WAYNE Rooney will remain as England captain under the new manager Sam Allardyce.

After a disastrous Euro 2016 which saw England dumped out of the last 16 by Iceland, it was thought Allardyce would ring in the changes.

However, the 30-year-old Manchester United captain has retained the armband as the team prepares to play its first World Cup qualifier.

Though Allardyce declined to make the announcement at the start of his tenure as manager, that is not to say it was a call he was wrestling with.

"Wayne has been an excellent captain for England and the manner in which he has fulfilled the role made it an easy decision for me to ask him to continue," said Allardyce, who is preparing for his first game in charge in Slovakia on Sunday.

"Wayne's record speaks for itself, he is the most senior member of the squad and he is hugely respected by his peers. All of these factors point towards him being the right choice to lead the team."

Vote below to let us know if you think Big Sam was right to pick Rooney, or is it time for there to be a new captain.

There were few surprises in Allardyce's first England Squad.
Many of the core group of players under Roy Hodgson's tenure have remained.

There were some high-profile callbacks, Theo Walcott being one of them. He is now back in the fold after missing out at Euro 2016.

Joe Hart is still in the team, in spite of falling down the pecking order at Manchester City.

The single debutant in the squad is 26-year-old West Ham fullback Michail Antonio, who has been handed his first England call up.

England will play Slovakia at 5pm on Sunday September 4.