Harry Kane: Royal Marines Helped Me Break Scotland's Hearts

England's Harry Kane says the squad's trip to a Royal Marines Commando training camp was a 
crucial factor in them being able to overturn Scotland's 2-1 lead on the weekend.

The Tottenham star, whose late volley denied his side's historic rivals a vital victory on the road to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, described the night as the most special of his career so far.

And while the bonding trip to Devon was met with mockery in some quarters, the 23-year-old, who was named England captain for the first time in the fixture, told the Scotsman what an important impact it had on the team:

"When we went away with the Marines, we spoke about being ready for any situation. If things do take a turn for the worse, then always be ready for that. Never drop your heads."

"When we went 2-1 down, a few lads could have been on their knees or had their heads in their hands. But we 
managed to stay calm. They stuck their chests out, held their heads up, walked back to the centre circle and said 'Let's get something from this'.

"Personally, I picked up a lot about leadership from the time we spent with the Marines. The main thing was about standing up to difficult situations.

"In the Marines, of course, they have life and death situations. We just tried to take as much as we could from what they told us into our game and I think we stood up and were counted. "

"We had a couple of the Marines come up to the game and watch us, so it was great to see them again afterwards."

Kane, who has now scored six times in his 18 appearances for England, also spoke about the importance of not losing his first game as England captain - a position he relishes:

"I would say that equalising goal was probably the most special moment of my career. I didn't want to lose my first game as England captain, especially against Scotland."

"To score that goal was great as it has been a while since I have scored for England. It was special. To be captain and score in the last minute was a very proud moment. I would love to remain captain, although we have plenty leaders in our squad. That is what is good about this England team."

The striker was also left optimistic about where the result leaves England in the hunt for World Cup qualification:

"Hampden is a tough place to come to and there was a great atmosphere. The way the game panned out, it was a good point for us. If you manage to score in stoppage time to take something from it, you go away from any game fairly 
happy.

"For no-one to drop their heads, it was a proud moment... We are in a great position to qualify now and with four games to go, we feel should win all of them."