Harry Kane was the first England player to congratulate Wayne Rooney. It was September 2015, Rooney had just scored his 50th international goal to break Sir Bobby Charlton’s record for the country – from the penalty spot against Switzerland at Wembley – and Kane was straight over to him, whispering something in his ear before embracing him.
Back then, Kane was at the start. Aged 22, he had come on as a 58th- minute substitute for his fourth cap and he would open the scoring shortly afterwards with his third goal at this level. Rooney’s late penalty would close out a 2-0 European Championship qualifying victory.
