Summary

  • Southampton's Pelle heads Italy in front

  • Townsend fires in equaliser from 20 yards

  • Kane almost wins it late on in full debut

  1. Elsewhere in Europepublished at 21:33 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Incredible! Minnows Cape Verde are 2-0 at half-time against the mighty Portugal. Wow! Only a friendly, but still...

    Cape Verde Islands in action against PortugalImage source, AFP/GETTY
  2. Postpublished at 21:33 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    THREE MINUTES added on. Any more goals in this one?

  3. Postpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Who had money on the draw? Course you did.

  4. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Andros Townsend - miles better for his country than his club? - leads another charge on the break for England but his low cross is just about dealt with by a retreating defender.

    Italy then threaten at the other end. This game was poor for 70 minutes but is ending pretty well. Ryan Bertrand comes on for Kieran Gibbs.

  5. CLOSE!published at 21:27 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    The game has come alive. Great surge from Italy sub Luca Antonelli, he leaves Phil Jagielka for dead and shoots hard, low and early. The holy trinity, but he drags it just past the far post. Joe Hart didn't have a chance of getting near that.

  6. Postpublished at 21:26 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Danny Mills
    BBC Radio 5 live in Turin

    "I would love to see Harry Kane get one real, good chance. He has had limited opportunities tonight, but that is not his fault at all."

  7. Postpublished at 21:25 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    England ending on a high note. Top C.

    Harry Kane and Ross Barkley link up well, spreading the Italian defence but the final cross from the right is cleared away.

  8. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Ian: Didn't see that coming! Some quality from an England player.

    Tim Arstall: I hold my hands up, I did not think Townsend deserved a place but what a goal that is. Delighted to be wrong

    Jamie Millar: Andros Townsend might be the only player who is better for England than he is for their club. Cracking strike.

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  9. GREAT SAVE!published at 21:24 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Nobody really saw that one coming, but England have improved hugely in this half.

    And that's a great chance for Wayne Rooney! Again the build-up is basic., a chip over the top finds the skipper, he's clear on goal but Gigi Buffon comes out well to smother his shot at source.

    Rooney could have broken Sir Bobby Charlton's record this week. He's missed some presentable chances.

  10. Postpublished at 21:22 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Danny Mills
    BBC Radio 5 live in Turin

    "Fabulous strike from Andros Townsend. This is what I am talking about, get the players on who are on the fringes, who want to be out there to prove a point, who are bright and sharp and want to be in an England shirt.

    "This is what we want to see, players having a go."

    Andros Townsend celebrates after scoring against ItalyImage source, AFP/GETTY
  11. GOALpublished at 21:21 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Pick that one out! Andros Townsend's third England goal is another fine strike! Ryan Mason touches the ball to him 25 yards out, he slips one challenge and then hits an instant rising drive, scorching past Gigi Buffon's dive and into the far corner. Fabulous goal.

    Andros Townsend scores for EnglandImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Ciro Immobile spins in behind the England defence and he's away. Fair play to Phil Jones though, he jockeys him well and makes the covering challenge.

    From the corner, however, England's latest number eight almost slams into his own net. He had no control over that clearance at all.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    A debut for England as Ryan Mason comes on in midfield for Jordan Henderson.

  14. CLOSE!published at 21:17 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    A great ball in from Harry Kane! Out wide on the right, he rolls his defender and fires it in to the near post. Great delivery, Wayne Rooney is in there but it slips off the boot of a covering defender and flicks wide of the far post. Much better from England.

    Wayne Rooney heads towards goalImage source, EPA
  15. Text us on 81111published at 21:15 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Ben in Reading: Ross Barkley and Fabian Delph need never play for the England squad again. We've seen enough.

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  16. Postpublished at 21:14 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer in Turin

    "This match is a bit of a mess now. There has not been a great deal of quality on show and there seems to be even less now. Italy's fans are doing a Mexican Wave - boredom is setting in."

  17. Postpublished at 21:14 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Wayne Rooney gets a glimpse of goal. It's route one as Kieran Gibbs floats a pass into him, it sits up begging to be hit and Rooney puts the size nine through it. Nice hit, but you'd expect Gigi Buffon to save that all day long. And he does.

    Rooney takes a shotImage source, AFP/GETTY

  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    What can Roy Hodgson tick off his list tonight so far? Phil Jones is not a midfielder, Michael Carrick is? Hope we know that now...

    Andros Townsend is now on for Fabian Delph.

  19. Elsewhere in Europepublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Euro 2016 qualifier: Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany has been dismissed for Belgium in their Group B match against Israel. The Red Devils still lead 1-0 and as things stand, go above Wales and top of the pile.

    Still 2-0 to Netherlands against Spain, while minnows Cape Verde are doing well to hold out Portugal, scoreless after 20 minutes.

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 31 March 2015

    Italy are slowly introducing their first team as Marco Verratti comes on for Mirko Valdifiori. Verratti was exceptional for PSG against Chelsea a few weeks ago. He's still just 22.