They have now racked up six wins on the spin and Wayne Rooney is within touching distance of Bobby Charlton's record after an emphatic win. Stewart Fisher assesses England's performances.
Fraser Forster Broke the Scottish clean sheet record when he played for Celtic, and was on course for his second of three for his country before Robertson spoiled the fun 7
Nathaniel Clyne Southampton new boy was skinned by Anya early on, but hung in there to survive his baptism of fire. Hands full with Russell late on too 6
Gary Cahill The Chelsea central defender has a leadership role at the back and posted early warning of his intent with header off the target 7
Chris Smalling Has a mistake in him, as witnessed in Manchester derby recently, but Scotland rarely laid a glove on him. Strolled through the match 7
Luke Shaw Fourth cap for Manchester United's £27m man and showed he could cope with the occasion comfortably. Anything Scotland did was down the other side 7
James Milner The Manchester City man is a class act but did the dirty work in midfield and low driven shot caused chaos in the Scotland box for the killer second 7
Jack Wilshere Not exactly a holding player but possessed with loads of ability, as witnessed by the centre he speared over for the goal. A pest all night, and could have grabbed a third 8
Stewart Downing Signed by Kenny Dalglish in his past life at Liverpool, his burgeoning form with West Ham earned him a deserved call-up. Quiet, though, and withdrawn 6
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain The 21-year-old's fourth goal for his country was a beauty, timing his run perfectly to glance a header beyond Marshall. Another charge illegally halted by Mulgrew 8
Wayne Rooney England skipper gets it in the neck but now on to 45 international goals. Lightning reflexes to head in after some penalty box pinball, then comfortable finish 8
Danny Welbeck Showed glimpse of his pace with a run and left foot shot saved within minutes. Arsenal man put himself about lustily but left the fray with an injury 7
Substitutes
Phil Jagielka (for Cahill 45) Everton centre half was a seamless like-for-like change for his usual central defensive partner
Adam Lallana (for Downing 45) Got away with penalty shout shortly after his arrival, but lost his marker to set up the late clincher
Kieran Gibbs (for Shaw 66) The Arsenal defender was on the park for almost half an hour but nothing was coming down his side
Raheem Sterling (for Welbeck 66) Shrugged off his tiredness but half-hearted in defence against the likes of Robertson and Morrison late on
Rickie Lambert (for Oxlade-Chamberlain 81) Physical centre forward got a late run out but hardly involved
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