Harry Kane reaches his half-century as he salvaged Germany draw

Harry Kane reached his half-century of international goals to rescue England from defeat in Germany.

The captain’s late penalty moved him ahead of Bobby Charlton to second in the all-time list of England goalscorer - just three behind Wayne Rooney.

Jonas Hofmann fired the host’s ahead just after half-time, but Kane fired past Manuel Neuer after he was fouled in the box by Nico Schlotterbeck.

‘I love scoring goals, I have always loved it especially for my country,’ said Kane.

‘Whenever I can help the team I am glad to do that. It’s a really nice feeling [to score]. 

'I had a couple of chances earlier, the first one was over the bar and Manuel Neuer made a good save for the second.

‘We kept going and played our best football in the last half an hour. Good to get the goal and a shame not to nick it at the end.’

On his team’s comeback: ‘It is really important to show the mentality, 1-0 behind we showed good character to get back into the game and get a result.

‘We are playing against a very good Germany side. We still have important matches but the World Cup will be here before we know it.’

After the game Gareth Southgate heaped praise on his star forward following his 50th goal for England, he said: ‘I think rightly the fact he’s got 50 goals will be the centre part of the story.

‘But his all round game, the way he led the line, the way he competed, the way he pressed was exceptional.

‘His quality to drop deep, and I know people say he drops too deep, but you need a player who can unlock the game.’

Team-mate Kieran Trippier added: ‘Harry Kane stepped up as always. He is special. I used to play with him for club and country. Fifty goals is incredible. He's a top pro. Great leader.'

On his team’s reaction to falling behind,