Steven Gerrard gave England the lead from 30 yards after 11 minutes, but Pavel Sitko headed a deserved leveller for Belarus before the break. Rooney turned in a cross from Emile Heskey five minutes after the break. And he lifted home a superb third from Gerrard's pass 16 minutes from time to give coach Fabio Capello another win.
It gives England a perfect record of 12 points so far, with Capello's huge reputation bolstered further by two convincing away wins against dangerous opposition in Croatia and Belarus.
Source: BBC Sport