England vs. Australia: Date, Time, TV Schedule and Live Stream for 2016 Friendly

England manager Roy Hodgson has welcomed back Manchester United and Liverpool stars into his squad for the friendly against Australia at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Friday.

Duty in the UEFA Europa League and FA Cup finals had ruled out Liverpool and United players from the 2-1 win over Turkey last time out.

Yet, Hodgson is ready to hand a first start to one member of the returning group, United’s teenage striker Marcus Rashford. The 18-year-old’s involvement is one more necessary experiment from the Three Lions boss ahead of UEFA Euro 2016.

Here are the schedule and viewing details ahead of the match:

Date: Friday, May 27.

Time: 7:45 p.m. (BST). 2:45 p.m. (ET)

TV: ITV. Fox Sports 1.

Live Stream: ITV Player. Fox Soccer 2GO.

Preview

The spotlight will firmly be on Rashford as he attempts to justify his selection in Hodgson’s preliminary squad for the tournament this summer. The England manager will hand the United academy product a start against the Socceroos, according to Nick Lustig of Sky Sports.

As Lustig noted, Rashford appeared to suffer a knee injury during United’s recent 2-1 FA Cup final win over Crystal Palace at Wembley, but he’s now ready to make his Three Lions debut.

Including Rashford is a decision Hodgson doesn’t regret, and he insists his lack of experience won’t be a factor, per Lustig: “There is no doubt I think I made the right decision putting him in this large group because the lad has enormous talent and you will …

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