Lee Carsley has insisted that he “definitely didn’t drop” Harry Kane, and reiterated that England’s captain will return to the starting line-up against the Republic of Ireland on Sunday. Carsley made the brave decision to play Ollie Watkins ahead of Kane for Thursday night’s 3-0 win in Greece,

England interim boss Lee Carsley has backed Harry Kane to respond to being dropped against Greece by confirming he will start in Sunday's UEFA Nations League clash against Republic of Ireland at Wembley.

Lee Carsley was proud of the way England took control of their Nations League destiny and praised “great example” Harry Kane after surprisingly dropping the skipper for the must-win match in Greece.

England interim manager Lee Carsley chose a bold starting XI to face Greece in Athens and, after being rewarded with an impressive 3-0 win, he made his feelings clear

England interim manager Lee Carsley says Harry Kane had no problem with being left out of the starting lineup for the convincing 3-0 win over Greece in the Nations League. Kane was surprisingly benched in favour of Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins, who seized his opportunity with the opening goal of the night.

Lee Carsley believes England’s 3-0 win over Greece demonstrated that they have “outstanding talents” outside of their big-name players. England took control of their Nations League group with a comfortable win in Athens,

In a surprise move, England's interim coach left captain Harry Kane on the bench for the Nations League match against Greece on Thursday and the youthful team eased to a 3-0 win in Athens.

This time, Lee Carsley’s gamble paid off. In a surprise move, England's interim coach left captain Harry Kane on the bench for the Nations League match against Greece on Thursday and the youthful team eased to a 3-0 win in Athens.

Harry Kane has launched a stunning attack on England team-mates who pulled out of this week’s must-win clash in Greece and accused them of taking advantage of Thomas Tuchel’s wait to start as manager.