Tottenham captain Ledley King says free-scoring teammate Darren Bent deserves an England recall.

He said: "We're delighted with him at the moment. His finishing is superb and from my point of view he deserves his chance to play for England.

"He is top English scorer and that speaks for itself. He is also in the running with Nicolas Anelka [who has 11] to be top scorer in the division and he is letting everyone at the club know about it."

Bent was labelled by many as a flop last year when scoring just eight goals after joining from Charlton in a £16.5million deal.

But King added: "It's no surprise what he is doing now. A year ago we had three other top strikers so his chances were limited. But he's always scored goals at this level, his record says that."