Roy Hodgson has promised to give his starlets the chance to fight for an England shirt against France in Euro 2012 as he launched his blueprint for the future.

The Hodgson reign will start with Andy Carroll and Ashley Young up front against Norway today and Rob Green will be in goal for the first time since the World Cup in South Africa.

The new England boss is also ready to hand teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain his debut on the right, probably as a substitute, with James Milner looking likely to start.

Ready? Roy Hodgson is set to hand Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain his debut

And 19-year-old Birmingham City goalkeeper Jack Butland was drafted into the squad yesterday after John Ruddy pulled out with a broken finger.

Hodgson said: ‘If this squad are anything like as good as we think they are, you have to believe England has a future.’

He insisted the result of the game is not important and promised to make changes, with captain Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker set to start but play no more than 45 minutes.

He is also considering a closer look at Theo Walcott in the role of central striker after he practised in this formation in his final training session last night in Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadium.

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