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Jack Grealish shows he's worth England starting spot; James Ward-Prowse makes case for squad place

MIDDLESBROUGH, England -- It took a while for coach Gareth Southgate to be convinced of Jack Grealish's worth in the England national team, but the Aston Villa midfielder now looks primed to get his chance at Euro 2020.

England's two warm-up games have effectively been an exercise in damage limitation, with several players managing their recovery from injury, others joining up late after prolonged club engagements and a disappointing sideshow around England's players being booed by some in the crowd for taking a knee before kickoff.

Southgate named two vastly different lineups and secured two 1-0 wins, the second of which came on Sunday against Romania in their final outing before next weekend's opening Group D match against Croatia.