England player ratings vs Croatia: Harry Kane joined by two 8/10s on special night

Harry Kane scored on the night he broke England’s all-time men’s appearance record as the Three Lions beat Croatia 2-1 at Wembley.Morgan Rogers opened the scoring in the 24th minute as Dominik Livakovic flapped at his close-range shot, following some calamitous defending from Josko Gvardiol.Croatia equalised just before the hour mark as Luka Sucic stole in to poke home from Jarrel Quansah’s ill-advised header, but England were back ahead minutes later as Kane scored from the penalty spot.Sam Tabuteau was at Wembley to rate the England players…Showed quick feet to get out of trouble near his goal line early on. Will have been cursing Quansah’s decision-making as he picked the ball out the back of his net just before the hour mark.He and Kane enjoyed a brief period of trying to one-up each other with their sweeping passes from deep. Was not quite able to get a hold of a few presentable shooting opportunities on the edge of the box.Undone by a couple of pieces of Croatian trickery in the first-half, and then majorly at fault for their equaliser as he tried to head the ball back to Pickford inside a packed penalty area. Involved at the other end, winning the penalty from which England quickly retook the lead.Read MoreA rogue pick from Tuchel, who you feel did not need to use a night like this to understand what Burn can offer. Enjoyed some early head tennis as Croatia made the faster start.An assured performance. Alert to danger, willing to get his head on the ball and also offering an attacking outlet down the left. If fit, he surely has to be England’s first-choice left-back.Bobbed and weaved his way through pressure and kept things ticking in the middle of the park. A few notable errant balls were not a fair reflection of his confidence in possession. Found himself scrambling back towards his own goal a couple of times. Stretched the game in behind with some neat third-man runs. Was able to express himself and impose his physicality on Croatia as England coasted for much of the evening.Smuggled the ball home as Livakovic made a hash of saving his shot from inside the six-yard box. Did not grab the game with the same drive and physicality as Bellingham.His movement rather than the pass itself provided the opportunity for Rogers’ goal. Still, Bellingham proved again that he will always find himself in the right place at the right time. Operated comfortably above the rest of his teammates without ever having to step out of second gear.Leading the line, leading the press and adding energy and determination to an otherwise languid England performance.Ballon d’Or winner, England’s record appearance maker and now apparently a right-back. Kane was just showing off tonight, wowing the Wembley crowd with an array of wonderful passes, one of which played a crucial role in Rogers’ opener before getting his goal from the penalty spot.SubsNot given much time to show what he is all about. Tonight should have been a chance for him to get his feet under the table in an England shirt.Thought he had scored his first England goal, only to be denied by an offside in the build-up.Booed as he came on. He still has work to do if he is to get England’s supporters back on side it seems.Unused subs: Gibbs-White, Trafford, Hill, Branthwaite, Jobe Bellingham, Calvert-Lewin, Eze, King, Steele.