Rickie Lambert says the inclusion of young, fearless talent in the England squad has made him excited for Euro 2016. England manager Roy Hodgson named a squad including Manchester United teenager Marcus Rashford and older players such as Jamie Vardy, who made a name for himself in the Premier League but is internationally inexperienced. England players board their plane as they fly out to France for Euro 2016 I think the young ones who have come onto the scene over the last two seasons have started to get the country excited again, the West Brom striker told Sky Sports News HQ ahead of Englands opener against Russia on Saturday in Marseille. It was obviously a big disappointment after the World Cup, but the emergence of the Tottenham lads, as well as Rashford and Vardy, its brought a new lease of life into the country. Slowly but surely the hope and excitement for the whole country has come back. Sky Sports Euro 2016 predictor Make your predictions with our interactive wall chart here. They have no fear. Thats what Im so excited about. Normally the pressure gets on top of people, but I cant see it happening to them.As the youngest member of Hodgsons 23-man squad for the tournament in France, Rashford is the least experienced despite becoming Englands youngest ever debutant goalscorer in the 2-1 win over Australia. Marcus Rashford (left) scored on his England debut However, Lambert believes Hodgson made the right call to take Rashford to the Euros having had an impressive run of form at Old Trafford with seven goals in 13 appearances in all competitions last season. He is fearless, Lambert added. He has come onto the scene and blown everyone away. I was surprised he was included but full credit to Roy for including him. Euro 2016 will be Lallanas first appearance at a European Championships If he gets minutes then I think the fearlessness in him will do well. Its obviously what the country has been asking for for some time now. If you are good enough then you are old enough.He has played in some big games this season and he has been the match winner. Roy has looked at that and thought hes ready, even though he hasnt played that many games. Also See: Euro 2016 build-up LIVE! England arrive in France Will Hodgson make changes? Rooney dismisses streetwise fear Domingo German Jersey . After falling 5-0 on home ice in a game that could have tied them for second in the wild card standings, Washington head coach Adam Oates had some strong words for Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin. Mike Tauchman Jersey . Wheeler scored two goals, including the winner, as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 6-4 on Friday in a game that featured a seven-goal first period. https://www.cheapyankees.com/501g-tyler-...ey-yankees.html. 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He wanted to apologize for all of that run support. "I instantly came in here and gave him a hug and said sorry," the lefty said after the Chicago Cubs got six RBIs from Junior Lake in a 17-5 rout over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. "The offence played great, they brought their A game." Samardzija has a 1.45 ERA, but is 0-3. The Cubs have totalled 15 runs in his eight starts. Lake homered and doubled twice for Chicago, which had lost seven of eight overall. The Cubs totalled just four runs while getting swept in a three-game series at Atlanta over the weekend -- Emilio Bonifacio scored five times himself in this romp. "Thats what we needed," Lake said. "Just play hard and something happened good." Chicago has the worst record in the league at 13-24, but is 4-3 against the defending NL champions. The Cardinals were forced to finish with infielder Daniel Descalso as a relief pitcher getting the final out in the ninth. Its the first time St. Louis used a position player to pitch since Rob Johnson against the Dodgers in a 13-4 loss at home Aug. 7. "Its embarrassing to have to put him into that spot," manager Mike Matheny said. "Hes a team guy and understands, but should have never been in that spot to begin with." "Its tough for all of us to watch." The Cubs hit for the cycle in the first five batters -- Bonifacio doubled, Anthony Rizzo singled, Starlin Castro tripled and Mike Olts two-run homer capped a four-run first inning. Bonifacio had four of Chicagos 20 hits and scored a career-best five times -- the most in the majors this season -- once on a play overturned by video review. Rizzo and Castro each drove in three as the Cubs set season highs for runs and hits. Cardinals reliever Randy Choate gave up a career-worst six runs in the ninth and left with two outs. Descalso made his first pro pitching appearance and retired the only batter he faced, getting Oltt on a fly ball.dddddddddddd "I just went out there and did what they asked me to do," Descalso said. "I really dont want to talk about this." Wood (3-4) beat St. Louis for the second time in three starts despite giving up five runs in six innings. He hit two batters in the fifth and both scored. Tyler Lyons (0-3) surrendered nine runs in four innings in his fourth start in place of injured Joe Kelly. "I felt a lot better the first two innings than I did in the third and fourth," Lyons said. "Its just one of those things. Sometimes you just get hit, I guess." Allen Craig drove in two runs for the Cardinals. Yadier Molina had two hits, an RBI and a steal when he caught Wood napping in the fifth and took third without a throw. Lake hit a three-run homer in the second for a 7-0 lead. He had an RBI double in the fourth and a two-run double in the ninth. Lake began the game with eight RBIs in 92 at-bats this season. Three of his four homers have come against the Cardinals. "Hes electric, for sure," Wood said. "When hes on, hes on. Hes got tremendous pop and nice to see it come out." Olt leads NL with eight homers, including four in the last six games, all on the road. In the fourth, Bonifacio was called out at the plate when he tried to score on Rizzos grounder to short with the infield in. The Cubs challenged the call, and the ruled was reversed. NOTES: The Cubs previous bests for runs and hits came at Comiskey Park on Thursday when they scored 12 runs on 15 hits against the White Sox. ... Bonifacio is the first Cubs player to score five runs since Jody Davis in 1987. ... Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright (6-2, 4.75) opposes Jake Arrieta (0-0, 2.89) in the second game of a four-game set. Wainwright is 9-7 for his career against Chicago but just 3-6 with a 4.83 ERA at home, and is coming off his first career loss at Wrigley Field on May 2. ... Cardinals LHP Jaime Garcia, rehabbing from shoulder surgery, allowed two runs on three hits in five innings for Triple-A Memphis. ' ' '