Terry - The future is bright

Terry: Late winner

I said the youngsters are fearless and they showed that tonight so it is very encouraging signs for the future.

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England captain John Terry hailed the performance of his young team-mates following the 2-1 victory over Germany.

Injuries forced Fabio Capello to name an experimental line-up in Wednesday's friendly in Berlin, with Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor making his debut.

But an England side which also included fringe players such as Shaun Wright-Phillips, Michael Carrick and Stewart Downing put on a highly impressive performance.

Terry headed a late winner at the Olympic Stadium after Matthew Upson's first-half opener was cancelled out by Patrick Helmes, and the Chelsea defender was pleased to secure the win.

"We're delighted to come here and beat a very strong German side," Terry told Sky Sports News.

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"We will take that all day long. It was a friendly but we have learnt a lot, not only on the pitch, but around the camp as well.

"I said yesterday the youngsters are fearless and they showed that tonight so it is very encouraging signs for the future.

"We're playing well at the moment, not only with first-team regular but the youngsters are also pushing."

Helmes' equaliser came as a result of a mix-up between Terry and goalkeeper Scott Carson and the England skipper insists he is responsible.

"With my experience I should have cleared the ball. It is not Scotty's fault," added Terry.