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Player ratings: How Roy Hodgson's young England side fared in Lithuania

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ByEurosport

Updated 12/10/2015 at 22:09 GMT

We take a look at how England performed against Lithuania in their 3-0 win in Vilnius.

England's Jack Butland celebrates at the end of the match

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England player ratings (out of 10)
Jack Butland 7: Made one eye-catching stop in the first half. Apart from that, his main aim for the evening was keeping warm in freezing conditions in the Lithuanian capital.
Kyle Walker 7: Assured enough in defence and going forward, but was hardly tested as England spent large swathes of the match in the home half. Played his part in England's third goal.
Phil Jones 7: Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal wanted Jones to use these matches to sharpen up for his club side. Not sure he will have gleaned much from this trip to Vilnius, but coped easily enough with what was thrown at him. Which wasn't very much.
Phil Jagielka 7: Became the first Everton player to captain England, and coped with great ease with whatever came his way throughout the evening.
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Phil Jagielka

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Kieran Gibbs 7: Rampaged up and down the flanks as much as possible. Lent himself well to England's incessant attacks.
Jonjo Shelvey 7: Thumped a few efforts at goal, and was booked for charging down a free-kick before the whistle had been blown, but all in all, a comfortable evening's work for the Swansea City midfielder.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 8: Excellent performance from the Arsenal player. Scored a fine goal, and was involved for most of the evening, but will realise that he must starting coming up with consistency for his club side.
Ross Barkley 8: Outstanding contribution from the Everton midfielder. Fine goal, and looks like he will be heavily involved when these finals begin in France.
Adam Lallana 7: Some eye-catching deliveries, Lallana will hope his decent night's work can continue under Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
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Dele Alli

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Jamie Vardy 7: Worked hard throughout the night, justifying his inclusion in the starting side. But will this just be a one-off cameo?
Harry Kane 7: Showed his usual quality throughout the evening with a few powerful shots and a leading role in the second goal. Like Barkley, looks like he will be involved from the start at the outset of the finals.
Substitutes:
Andros Townsend 6: Arrived for Barkley in 72 minutes, and had little to add with England already 3-0 clear.
Danny Ings 6: Tested the impressive Lithuania goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis after taking over from Harry Kane on 58 minutes. Looked hungry to impress, and like Lallana, will need to adopt a similar attitude at club level.
Dele Alli 6: Replaced Lallana on 66 minutes as the Spurs teenager was given the chance to sample the senior squad. He will probably return to the Under-21 squad when the friendlies begin, but this was a nice appetiser of what he can aim for.
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