Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- England took a huge step towards automatic qualification for next year's World Cup with Captain Harry Kane paving the way for a crushing 5-0 victory away to main Group K rivals Serbia in an impressive free-flowing display on Tuesday.

While Kane netted his record-extending 74th England goal, Noni Madueke, Ezri Konsa and Marc Guehi all scored their first senior international goals in an emphatic win.England have a maximum 15 points from five games and could even seal automatic qualification as group winners next month.

Criticized for a labored 2-0 home defeat of Andorra on Saturday, England produced their best performance under head coach Thomas Tuchel to punish a timid Serbia display.England had not lost in Belgrade sinc...