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Tom Jenkins

England v Scotland - in pictures

England v Scotland: Scotland fans
Wembley Way is a sea of dark blue as the Scottish fans arrive for the game Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: Scotland fan
Kilt - check, Royal Standard of Scotland - check, Saltire - check. There's no doubt who this fan will be supporting Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: Scotland fans
This chap hasn't forgotten John Motson's comments after the pitch invasion by fans after Scotland's famous victory at Wembley in 1977 Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: The Scottish fans are in fine voice as the game kicks off
The Scottish fans are in fine voice as kick-off approaches Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: The bands wait to play the anthems
The bands wait to play the anthems Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: The two teams emerge from the tunnel
It's a packed house as the two teams emerge from the tunnel Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: National Anthem
The English National Anthem is sung by the England team and fans but is greeted by a chorus of boos from some of the Scottish fans Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: Jack Wilshere
Jack Wilshere takes on Robert Snodgrass and James Morrison as the game gets underway Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: James Morrison scores the opening goal
Eleven minutes in and Scotland take the lead courtesy of James Morrison's right boot and some dodgy keeping by Joe Hart. A Scottish corner is headed clear but only as far as Morrison, who takes one touch, ranges forward, and bangs a shot towards the bottom right corner. The ball ends up flying into the top right, thanks to another almighty howler by the England keeper, Joe Hart. Though the shot was a powerful one and he didn't see it till late, Hart should have more with it than parrying it into the net Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: James Morrison celebrates
The Scottish players are rather pleased ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: Scotland fans celebrate the first goal
But not as pleased as the Scottish fans in the stands Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: Gary Cahill climbs above Robert Snodgrass to clear the ball
Gary Cahill climbs above Robert Snodgrass to clear the ball Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: Jack Wilshere dispossesses Scott Brown
Jack Wilshere doesn't just go on marauding runs upfield, here he tracks back and slides into dispossess Scott Brown Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: James Morrison rises up to head the ball clear
James Morrison rises up to head the ball clear Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: England players celebrate
The game's level just before the half-hour mark when Tom Cleverley slides a gorgeous pass down the inside-right channel to cut Scotland's defence into ribbons and set Theo Walcott free. Walcott races into the area, looks to have over-run the ball, but he checks, checks inside past Whittaker and Brown, and slams a low shot into the bottom right. McGregor had no chance Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: Wayne Rooney shoots
Wayne Rooney looks a bit rusty after his recent injury woes and this is illustrated on the half hour mark when he cuts inside from the left then, looking for the bottom left corner, fires a shot past Grant Hanley but drags it wide of the post Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: Scotland fan
Scotland take the lead again just four minutes into the second half with a fantastic strike by Kenny Miller. The ball's whipped in towards Miller from the right. Miller's on the edge of the D, with his back to goal. He shapes to turn on the left, with Cahill behind him, then turns sharply to the right. Cahill's beaten all ends up. And so is Hart, as Miller whips an astonishing effort into the bottom left corner. Hart had no chance Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: Danny Welbeck celebrates
England level again just four minutes later when Danny Welbeck rises highest to glance in Steven Gerrard's free-kick Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: Grant Hanley and Leighton Baines tussle for the ball
Grant Hanley and Leighton Baines tussle for the ball Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: Kyle Walker clears the ball
Kyle Walker clears the ball Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: Ricky Lambert scores
With 70 minutes on the clock Leighton Baines fires the ball into the six-yard box. Ricky Lambert rises, level with the near post, and hammers a header into the top left corner Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: Ricky Lambert scores
Here it is from another angle Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland: Ricky Lambert celebrates
That's a superlative goal from the 31-year-old debutant, with his first touch of the ball just two minutes after coming on Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: Wilfried Zaha fires just wide
Wilfried Zaha, who came on for the last quarter of an hour, almost adds another for England when he is released down the inside right by a looping pass from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. A clever chip, but Zaha's not got much space to run into, and it's a tight angle. Still, he manages to poke the ball past McGregor, but unfortunately for England, his effort bounces slowly across goal and to the left of the target Photograph: Tom Jenkins
England v Scotland 2: Ricky Lambert
The final whistle brings a passionate and entertaining game to an end with England triumphing 3-2, courtesy of a fairytale debut by Ricky Lambert Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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