Harry Kane’s 69th international goal sparked a second-half scoring spree that fired England back to the top tier of the UEFA Nations League.

Lee Carsley finished with five wins and one defeat, as England ended top of Group B2 at the Nations League ahead of Thomas Tuchel's arrival in January

In a surprise move, England's interim coach left captain Harry Kane on the bench for the Nations League match against Greece on Thursday and the youthful team eased to a 3-0 win in Athens.

Harry Kane hit out at some of his England team-mates after eight players withdrew from the squad for their two upcoming UEFA Nations League matches.

Carsley – temporarily promoted from the Under-21s following the departure of Gareth Southgate – has warned against any complacency as England look to finish the job in hand before attentions turn towards a World Cup qualifying campaign under German coach Tuchel.

Interim manager Lee Carsley made a huge call to drop Harry Kane from the England starting XI needing to beat Greece by multiple goals if they wish to reclaim the top spot in their group with one match to go.

England convincingly defeated Greece in its first game of the international break, taking the lead of Group B in League 2 of the Nations League. The victory in Athens means the Three Lions control its destiny, if it defeats Ireland, then England will get promoted to League 1 of the Nations League just in time for the arrival of Thomas Tuchel.

Player ratings from England's win over Ireland as the Three Lions returned to the top tier of international football.

The Three Lions captain took to Instagram to share some photographs of the England players enjoying water volleyball ahead of their upcoming Nations League group-stage clash against Ireland. In his post,