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John Cross

Harry Kane has perfect Wayne Rooney example to follow in quest of England scoring record

Harry Kane was on the pitch the night Wayne Rooney broke the England goalscoring record.

It was at Wembley on September 8, 2015, when Rooney scored a late penalty to surpass Sir Bobby Charlton as England’s all time leading scorer. That night remains imprinted in Kane’s memory because it showed just how special it is to write your name into the history books and has driven him ever since.

Kane also scored that night - the third goal of his international career - in a 2-0 win over Switzerland, Rooney went on to score three more goals in his England career to take his tally to 53. Now Kane, 28, has the chance to break that record in England’s next four games as he is on 49 goals - level with Charlton - and it is making history which inspires the Tottenham striker.

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