There may have been some raised eyebrows at the unusual starting XI to play Spain but a gutsy and focused performance against a team laden with Barcelona’s Champions League winners earned a 0-0 draw and demonstrated there is serious depth to England’s squad looking ahead to the European Championship this summer.
In front of an impressive crowd of 14,284, with rail replacement buses disrupting travel to Carrow Road and the lashing rain, Lauren Hemp went closest for the Lionesses, smacking an effort against the post shortly after the restart on the second day of Arnold Clark Cup fixtures.
