Pacy, threatening, solid enough at the back even after they suffered the huge loss of their best defender, John Souttar, after little more than half an hour.

On an indoor hard court which suits her skillset, Boulter used her punishing first serve and pacy forehand to cruise past Germany's Laura Siegemund and Canada's Leylah Fernandez.

The manager brought on pacy duo Hudson-Odoi and Anthony Elanga in the second half and they combined for the goal.

Bright's lack of match sharpness was evident as France's pacy forwards threatened, while England's backline were undone by two set-pieces on the night.

They’re very pacy, very powerful.