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Tarkowski revels in England bow despite VAR blow

James Tarkowski will not let VAR change his approach to defending after the much-discussed technology saw his England debut end on a sour note.

Burnley centre-back Tarkowski turned in an accomplished display in Gareth Southgate's back three against Italy at Wembley but the visitors left with a 1-1 draw when he was adjudged to have brought down substitute Federico Chiesa on review.

Lorenzo Insigne converted the 87th-minute spot-kick to cancel out Jamie Vardy's first-half opener, leaving Tarkowski frustrated by referee Deniz Aytekin's decision to go against his original call after consulting the pitch side monitor.

"He didn't give it originally so he didn't believe it was a penalty either," the 25-year-old said.