England captain Harry Kane says criticism of his form has become “part and parcel” of every major tournament, but insists blaming a lack of fitness would be an “easy” excuse.
Kane will lead England out in a major tournament semi-final for the third time when the Three Lions meet the Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday night, with Gareth Southgate set to ignore calls from some quarters for the country’s all-time leading goalscorer to be dropped.