England will name a much-changed side to face
Lithuania and Phil Jagielka wants the players to seize
their chance to impress.
Phil Jagielka has challenged England's fringe players to stake a
claim for a starting spot when they take on Lithuania.
Roy Hodgson is expected to name a much-changed side for the
final Euro 2016 qualifier, with Wayne Rooney, Gary Cahill,
Michael Carrick, James Milner and Joe Hart all being rested.
Jack Butland has already been confirmed as goalkeeper and
Jagielka will captain the side from the heart of defence, while
Hodgson is expected to hand Jonjo Shelvey and Jamie Vardy
the chance to impress.
And Jagielka has called on those who start on Monday to prove
they should be in contention for the upcoming friendlies with
Spain and France, as well as the Euro 2016 finals.
Speaking at England's press-match media conference, the
Everton defender said: "I'm obviously delighted that Roy came
and found me and broke the news [about being captain]. It's a
great honour for me personally.
"We've got a big task ahead of us and it's something we can be
proud of. We started this campaign a while ago and the job was
to try to win every single game.
"Normally you say that and probably not a lot of people expect
you to do so but we've got some great performances along the
way.
"It's nice that we'll hopefully have the opportunity to do so but
we know it's going to be a difficult game.
"With a few of the boys going [home] and a few of us getting a
bit of an opportunity, whether you've got caps or not, these are
the opportunities you want.
"The squad is strong. It's up to us who get the chance to go and
prove ourselves and put a performance on."
England are looking for their 10th win from 10 Euro 2016
qualifying matches in Vilnius.
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