Jagielka to captain perfect England against Lithuania


Football - England Press Conference - Novotel Hotel, Vilnius, Lithuania - 11/10/15 England manager Roy Hodgson and Phil Jagielka during the press conference Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine

LONDON (Reuters) - England defender Phil Jagielka will lead out an "interesting" team in Lithuania on Monday when they try to finish their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a perfect record.

Jagielka is captain for the first time with Wayne Rooney and Gary Cahill missing and is set to have goalkeeper Jack Butland, midfielder Jonjo Shelvey and striker Jamie Vardy in the lineup.

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