It's a bold and impressive selection from Roy Hodgson in his first competitive match as England manager. Here's the full line-up: Hart, Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole, Milner, Gerrard, Parker, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Welbeck, Young.
France: Lloris, Debuchy, Rami, Mexes, Evra, Nasri, Cabaye, Diarra, Malouda, Ribery, Benzema.
Anthems robustly sung and we're ready for England to begin their Euro 2012 campaign
2 mins: Oxlade-Chamberlain robs Debuchy but can't find the pass. He looks keen
5 mins: John Terry has to be alert as Nasri and Benzema look to link-up. Concentration will be huge for the England defenders this evening
10 mins: Ribery finds space from Cabaye's through ball but Glen Johnson stands firm to put the ball out for a corner
11 mins: A rare nervy moment for England goalkeeper Joe Hart as he fumbles the resulting corner but England manage to clear their lines
12 mins: Samir Nasri has the first shot on goal, wide of Hart's right-hand post
15 mins: Great chance missed for England as James Milner times his run perfectly to run onto Ashley Young's through ball but hits the side-netting after rounding Hugo Lloris.
16 mins: Cabaye tests Hart from 25 yards
18 mins: Promising once more from Oxlade-Chamberlain as his quick feet take him past his marker but his pass finds Young flagged just offside
24 mins: Some nice little triangles between the French midfield. England remaining watchful
30 mins: GOAL FOR ENGLAND!
Steven Gerrard swings in a free-kick and Joleon Lescott brilliantly holds off Alou Diarra to head England into the lead
34 mins: Oxlade-Chamberlain picks up a yellow card for an ill-judged lunge on Debuchy
35 mins: Fantastic reactions from Joe Hart to deny a powerful Diarra header
England are slow to close down Samir Nasri and the Manchester City man makes them pay with a low strike which evades the stretching Joe Hart. Roy Hodgson will be disappointed his side have conceded so soon after taking the lead
42 mins: This is danger time for England. They need to get into half-time and regroup
45 mins: Hart has to be on his toes again to deny Benzema. France cutting through more regularly now
A largely positive opening half for England but they'll be glad to hear the half-whistle as the French were beginning to step things up.
49 mins: France continue to probe the English defence at the start of the second half. England will need to keep the ball a little better than they did towards the end of the first period
50 mins: 'Tactical' foul from Nasri on Oxlade-Chamberlain but no booking
53 mins: Steven Gerrard is felled on the edge of the area but receives no sympathy from the referee as England attempt to press
58 mins: Referee isn't interested in any England appeals currently. Glen Johnson raids down the right and is brought down by Ribery. Nothing doing as the Liverpool man is told to get up
France look comfortable here and it may be time for Roy Hodgson to think about making a change
65 mins: Good link-up again between Nasri and Benzema before the latter forces Hart into a sharp save low down
70 mins: England are not doing enough when they do get possession. This time Scott Parker performs a characteristic block to prevent Florent Malouda's shot getting through
71 mins: Ashley Young picks up England's second booking of the night. Up until now, their discipline has been good
Hodgson preparing to bring Jermain Defoe and Jordan Henderson on
75 mins: Danny Welbeck makes a break but the attack peters out
77 mins: Defoe comes on to replace Oxlade-Chamberlain. Hopefully this will give England fresh impetus in the final third
77 mins: Henderson comes on for Parker, who has run himself into the ground for the cause tonight
79 mins: Franck Ribery seems to be spending a lot of time writhing around in agony. France win another free-kick
81 mins: Nervy times for England. Cabaye fires in another long-range effort that is deflected behind by Welbeck
84 mins: Yohan Cabaye is replaced by his Newcastle team-mate Hatem Ben Arfa while Marvin Martin comes on for Florent Malouda
86 mins: Gerrard heads over a curler from Benzema as France press again
88 mins: Roy Hodgson prepares to make his final substitution as Theo Walcott waits on the touchline
89 mins: England counter and a good ball from James Milner is put behind by the scrambling French defence
Stoppage time: Walcott on for Welbeck
England fans in full voice with the national anthem being belted out. Still work to be done though
93 mins: Hart deals well with Benzema's firmly struck drive
FULL-TIME: FRANCE 1-1 ENGLAND
Roy Hodgson will be satisfied with that start by his England side. Nice and organised - the hallmark of the two warm-up matches under his reign
Captain Steven Gerrard: "I thought we caused them as many problems as they caused us."
England boss Roy Hodgson on Oxlade-Chamberlain: "He was quite dangerous. He's got to be happy with his performance."
10. Starting to look like what we expected. Ribery, Nasri, Benzema neat and dangerous. But Johnson and Terry blocked them off when rqd #engby ianherbs via twitter 6/11/2012 4:27:32 PM
"@Footy_Jokes: Joleon Lescott has now scored more goals at Euro 2012 than Cristiano Ronaldo, Fernando Torres and Robin van Persie combined."by ChristinaTwal via twitter 6/11/2012 4:38:03 PM
HT 1-1 #eng bang in this but they dropped too deep after taking the lead. #fra getting better. Half time come at the right time for Hodgson.by James Olley via twitter 6/11/2012 4:51:42 PM
