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England boss enthusiastic about Tottenham striker Kane

England manager Roy Hodgson is excited to see what Tottenham striker Harry Kane can produce at international level after the 22-year-old broke his Premier League goal-scoring drought last month.


Kane has scored three goals in three appearances for the Three Lions, despite being used as a substitute in all of those fixtures.

An injury to Wayne Rooney will give Kane the opportunity to start in England's upcoming Euro2016 qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania, and Hodgson is eager to see what the Spurs forward can produce.

"He's waited a long time for his chance," Hodgson said.

"When he first got his [debut] chance he scored with his first touch of the ball.

"It's now, this autumn, and we have him exclusively to ourselves. We believed in him. He's got a good career ahead of him, so it's nice he'll get an opportunity."

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