Harry Kane becomes England’s all-time record scorer in qualifier win over Italy

It was a night when a Harry Kane penalty conversion positively overflowed with narrative drama. It was his first attempt for England since his notorious miss in the World Cup quarter-final exit against France last December and so goodness knows what was going through his mind as he shaped to take it, after the VAR had spotted a Giovanni Di Lorenzo handball on a corner.

When he scored it took him clear of Wayne Rooney as England’s all-time leading scorer with 54 goals. What a moment it was for the captain. It put England 2-0 up and to describe them as rampant at that point late in the first half would have been no exaggeration.

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