England vs Croatia - World Cup Qualifier Lineups:

Croatia: Stipe Pletikosa, Josip Simunic, Robert Kovac (Nikola Pokrivac, 62) Vedran Corluka, Danijel Pranic, Ivan Rakitic, Mladen Petric (Dario Knezevic, 55) Niko Kovac, Darijo Srna, Luka Modric, Ivica Olic (Mario Mandzukic, 73).

England: David James, Wes Brown, Ashley Cole, Gereth Barry, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry (Matthew Upson, 89), Theo Walcott (David Beckham, 84), Frank Lampard, Emile Heskey, Wayne Rooney, Joe Cole (Jermaine Jenas, 55).

Theo Walcott scored a hat trick and Wayne Rooney ended his international scoring drought as England beat Croatia 4-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, avenging two recent defeats against the Balkan nation.

"We played well, like a team and without problems," England coach Fabio Capello said. "But, this is only one victory, a good performance and nothing else."

Walcott gave England the lead in the 26th minute, taking advantage of a botched clearance from Danijel Pranjic that hit teammate Josip Simunic before falling to the Arsenal forward, who scored with a low shot from a tight angle.

"I decided to play Walcott because I saw him perform well against Andorra and during training," Capello said. "I saw that he is fantastic both physically and mentally."

He added his second in the 60th minute from a similar position after a perfect pass by Wayne Rooney.

"The first two goals were similar. I tend to cross those a lot but thought I'd be a bit more greedy this time," the 19-year old Walcott said. "For the second goal, it was a great ball by Wayne Rooney."

Rooney then made it 3-0 after taking a neat cross from Ashley Cole to beat Stipe Pletikosa with a crisp shot inside the far post in the 63rd minute.

It was only the sixth goal for England in four years for the Manchester United striker.