Thanks for tuning in today as we looked back on England’s disappointing defeat by Japan last night.

The biggest talking point was of course England’s lack of threat in striker Harry Kane’s absence - a concern made even sharper with a World Cup looming in the summer.

We turned to you and examined the alternative options Thomas Tuchel has at his disposal and here's how you ranked your preferred back‑up option to the England captain:

1. Danny Welbeck
2. Ollie Watkins
3. Ivan Toney
4. Marcus Rashford
5. Dominic Calvert-Lewin
6. Anthony Gordon
7. Dominic Solanke
8. Phil Foden

We also looked at who BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty has picked for his England World Cup squad and he explained why he would choose Welbeck as back-up striker.

Here are some more thoughts from Phil:

• Who's in? Who's almost there? And who has work to do?
• Kane 'remains irreplaceable'
• 'I go for Palmer over Foden'
• 'If Stones is fit he starts'
• McNulty's goalkeeper choices

Plenty of you have got involved today with your views on the England squad, and we loved reading all of them.

Thanks again for joining us - we’ll see you soon with another live coverage.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Djed Spence, Dan Burn, Luke Shaw, Fikayo Tomori, Jarell Quansah, Jordan Henderson, James Garner, Phil Foden, Ollie Watkins, Dominic Solanke, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Ben White.

Some of these players, especially Dan Burn and Jordan Henderson, are still contenders to make the final cut of 26 for the World Cup and could well get the nod from Thomas Tuchel, if not from me.

Others here are relying on injuries to others, or doing something special in the next few weeks to persuade Tuchel they are worth taking as a late 'bolter'.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Jordan Pickford remains unchallenged as England's first choice, while Crystal Palace's Dean Henderson has emerged as a confident and able deputy.

James Trafford gets the nod as the third keeper because he is not only a future England number one, but he demonstrated his sound temperament in Manchester City's Carabao Cup final win against Arsenal at Wembley.

He is vastly superior to Newcastle United pair Nick Pope and Aaron Ramsdale, making his inclusion an easy decision.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley

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Ezri Konsa has proved he is perfectly at home at international level and is likely to start alongside Marc Guehi if John Stones does not make it.

Tino Livramento's ability to play at full-back on both sides will make him a valuable member of the squad.

Stones is only mentioned in this grouping [almost there] because there are continuing doubts about his fitness. If fit, he is not only in my squad but starts.

Given Stones' fragility, Harry Maguire would be a common-sense pick, if not as a first choice, then as experienced back-up who has been the course and distance at major tournaments before.

He will not only offer defensive cover, but has proved he can be an attacking weapon, albeit a very basic one, if it comes to a desperate search for a goal.

Maguire is my selection ahead of Newcastle United's Dan Burn, who has struggled on his England appearances.

Newcastle United's Lewis Hall is a natural left-back, which will be of value, and he showed his quality in a lively cameo against Japan.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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I go for Chelsea's Cole Palmer ahead of Manchester City's Phil Foden, whose season has lost momentum at club level and who struggled when he started in the friendly against Uruguay at Wembley.

He should not be criticised for failing to shine as a false nine against Japan because it is a role he is unfamiliar with.

The idea of having Foden as Kane's central striking understudy is now a non-starter after the experiment of using him as a false nine against Japan was cut short after less than an hour.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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Thomas Tuchel will have the vast majority of his squad already fixed in his mind and those certain selections form an experienced bedrock he will count on at the World Cup.

England's spine will be familiar trusted lieutenants of both Tuchel and his predecessor Sir Gareth Southgate, such as goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, and Manchester City's Marc Guehi alongside club-mate John Stones if fit.

And of course the other mainstays, Declan Rice and Harry Kane.

Ezri Konsa has proved he is perfectly at home at international level and is likely to start alongside Guehi if Stones does not make it.

Arsenal's Rice will be the high-class hub of England's midfield, with Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa fighting for the number 10 position. Bellingham would be my starter.

England captain and all-time record scorer Kane remains irreplaceable - as shown against Uruguay and Japan -as the main striker, while Bukayo Saka's quality and major tournament experience make him an automatic choice.

It's fair to say that Morgan Gibbs-White finds himself vying for selection in one of the toughest spots to nail down in this England squad.

Many England managers of the past would have been glad to have just one player with the creative talents that the likes of Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Jude Bellingham possess.

For them all to be vying for one or two places as a number 10 in this team is an embarrassment of riches.

The issue is, how do you choose?

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty has placed England's potential World Cup players into four sections, depending on where he believes they stand in Thomas Tuchel's thinking:

On the plane: Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Nico O'Reilly, Jude Bellingham, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Rogers, Declan Rice, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke

Almost there: James Trafford, Tino Livramento, John Stones, Jarrod Bowen

Work to do: Harry Maguire, Lewis Hall, Adam Wharton, Eberechi Eze, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Danny Welbeck

Outside chance: Djed Spence, Dan Burn, Luke Shaw, Fikayo Tomori, Jarell Quansah, Jordan Henderson, James Garner, Phil Foden, Ollie Watkins, Dominic Solanke, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Ben White.

So what should we make of it all? Phil McNulty has been through the England players available to Thomas Tuchel to assess their potential status within the group...

Thomas Tuchel's plan was to pick an initial 35-player squad, but let 11 senior players sit out the first game against Uruguay before stepping in to feature against Japan.

It did not quite work out that way because of injuries.

In the end, Tuchel had 27 players to choose from for the Japan game, although some of those, such as Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, were not risked.

Here are the players who went home before Tuesday's Japan match:

• Manchester City: John Stones
• Crystal Palace: Adam Wharton
• Arsenal: Noni Madueke, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka
• Newcastle: Aaron Ramsdale
• AC Milan: Fikayo Tomori
• Leeds United: Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Three players who were in Thomas Tuchel's last squad did not get picked this time around.

Defenders Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) and Reece James (Chelsea) missed out through injury, while midfielder Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth) was also left out of the March squad.

Other potential squad members who did not get the nod from Tuchel this time include Manchester United defender Luke Shaw, Brighton striker Danny Welbeck, Aston Villa front man Ollie Watkins and Real Madrid right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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Two players were called up to Thomas Tuchel's England squad as replacements.

Arsenal defender Ben White was called up for the first time in more than three years.

He replaced Jarell Quansah in Tuchel's expanded 35-man squad after the Bayer Leverkusen defender was ruled out with a thigh injury.

Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes was called up to replace injured Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze.

Barnes had been called up once before, in October 2020, when he won his only England cap in a friendly against Wales.

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Here is a reminder of the 35 players initially selected by Thomas Tuchel for the friendlies against Uruguay and Japan:

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), James Garner (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)

It might be an idea to have a reminder of the players Thomas Tuchel used in the latest international break...and those he didn't.