James Edwards

Reece James will not be linking up with England.

Bittersweet symphony is driving fans away from England games.

This was some pre-season friendly, for a start it wasn’t that friendly as tackles flew in, bumps, kicks, pulls the whole works on show and a relaxed ref who saw no problem with most of the fouls.

It might be a lifetime since this last happened and it is worth celebrating it while we can.

Denmark scored early, through Thomas Delaney and then looked to have put the tie to bed just before half-time when Dolberg netted.

Under pressure to perform and certainly to attack with more pace and verve England spent the first ten minutes, after Sterling’s early run, playing the ball around at the back, failing to run into space and looking inept.

It is not just England who are thrashed by minnows. Admittedly neither England nor France actually lost but the clamour for the victors is no quieter for that.

No Billy Gilmour meant the Czechs dominated after an early surge from a keyed-up Scotland.

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