Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe won't give up on an England recall.

He has 55 caps and 19 goals to his name for England, and he is not yet ready to call time on that phase of his career.

Defoe said: "I would like to represent my country again. It's the best thing in the world, playing for your country and putting that shirt on.

"To play for your country, it's based on merit, so if I am scoring goals, I would like to think that I would get an opportunity to do that again."