Bellingham hails Kane as England's greatest after milestone appearance

LONDON, Oct 6 : Jude Bellingham hailed teammate Harry Kane as England's greatest-ever player after the captain marked his record-equalling 125th appearance by scoring two goals and creating another in Tuesday's 3-0 Nations League win over the Czech Republic.

Kane drew level with former goalkeeper Peter Shilton as England's most-capped men's player and celebrated the milestone by taking his tally to 91 international goals in front of an appreciative home crowd at Wembley.

"First and foremost he is an unbelievable human being, as a captain and a man," Bellingham told ITV.

"He is the best England player to ever wear the shirt and it is an honour to play with him. He is pretty unmatched. He is scoring goals for fun, he goes deep and he gets tackles in. He is only getting better."

Kane helped create England's opener with a cross that was turned into his own net by Czech defender Vladimir Coufal before adding two goals of his own, prompting manager Thomas Tuchel to pay tribute to his striker's consistency.

"It's what he does," Tuchel said. "I don't take it for granted, it's just exceptional every single match."

Kane's latest milestone came at the stadium where his England journey began more than 11 years ago.

The Bayern Munich striker made an instant impact on his 2015 debut when he came off the bench against Lithuania in a European Championship qualifier and scored 79 seconds later.

"It's always special, even just walking out now and seeing the stadium, just the excitement of what's to come," Kane said before kickoff. "I try and never take it for granted. It's obviously a special night tonight, but as always, we've got to focus on the job."

Kane, who also rattled a shot off the crossbar on Tuesday, has become one of the defining