Marcus Rashford furthered his claims for a place in England’s final 23-man squad for Euro 2016 after scoring in a warm-up win over Australia.
The 18-year-old striker volleyed in after three minutes to become England’s youngest player to score on his debut.
Wayne Rooney’s powerful 20-yard strike – his 52nd international goal – made it 2-0 at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, reports the BBC.
Midfielder Eric Dier came on to play at centre-back for England but scored an own goal with a diving header.
FRIENDLY RESULTS
England 2 – 1 Australia
Northern Ireland 3 – 0 Belarus
R of Ireland 1 – 1 Netherlands
Slovakia 3 – 1 Georgia
Czech Rep 6 – 0 Malta
Croatia 1 – 0 Moldova
