64 min: Now here’s a chance. Rogers, fed by Anderson, is fouled by Kamada about two yards outside the box. Half the team has a conflab near where the free is set to be taken before the options whittle down to Rogers and Bowen.

Morgan Rogers just played a poor pass straight to a Japanese player and Tuchel threw his arms up in the air in frustration, not for the first time tonight. England’s forward players are doing their best to play themselves out of the World Cup squad.

59 min: Here comes the reinforcements. Hall, Bowen, Solanke, Livramento are all on. Palmer, Foden, O’Reilly, White are off. Let’s see how that changes things for a faltering attack and flimsy defence.

57 min: A couple of England corners amount to little of note and it looks like several changes are imminent.

55 min: Japan continue to make England’s defence look deeply unconvincing. Ueda comes close to meeting an Ito cross from the right, White does well to get rid of the danger.

50 min: Doan does well to get past O’Reilly having received a neat crossfield pass but Pickford is there to save from a tight angle. The Japan forward should have crossed instead but that is another big warning shot.

48 min: England dominate possession for a couple of minutes and Rogers’ deep cross earns a corner that Palmer sends right into the hands of Suzuki.

46 min: No changes at the break as Japan get us going again.

45+1 min: After a minute of added time, for the drinks’ break, the whistle goes for a first half that leaves England with more questions and few answers.

44 min: A wasted opportunity for England now as Palmer sends a free in from the right with all the big men up. Instead of crossing, however, he tries to score an audacious goal… the ball sails harmlessly high and wide. TV footage, again, cuts to an unimpressed Tuchel.