West Ham United goalkeeper Robert Green was pleased with his England return last week in Spain.

He told whufc.com: "I was pleased to play for England. It's been a long time waiting. It's been four or five years since my last game so it's been a while but it was good to get on. Obviously it was a disappointing result but we were playing one of the best teams in the world. It gives me confidence that I can go out and play at that level and help out and it was a real pleasure to be out on the pitch.

"It would have been great for Coley (Carlton Cole) to take one of his chances but it was a boost for him and it shows the rewards that can come if you can do it.

"Particularly positions like centre forwards, maybe goalkeepers not so much as it's the same person every week, but with centre forwards they are always looking for the next chance, that next person and he's willing to give people a chance. I hope Carlton realises it's there for the taking and it's crying out for someone to take that chance but it's down to him to take it."