Almost flawless: Harry Kane commemorates his century against Finland with a brace.

As England's captain celebrated his 100th cap by scoring a masterful brace in the Nations League triumph against Finland, Harry Kane had a "pretty much perfect" evening.

On Tuesday night, the all-time leading scorer in the country became just the 10th Englishman to reach a century of senior international caps—and the first since Wayne Rooney ten years ago.

Before play, Kane received a golden cap and wore golden boots to commemorate the memorable evening, which he capped off with an incredible double in the second half of a 2-0 victory.

After blasting his first goal off the underside of the bar, the 31-year-old produced a fantastic first-time effort, but interim manager Lee Carsley decided to bench the striker, so there would be no hat-trick.

"It was nearly an ideal evening," Kane remarked after surpassing his England record with 68 goals.

"As a striker, I naturally wanted to win the game and make the evening unforgettable by scoring a goal on my 100th cap.

"It was therefore ideal to contribute to the team's 2-0 victory with a few well-taken goals and finishes.

"A proud night for me and the family and now we can enjoy it."

After a brief pause, Kane responded to a question about wanting a hat trick, saying, "I mean, I had enough shots to get the hat trick, but Lee spoke about managing some minutes with a lot of games coming up." Kane had a header disallowed for offside in the first half.

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With Peter Shilton's record of 125 caps for England drawing near, Kane returns to Bayern Munich inspired by Tuesday's incredible accomplishment and determined to soar to even greater heights for both club and country.

The veteran England captain remarked, "I mentioned yesterday that from an early age can you keep focused and motivated."

"I believe that in today's world if you play football, you will face criticism and hear comments from others about your play.

"I've always talked about harnessing the fact that something isn't going your way to spur you on to work more and feel more driven.

Not only to disprove others but also to demonstrate to yourself that you can continue to push yourself and maintain this standard. That's what I discuss.

I want to keep pushing the boundaries even though I know there will be a time—I'm not sure when—when the level will drop and you won't feel quite the same.

"I think I showed that out there tonight and come October I'll be ready to go again."

For England captain Kane, who has received nothing but praise from interim manager Carsley during his first camp in command of the senior team, it was a memorable evening.

"It's brilliant that he's got 100 caps tonight and then to score the two goals, and the way that he took the goals, was outstanding," he stated.

"It is not unexpected. Considering the brief time we've worked together, his standards and level of production are evident every day, both on and off the field.

"Hopefully, he'll win every award possible this evening. We are truly fortunate to have him."

Carsley's team has, as predicted, won both of its Group B2 games. They defeated Finland by the same score after winning 2-0 on the road against the Republic of Ireland.

Although Tuesday's opponents lost both of their Nations League matches, they are currently bottom of the pool, but head coach Markku Kanerva was pleased with his team's performance at Wembley.

"I'm disappointed as we lost 2-0," he uttered. "However, we were aware that facing a top-tier squad like England would be difficult.

"I'm pleased with the way my players battled today. England made us play really good defense in the second half.

"I was unhappy in their goal-scoring, but it was to be expected—England was far superior to us. However, I believe we tried everything."