Jones then topped it all off in the 83rd minute by scoring with a cheeky flick from substitute Morgan Gibbs-White ’s pass to seal the three points. He ended his England debut with 62 passes completed (95 per cent accuracy), made four tackles and won seven of his nine ground duels. An impressive start to his international career.

The brief interregnum of Lee Carsley has not been without incident, although in Athens so the odyssey delivered him from the mistakes of his past and a triumph that means life will be a little simpler for his successor Thomas Tuchel.