Scotland 2 England 2: Kane rescues point amid late drama

Kane’s goal deep into added time earned a point for England after a pair of Leigh Griffiths free-kicks had turned the game on its head in favour of Scotland.

Gareth Southgate said Harry Kane’s injury-time equaliser in England’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland at Hampden Park was a “huge moment” for the team and demonstrated they could come through moments of extreme pressure.

Strachan sprung a surprise by recalling Christophe Berra to Scotland’s back-line for the first time since the 3-0 loss to England in November but also by reverting to a three-man central defence with Kieran Tierney on the left.

A bit of frustration began to creep in with England toward the end of the frustrating 45 minutes as Southgate’s men seemed to be getting out of ideas to use against defensively tight hosts.

I’ve got to say.

“The questions around us centre on character and the ability to counter events that go against you but that’s what we’ve showed”.

Having selected a Spurs player to captain the side instead of a Champion of England, England treated observers to a wholly unremarkable first hour.

“There was too much pace on the ball for Hart to get there and it’s just a poor lack of concentration at the end has cost us three points”.

“We have to be a team that are never beaten, maybe the clock runs out but you never, ever stop and today we have done that”.

Goal Highlights of the game between Scotland vs England will be available here. These guys are giants and they are playing at a different level to most of us and they kept coming back, with their strength and power and speed it is hard to deal with.

But there was still time for England to snatch a point when, moments after Gordon produced a good save to deny Dier levelling from a free-kick, Kane was left unmarked in the area to volley a Raheem Sterling cross from the left into the net from close range.

“We come away fairly happy with it and in a good position to qualify for the World Cup”.

England made Scotland pay for not hitting the back of the net and did so themselves when substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain jinked inside the box from a throw-in and smashed beyond Craig Gordon. And I have a noise after that like I’ve never heard before. It was his first two goals in dark blue but ultimately they failed to provide the win. Griffiths levelled the scores with a brilliantly executed free-kick that beat Hart to his left, the first time that England have conceded on the road to Russian Federation. “That could have been my best result as a manager, and I’ve been lucky enough to get some good ones against Man United and AC Milan and teams like that”.