Tomorrow night, England face Lithuania in a European qualifier that could see them move nine points clear of the competition in Group E.

The Lithuanians are hardly the most challenging opposition, currently 94th in the FIFA rankings and having only taken points from Estonia and San Marino thus far, but that in itself creates more questions than answers.

Especially when combined with a squad including two debutants - Tottenham duo Harry Kane and Ryan Mason - a 35 year-old Rob Green, marking his first inclusion in the Three Lions fold for over two years, and an injury list including Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw.

So who will Roy Hodgson elect to start at Wembley this Friday? Well, that's largely open to interpretation. Always fond of trying to out-think managers however, Football Fancast have taken a guess at six potential starting Xis.

Will the England gaffer field one of these against Lithuania?

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Continuity - the Slovenia line-up

Roy Hodgson's hardly known for his high-risk strategies so the England boss could opt to field a line-up as close as possible to the England Xi that eased their way past Slovenia in December with a 3-1 win. After all, why fix what isn't broken?

The only exceptions are Michael Carrick and James Milner in midfield, who come in for Jack Wilshere and Adam Lallana respectively.

Experience

This line-up has one theme - Experience. All are the most capped players in the current England squad, racking up 430 Three Lions appearances between them.

Although Lithuania hardly pose the most intimidating opposition, Hodgson might want those tried and trusted at international level at hand to grind out the necessary win. Not the most exciting team though, is it?

The Diamond

The midfield-diamond-inspired win against Switzerland in September not only secured England a relatively smooth qualification campaign after netting twice past the only other genuinely competitive side in Group E, but also gave the Three Lions something they've lacked for a very long time - a sense of identity, spawned from a system that plays to their natural strengths.

It's perhaps a little too cautious for a match against Lithuania at Wembley however - the diamond truly came into effect against the Swiss after half-time when there was far more room on the counter-attack - and the absence of deep-lying lynchpin Jack Wilshere could put Roy Hodgson off.

That being said, it's a formula that works and gets arguably England's best players on the pitch.

Experimenting with youth

In direct contrast to the 'experience' line-up, this is the most youthful starting Xi England have to offer - with the exception of captain Wayne Rooney, now 29, and 35 year-old stand-in goalkeeper Robert Green (I had to find a place for him somewhere in this article).

This line-up, although unlikely, would include debuts for Tottenham duo Ryan Mason and Harry Kane, whilst also giving a start to Roy Hodgson favourite Andros Townsend.

If the England gaffer views Lithuania as lightweight enough opposition, having only claimed points from Estonia and San Marino thus far, he might be tempted to get as many starlets of the next generation on the pitch as possible.

FORM

This starting Xi is largely based on recent form, thus once again including starting roles for Harry Kane and Ryan Mason.

In addition, James Milner, amid a superb campaign at Manchester City, starts on the left, whilst Nathaniel Clyne, one of the most prolific tacklers in the Premier League, retains his slot at right-back over the returning Kyle Walker.

This line-up is fresh, exciting and reactive to recent events. Then again, that's never really been Roy Hodgson's style.

The Likely lads

Finishing off this list is what Football Fancast view as England's likeliest Xi. It's similar to the 'continuity' line up, but takes note of Phil Jones' superior form to Phil Jagielka and Kieran Gibbs' lack of playing time recently, compared with Leighton Baines' regularity for Everton.

There's no start for Harry Kane, but with the friendly against Italy next week in mind, Roy Hodgson seems more likely to use the Tottenham starlet as a cameo against Lithuania before issuing him a full debut on Tuesday. It also keeps the nomadic, pacey and dynamic front three of Raheem Sterling, Danny Welbeck and Wayne Rooney in tact.