Bellamy still believes it was the right choice for Wales to take on England

CRAIG Bellamy defended his choice to play England after Wales were brushed aside 3-0 at Wembley.

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Many Wales fans had questioned this 'Battle of Britain' friendly fixture just four days before their vital World Cup qualifier against Belgium on Monday.

But Bellamy insisted Wales would gain more than lose from a sobering Wembley night when they trailed by three goals inside 20 minutes.

"I wanted this game, I needed to see where we are," Bellamy said after Wales were sunk by goals from Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka.

ROGERS ROARS ON

With Jude Bellingham not selected for this camp, Morgan Rogers took his opportunity to further strengthen his position as Tuchel's first-choice number 10.

The Aston Villa man scored his first international goal after just 130 seconds when he clipped home from inside the area and then set up his club teammate Ollie Watkins to double England's lead in the 11th minute.

He linked up superbly with Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon throughout the evening as England continually sliced Wales open.

Bellingham will still be favourite to start England's first World Cup game, but Rogers is giving Tuchel something to think about.

SAKA'S STUNNER

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka missed last month's camp with injury and saw Noni Madueke shine in his absence.

But Saka reminded everyone that he is the number one man for the right side with a virtuoso display, capped by a stunning goal.

With England already 2-0 up, he brought Wembley to its feet in style as he received the ball just inside the area, cut inside and curled an unstoppable effort into the top corner.