Capello looking at the positives

Fabio Capello was worried by England's early form against Kazakhstan but pleased that they still cruised to a 4-0 win.

Capello's men maintained their 100% in Group Six and edged closer to next year's World Cup, but they had to survive an early scare when the hosts caused chaos in Robert Green's penalty area in the first minute and later had a headed goal from Sergey Ostapenko disallowed.

The Italian, who looked furious on the touchline, said: "I was disappointed with the position on the pitch of some players."

Capello was trying to get his message across to his players, but added: "It was impossible, I tried but the crowd was too noisy."

Gareth Barry, with his first competitive goal for his country, headed the opener in before Emile Heskey added a second before the break.

Wayne Rooney added the third goal with a scissor-kick and Frank Lampard rounded off the win from the penalty spot after a foul on Heskey, whose goal earlier was his first competitive strike for England since the 2002 World Cup.

"I'm very happy," Capello said.

"At the start of the game they played well and they pressed us. We knew about this and were prepared for it.

"When you play against a team that is not at the same level, when you score a goal the other team's level goes down.

"You try to play quick, fast and press and it is impossible to play 90 minutes with the same movement.

"They scored a goal that was offside but there were no other problems for our goalkeeper and that was very important."

When asked what the outcome would have been if Ostapenko's goal stood, Capello added: "We would have won 4-1."

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott was taken off at the interval but Capello revealed it was a tactical change rather than an injury concern.

"I tried to change some positions of the pitch and the style of play," he added.

Capello looked forward to the next qualifier against Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday, and the chance of another victory.

"It would be another big step forward," Capello said. "If we win we will have 21 points and it's a lot."