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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Barney Ronay at Wembley

Total Midweek Kane: England’s icon delivers a classic on his way to footballing ultimacy

England's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their second goal at Wembley
England's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their second goal at Wembley. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

It is a very Harry Kane kind of thing to equal a record. Respectful, no ego, all about the collective. On a room temperature night at Wembley Stadium Kane duly did this, drawing level with Peter Shilton’s record for England caps, and doing so while delivering a performance of Total Midweek Kane.

There were two neat, slick goals, one in each half, the high points of a 3-0 win against Czechia that all but guarantees a place in the Nations League knockouts. England need one more point in November to be certain. At which point Kane will have the chance to carry on equalling his own new caps record, humbly paying tribute to himself each time, saying, yeah, it’s an honour to share that number with a man like (myself).

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