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Tommy Martin: With handbrake off are England scorching home or rolling backwards?

Are England finally ready to win or will they be undone by the Maguire paradox?
Tommy Martin: With handbrake off are England scorching home or rolling backwards?

England manager Gareth Southgate speaks to Ivan Toney. Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.

It is a thought that has long caused many of us in this country to wake up in a cold sweat. Every second June (and the occasional November – thanks Qatar!) the possibility must be reckoned with. The chances are weighed up, the hyperbole skimmed off the top and a frank response to one question must be arrived at.

Is it coming home?

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