Euro 2024: countdown to Spain v France and Netherlands v England semi-finals – live

We’ve got the man who writes his own scripts, Jude Bellingham, as the protagonist; we’ve got the loveable underdog, Bukayo Saka, fresh from an incredible comeback; and we’ve got the antagonists, the media, whose criticism is fuelling England’s success. Not to mention, the sun is shining and we have a new government. So, maybe we should be (cautiously) hopeful.