Harry Kane will have Raheem Sterling in close support in England’s forward line against Tunisia. Harry Kane has vowed to showcase his talent on the world stage as he prepares to lead out England in their eagerly anticipated opening group game against Tunisia. The national captain has yet to score in a major tournament, either for the under-21s or the senior side, but intends to put memories of those toils behind him as England kick off their campaign in Russia on Monday. Kane will lead the line, with Raheem Sterling in support at the Volgograd Arena, the Spurs striker having scored six times in his five caps when wearing the armband. ‘Like something handed down by God’ – how Panama reached the World Cup | Sid Lowe Read more His seven games under Gareth Southgate have yielded eight goals, and there have been 135 in the last four seasons since he broke into the team at Spurs. “If you go back four years, I was watching the World Cup while on holiday,” said Kane. “I’d played the last six or seven games of the Premier League season under Tim Sherwood. Mauricio Pochettino came in that summer and got me fit, in better shape and more powerful, and I kicked on from there. “It’s taken a lot of hard work and determination, not least because there were players ahead of me at the time, particularly strikers. I had to work hard on the training pitch and take the opportunities when they came. The last few years I’ve improved and now I’m here, and I can’t wait to get out there and show the world what I’ve got. “Obviously for me and the team the European Championship in 2016 didn’t go well. But, as the gaffer has made clear, this is a new squad, with new ideas and a new way of playing. We want to attack this tournament, create chances and score goals. In the friendlies leading up to coming here we did that well, with the way we played with the runners getting in behind. That’ll help me get some space and some chances. My aim is to continue what I’m doing, and what I did towards the end of last season in the Premier League season, and go out there with confidence and play my best for the team.” Harry Kane Kane, 24, will be supported by his Spurs team-mate Dele Alli and Jesse Lingard from midfield, with the Tunisia manager, Nabil Maâloul, having made clear his concern over the supply line to England’s captain. The Tottenham forward has watched Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Costa pull clear early in the race for the golden boot, a prize he has targeted, but will aim to catch up. “For sure, Ronaldo’s put me under a bit of pressure,” Kane said. “He’s a fantastic player who had a fantastic game against Spain, but, for me, it’s more about concentrating on the team. Hopefully I will score a hat-trick tomorrow and we’ll be level again. But the golden boot is not something I’ll be thinking about until much later in the tournament.”