Lokeren come out for the second half showing a lot more intent than before the break. Nils De Pauw's right-foot blast requires a full-length save from Allan McGregor to keep the scoreline blank.

Mijat Maric hooks over the top from the resulting corner.

Referee Matej Jug peeps his whistle to re-start hostilities. It has been a bit of a phoney war so far though.

That is a miss to haunt Jodie Taylor....

Karen Carney's rasping effort comes back off Wales goalkeeper Nicola Davies and Washington Spirit striker Taylor has an age and acres to convert the rebound. But her shot bounces back off the post and into grateful arms of Davies.

If you are going to miss one of those, 4-0 up is a good time to do it.

Tom Miskowski, external: England Women looking very good, switching formations with ease, Fara Williams dropping back to make a back three, full backs bombing on

England's concentration lapses with the game already won. Wales's Sarah Wiltshire is alive to the chance to mend the scoreline and twice she goes close bringing a save out of Karen Bardsley from 18 yards and then slashing a shot into the "wrong" side of the side-netting.

Just over an hour gone.

John in London via text: You'd have thought Champions League matches would be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Europa League games on Wednesdays. Champions league teams have bigger squads, better suited to two games in four days.

A clean sheet away from home is never a bad result, but Hull head for their half-time pep talk knowing that Steve Bruce might have Yannick Sagbo in his sights after an eyesore of a miss inside the first 10 minutes.

As if to prove the point a stat pops up on the BBC Three coverage showing that England have had 71% of the ball.

It is difficult to pull back a four-goal deficit with the remaining 29%.

Arsenal's Jordan Nobbs lets fly with a solid effort from 20 yards, but it is always clearing the bar. England still making all the running, starving Wales of the ball.

Yannick Sagbo flicks a header over the bar from Robbie Brady's free-kick. Clever idea, slightly less smart execution.

Five minutes until the break. To call it a slow burner would be kind.

The second half is off and running at the Cardiff City Stadium.

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If there is a cooler haircut in football today than Lianne Sanderson's I don't know it.

Feel free to text and tweet any nominations, but they will have to be good.

BBC Sport's Rob Westall at the Cardiff City Stadium: "The party has begun now for England. Their supporters are waving flags, hugging and dancing to the music here at half-time, knowing that their side have surely booked their place at Canada 2015."

Lokeren striker Nill De Pauw punts a dipping shot just over the bar from distance. Allan McGregor was more confident than the home fans that it was too high.

That is why he gets the big bucks.

The League Managers' Association has released a statement following claims that former Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay sent texts of a racist, sexist and homophobic nature while employed by the Welsh club.

"The LMA wish to clarify the position in relation to recent reports and speculation regarding matters alleged to have arisen during Malky Mackay's time at Cardiff City FC.

"In the course of a search by the club in early 2014 of 10,000 private text messages sent to and from another member of staff during Mr Mackay's employment at Cardiff, in relation to other matters, it emerged that Malky had, it seems, sent a couple of one line texts that were, with the benefit of hindsight, very regrettable and disrespectful of other cultures.

"These were two text messages sent in private at a time Malky felt under great pressure and when he was letting off steam to a friend during some friendly text message banter. That said, Malky believes he could and should have conducted himself better on these two isolated occasions. The precise details need to remain private for the time being until any FA process is complete."

You can read more soon on the BBC Sport football page.

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Hull City captain Curtis Davis on Twitter:, external A brilliant following from our fans tonight. Playing their part in a great atmosphere.

Just a shade over 28 minutes gone.

Still scoreless over in Belgium, but Hull boss Steve Bruce will be pleased with the Tigers' work so far.

The visitors have been assured in defence and have applied plenty of pressure without opening up Lokeren as they did for Yannick Sagbo's early chance.

England are picking over the carcass now.

A pin-point cross from Alex Scott, a bullet header from Lianne Sanderson and the half-time oranges will taste extra sweet for England.

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Pack those bags.

Laura Bassett prods in a deep corner as the Wales defence allow the ball to bounce and that is surely their place in next summer's World Cup booked.