England beat Bosnia at St James’ Park, but fringe players are not excelling

A COMFORTABLE victory, but hardly a convincing confirmation of England's credibility ahead of the start of the European Championship. On a night when Gareth Southgate hoped some of his students would step out of the shadows, the England boss was instead reminded of the importance of his star players.

Cole Palmer scored his first international goal on his first international start, drilling home a second-half penalty just before being substituted, Trent Alexander-Arnold struck an excellent second goal and substitute Harry Kane notched his 63rd goal for England with one more minute to go.

Eberechi Eze showed flashes of the dribbling ...