England coach Fabio Capello admits he would be happy to select Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey.

Heskey announced his decision to quit playing for his country in the aftermath of England's disappointing World Cup campaign.

Capello wanted the Aston Villa player to shelve those plans for the Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro at Wembley on October 12.

Heskey has been in fine form for Villa and is relishing playing under his former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier.

Capello watched him score the winner with a superb header against Wolves at Molineux on Sunday in what was his first Premier League start for six months.

But Heskey has informed Capello's lieutenant Franco Baldini of his intention to stick with his original decision.

It could mean a call-up for Newcastle striker Andy Carroll, who has been left out of the Under-21 squad to face Romania in the two-legged UEFA Championship play-off.

Capello had signalled his intentions regarding Heskey at a media briefing ahead of Monday's squad announcement.

He said: "I saw Heskey against Wolves and he played very well and he is in a good moment.

"The new Villa manager (Houllier) knows him very well from his time at Liverpool.

"We will try to speak with Heskey. We need him at this moment. He is in good form.

"We are talking about him for the one game against Montenegro. We will try to speak with him. But he will decide."