Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is convinced defender Curtis Davies can play his way back into the England squad.

"Fabio Capello has shown that if you have the talent he is prepared to have a look at you and I think that's good news," said O'Neill.

Steve Sidwell, Zat Knight and Craig Gardner will also be looking on with envy, a fact not lost on the Villa boss.

"My view would be that you have got to cement your place in the club team for a start before you start thinking about anything else," he said.

"Their time will come. This is not a time to be musing over disappointments - far from it. You have got to keep going. This is an important time. Lots and lots and lots can happen in 18 months. The campaign will go right through until September or October time.

"That's loads of time to impress - 18 months is an awfully long time in football."