Beckham was only brought on for the final 10 minutes of England's 5-1 win but still had time to set up a goal for Wayne Rooney and again highlighted his ability to cross a deadly ball into the danger area.

Lampard has been impressed with the attitude of the Los Angeles Galaxy star who at 33 may no longer be a first choice under Fabio Capello, but can still be an impact player from the bench.

The Chelsea midfielder said: "For David Beckham to equal Bobby Charlton's number of caps is fantastic. He has been tremendous for the country over so many years.

"To have David Beckham in the squad, whether he is starting games or not, is brilliant and the attitude he is showing when he comes on is fantastic.

"He is a great asset to the squad and, when he come into the action, he brings the quality which you saw against Kazakhstan."

The Lampard and Steven Gerrard partnership again came under the microscope after they were reunited on Saturday in a three-man midfield alongside Gareth Barry.

It was Barry who was sacrificed at half-time to allow a change of formation which saw Shaun Wright-Phillips put on the left flank and Rooney pushed into a more forward role.

But Lampard insisted the bigger picture, and England collecting a third successive win, was of more importance than the debate over whether himself and Gerrard can be effective together.

He said: "We are asked 'have we silenced the doubters'? For us it doesn't really matter. Sometimes you have to put the hard work in during the first half to get results in the second half when the goals come.

"I don't think that is relative to whether we had two or three in midfield. Everyone played well, Gareth Barry played well while he was on the pitch as well.

"The issue of me and Steve again is not an issue. The issue is the team and the team came out winning 5-1."

The only down side for Lampard was the booing of his Chelsea team-mate Ashley Cole after his mistake led to the Kazakhstan goal midway through the second half.

He said: "The booing is a negative because I think Ashley Cole is the best left-back in the world and I am fortunate enough to play every week alongside him at Chelsea.

"People make mistakes from football players to everyone in life. Ashley has been faultless this season and has made one mistake.

"There was some booing but I think there was reaction as well from people who tried to clap him and help him get over that.

"In general the fans were very good, from the start, even at half-time when we came off at nil-nil, and they kept behind us."