Middlesbrough defender David Wheater is chasing a senior England call.

He said: "I have got an under-21s game, so hopefully that is another chance to impress.

"Fabio Capello or someone from his backroom staff will probably be there, so play well and who knows what will happen?"

Wheater was delighted simply to have had his form recognised by Capello, and admits he was not too disappointed to miss out in the end.

He said: "I didn't think I would even get in a 30-man squad anyway, so I wasn't really expecting to be in the final cut. But just to be in that 30 was a fantastic feeling."