Rooney will be rested against Spain, while Jamie Vardy
is an injury doubt.
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is an injury doubt for England's
international friendly against Spain on Friday.
Vardy has been in sensational form in the Premier League this
season with 12 league goals, scoring in his last nine games.
The 28-year-old sustained an injury in Saturday's win over
Watford, however, and is unlikely to start in Alicante.
"We don't have a clean bill of health unfortunately," said England
boss Roy Hodgson. "Jamie Vardy is struggling with a knock he
picked up on Saturday.
"We are monitoring it and working on it, but it is unlikely he will
play tomorrow.
"I hope Jamie recovers and he can play in the second game
against France."
Wayne Rooney will definitely be missing for the Spain game, but
his absence is a tactical one from Hodgson as he looks at his
attacking options.
He added: "We are going to use the two games to look at
combinations of players playing together. It will be good to see
how various combinations are developing.
"At the front we have Wayne and Jamie Vardy, Harry [Kane] and
Ross Barkley. We will make changes.
"Wayne is the captain in our team, but he won't start the game
[against Spain]."
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