IT'S HATS OFF TO SUPER SAKA

IF THIS is Gazball then the wait has definitely been worth it

- Matthew Dunn

The same exciting, risk-taking reliance on raw talent that has been baked into the England cricket team under Brendon McCullum, with extra nutmeg.

It was a triumphant return to the stadium that was home to what was supposed to be England's Golden Generation the team of world-class individuals under Sven Goran Eriksson who failed ultimately to show their full talent in an era of just limited success while Wembley was being rebuilt.

Now, though, something really seems to have clicked. Under Gareth Southgate, right, the fear of not living up to

expectations has been replaced by a desire to raise them higher and higher. Literally nothing is considered impossible for these young men which is precisely how a proud and robust footballing nation was brought to its knees.