Manchester United striker Michael Owen is confident he's still in the thoughts of England boss Fabio Capello.
He revealed to The Times: "Capello has never talked to me about the situation. I met him after the Community Shield. I was getting on to the coach. He was coming down to get in his car to leave. He was there with Franco Baldini.
"Franco saw me and gave me the thumbs up. I walked over and shook both of their hands. Franco said, 'How are you? Are you feeling fit?' I said, 'Yeah, yeah, I'm feeling fine.' 'Good luck, we'll keep watching you.' That's the only contact.
"The first time was the hardest, the second time was the second hardest, the third time . . . it is still hard. It has probably caused a stir because it used to be as soon as I was fit, I was back in. Now it's not like I have dropped down a step but fallen off the map."
