Craig Bellamy says Wales had to "suffer a lot of pain" as a poor start saw them suffer a 3-0 friendly defeat to England at Wembley on Thursday.

Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka all scored within the first 20 minutes for England, with a stunned Wales offering little in terms of a fightback.

Wales improved in the second half, but still only managed 10 attempts overall, with only two of those testing Jordan Pickford, as they finished the match with 0.5 expected goals (xG).

By contrast, England accumulated 3.0 xG from their 17 shots, getting five of those on target, while one also hit the crossbar.

Bellamy was disappointed with his team's performance, especially with a vital World Cup qualifier against Belgium coming up, but he is hopeful Wales can take lessons from this defeat.

"First 20 minutes were tough," Bellamy said. "It's a very difficult place to come without starting the way we did.

"Made it very difficult for ourselves. Their intensity, physicality, they were able to push through that as well. We had to suffer a lot of pain.

"Monday, it is a different game. Learn from this. We don't want this feeling again.

"Damaging? You don't go anywhere without being damaged. I've never been damaged by a football match. When you get your a*** kicked, you learn the most. And I got my a*** kicked!"

After going unbeaten in each of their first nine games under Bellamy (W5 D4), Wales have since lost three of their last four games (W1).

Bellamy is not willing to sacrifice what gave them so much success at the start of his tenure, though, noting that it is tough to play against opponents like England.

"If we don't work as a unit, shift our backline, push up, wait for triggers, start making it up because we're stressed, we become an ordinary team," he added.

"Opposition quality can do that to you as well, but we have to remember what makes us a good team. That's the learning bit.

"It's not the first time. We were 3-0 down to Belgium early. Of course, Belgium and England are at the top table.

"We're not at that top table. These teams will stress you because they have the quality to do so. To give ourselves a big chance, we have to stick to what we do. That's why these games are so beneficial."

Wales sit third in Group J with three World Cup qualifiers left, currently only one point behind leaders North Macedonia. They host Belgium at the Cardiff City Stadium on Monday.