EURO 2016 TEAM PREVIEW: GROUP B - ENGLAND

Tip: Semi-finals

Cult hero: James Milner has become the type of player that we thought English football had stopped producing. Content with just grafting for 90 minutes and nothing else, the Boring James Milner Twitter parody account has been so successful that the player himself now plays along with the banter.

Star player: In-form Spurs players are the ones most people are focusing on heading into yet another tournament where the Three Lions are talking a good game. Nevertheless it is Manchester City custodian Joe Hart who will be the difference between a tepid knockout exit or potential trophy tilt. With a suspect defence set to be breached time and again, he needs to be in his usual exquisite form.

Player to watch: Should Roy Hodgson want to actually win the damn thing in July, he needs to let Tottenham sensation Dele Alli off the leash. There is a ginormous question mark over his temperament in big games, however if he can keep his head then England have a dynamic attacking force who is capable of threading through delightful through balls and cracking home world class strikes to boot.

How they qualified: They absolutely bossed it and, yes, Jack Wilshere even managed to stay fit enough to make an important contribution. In an admittedly soft group, they hit the jackpot of 10 wins out of 10 with a staggering +28 goal difference fuelled by goals from Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck.

Line-up prediction: Hart, Walker, Smalling, Cahill, Rose, Dier, Wilshere, Rooney, Milner, Alli, Kane