Disappointed: Martin Kelly and goalkeeper Joe Hart

‘With regards to the August 15 friendly, I think you will definitely see some revolution there because that game is the ideal opportunity for me to look at some players who weren’t with us here,’ said the England manager.

‘I need to see if they can add to the quality of our team. After that, of course, we go on to the September qualifiers and we have to mix the two together. But the question then is whether we can improve the quality within our team.’

After taking the next few weeks off, Hodgson will head to Brazil for what the Football Association like to call a fact-finding mission.

They will look at possible training bases for the 2014 World Cup, and look to finalise plans for two friendlies in Brazil in the first week of June next year, against the hosts and Uruguay. It will introduce  England’s players to the South American environment a year ahead of the tournament.

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