Harry Kane became England’s joint highest cap winner after starting and netting a brace in their Nations League win over Czech Republic at Wembley.
The 33-year-old joins Peter Shilton on 125 appearances as he captains a side featuring four changes from the 7-0 win over Croatia on Saturday.
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Kane also edged closer to the magical 100-goal mark, moving his total to 91 goals with six in four during the current international window.
“Brilliant, brilliant,” England boss Thomas Tuchel said of his striker. “I think the team performance was very good, and Harry’s performance was very good.
“He was again decisive for us and on this very special day for him, to equal the record of Peter Shilton, puts him on this kind of level.
“Amazing. He deserves the stage, he deserves the praise.”
Kane’s bow came against Lithuania in March 2015 aged 21, when he scored the first of his many goals for the national team.
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The England captain registered an assist as Vladimir Coufal poked his cross into his own net before bagging a brace either side of half-time, the first finishing off a superb team move after Elliot Anderson threaded a brilliant ball to Morgan Rogers.
Kane’s second was a header from a Lewis Hall corner, before England sat back to see out another comfortable win after a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture.
The result sees them needing just one point from the November international window to book their place in the Nations League quarter-finals in March.
Additional reporting from PA
