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Phil Jones ruled out of England's friendly against Germany

Image: Phil Jones: Manchester United star to miss England game

England will be without Phil Jones for Tuesday's friendly international against Germany at Wembley.

Hodgson is confident his side will learn the lessons from their defeat against Chile at Wembley, when boos rang around the stadium as England's 10-match unbeaten run came to an end. "We used a lot of players and debutants and players who haven't got many caps," said Hodgson. "Going a goal behind early meant we were on the back foot and always chasing the game against a team who were more than capable of keeping us at bay and keeping the ball. "It would be harsh to make too many judgements on them (the debutants). They came into a team where a lot of people around them weren't that experienced if we take Frank Lampard out of the equation. "Even our more experienced players would have found it difficult anyway because Chile were good and deserved to win. "They played excellently. We learned a lot about South American opposition and how good they are at sucking you towards their goalkeeper and then manage to ping 50-yard balls on to people's toes. That's one of the best displays of goalkeeper passing I've ever seen. "It's important that having been knocked down they pick themselves up again. We have another big game on Tuesday night. There are lessons to be learned. We need to play better if we are going to beat top teams like Chile and Germany."

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