Scott Parker praised England's big hearts and commitment after they held France to a 1-1 draw in their opening Euro 2012 clash.

 But the Tottenham midfielder is unsure whether such qualities alone will be sufficient to win tournaments.

Midfielder Parker played a key part in helping to stifle the threat of France who dominated possession and were the better side during the second half.

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Now England will look to build on their encouraging start against Sweden in Kiev on Friday and then host nation Ukraine in Donetsk on Tuesday.

Parker said: 'I think it was a good result and something for us to build on. We did pretty well.

'We were disappointed to concede against a good French team but sometimes they are going to stretch you a bit. They have very good individuals who get into pockets all over the pitch.

'We probably would have taken the point beforehand. It was hot and difficult and they are a very good team.

'The one thing we showed was a lot of big hearts, courage and commitment.

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