Capello will be delighted with his team's second-half showing, not so with the first 45 minutes when Lampard, Gerrard and Defoe were all poor.

The game is won now as the two teams go through the motions of the closing minutes. It's been an entertaining game though.

Quite a turnaround, Capello's second-half substitutes have lifted England, Crouch, Carrick and Wright-Phillips.

England have been much better since Crouch's goal and deserve to be ahead.

Gerrard hands the captain's armband to Rooney for the last 17 minutes as Nagy Gedo beats the lumbering Terry for pace and sends in a low cross that no-one latch on to.

Zidan's free-kick is cleared by Crouch, who has offered far more to England than Defoe managed in the first period.

Baines hacks Zaki down so Egypt have a free-kick in a dangerous position.

It's all England now, they've really picked up the pace of the match since Crouch's equaliser.

Rooney almost gives England the lead but he's forced wide and can only pull his shot wide.

Wright-Phillips gets to the byline and pulls the back for Crouch to try an acrobatic overhead kick that he unfortunately completely misses.

Much better passing by England now. Egypt are sitting back and letting Capello's side come at them as Gerrard lashes a shot wide.

A tricky run by Wright-Phillips lifts the crowd although he eventually runs the ball out of play.

Hopefully the goal will settle England down as they'd struggled until that moment.

It's starting to get embarrassing as Egypt try a few fancy flicks in midfield while England hoof the ball in the general direction of Crouch's head.

Greedy by Gerrard who tries to beat one too many defenders when team-mates were better placed.

Green has to get down low to claim Zidan's low drive. Egypt remain the better side.

Sloppy play by Brown results in England conceding another corner.

Rooney twists and turns before firing in a shot that El-Hadary gathers easily.

Crouch manages to clear Zidan's deep corner away from danger.

Egypt are still looking lively as they earn an early corner.

Egypt get the second half underway. The prawn sandwich brigade haven't managed to make it back in time though. There are plenty of empty seats on the halfway line.

Not a great 45 minutes by England, maybe they won't be winning the World Cup Final in four months' time after all.

England are enjoying their best spell of the match as Brown, who is now seeing a lot of the ball on the right-hand side, curls in another cross that the keeper eventually claims.

Defoe should score as he bursts into the area but then sees his shot saved by El-Hadary.

A half-chance for England as Brown whips in a decent cross that Defoe heads wide.

Egypt seem happy to sit back and let England come at them after dictating proceedings for the opening half-hour.

Terrible by Gerrard whose free-kick from such a promising position drifts straight through to the keeper.

Defoe wins a free-kick on the left-hand side of the penalty area.

The crowd start to show their disapproval as Walcott pushes the ball far too far forward and it drifts out of play.

It should be 1-1 as a corner somehow finds it way through to Lampard who scuffs a shot into the ground and it bounces harmlessly over the bar.

Rooney's starting to look very annoyed as he rages at his under-performing team-mates.

There's no doubt about it, Egypt deserve their lead.

Gerrard chips the ball to Rooney who deflects a header just wide of the goal.

Since the goal the boos seem to have intensified every time Terry touches the ball. Fickle football fans, never!

England seem to have been surprised by Egypt's desire to take the game to them virtually from the first whistle.

It was an unfortunate time for Upson to slip but is he really the best defensive alternative in Ferdinand's absence? Ditto Brown at right-back.

Green collects the corner. Capello may opt to bring on Hart for the second half to see how the Manchester City goalkeeper copes at international level.

Baines concedes another corner but the Everton man has started well.

Better by England until Walcott is dispossessed. Both teams are putting together some high-quality passing moves.

Baines does well to head the ball clear from deep inside his own penalty area but Egypt are looking very dangerous.

Mohamed Zidan finds space down the right but rifles a shot over the bar. Egypt certainly won't be any pushovers tonight.

Corner for England but Lampard's effort is headed clear.

Defoe's pocket is picked just as he is drawing his leg back to get a shot in on goal. Gareth Barry and Rooney had created the opening.

The north Africans are playing keep-ball as England struggle to move out of first gear.

Egypt are growing in confidence as Emad Moteab powers a header too high.

Defoe clears the ball off the line, although the effort didn't really have enough power to start any alarm bells ringing.

The ball bounces off Baines' knee and Egypt have their first corner of the match.

Rooney's low long-range drive is fumbled by the Egypt keeper who gathers the ball at the second attempt.

Rooney and Walcott combine well down the right. The Arsenal man pulls the ball back for Frank Lampard who should score from ten yards out but only manages to stab a weak shot straight at goalkeeper Essam El-Hadary.

Green is forced to rush off his line to mop up a poor Upson back-pass.

Quite a lively opening to the match with a vibrant atmosphere on a cold Wembley evening.

Brown, from right-back, launches a long ball forward for Walcott to chase but Egypt easily cope with it.

A few half-hearted boos greet Terry's first touch of the ball.