It wasn't a win that conveyed an imperialistic English performance, more an imploding Croatian one that left England with the simple task of harrying and pressing the ball when they were in possession and making decent runs around their static defenders when we had it.
Capello's ability to iron out England's faults were also on display, as the right hand side proved to be the weakest part of the team against Slovenia whereas it became the most productive this evening, notably through the inclusion of Man of the Match Aaron Lennon ahead of Wright-Phillips.
With Lampard and Gerrard grabbing two goals apiece, persistent fears that they cannot play in the same side as each other have also began to evaporate, leaving our only real problem at Emile Heskey's misfiring feet.
Hammering Croatia, who are 9th in the FIFA world rankings, home and away and subsequently wining all 8 of the group games so far, can England begin to assess themselves as genuine contenders for next years World Cup?
