Crewe's Dean Ashton gave England the lead midway through the first half on his debut, but Dutch substitute Jack Tuyp equalised within a minute of coming on at half time.
David Bentley put England back in front with a long-range shot in off the post, but Klaas-Jan Huntelaar replied from the restart with an even more spectacular scissor kick goal.
Substitute Darren Bent settled matters by finishing Jon Stead's cutback with three minutes remaining to the delight of a 25,280 following at the KC Stadium.