England's victorious Ashes cricket team will roar on their football counterparts in next week's World Cup qualifier against Croatia.

Chelsea and England captain John Terry wants Andrew Strauss and his successful cricket team to get public recognition for defeating Australia in the recent five-Test series.

Strauss and his team-mates will be introduced to an expected crowd of 75,000 before kick-off. They will then watch from a private box before meeting Fabio Capello's team.

An FA spokesman confirmed: "JT was very keen to invite the cricket team and we're delighted to have them at Wembley."