ARSENAL winger Theo Walcott will relish getting the chance to lead the line for England if he is picked instead of captain Wayne Rooney.

Rooney, England’s record goal-scorer, appears to be a major doubt for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Estonia after missing a second successive training session because of an ankle injury.

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And, while Walcott feels the Manchester United striker might still recover in time to feature at Wembley, he believes the fans would be happy to see him take Rooney’s place for the night.

“Being Wayne he always wants to represent his country,” the Arsenal player told a press conference.

“If he can’t - and he’s obviously got a little knock, we’ll know tomorrow if he’s able to train - the manager will make the decision.

“Playing there (up front) for England, that’s what I want to do.

“You want to represent your country and I know everyone would like to see me up front, but whether it’s on the left or right... there’s an opportunity there definitely.”

England trained at St George’s Park yesterday as they built up to Friday’s Wembley clash although former Burnley striker Danny Ings did not take part in the session.

The Liverpool striker, who scored in the Merseyside derby at the weekend, is nursing an ankle knock.

Ings is in the England squad for the first time and should he recover from his injury could come into contention for his debut in Monday’s match with Lithuania.

Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton did take part in the session as he was put through his paces alongside fellow Three Lions goalkeepers Joe Hart and Jack Butland.

Heaton is also awaiting his first international cap although he is unlikely to play any part in these two qualifiers.

And stopper Hart, who is set to start Friday’s match, does not believe beating Estonia and Lithuania to register 10 wins from 10 games in Group E is an achievement in itself, and is instead focused on chasing glory in France.

He said: “I think crowning it all would be winning the tournament but these are two games we’re going to look to win, like we’ve looked to win all the games so far.”