Sweet Revenge For England As Theo Grabs Hat-trick

Theo Walcott hit his first, second and third international goals as England whipped bogey team Croatia 4-1 in there second World Cup qualifying tie in Zagreb.The 19-year-old Arsenal speedster got the nod to start ahead of the experienced David Beckham and he drilled England ahead, just before Robert Kovac was sent off for an elbow on Joe Cole - that left the Chelsea player concussed.

Walcott then grabbed a near identical second, before the on-form Wayne Rooney slotted in a brilliant third. for the Three Lions. Mario Mandzukic notched a consolation for Croatia, before Walcott collected Rooney’s pass and rolled in his hat-trick.

It was a stunning performance and more than coach Fabio Capello can have dreamed for. The result puts England firmly in control of Group Six after two wins in four days, but Capello will be even more delighted by the manner io which his team played using amore familiar 4-4-2 formation.

This was Croatia first competitive home defeat and was sweet revenge for England, beating the team that ended their hopes of reaching Euro 2008. This England display was totally different from the one’s we have been used to witnessing under Ex-England manager with the team looking more like a finely tuned unit rather than a bunch talented player just thrown together.