HE has spent most of the season tying up opposition defences – but Jamie Vardy still expects to feel nervous when he ties the knot himself tomorrow.

Vardy will miss England’s friendly with Australia at the Stadium of Light as he has been given permission to leave Roy Hodgson’s squad in order to attend his wedding.

The striker has had to postpone his marriage to his long-term fiancée, Becky, on three separate occasions because of footballing commitments, and while he does not get nervous on the Premier League stage, he expects to have butterflies in his stomach while he is waiting in the church tomorrow.

“To be honest, if you asked my partner, she’d say I don’t really get nervous,” said Vardy, who scored the decisive goal in England’s 2-1 friendly win over Turkey on Sunday. “But I’ll probably be nervous when I’m stood at the end of the aisle and she’s still not turned up yet.

“I’ve been given the day off for the wedding, but then I’ll be straight back into preparing. There’s no honeymoon – I’ll have to take that next year some time.”

Vardy is enjoying an extended honeymoon period in footballing terms, with the euphoria of Leicester City’s remarkable Premier League title win extending into what will be a first major tournament appearance in France this summer.

Hodgson effectively confirmed Vardy would be part of England’s final 23-man squad when he revealed the striker’s absence from Friday’s game at the weekend, and while the 29-year-old is determined to enjoy himself tomorrow, he is aware of the need to be on his best behaviour.

“It’ll be a very quiet night,” he said. “Obviously I hope all the guests have a good time, but I will have a quiet one.

“I’ve not got a curfew, but at the end of the day I’m a professional and I understand what has to be done so I’ll be making sure I get plenty of sleep to come back in.

“It’s one more thing in what has been a manic season, but I’m happy for it to carry on that way. And I’ll try to keep my speech short and sweet!”

Vardy’s winner against Turkey came when he was moved infield for the final 20 minutes of the game, having initially started in a wide position on the left-hand side.

The striker is clearly more comfortable in a central role, but with Harry Kane seemingly certain to start the Euros as England’s first-choice leader of the line, Vardy is happy to adapt in order to increase his chances of securing a starting spot.

“I was delighted (to be moved infield), but I was in the first half too,” he said. “I was told to make the normal runs that I would if I was down the middle, to help create space for Rosey (Danny Rose).

“I find the two roles exactly the same. I’m not fussed where I play – wherever it is, I will give 110 per cent.

“I was delighted to get a goal, but the more important thing was that the team got the win. We knew it would be hard, but that’s what we wanted in preparation for the Euros – a nice strong test that we came through as a team.”