The two women had been messaging for a while about different players and elements of the game, before the conversation moved to something more serious and the potential of Alexander joining Pulse. "But England dismissed them emphatically, with a much-changed side, two players making their debut, and Emile Smith Rowe making his first start. The average age of that squad, just under 23, is the youngest we've seen under Gareth Southgate. "I think that fear has left opposing teams. I don't know if it is there quite the way it used to be. They've been the kings of the hill for so long, everybody has studied them - and stolen their plays - but, more importantly, they've learnt from other teams how to defend them. And the Chiefs right now don't have another move on the chess board to make anybody think twice. "It's just one of those fights, very intriguing, and I can't walk down the street without people saying to me, 'When are you going to fight Eubank?'