Phil Neville’s side still dream of listing the World Cup, but there is some cause for concern in among the many positives. Tactical rigidity It is almost ironic that a manager who has used 20 players in three games can be so uncompromising on style and formation. Mary Earps, Leah Williamson and Lucy Staniforth are the three without game time, but the others have lived perpetually in their trademark 4-2-3-1, attempting to press and pass with Phil Neville’s idealised forward thrust. Every change has been like for like: Alex Greenwood in for Demi Stokes, Rachel Daly filling the space vacated by Nikita Parris. And so on. Having a style that transcends one’s best XI is, clearly, not in itself a bad thing. Here, though, there have to be reservations. England will face far bigger tests than Scotland, Argentina and Japan at this World Cup and any side worth their salt will punish his Lionesses for those mistakes they have already shown a propensity to make. Uncharacteristically, Steph Houghton was the culprit against Scotland, misplacing a pass when playing out from the back. Keira Walsh was handed a ‘get out of jail free’ card when she mistakenly played Japan’s Kumi Yokoyama…