West Ham United striker Carlton Cole is chasing his first start with England.

While Cole was pleased to add to his tally of caps, he admitted that he would rather have joined Rob Green and Matthew Upson on the pitch from the kick-off.

"I'm happy that I got a little look-in," he told WHUTV. "I was hoping to get on a bit earlier, but I got on and showed that I've come back well. I'm pleased the manager has seen what I'm doing at West Ham and obviously enjoys it, so I got the chance to come on and make an impact. It was only six minutes, but it's a cap at the end of the day.

"Obviously, I'm training and playing with high-quality players and it makes my confidence higher to know that I can blend in with them. It's good for me and it's good for West Ham. I'll be taking it back to West Ham and trying to up training as well and take it to a higher level.

"We've already got Rob Green and Matty Upson starting for England and I would like to emulate them."