Chelsea captain John Terry will miss England’s Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland, the club have confirmed.

Terry played for the Premier League champions in their 2-0 win against Stoke City on Saturday but has picked up a hamstring injury that had previously hampered him since the start of pre-season.

After the defender spoke to Chelsea and England doctors, it was mutually agreed that Terry’s injury would benefit from a period of rest and rehabilitation.

This will come as a blow to England manager Fabio Capello ahead of the qualifiers next week, having already lost midfielder Frank Lampard, who needs a hernia operation, and there are doubts surrounding Bobby Zamora - who was injured in Fulham’s draw with Blackpool.