England v Ecuador - in pictures

Three Lions on my boot (or should that be trunk?) Photograph: Matthew Ashton/AMA/Corbis

The rain's stopped and Wayne Rooney looks like he means business as the England players take to the pitch for a warm up Photograph: Michael Regan/The FA via Getty Images

Ooh look who's in the stands watching the game, it's former Manchester United manager, David Moyes. Maybe he's there checking up on his former charges Antonio Valencia who's in the Ecuador starting line up, and Wayne Rooney who's starting on the England left Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

England start strongly and are in charge during the opening few minutes. However possession don't mean squat unless you put the ball in the net, and that's what the Ecuadorian team do with their first attack ... Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Ayovi makes a bit of space for himself down the left, and whips a ball into the area. On the penalty spot, it's Enner Valencia, who thumps a header into the top-left corner. That's a stunning header Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been England's brightest player so far in the first half Photograph: Michael Regan/The FA via Getty Images

James Milner, Chris Smalling and Jack Wilshere take a drink as they attempt to deal with the heat Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Oxlade-Chamberlain, is fed into space by Milner, and whips a ball into the Ecuadorian area from the right. There's a scramble by the left-hand post - Lambert, with his back to goal, chests down - or does he use an arm? Anyway, he backheels against the left-hand post from six yards. Unlucky ... Photograph: Joe Toth/BPI/REX

He's about to sweep home the rebound when Rooney gets there first, and smacks the ball home professionally. Rooney might have been a smidgen offside, but there's no flag and England are level Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Early in the second half England take the lead. Ross Barkley turns down the inside left and goes on a George Best-esque saunter down the channel, before gliding infield. He shapes to shoot but decides to lay off to the right, where Lambert stands waiting. Lambert takes one swing of his right leg, and launches a low fizzer into the bottom left, across the keeper, with the outside of his boot Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Jack Wilshere goes on a marauding run Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Just past the hour mark Gruezo kicks the back of Oxlade-Chamberlain's ankle, then rolls into the back of the England winger and the England player is floored Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Hodgson then takes off the Ox as a precautionary measure and he's replace by debutant Jon Flanagan Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images

Two minutes after coming on Michael Arroyo has the ball at his feet, just to the right of the England D. Milner doesn't close him down. Arroyo drops a shoulder, nudges the ball an inch to his right, and with next to no backlift, blasts a rising shot into the top right. A stunning finish and Ecuador are back on level terms Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

Arroyo has every reason to be pleased with himself Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Both sides find themselves down to ten men eight minutes later. Antonio Valencia can't get clear down the right again. Raheem Sterling slides in, getting a little bit of the ball, but more of the man, straight through from behind. Valencia springs up and clatters Sterling on the back of his neck, then grabs his throat. The pair are shown red, and rightly so: Sterling had both feet off the ground and didn't look in total control of that rash challenge, while Valencia raised his arms Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

The youngster explains himself to his club and country captain Steven Gerrard Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

An entertaining game comes to an end after four goals, two of them absolute belters, and a couple of red cards. However the big worry for Roy Hodgson and the England fans is how serious Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's injury is. Final score: England 2-2 Ecuador Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters