England lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in a largely lacklustre friendly international at Wembley on Tuesday with the Dutch sealing victory thanks to a controversial winner from substitute Luciano Narsingh.
He cracked the ball home in the 77th minute after Vincent Janssen appeared to shove Phil Jagielka over in the build-up and although the referee waved play on, the England players strongly contested his decision.
England, continuing their build-up to this year’s European championship made eight changes from the starting line-up that beat world champions Germany 3-2 on Saturday and went ahead after 41 minutes when Jamie Vardy finished off the best attacking move of the first half with a close-range shot.
The Dutch, who failed to qualify for the tournament in France, equalised in the 50th minute when Janssen lashed a penalty into the roof of the net after defender Danny Rose handled.
England had in the early stages created several chances with Vardy and Barclay done well to create some of them.
The introduction of Kane and Walcott created a burst of attacking moves but it was left too late.
For England it was a good test with several changes to team roles but the defence was erratic.
England overall after this performance and itheir night in Germany are looking good for the Euros.