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Harry Kane, 124 caps and counting, speaks to ITV ahead of the next, and fairly important, one. \u201cIt\u2019s always special \u2026 just seeing Wembley \u2026 I never take it for granted \u2026 it\u2019s obviously a special night but we have to focus on the job \u2026 [my debut] was just as I dreamt it \u2026 I am extremely proud to represent England<\/a> \u2026 that was an amazing moment for me, and I\u2019ve been lucky to do it again a fair few times! \u2026 we\u2019ve been extremely close [to winning a trophy] on many occasions \u2026 we\u2019re closer than we\u2019ve ever been before \u2026 we still have to prove it on the bigger stage \u2026 we\u2019re in a good place, I\u2019m in a good place, the team is looking really strong and hungry \u2026 we keep testing ourselves \u2026 hopefully the best is yet to come.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Thomas Tuchel speaks to ITV. \u201cThere is never a perfect 90 minutes but it was a very, very good 90 minutes \u2026 a very impressive performance on and off the ball \u2026 for the whole period of the match \u2026 we felt it straight away from the start that we had a good performance \u2026 we have improved in the movements when Harry Kane drops \u2026 we have Jude Bellingham a bit closer to him \u2026 if both drop, Anthony Gordon and Bukayo Saka were always ready to go through the last line \u2026 we have worked on that \u2026 to fill the box \u2026 we had four or five people in the box \u2026 we are getting there \u2026 the front four love to play with each other \u2026 very dangerous \u2026 have full support from behind \u2026 I am hoping Morgan Rogers can prove a point today because we are saving some legs \u2026 [the longer international break] for patterns is very good \u2026 the language sinks in \u2026 a different style of play from the clubs \u2026 if you have more than two games you can have a training session, show, debrief \u2026 let the patterns sink in.\u201d<\/p>\n Tuchel also reminisces about his time playing as a child in the back garden, pretending to be Peter Shilton and\/or Ray Clemence. A laugh and a smile with ITV\u2019s Mark Pougatch. He\u2019s as relaxed and carefree as you\u2019d expect for a man who has just seen his team score seven goals away from home.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Some more on the Shilton-bothering antics of England\u2019s current captain. (We are of course assuming Kane won\u2019t do himself a mischief in the warm-up. Shilts must be cursing that alternate-appearance arrangement with Ray Clemence during the late 1970s, huh?)<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a013.46 EDT<\/p>\n The big news \u2013 of course \u2013 is Harry Kane\u2019s record-equalling appearance for England. He leads the line tonight and by doing so, earns his 125th cap. He joins Peter Shilton at the head of a distinguished list (see below<\/a>). Shilton took 21 years to clock up that number of caps; Kane has just needed 11, since coming on for Wayne Rooney against Lithuania as a 21-year-old in 2015 and taking just 79 seconds to score his first international goal.<\/p>\n The other bits of team news aren\u2019t insignificant, though. Trent Alexander-Arnold, who made his first start for England<\/a> in nearly two years last week in Prague, but sat out the weekend rout of Croatia, reclaims his spot at right-back. Jarell Quansah, who took his place in Rijeka, moves to the centre of defence. Meanwhile Myles Lewis-Skelly deputises for the injured Alex Scott, while Eberechi Eze replaces the in-form Anthony Gordon on the left flank. Morgan Rogers also gets a start.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a013.42 EDT<\/p>\n The teams<\/p>\n England: Pickford, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Guehi, Hall, Anderson, Bellingham, Lewis-Skelly, Rogers, Kane, Eze. Czechia: Horn\u00ed\u010dek, Coufal, Vit\u00edk, Hran\u00e1\u010d, Sl\u00e1ma, Kr\u00e1l, Sad\u00edlek, \u0160ulc, Ambros, Naderi, Lingr. Referee: Serdar G\u00f6z\u00fcb\u00fcy\u00fck (Netherlands).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a014.19 EDT<\/p>\n Some early team news. It\u2019s piping hot off the press, courtesy of our man at Wembley, Jacob Steinberg \u2026<\/p>\n double quotation markTrent Alexander-Arnold is expected to get another chance at right-back tonight. He impressed in Prague last week. Eberechi Eze is also poised to make his first start of this camp.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s going to be a big evening for our Admin and Housekeeping department, as a couple of tables will need significantly updating by the end of it. First up there\u2019s Group A3 of the Nations League<\/a>, which currently stands like this \u2026<\/p>\n 1. Spain P3 GD+6 Pts 9 \u2026 and there\u2019ll also be the small matter of England men\u2019s all-time appearance chart, the top of which is forecast to be hit by a crossfire Harry Kane<\/a>. It\u2019s a gas, gas, gas!<\/p>\n 125: Peter Shilton Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n Czechia have played 14 matches in the last 12 months. They\u2019ve only won four of them: against San Marino, Gibraltar, Kosovo and Guatemala. They\u2019ve lost their last four straight: against Mexico, Croatia, Spain and \u2026 England<\/a>, who by contrast are coming off the back of a third-placed finish at the World Cup<\/a>, a decent showing against the new world champions<\/a>, and an historic win in Croatia<\/a>. We could go on \u2013 England are fourth in the Fifa rankings, the Czechs 50th \u2013 but there\u2019s nothing to be gained in belabouring the point \u2026 and in any case football doesn\u2019t always work like that, which is why we keep turning up and tuning in. Will England consolidate their position in Group A3 with a view to making next spring\u2019s quarter-finals, or can the Czechs spring a surprise and keep their (admittedly faint) hopes alive? We find out from 7.45pm BST. It\u2019s on!<\/p>\n
Subs: Trafford, Steele, Saka, Gordon, Chalobah, Ngumoha, Branthwaite, Garner, Calvert-Lewin, Gibbs-White, Lewis.<\/p>\n
Kov\u00e1\u0159, Kinsk\u00fd, Kri\u010dfalu\u0161i, Zmrzl\u00fd, Va\u0161ul\u00edn, Hlo\u017eek, Sejk, \u0160ubert, Bucha, Radosta, Macek, S\u00e1\u010dek.<\/p>\n
2. England P3 GD+8 Pts 6
3. Croatia P3 GD-9 Pts 3
4. Czechia P3 GD-5 Pts 0<\/p>\n
124: Harry Kane
120: Wayne Rooney
115: David Beckham
114: Steven Gerrard
108: Bobby Moore
107: Ashley Cole
106: Bobby Charlton, Frank Lampard
105: Billy Wright
96: Kyle Walker
94: John Stones
91: Jordan Henderson, Jordan Pickford
90: Bryan Robson<\/p>\n