Terry hails England progress

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England can virtually make sure of their place in the 2010 World Cup finals if they chalk up a seventh successive win in their group against Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday evening.

Terry said: "Last time they sat back at Wembley and that was a bit different for us. We played in their half and things were difficult."

He added: "We need to start well, certainly better than we did the other night against Kazakhstan. Everyone expects us to win against Andorra which makes it a little bit tougher. If we score early, we can make it easier.

"But we did well the other night by not panicking early on. We kept the ball, even though a lot of passes were going astray, and stayed patient and that's where we got our joy.

"Maybe a year or two years ago we'd have tried to force the issue, but we had that inner-confidence that, sooner or later, we'd get a goal. Maybe in the past we'd have panicked."

Terry knows the importance of maintaining concentration in the sort of game that England will be expected to win at a canter.

He said: "It's one of those games where you have to concentrate, for me and Matty (Upson) to keep talking, instructing players in front of us, making sure they're doing the right thing and that no-one is taking too many touches on the ball.

"It's important we move the ball quickly. The quicker we move it, the quicker we get it into wide areas, the better. We'll benefit by doing that.

"We've got the quality of Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and David Beckham if he plays."