Danny Rose will be among the new additions called up by Roy Hodgson as the England manager starts preparing for life after the World Cup, with Wayne Rooney as his captain and the long-term plan of a new-look defence featuring John Stones of Everton and Arsenal’s Calum Chambers.

Hodgson wants to have a closer look at Rose after hearing encouraging reports of his performances in Tottenham Hotspur’s first two Premier League matches of the season. Mauricio Pochettino’s team are the only side bar Aston Villa not to concede a goal and Hodgson needs to consider possible understudies to Leighton Baines at left-back now Luke Shaw, Manchester United’s summer signing, and Arsenal’s Kieran Gibbs are injured.

The presence of Chambers and Stones in the squad to face Norway at Wembley on Wednesday will offer another glimpse of the direction Hodgson wants to take the team after the disappointment of the World Cup. The squad will be announced at noon on Thursday, with Rooney taking the armband and Hodgson also intending to bring in Fabian Delph as he tries to fill the void left by Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard announcing the end of their international careers. Delph has grown into his role at Villa but his call-up is another clear indication that Hodgson does not have a huge amount of choice in central midfield, especially with Michael Carrick and Ross Barkley injured.

Chambers had previously not figured prominently in Hodgson’s thinking but the 19-year-old will be elevated to the senior set-up due to his early performances for Arsenal. The teenager, signed from Southampton for £16m, has particularly impressed Hodgson with his versatility, featuring as a centre-half for Arsène Wenger’s team despite being recognised more as a right-back. It is in his more customary position that he may win his first England cap, with Glen Johnson’s place in doubt because of the injury that forced him off during Liverpool’s defeat at Manchester City on Monday.

Hodgson is planning for England’s qualification programme for the European Championship in France during 2016, beginning with the game against Switzerland in Basel on Monday week. England have a moderate group that also includes San Marino, Estonia, Slovenia and Lithuania, and a tricky opening game is offset by the fact the expansion of the tournament means they can finish third and still qualify via the play-offs.

Chris Smalling is another doubt after suffering a groin injury in Manchester United’s game at Sunderland on Sunday but Hodgson had intended to call up Stones regardless. He was on England’s standby list for the World Cup and his progress appeals to England’s management at a time when the careers of Smalling and Phil Jones have stalled.

Rooney, recently named as Manchester United’s captain, is regarded as the obvious candidate to take the role from Gerrard, the thinking being that the striker is now Hodgson’s most experienced player and someone who is generally respected by his team-mates. Joe Hart and Gary Cahill were other candidates but Hodgson installed Rooney as third in line for the captaincy behind Gerrard and Lampard before the World Cup.