Scotland’s under-21s were swept aside as they were hit for six in the friendly clash at Sheffield United’s Bramall Lane.
Billy Stark’s side never recovered from an early blow and were buried by a four-goal burst after half-time in the match arranged as part of the Football Association’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
The nations had not met at under-21 level for 20 years and the Scots went into the game boosted by a winning start to their bid to reach the next UEFA Under-21 Championship with a comfortable defeat of Luxembourg in March.
Stark had said Tuesday night’s game would be a perfect test ahead of next month’s trip to Holland followed by back-to-back games against Slovakia and Georgia in October.
However, he will have learned little from the mauling as the hosts playing for the first time since their disappointing European Championship finals campaign in June that cost manager Stuart Pearce his job cruised to victory.
The only real positives for the Scots were the chances to experiment, with Stark using five substitutes, including St Johnstone’s Stevie May.
England, overseen by senior squad boss Roy Hodgson, went at their opponents from the off and were ahead within three minutes.
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey sent a ball over the top and winger Nathan Redmond got there first to slot past Scotland goalkeeper Jordan Archer.
England continued to control proceedings and Raheem Sterling added the second goal in the 38th minute, collecting the ball from Shelvey via a Redmond flick, steadying himself and then rifling it beyond Archer.
Conor Wickham made it 3-0 five minutes after the restart, hooking the ball in nicely when a botched attempted clearance by Archer came his way.
And England then put themselves well and truly out of sight with two goals in two minutes, substitute Ross Barkley finishing after combining with Wickham in the 55th and Shelvey looping a delightful long-distance effort over the goalkeeper in the 56th.
A rising shot from another substitute, Tom Carroll, took England to six in the 61st minute, reflecting an utterly dominant performance against a Scotland side who appeared incapable of putting up any resistance.
The only real negative for the hosts came shortly before the interval when midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah sustained an injury from a Tony Watt tackle.
In front of 26,942 at Bramall Lane, Wickham fired an early warning with a shot on the turn into Archer’s arms in the second minute as Scotland struggled from the whistle.
The young Scots, captained by Dundee United midfielder Stuart Armstrong, created little though they did go close to snatching an equaliser just after the half-hour mark.
Home goalkeeper Jack Butland failed to claim a corner, but when the ball came to Clark Robertson, the Scotland defender headed wide.
England doubled their lead before the break and things did not let up for Scotland after the interval as they finished a well beaten side.
Att: 26,942.
England U21: Butland, Stones, Wisdom (Thorpe 72), Keane, Robinson, Shelvey (Carroll 58), Chalobah (Barkley 44), Hughes (Dier 72), Redmond (Lingard 65),Wickham (Harry Kane 57), Sterling (Ameobi 65). Subs not used: Johnstone, Todd Kane, Garbutt, Berahino, Long, Bond.
Scotland U21: Archer, Jack (Duffie 46), McHattie, Robertson, McKay, Fyvie, McGeouch, Bannigan (Macleod 78), Armstrong (Smith 62), Feruz (May 62), Watt (Holt 72).
Subs not used: Kettings, Findlay, Walker, Hamilton.
Ref: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands).