England hit Andorra for six

Fabio Capello's side moved 10 points clear at the top of their qualifying group with a seventh successive victory.

Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch put the seal on an emphatic England win - their biggest in a competitive game since a 6-0 success over Luxembourg in a Euro qualifier in 1999 at the old Wembley.

England settled any nerves when Glen Johnson picked Rooney out with a deep cross that, unmarked, the forward had little trouble finding the net with. As they were only at the four minute stage, it just about said it all about the one-sided nature of what passed for a contest.

Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard might have scored in a little flurry around the 10 minute mark but England were made to wait almost until the half hour before finding the net again, Frank Lampard powerfully drilling home Theo Walcott's cutback.

Johnson was the provider for a momentous goal for Rooney, which allowed him to draw level with Sir Geoff Hurst as England's 12th highest scorer on 24. For the record, Rooney also equalled Gary Lineker's record for the most goals in a single international season, 10.

As Rooney notoriously hates missing any football, he might not have taken his interval substitution too well, particularly as the opposition suggested a first England hat-trick was on the cards.

However, in replacing both Rooney and Gerrard with Defoe and Ashley Young, Capello was able to have a decent look at a couple of the fringe players who hope to be on the flight to South Africa in 12 months' time.

Defoe took his chance well with instinctive efforts in the 73rd and 76th minute, Johnson setting up the first to take his number of assists to three, before Crouch tapped home after some woeful defending in the 81st minute.