Groom Vardy out of Aus clash

Jamie Vardy will miss England’s friendly with Australia on Friday because he is getting married this week, England boss Roy Hodgson has confirmed.

Vardy scored his third goal in as many games for England in their 2-1 win over Turkey at the Etihad on Sunday.

Vardy, 29, was in the right place at the right time to drive home a loose ball with just seven minutes remaining to hand Hodgson a win in England’s first warm-up fixture ahead of this summer’s European Championship.

He was also brought down by Turkey captain Mehmet Topal to give strike partner Harry Kane the chance to score his second goal of the game after 72 minutes, only for the Spurs centre-forward to miss from the spot.

Hodgson started the game with Vardy playing towards the left-hand side of a front three, before then switching to a 4-4-2 in the second half, with the England boss stating he expected all his forward players to adapt to any system he chose.

“Kane and Vardy were what we had today, but obviously they will face more competition when Rooney and Sturridge turn up. And we still have Rashford in there,” Hodgson said.

“In my opinion we need to be able to play both systems. I do not believe when you ask a player like Vardy, or Welbeck in the past, to play as a …

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