Kane's rise is bad news for Welbeck

Roy Hodgson has some excellent striking options

Harry Kane is not just flavour of the month, he's legit but what does this mean for Danny Welbeck and others...?

Three months is a long time in football as Harry Kane's recent rise to prominence shows.

In November, when England beat Slovenia and Scotland in convincing fashion, he was struggling to convince Mauricio Pochettino that he warranted a regular place in the Tottenham side.

Fast-forward to February 2015 and a brace in the north London derby victory against Arsenal has led to suggestions that Roy Hodgson should build his England side around Kane.

That comment has led Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers to describe Daniel Sturridge as England's finest striker and it certainly seems to be the case that Hodgson suddenly has plenty of forward options at his disposal.

In order to get the best out of the current crop of players, Hodgson may have to move his captain Wayne Rooney into an attacking midfielder role, where Louis van Gaal has been using him at Manchester United of late.

That would open the door for Kane, who must surely be given the chance to impress in England's next Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania.

Hodgson can afford to experiment as England are cruising towards the finals thanks to an extremely easy qualifying group, and with Kane having already scored 23 goals this season, 13 of them in the Premier League, he is the man in form.

He has pace, is a great team player, can score goals with both feet or with his head, and has come through the England set-up having played at the various age levels, including ten appearances, and eight goals, for the Under-21s.

But what does that mean for Liverpool striker Sturridge, who has only recently returned to action after being sidelined for almost six months with calf and thigh injuries?

The 25-year-old was the leading English goalscorer in the Premier League last term, finding the net 21 times in just 29 appearances for Rodgers' side, and he went on to play for England at the World Cup last summer.

Sturridge has pace and power in his repertoire and could be the perfect foil for Kane in what appears to be an exciting strike partnership.

Kane's emergence and Sturridge's recent return from injury is bad news for England's other strikers, particularly Danny Welbeck though.

The season started well for the 24-year-old who impressed for Arsenal following his 16million switch from Manchester United.

He scored both goals in England's fine 2-0 victory in Switzerland in September, before netting in the 5-0 win against San Marino and adding another brace in the 3-1 success against Slovenia.

However, Welbeck has only scored twice for Arsenal since mid-October and missed the whole of January because of injury. He may be the one who has to make way for Kane.

Of the rest, Saido Berahino's star has waned of late. After scoring in six successive matches for West Brom in the autumn, Hodgson included him in his England squads for the Slovenia and Scotland games.

Berahino did not feature in either match though and has since been banned from driving for 12 months. He has also made it clear that he wants to leave The Hawthorns and his form has dipped of late, with new Baggies boss Tony Pulis dropping him to the substitutes' bench for the recent 2-2 draw at Burnley.

Danny Ings has shown he has the quality to thrive in the Premier League with Burnley, but the step up to the international stage may be too much for the former Bournemouth striker.

Finally Andy Carroll has shown moments of class since his return to action for West Ham but doubts remain about his fitness and it may be the case that at 26 he has been overtaken by younger stars like Kane.