They lead Group Six with 12 points followed by Ukraine and Croatia on seven.

TOUGH MATCH

England manager Fabio Capello had warned Belarus would provide tough opposition and he was right.

Although the visitors started the brighter, Belarus came back strongly and played neat football for long periods although without injured skipper Alexandr Hleb they failed to find a cutting edge.

Gerrard put England ahead with his 14th goal in 70 internationals after being set up by the hard-working Rooney.

Belarus were far from overawed though and gradually began to take a grip in midfield where Igor Stasevich had an excellent match.

It was no real surprise when they equalised through Sitko after 28 minutes.

Stasevich provided the final pass for the goal after some delightful skill, jinking into space and switching feet before sending in a perfect cross.

David Beckham came on late in the game to win his 107th cap and move ahead of Bobby Charlton on the list of England appearances, behind only Peter Shilton (125) and Bobby Moore (108).

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