Wayne Rooney has backed Harry Kane to impress should he make his England debut in Friday night 's European Championship qualifier with Lithuania at Wembley . The Tottenham Hotspur forward , who has scored 29 goals in all competitions this campaign , has been called up to the senior national squad for the first time . And England captain Rooney believes the 21-year-old has what it takes to succeed on the international stage . Wayne Rooney has backed Harry Kane ( left ) to prosper at international level ahead of a possible England bow . Kane sets off in pursuit of Rooney during England 's training session in Enfield on Thursday . Hodgson pictured during England 's final training session before the Lithuania qualifier on Friday night . Ray Lewington shows Roy Hodgson some notes during Thursday morning 's training session . 'His season has been incredible , it 's his first year in the Premier League and to score the goals , his performances have been excellent , ' he said . 'He fully deserves the call-up . We 've seen that he 's a goalscorer , if he gets a chance he can finish . It 's great for English football . 'He 's been on a different route to me and he 's having a tremendous season . 'If there 's anything I can help him with then I 'm here but at the minute he 's doing well . I 'm sure he 's got family and friends around him to keep his feet on the ground . 'If he keeps doing what he 's doing , he 'll have no problems . ' Kane , in the England squad for the first time , fires in a shot during training at Enfield . Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart gets down to make a save during training at Enfield . Rooney , the captain , carries the ball forward during a practice match in training on Thursday . Danny Welbeck is hoping to retain his place in the England starting XI for the match against Lithuania . England enter their qualifier with a 100 per cent record in Group E and then travel to Turin to play Italy in a friendly on Tuesday night . Manager Roy Hodgson confirmed that Kane would make his full Three Lions debut in one of the matches but gave nothing else away . He said : ' I 'm not prepared to reveal the line-up . I 've been very happy with Harry Kane this week . He 's done well . 'He 's not in any way damaged his chances of playing in the senior teams and I am sure over the course of the two games we will see him make his full debut . 'We 'll see if that 's from the start against Lithuania or on Tuesday or coming on as a substitute . ' Gary Neville leads the session as Rooney and Kane watch on . Rooney scans for options on the training pitch as first time call-up Harry Kane looks on . Kane issues instructions in training as the Tottenham hotshot prepares to make his England debut . Hodgson , who will hold contract talks with Football Association chairman Greg Dyke within the next year , has welcomed the selection decisions presented to him by the current England squad . He said : 'There 's quite a lot of tight decisions . I welcome tight decisions . If we 're to progress and get better , we need competition in all areas . 'It 's nice to see Kyle Walker back after injuries . The centre backs Chris Smalling and Phil Jones , who have missed part of the season , are doing well . 'The competition is hotting up - except in the goalkeeping area . We thought we had three top-class goalkeepers and now we only have one . ' That follows the withdrawal of Southampton 's Fraser Forster with a serious knee injury that could rule him out for the rest of the season . Hodgson and Rooney at the pre-match press conference at Tottenham 's training ground on Thursday . The England squad arrive for their final training session ahead of the Lithuania qualifier . Goalkeeper Jack Butland makes a save during training . Hodgson called Queens Park Rangers stopper Rob Green and Stoke 's Jack Butland into his squad to compensate for Forster 's absence , which he described as 'devastating . ' He added : 'We 've been in touch . There 's not much we can do to cheer him up . ' As he prepares to win his 102nd England cap against Lithuania , Rooney was asked whether assuming the captain 's armband last year had changed him . He replied : ' I had huge boots to fill taking over from Steven Gerrard and you learn things along the way . I knew I would n't make all the right decisions along the way . 'It 's a different experience but the players have reacted well and we 're winning games . I 'm pleased with the job I 've done . Hopefully that can continue and we keep winning games . '
England captain says Harry Kane 's form is 'great for English football ' Tottenham hotshot could make his senior England debut against Lithuania . Kane has scored three times for his club this season . 'His season has been incredible , ' said Manchester United 's Wayne Rooney . Roy Hodgson said Kane would make debut either against Lithuania or Italy .