Crouch gets a long leg to a deep Gerrard cross but his pull back falls only to a defender who hacks the ball clear from inside the six-yard box

England are playing keep ball now as the seconds tick away on what has been a comfortable evening

James dives to his right to comfortably stop a low Adu strike from the edge of the box with his first meaningful save of the night

Terry remonstrates with the referee after he blows for a foul with the England captain trying to win an attacking corner - he was looking for his second of the night there

Hargreaves breaks with purpose from his own box and wins a corner after seeing his cross blocked - he has been one of the real pluses for Fabio Capello tonight

James tips a dangerous floated cross over the head of the waiting Bocanegra on the far post as the USA refuse to give up their pursuit of at least one goal

To the USA's credit they have come into the match more in the last five minutes but they seem to lack invention in the final third

There's a carnival atmosphere going on inside Wembley now as we approach the final 15 minutes

England have a three on two opportunity after breaking from a corner but Bentley's pass for Rooney is woefully over-hit and the USA recover

Bradley and Dempsey try their luck from distance in quick succession but the first effort is blocked and the second straight at James

The game is condensed in the US half now as England patiently probe for openings and the visitors seem happy to keep men back behind the ball

The USA don't look capable of playing their way back into this match and in truth England could take them to the cleaners should they wish

England are turning on the style now as Rooney back heels and passes are being sprayed around the pitch with an air of confidence

Defoe turns his marker superbly but stabs a close-range effort straight at Guzan who holds well - that was another clear opening for the Portsmouth striker

Rooney and Gerrard combine to set Defoe free but again he opts to shoot early and its a low effort that is straight at Guzan and easy for the keeper

Bentley lobs in a cross and Rooney attempts an overhead kick but he's nowhere near the ball and the defence clears

Guzan dives in bravely at the feet of Defoe to claim a deflected Bentley pass which almost caught out the US defence

Eddie Johnson is inches away from an equaliser as he lashes a low shot on the turn from 15 yards just the wrong side of the upright as England are caught napping at the start of the second half

Rooney is lucky to escape a caution for a clumsy tackle from behind on Clark on the halfway line

One minute will be added to this slow-burning first period

Defoe brings a long ball down superbly but lashes an ambitious 20-yard drive well over the crossbar when he would have been better served taking it on

Beckham squares it to Gerrard but his low shot spins away off the defensive wall and out of the danger zone

Defoe is hauled to the ground by Onyewu right on the edge of the box and Beckham will have a sight of goal from here

Clark catches Brown with a clumsy tackle midway through the US half and gives away a needless free-kick

Defoe misses the best chance of the game as Rooney feeds Gerrard down the right and his low cross is poked wide from six yards by the little striker under pressure from Bocanegra

Owen Hargreaves darts in and wins two loose balls in midfield and that has upped the noise inside a quiet Wembley - this is hardly stirring stuff so far!

Defoe looks to be dragged to the ground by Oguchi Onyewu on the edge of the US box but the free-kick goes the other way to the bemusement of the home fans

Heath Pearce's speculative 25-yard shot brushes off Beckham but that's easy for David James who catches the ball nonchalantly

The game is a little scrappy at the moment and Fabio Capello looks less than impressed as he barks out orders from the technical area

England are knocking on the door here and Gerrard is involved in the best moves - on another day he would be on a hat-trick already!

Beckham executes a training ground free-kick move as he pulls a low set-piece back to Gerrard whose side-foot effort from 15 yards is blocked by an unwitting defender

Rooney rampages down the right flank and picks out Gerrard with a cut back but the pass is just a bit behind him and he can't get a clean shot away - that was the move and chance of the match so far

DaMarcus Beasley clatters the shins of Brown after the full-backs nips the ball away and the USA look off the pace here

Gerrard feeds Beckham but he can only poke a rising effort from 20 yards well over the bar with the defence rushing out to close down the chance

Rooney looks to play Defoe in right down the middle on another quick break but again the heel of Bocanegra diverts the ball away from its intended target

Defoe is flagged offside again as he looks to latch onto a Gerrard header over the top of the defence - it has been a fairly subdued start

Beckham floats the ball over and Gerrard converts it at the far post but the whistle has long since been blown - his second effort is harmless and skips out for a goal-kick

Ricardo Clark clips the heels of Gerrard and concedes a free-kick just outside the corner of the USA box

Michael Bradley takes down Beckham on the touchline to concede a necessary free-kick as England would have been away on a dangerous break

Rooney almost combines with Defoe on a swift break but his return pass comes off the heel of the unsuspecting Carlos Bocanegra who hoofs it clear

Ashley Cole earns some mild abuse from the crowd for lofting a cross-field ball looking for Wes Brown straight out of play

Defoe wins an up-and-under and looks to play Rooney in on the keeper but the flag goes up for offside

Steven Gerrard appeals in vain for a shirt pull to prevent him running onto a Rooney ball down the right flank - the free-kick goes the other way

Wayne Rooney is involved in a couple of early bustling moments in the midfield area despite the game starting at a leisurely pace