Lewis Dunk might have felt a bit of déjà vu as he watched England from the substitutes’ bench in Wroclaw.

It felt a little like Albion with Graham Potter as the Three Lions enjoyed a lot of possession but seemed to be attacking with the handbrake on.

England remain firmly on course to reach Euro 2024 after a 1-1 draw with Ukraine.

There is nothing to worry about on that score.

But, admittedly against passionate, committed and talented opponents, it felt like we could expect more from England in the attacking third.

That there was not enough excitement or end product for all the possession and neat passing.

That was where Dunk might have felt it looked a bit like Albion a couple of years ago.

And why they are now being brave enough to try and change that by playing the ball from very deep, tempting teams to press, opening up spaces.

There was not so much of that from England, who were happy to camp in the final third and try to pick a way through.

Dunk has been a big part of that being with his club - very brave on the ball and aiming to pull teams on to him.

It can help open up sides and sometimes lead to that variety of going long and direct.

There was precious little of such build-up from England.

When they did vary it, Harry Kane’s pass from quite deep led to Kyle Walker equalising with his first international goal.

Teams ideally need 11 ball-players at this level and Dunk has proved he is very capable in that respect.

That is one reason why one hopes he will feature against Scotland tomorrow.

Quite apart from the fact England’s central defenders did not cover themselves in glory when a rare Ukraine threat led to Oleksandr Zinchenko putting them ahead.

Southgate said: “It was difficult for all of the forward players to find space between Ukraine’s midfield and defence.

“I thought occasionally we were coming too deep outside of the block, but when you do that, if you’ve got players with that range of passing, then it’s an alternative way of breaking them down.”

Southgate said there will be plenty of players involved at Hampden Park.

That would certainly be a test of Dunk’s composure on the ball should he get his chance.

International friendlies are a rarity these days but England face, in theory, such a fixture against Scotland – even if the welcome might not be too friendly.