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Gerrard threads the ball through to Rooney who takes a touch before driving a rising shot from the edge of the box straight at the keeper

Three minutes of stoppage time will be added to this second period

England are closing in on a sixth consecutive World Cup qualifying victory and, while it hasn't been pretty, it has certainly been effective

Kazakhstan haven't touched the ball for about three minutes now as England knock it about in defence and midfield with no pressure being applied on the ball

Fabio Capello looks much more content than in the first half as he sits calmly on the bench surveying the scene

England look content to play out time as they retain possession against well-beaten opposition

Gerrard crashes a shot from 30 yards well over the top as England begin to stroke the ball around with real confidence

This scoreline flatters England as they really haven't been very good, but don't discount further goals as Kazakhstan look a demoralised bunch now

Rooney tries to chip the keeper but he's sufficiently back to pluck the ball comfortably out of the air on the goalline

Wright-Phillips' touch is shocking and a good chance to break goes begging. He's been less impressive than Walcott in the first half and that takes some doing!

Kislitsyn lashes a hopeful shot miles wide of the target as the home side enjoy a rare foray into the England half

All the pace has dropped from the game and it's pretty poor fare just now. England's passing and movement continues to be abject at best

Mokin makes a hash of a simple lofted free-kick and concedes a needless corner as England continue to hold the upper hand without really carving out any real chances

Andrei Karpovitch clips a 22-yard free-kick comfortably over the bar as the home fans enjoy a brief attacking moment from their side

The game has gone off the boil at the moment as the home team are happy to sit back and limit the damage while England's passing is sloppy

Heskey is putting himself about and must be close to a yellow card following a series of niggly challenges right in front of the referee's nose

Sergey Skorykh goes for the spectacular with a shot from 35 yards which he slices horribly wide

England have so much more time on the ball now compared to the first half and Kazakhstan are surely there for the taking

Gerrard cuts inside one defender but clips a 20-yard shot over the bar from a central position

Terry is inches away from meeting a lofted Lampard free-kick after getting above his marker. England are well on top now

Gerrard stands the ball up for Rooney but his knock down is scrambled clear by a panic stricken defence as England press for a third

Yuriy Logvnenko is lucky not to be booked for a blatant piece of obstruction on Heskey

Gerrard knocks an easy pass straight out of play and both he and Lampard have been too casual in possession

England will take the 2-0 half-time lead but you can't really say it has been deserved!

Two minutes will be added to this first period

There's more of an air of assurance around the England players in possession now following a below-par first 35 minutes. Perhaps the wind has been taken out of the home side's sails too?

England scarcely deserve to be in front and one assumes they'll still be on the end of a half-time dressing down from a angry looking Capello

Terry rises to meet a looping Lampard corner but his effort is straight at keeper Alexandr Mokin who holds on his line without having to move his feet

Yuriy Logvnenko sees the danger and stops a dangerous Walcott run with a perfectly-timed challenge. That was better from England though

Nuserbaev gets past Johnson too easily and fires over a low cross which Green holds well on the bobbly surface - particularly in his penalty box

Emile Heskey clatters the upright with a shot from 12 yards following a poor clearance by the goalkeeper. To be fair to the keeper, he recovered to push the shot onto the post and out for a corner

There's a party atmosphere inside the stadium as the home fans are enjoying seeing their team boss this match against illustrious opposition

England remain on the back foot here as their passing has been nothing short of woeful so far

Wayne Rooney shows for the first time as he latches on to a Steven Gerrard flick but lashes a 25-yard shot comfortably wide of the target

Ostapenko goes down holding his knee following a heavy Barry challenge and the big striker requires treatment

Johnson over-hits another long pass forward and the Portsmouth right-back has looked staggeringly poor so far

That was another let-off for England as he rose majestically and beat Green all ends up with a looping header at the back post

Sergey Ostapenko rises at the back post and nods a lovely flighted free-kick into the back of the net but the flag goes up - quite correctly - for offside

Kazakhstan are chasing around like their lives depend on it and they are making this game very uncomfortable for England

Matthew Upson hoofs the ball aimlessly upfront with no options open and England just can't seem to settle into this match

England's passing hasn't been crisp so far and Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry in the heart of the midfield have been a little wasteful

Ashley Cole lofts in a cross but it's too close to the keeper and he claims with ease

Fabio Capello is furious on the sidelines as he berates his players for their slow start. The rest of the coaching team are looking a little sheepish as the Italian angrily gesticulates

Theo Walcott is looking bright early on as he darts down the right flank and his pace could be vital as the home side begin to tire later on

Johnson certainly looked more than a little jet-lagged there and England were fortunate not to be picking the ball out of their own net with just seconds on the clock

John Terry has to hack the ball off his own line as Glen Johnson dawdles and has his pocket picked before the ball is centred to Sergey Ostapenko who almost stabs it under Green - that should have been an opening goal!