Football - England Press Conference - Asia Gardens Hotel, Alicante, Spain - 12/11/15 England's Wayne Rooney and manager Roy Hodgson during the press conference Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine
(Reuters) - Wayne Rooney has said he faces a "huge challenge" to keep his place in England's starting line-up and hailed their current crop of forwards as the "best group of strikers" he has played with.
The England captain will not start Friday's friendly against Spain in Alicante, with manager Roy Hodgson expected to pair the in-form Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane and Everton midfielder Ross Barkley in attack.
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