Gary Cahill to captain England against Germany on Saturday

Wednesday 23 Mar 2016
Gary Cahill boards the plane bound for Berlin

The FA has confirmed that Gary Cahill will captain England for tomorrow's friendly against Germany.

With regular skipper Wayne Rooney missing the game through injury, Cahill will take the armband in Berlin.

Germany v England

International match
Olympiastadion, Berlin
7.45pm (GMT) Saturday 29 March
Live on ITV

 The 30 year-old has captained the Three Lions once before, in last October's 2-0 win over Estonia in the final qualifier for Euro 2016.

As skipper, Cahill will join manager Roy Hodgson at this afternoon's pre-match press conference. Keep following TheFA.com for coverage.

Gary Cahill captaining England against Estonia

Gary Cahill captaining England against Estonia

By Jim Lucas in Berlin