sport news England: Harry Kane to be rested for games vs Italy and Hungary with Tammy ... trends now Harry Kane will be rested for England's two remaining Nations League fixtures this summer with Gareth Southgate set to deploy Tammy Abraham upfront against Italy and Hungary England captain Harry Kane is set to be rested against Italy and Hungary Kane is now only three goals shy of Wayne Rooney's record of 53 for England But he will not get the chance to close the gap on Rooney until September Tammy Abraham will instead lead the line for their final two summer matches By Sami Mokbel for the Daily Mail Published: 22:41 BST, 8 June 2022 | Updated: 22:49 BST, 8 June 2022 Viewcomments Harry Kane is set to be rested for England’s upcoming Nations League games against Italy and Hungary. The captain scored his 50th international goal during Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Germany, moving him one clear of Sir Bobby Charlton into second place in England’s all-time list. Kane is now three goals off Wayne Rooney’s record of 53 goals for England, but the Tottenham man will not get the chance to close the gap until September as Gareth Southgate will instead let Roma’s Tammy Abraham lead the line against Italy on Saturday and Hungary on Tuesday. England captain Harry Kane is set to be rested in upcoming matches against Italy and Hungary Tammy Abraham will instead be leading the line for their last two fixtures of the summer Southgate hinted that he would rest his star striker following Tuesday’s stalemate in Munich, despite Kane’s desire to play in every England game. ‘We’ve clearly got to look after the welfare of the players,’ said Southgate. ‘Harry is a phenomenal professional, the way he looks after himself. ‘I’m not saying he’s going to get his desire to start all four games because there’s also Tammy that we want to see perform as well.’ Sportsmail revealed last week that Southgate was keen to provide Roma striker Abraham with a chance to impress, as the England boss is wary of the lack of centre-forward options behind Kane with the World Cup approaching. He is expected to make a host of changes for the Italy game, which will be played behind closed doors at Molineux as a punishment for the violent scenes that marred last summer's Euros final at Wembley. Kane will have to wait until September to edge closer towards Wayne Rooney's goal record Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility