LONDON - England will be without captain Harry Kane in Thursday's friendly against Wales as manager Thomas Tuchel looks to build on a 5-0 win in Serbia that kickstarted his time in charge of the Three Lions.

Kane will be missed at Wembley after scoring 18 times in 10 appearances for club and country so far this season.

Tuchel, though, is confident the Bayern Munich striker will be fit to face Latvia in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.

"Harry will miss the game. He got a kick in his last game with Bayern Munich and it was too risky that he gets another kick and will be in an up and down situation pain wise," said Tuchel at his pre-match press conference.

"I think we are convinced he will be ready for the match against Latvia."

The German controversially left out the likes of Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish from his latest squad to reward those that were available for selection last month.

Before running riot in Belgrade, Tuchel's start to life as England manager had been littered with unconvincing victories against minnows in World Cup qualifying and a 3-1 friendly defeat at home to Senegal.