Terry saves England

Striker Andriy Shevchenko had come off the bench to cancel out Peter Crouch's first-half opener in his first start under Fabio Capello.

But with four minutes remaining Terry netted from close range following a David Beckham free-kick.

England went ahead in the 29th minute. Wayne Rooney's deft flicked header bounced wide off a defender to earn England a corner which Frank Lampard dropped on to the head of Chelsea team-mate Terry.

The England skipper could not get enough power into his effort to cause any damage himself, but guided the ball into the path of Crouch, who turned smartly and let fly with a six-yard volley which cannoned into Andrii Piatov before zooming into the net.

The belated introduction of Shevchenko 10 minutes into the second-half offered the visiting fans something to cheer, even, as if to ensure the Ukrainians were drowned out, Capello responded by bringing on David Beckham for his 110th cap.

By that point, the impressive Rooney had embarked on another startling run which began just inside the visitors' half and left four defenders trailing in his wake before his shot fizzed wide, Piatov uncertain whether he needed to try and keep it out or not.

Rooney continued to sprinkle the game with his unique talent. Unfortunately, after two years at Chelsea doing little to justify his £30million price tag and vast salary, Shevchenko finally did something worthy of his reputation.

Shevchenko's instinctive 74th-minute finish looked like wrecking England's 100% record. After 24 ill-fated months at Stamford Bridge, he should have known Terry a bit better than that.

It took the skipper to raise the roof, smartly steering home Steven Gerrard's knock-down from a trademark Beckham free-kick to make it five Group Six wins on the trot for Capello and his boys.