England struggled against the North African side in the first half, and were lucky to remain ahead after Oualid Hichri's exquisite 25-yard volley struck the crossbar in the sixth minute. But Whittingham was introduced at the interval, with team-mate Liam Ridgewell making way, and the midfielder's cross set-up Darren Ambrose's opener on 54 minutes.
"Peter Whittingham and James Milner linked up well down the left for the first goal," Taylor said, "and that gave us the confidence to go and play with better quality." Wayne Routledge went on to add a second before Tunisia's misery was completed when Kadri was dismissed as England began their Toulon tournament campaign with a victory.