England got the defense of its Women’s European Championship title firmly back on track with a 4-0 win over the Netherlands on Wednesday, thanks to a Lauren James double. James showed precisely why she had been selected despite not having played for more than two months when the squad was announced in June because of injury.

Lauren James made sure England avoided a major scare at Women's Euro 2025 with a brace in Wednesday's 4-0 thumping of the Netherlands which kick-started the Lionesses' title defence.But Stanway made the scoreline reflect the balance of play in stoppage time at the end of the first half by drilling home from distance after the Dutch defence again failed to deal with a high ball.