Terry urges England to start well

England skipper John Terry has called on his side to make a quick start against Croatia in Wednesday's crucial World Cup qualifier.

Fabio Capello's side will secure their place at next year's World Cup finals in South Africa with a win in midweek and Terry knows how England approach the first 15 minutes of the Wembley clash could be key.

The Chelsea star is expecting another tough physical challenge against Croatia and stressed they must be up for it early on.

He said: "I think the importance of that first 10-15 minutes cannot be over-stressed.

"From a personal point of view, the last game in Zagreb was very physical. They set the tone of the game early on. That is what we need to do.

"I think for the first 15 minutes we need to be aggressive and match them. When the ball does get down and we start playing I think we've seen we can match a lot of the teams in the world.

"But physically, as we do at Chelsea, you go out to win your battles early on. That's key; that can set the tone of the game."

England have a perfect qualifying record so far, winning seven games out of seven in Group Six, and punters may want to use a free bet to back Capello's men to make it eight straight victories.