‘Youngsters deserve their chance’

England captain Wayne Rooney insists the youngsters Roy Hodgson has picked for Euro 2016 deserve to play.

Rooney will skipper the youngest 23-man group in the tournament – with an average age of just 25.8 years – including his 18-year-old Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford, who became the country’s youngest ever debutant goal-scorer in the win over Australian on Friday.

The travelling party also contains 20-year-old Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli, 21-year-old Man City forward Raheem Sterling, and four 22-year-olds including Spurs duo Harry Kane and Eric Dier, and Everton pair Ross Barkley and John Stones.

Rooney, who is one of only four players aged 30 or over in the squad, became the …

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