West Ham United's Lee Bowyer has told the media that he's all but given up on his dream of once again playing for England, but he insists that he's quite happy to prove himself at the Boleyn Ground instead...
Despite an improvement in form in recent seasons, the 30 year old seems unlikely to gain a call-up from Steve McClaren anytime soon.
"I donÂ’t think I will ever get called up for England again," he told Setanta Sports.
"I scored 17 goals one season and I still didnÂ’t get picked.
"IÂ’ve just accepted it now and the most important thing for me is doing well for West Ham.
"I came back to prove to everyone that I am a better player than they saw the last time I was here.
"ThatÂ’s why I came back for a second time and hopefully I am starting to do that and I can carry on doing it.
"I just want to play for this club. ItÂ’s the club I love and hopefully this can carry on."
However, despite his form in the 2006-07 campaign, he's yet to add to his single England cap, won against Portugal back in 2002 when with Leeds United.
