, 輪郭（を描く）d his delight when speaking と一緒に Southgate at a 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 on Monday.

'I'm speechless and lost for words,' he said. 'When he (Southgate) told me last night I was going to be captain, I gave him a 抱擁する, shook his 手渡す and said thank you very much.?

'I 借りがある him a lot since I first （機の）カム into the team. He's always made me feel at home and I've always felt so comfortable playing under him.

'I've really grown in 信用／信任 so on my 50th cap to walk out at Wembley in 前線 of my family and friends, it's an 絶対の honour.?

'I'm a bit speechless to be honest with you.'

Rice 初めは played three games for the 共和国 of Ireland in 2018 after coming through their 青年 system.

However, a year later he 誓約（する）d his 未来 to England and made his debut in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Czech 共和国 in 2019.

The midfielder has since become an integral player for Southgate, playing a 重要な 役割 in their run to the final of Euro 2020 and the ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Declan Rice will lead the Three Lions out at Wembley as he 勝利，勝つs his 50th cap for England

Rice 認める he was 'a bit speechless' at 存在 確認するd as England captain for the match

Rice 誇るs captaincy experience at club level having 後継するd 示す Noble as West Ham's club captain in 2022.

As 船長／主将 he led the 大打撃を与えるs to their Europa 会議／協議会 League success in 2023, before moving to 兵器庫 last summer for £105million.

Last month, 兵器庫 boss Mikel Arteta talked up the prospect of Rice captaining his 味方する in the 未来.

'He has got every 技術,' Arteta said.

‘明白に he has been captain at 青年 level, he has been captain for West Ham and he is one that いつかs doesn’t need to have the armband.

‘When he 会談, people listen and 支払う／賃金 attention - and he has got the natural ability to do that.’