It started in unconvincing fashion - and ended with positives and plaudits.
When Lee Carsley walked out of the tunnel just before kick-off at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday, he made the mistake of turning the wrong way and walking towards the Republic of Ireland dugout.
But his day got better as England turned on the style to sweep their
"The expression, the freedom to express yourself was missing from Euro 2024," said winger Anthony Gordon, who was limited to just one late substitute appearance at the tournament.
"We controlled games but we werent dynamic. We weren’t relentless. We lacked dynamism and excitement."
In Dublin, England played with a zip and a swagger - especially in the first half - to give their fans reason to be believe that 'Carsball' could be a good option for the future.
They created six big chances, more than in any of their matches at Euro 2024, and had a significantly higher expected goal count. They also had more shots than in any of their Euro matches, bar one.
England carved out 16 attempts - with nine on target - as they played with a freshness and a vigour that was sadly lacking in some of their games at Euro 2024.
Harry Kane came under heavy criticism in the summer and there were even calls for the England captain to be dropped.
In Dublin, he had four attempts as he showed flashes that he was back to his threatening best in his 99th England match, with Anthony Gordon and Bukayo Saka delivering the ammunition high up the pitch.
Both constantly pushed ahead of lone striker Kane to offer real support, unlike during the Euros when he appeared isolated too often, as shown in the graphic below comparing England's average positions in their group draw against Slovenia - a team just six places above Republic of Ireland in the Fifa rankings - to Saturday's display. z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z z
Gordon looked like a player with a point to prove - having played six minutes in the summer - with two key passes, while he tested goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher three times.
"Anthony Gordon has been willing to run in behind, which is something England haven't had for a while, and then they flood the box," said former England striker Ian Wright on ITV.
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