This call-up is of no surprise and is indeed well deserved: the Tottenham man has been on hot form since breaking into the north London side, scoring 26 goals in 42 games, currently making him the top English goal scorer in the Premier League with 16 goals this season, and was chosen as the January and February Barclays Player of the month.
Harry Kane, however, was the only new face in the 24 man squad, with the exclusion of the likes of Charlie Austin who is the next highest goal-scoring Englishman with 15 goals, Danny Ings who has also impress, and Ryan Mason, from a squad in which Roy Hodgson had promise to include a host of young players. Saido Berahino also watches this game at home.
Harry Kane himself is ecstatic, releasing this statement via twitter: 'Huge honour to be called up to the England squad! Very proud day for me and my family! Thank you all for the kind messages! #England'
England squad to face Lithuania and Italy
Goalkeepers Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Defenders Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders Ross Barkley (Everton), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), James Milner (Manchester City), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)
Forwards Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)
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