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Praise for Carrick and Lampard
Roy Hodgson hailed the influence of midfield duo Frank Lampard and Michael Carrick following England's 2-1 win over Italy in Berne
Read the full storyLescott happy with result - and beard praise
Good result and performance from the lads tonight, felt good to get some more game time B4 the season kicks off this weekend.
From @JoleonLescott on Twitter:A lot of tweets about the beard, it will be good this weekend #BackToBusiness. Will grow it back from the cold winter ahead in Manchester.
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Hodgson praises England new-boys
England coach Roy Hodgson says his youthful England side impressed him with their winning performance against Italy in Berne
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England beat Italy for the first time in 15 years, thanks to a Jermain Defoe thunderbolt late in the day
Read the full storyDefoe: I love England
England goalscorer Jermain Defoe said he took great satisfaction from his goal against Italy, his 16th international strike
Read the full storyHighlights: Italy 1-2 England
Jermain Defoe's superb 80th-minute winner served up a treat for England's fans in Berne as they secured a rare win over Italy
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The experts' verdict
Good win for England. Carrick, Cleverley and Lampard impressive. All three key in most encouraging thing of all - we kept the ball better
From @OllieHoltMirror on Twitter:#italy 1 #eng 2 ft. Carrick, Walker, Cleverley impressed. More fluid system a success too. Lampard & lively Destro voted men of the match
From @henrywinter on Twitter:Good win for england. Carrick man of match for me. Does a great job some people dont see. @tomclevz23 played well too.
From @WayneRooney on Twitter:Plaudits for Lescott's beard
FT - Italy 1-2 England
The ref blows for full-time and that's a very nice scoreline for Roy Hodgson and co., even if it was a friendly in a neutral venue. The game will be remembered for Jack Butland's debut (not to mention senior debuts for Ryan Bertrand, John Ruddy, Tom Cleverley and Jake Livermore) and Jermain Defoe's cracking winner. Match highlights coming very soon...
Replay: Defoe's cracker puts England ahead
A spectacular strike from Jermain Defoe hands England the lead.