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Roo's right hook ; HE WHACKS KAZAKHS WITH A REAL STUNNER

WAYNE ROONEY floored Kazakhstan with a sensational right hook. The England striker's acrobatics stunned Kazakh goalkeeper Alexander Mokin as Fabio Capello's Three Lions continued to fly high at the top of Group 6. Manchester City new boy Gareth Barry eased the tension with a headed opener and Emile Heskey made it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time.

Concentrate on the job in And! ; CAPELLO TELLS 'EM TO FORGET FINALS

TOUGH Taskmaster Fabio Capello ordered his jubilant stars to ditch dreams of South Africa last night - and focus purely on beating Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday. The England boss saw his men destroy Kazakhstan with two goals in each half in Almaty's Central Stadium, then said: "We cannot think of South Africa, it is too early.

EDWARDS' KING-SIZED JOY

Azerbaijan 0 Wales 1 WALES hero Dave Edwards admitted his winning goal in Azerbaijan had rounded off a season to remember.

Croat relief as Modric hits target ; WORLD CUP ROUND-UP

Croatia 2 Ukraine 2 CROATIA'S World Cup hopes took a knock when were held at home - putting England a step closer to qualification from Group Six.

SOFIA SO GOOD FOR DUNNE

Bulgaria 1 1 Ireland RICHARD DUNNE was Ireland's hero as Giovanni Trapattoni's men kept their qualification hopes on track.

TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT ; Terry talks up gifted midfield trio

JOHN TERRY insists England are showing they can mix it with European champions Spain after their 4-0 demolition of Kazakhstan. Fabio Capello's men were well beaten 2-0 by Spain, ranked the best side on the planet, when they met in a February friendly.

Blast for 'celebrity' England

ANDORRA centre-back Oscar Sonejee has blasted England's players - claiming some of them care more about having a celebrity lifestyle than playing football. He said their pounds 100,000-a-week wages and bloated egos have left Fabio Capello's boys ripe for a shock defeat against Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday.

BATTLEGROUND ; KAZAKHSTAN v ENGLAND

MOVE OF THE MATCH Heskey was a lick of paint away from finishing off a perfect move on 29 minutes. It started with Heskey to Gerrard who played in Rooney. The Old Trafford striker then performed a brilliant flick back to the Villa hitman whose shot hit the inside of the post.

CAP'S BEST BAR NONE ; Gareth keeps England campaign perfect

GARETH BARRY may have landed himself a salary that wouldn't disgrace a Kazakh oligarch - but he scored an opening goal that was priceless to Fabio Capello last night. Barry has probably spent most of the week dreaming how he will spend his pounds 6.25million-a-year after joining Manchester City while Aston Villa fans raged.

THE KEY MOMENTS

1 MINS Blimey! How has this pitch been given the all-clear? It's a shocker and isn't going to be conducive to the beautiful game.

HOW THEY RATED ; Scott Piecha's verdict on the England team

GLEN JOHNSON 6 Defensively, he struggled with a number of mistakes which left his England team-mates having to mop up after him. Down the wing, however, he proved dangerous with his cross for Rooney's goal.

FABIO GOES THE EXTRA SNARL ; England a whisker away from SA, thanks to Mr Angry

FABIO CAPELLO spends most of a match standing with his arms folded across his chest, gurning angrily, reminding you of Les Dawson in drag. When something alarms the Italian, he explodes into a passable impersonation of Basil Fawlty thrashing his Mini with a tree branch.

TOSH AZ IT AWAY ; Now Welsh are Baku in business: as Edwards pounces

DAVE EDWARDS cooled the heat on John Toshack as Wales restored pride with a morale-boosting victory in Azerbaijan. The Wolves midfielder, who will be plying his trade against Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in the Premier League next term, rounded off a memorable season with the only goal in Baku last night.

Andorra get a real Bel-ting ; WORLD CUP ROUND-UP

WHIPPING boys ANDORRA limped towards this week's game against England with another defeat - a 5-1 reverse away to BELARUS. Fabio Capello"s men will have one foot on the plane to South Africa if they beat the Group Six minnows on Wednesday and, on this showing, they will have no trouble at all.

THE KEY MOMENTS ; 7 MINS Blimey! How has this pitch been given the all-clear? It's a shocker and isn't goingtobeconducive tothebeautifulgame.

MINS Lucky escape for England when Sergei Ostapenko's headed goal at the back post is ruled out for offside. Fabio Capello's men have been unable to get into the game and they are given a serious wake- up call by the lively-looking forward. MINS Have some of that, Kazakhstan! Manchester City new boy Gareth Barry puts the seal on a massive personal week by creeping in unnoticed round the back and opening the scoring with a well- directed header from Steven Gerrard's cross.

BATTLEGROUND

KAZAKHSTAN v ENGLAND MOVE OF THE MATCH Heskey was a lick of paint away from finishing off a perfect move on 29 minutes.

FABIO GOES THE EXTRA SNARL ; England a whisker away from SA, thanks to Mr Angry

FABIO CAPELLO spends most of a match standing with his arms folded across his chest, gurning angrily, reminding you of Les Dawson in drag. When something alarms the Italian, he explodes into a passable impersonation of Basil Fawlty thrashing his Mini with a tree branch.

Concentrate on the job in And! ; CAPELLO TELLS 'EM TO FORGET FINALS

TOUGH TASKMASTER FABIO Capello ordered his jubilant stars to ditch dreams of South Africa last night - and just focus on beating Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday. The England boss saw his men destroy Kazakhstan with two goals in each half in Almaty's Central Stadium then said: "We cannot think of South Africa, it is too early.

EDWARDS' KING-SIZED JOY

Azerbaijan 0 Wales 1 WALES hero Dave Edwards admitted his winning goal in Azerbaijan had rounded off a season to remember.

Aussies on way to Finals ; WORLD CUP ROUND-UP

A DELIGHTED Lucas Neill jumps for joy after helping AUSTRALIA reach next year's World Cup Finals in South Africa. Neill will leave West Ham this summer and he showed potential suitors just what they will get for their money with a typically assured display in the Socceroos' 0-0 draw with QATAR.