Toone leads rout in England's last practice before French test

England have far trickier tests ahead of them when they kick off their European Championship title defence in Zurich against France on Saturday, but they put on a thrilling show for the fans who came to wave them off in Leicester, with an emphatic win against Jamaica.

- Suzanne Wrack

This was Sarina Wiegman's final opportunity to see her team in front of supporters before they head to Switzerland to defend their 2022 crown, and although it was a dress rehearsal the signs were good. Ella Toone scored twice, Lauren James returned to action and provided an assist within eight minutes, there was a cohesiveness to England's play and the substitutes contributed.

Fans in the Midlands, and those travelling from farther afield, had read loud and clear the message that this was a send-off game. Huge cheers accompanied the names of the starting XI as they were read out, with the captain, Leah Williamson, and the forward Alessia Russo eliciting the loudest chorus alongside the distinctive boo-like "Tooooooone" that echoed around the stadium when her name came over the loudspeakers.

There had been some theorising over what sort of starting XI Wiegman would select. Would this be the opportunity to give those on the fringes a final chance to impress, or would it be much closer to the likely starting XI against France? It was, in reality, always going to be the latter. Facing a tough group, with no easy games, this was England's chance to warm up into competition mode.