England great Alan Shearer says he will lend his services to the national team.

The former Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United striker has revealed that he applied for the England job when Fabio Capello was on the way out back in 2012, but was overlooked for Roy Hodgson, due to the fact that he did not possess the required experience.

Shearer slammed England for their performance in their 2-1 defeat but still suggested he would be prepared to help out if U21 boss Gareth Southgate were to get the job.

"I went to see the FA about four or five years ago and said I wanted the job. They just looked at me and said 'No, it's a lack of experience'," he said on the BBC.

"I said, well, you've hired experience, you pay them an absolute fortune, I could not have done any worse than those guys.

"I would offer my services again, even if Gareth Southgate got the job.

"I would offer my experience of tournaments, for him to take players who have been there and done it has to be of benefit."