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Kashevski is released into space but is caught in two minds and hits the ball to nobody

We're into stoppage time

Beckham is on the edge of the box this time and he goes at the near-post. His effort deflects off the woodwork too

The ensuing possession sees Milner in the box and he dummies his way to a one-on-one. He shoots and the ball crashes against the inside of the post

Wright-Phillips, who has improved in the second period, runs at the defence and winsafree-kick midway through the Belarus half

Johnson typically finds himself high up the pitch and does well to deliver a cross for Crouch, again, the keeper gets there first

Milner crosses for Crouch, but Zhevnov plucks it off his head before gathering

Barry finds Beckham with a delicious cross-field pass. The LA Galaxy man in turn provides a good cross, but England's big strikers cannot get on the end of it

Milner has time to cross but his delivery is poor and cleared

Bridge heads down the tunnel to receive treatment on a leg injury

Leonid Kovel replaces Kornilenko

Wright-Phillips cuts inside from the edge of the box, looking to repeat his goal action from earlier. But Lampard takes over, and crosses into the hands of Zhevnov

Shitov loops in a high cross which has Foster chasing. He is forced to retreat as it falls to a red shirt

Cole controls the ball and makes his way into the box. His cross for Crouch hasn't enough on it

Omelyanchuk finds Kalachev on the right and he fires a decent low cross into the six-yard area. Terry clears well ahead of Kornilenko

The set piece ends with a whistle due to the attention on Foster after the second ball

Bridge commits adjacent to the 18-yard area on the right wing

The players get a breather due to a break in play for a head injury to Sosnovski

The ensuing corner is cleared

Some Belarus possession ends in a brilliant move which Omelyanchuk tries to finish. A bouncing ball is hit with venom from 12 yards and Foster saves really well to keep his sheet clean

Beckham wins the ball in midfield and tries to chip the ball over the top for Lampard, but the Chelsea man cannot get on the end of it

Agbonlahor wins a corner with his unsettling play

Omelyanchuk hits it from distance and the ball does swing, but it is a comfortable save for Foster

The corner is cleared

Lennon beats two before going down in the box, a corner is given

Johnson crosses for Crouch but the Tottenham is flagged offside

Kornilenko and Omelyanchuk combine and try to release Kutozov, but Ferdinand is alert to intercept

Wright-Phillips, who is back running around, has the chance to attack the full-back but carelessly loses the ball

Wright-Phillips is receiving treatment after clutching at his back in pain

The delivery is cleared and Lennon's shot is blocked

Lampard curls it over the wall but it is a comfortable save, England corner

England free-kick after Agbonlahor is fouled. Lampard is not allowed the advantage and will have to make do with a shot from a dead ball

Belarus are continuing to grow into this game but are struggling to make any impact going forward

Kalachev's shot from distance is blocked

An early chance to attack for England is wasted and Belarus break

Lennon, back on the right, combines with Johnson and he fizzes in a cross for Crouch at the near-post. His header flies wide

A minute is added on. It's all gone flat for England and the interval has come at just the right time for Capello

Lennon switches to the left and cuts inside. His attempt at a through-ball is easily cut out, however

Wright-Phillips has the chance to stretch his legs but has little support. He keeps possession, but it is soon lost and Barry fouls

Crouch heads the ball up to Terry who tries a scissor-volley on the spin. It would have been difficult to score for even the best of attackers, so it comes as no surprise that the centre-half mis-hits it.

Lennon is fouled and Lampard will curl in a free-kick

It's been a good period for Belarus as England have lost their way a little

Sergey Omelyanchuk is teed up and he hits it with plenty of power. But the low shot is straight at Foster

John Terry concedes a free-kick and it may present an opportunity for a long distance strike

Aleksandr Yurevich's low cross is dummied by Kutuzov who sprints forward to take another pass. It's lovely interplay by Belarus, but they cannot get a shot away

Johnson carelessly gives the ball away to Kalachev who sprints forward. He squares to Kornilenko, but the pass just beats him and gives England a let off

Wright-Phillips comes inside this time in a bid to make an impact. He looks to play Lennon in on the right, but his pass it just too heavily-weighted

Wright-Phillips looks to latch on to a cross-field ball but fails. The Manchester City winger has been quiet on the left

The Belarus goalkeeper gives away a needless throw-in which Lennon throws into the area for Johnson to latch on to. The Liverpool full-back cuts inside with precision and looks likely to score before slicing a left shot extremely wide

Lampard's delivery is cleared, before John Terry is flagged offside on the second ball in

A long ball to Lennon wins a corner

Bridge attacks the left flank before the ball is knocked away to give the men in white more possession

Some Belarus possession comes to an abrupt end when the ball goes out of play with little reason for it to do so

England are in a comfort zone already it seems, winning the ball with ease

Vitaly Kutuzov, on the back of some good interplay, tries to play his strike partner in behind the England backline but it is just cut out. It's the first real bit of enterprise from the visitors

Agbonlahor is released on the break and he attacks the Belarus defence. His right-foot shot is saved well at the feet of the keeper. A corner follows and it is cleared

Route one pays off as Foster's clearance gies England possession. Eventually, Glen Johnson's cross is contested by keeper and Crouch, but the ball is punched away

England are content with possession at the back at present

Lampard takes a corner and it finds the head of Crouch, who doesn't need to jump, but his effort goes wide of Zhevnov's left post

Goal-shy Lampard tries to power it in but the ball hits the wall

Barry dribbles forward and pushes a pass to Crouch, who tries to release Agbonlahor in-behind at the first attempt. The ball is cut out, but England win a free-kick on the edge of the area

Lampard takes it and the ball is cleared at the second attempt. Timofey Kalachev has a chance to break, but he the danger is comfortably shepherded away

Barry picks up a loose ball and plays it right to Lennon. The winger's cross is cleared for a corner

Agbonlahor is looking bright but he fails to win the ball as he tussles with defenders on the byline

The ball is low and Barry misses his clearance, allowing Igor Shitov to lash a shot, which goes comfortably wide

Belarus have a corner cleared, though a rebound shot wins them another

It's a dream start for England and for Crouch, who has netted in each of his last six England starts now

Frank Lampard's delivery is poor and cleared, but a 25-yard rebound from Wright-Phillips goes within a whisker of going in, as Belarusian keeper Yuri Zhevnov gets worried at the low drive

Agbonlahor wins a free kick on the left touchline

At the back, Wayne Bridge comes in for Ashley Cole, who is on the bench

Steven Gerrard is the other major absentee for the home side. Belarus are without talisman Alexander Hleb