John Terry has been restored as England captain for the friendly international with the United States at Wembley tomorrow evening.

The Chelsea skipper was in despair after missing the penalty that would have given his side victory over Manchester United in the Champions League final in Moscow on Wednesday.

But Fabio Capello, the England head coach, has named his third different captain in as many games by handing Terry the armband for the penultimate international of the season.

"It's a good decision for John Terry after Wednesday," Capello said. "He played very well. I told him he'll be the captain and he was very, very happy. It's very important to be a leader and John Terry's a leader."

Terry had been named as successor to David Beckham as England captain by Steve McClaren, Capello's predecessor, in the summer of 2006 after the World Cup in Germany.

Beckham is also in the squad after winning his 100th cap against France and Capello praised the LA Galaxy midfielder's fitness following the start of the Major League Soccer season.

"He's very fresh, like USA's players," Capello said. "They've just started the season. The future is good for him, there's no problem. He's very fit."

Terry was unavailable for the first match of Capello's reign against Switzerland in February because of injury when Steven Gerrard led the side out. But Rio Ferdinand was captain when Terry returned against France in March.

Capello has said he wants his permanent captain in place by the time England play the Czech Republic at Wembley in August, their final friendly before the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

However, Capello would not confirm whether Terry would still be in possession of the armband for Sunday's match against Trinidad and Tobago, adding: "It's too early."

The friendly away to Trinidad, to which several of the players who took part in the Champions League final may not travel, is the only other game in which the Italian can experiment with the captaincy,

Gareth Barry, the Aston Villa midfielder who is rated highly by Capello, is a strong candidate to lead the side in the Caribbean if Terry and Ferdinand do not participate.

Capello sees the 10-day get-together as an invaluable chance to get his message across to the squad. After these games the Italian believes he will have a good idea of the team he will use to start next season's first World Cup qualifier against Andorra.

"The two friendlies are very important because I will know what I think about every position after these games," he said. "It will be a strong game. I saw their three games and the United States scored seven goals, with only two conceded.

"They have good organisation and are very fast on the counter-attack. They are scored a lot of goals from free-kicks and corners because they jump very well."

"I think it is a very important test for us. They are very fresh. For us it will be important to play at a high level."