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Experimental England held in-form France to a 1-1 draw in their opening match at Euro 2012 last night.
Joleon Lescott's header drew first blood for England before his Manchester City teammate Samir Nasri thundered an equaliser past another club colleague, England keeper Joe Hart.
Group D now looks wide open after England kept pace with the stylish French, unbeaten in 22 games, at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk.
In the late game: Co-hosts Ukraine thanked two goals from veteran Andriy Shevchenko as they edged Sweden 2-1.
