He played in one dangerous cross before starting the move that gave England the break through.
A long diagonal ball from left to right picked out Aaron Lennon who played the ball first time into the path of captain David Beckham, his cross was met at the back post by Peter Crouch who headed England into the lead, with just seven minutes remaining.
Steven Gerrard made it 2-0 with a sweet left foot shot from just outside the box, deep into injury time.