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John Stones will lead England out for the first time at Wembley on Thursday, as he captains England in the absence of Harry Kane.
With Kane struggling with an injury and unlikely to face Greece, interim manager Lee Carsley hopes that England’s top scorer will be fit for the game in Helsinki on Sunday, with Stones given the responsibility of wearing the armband tomorrow.
“Harry’s nursing an injury, a small knock,” said Carsley at a press conference on Wednesday evening. “It’s something that we won’t take a chance with. We’re not ruling him out yet of the game,…