Brighton captain Lewis Dunk is delighted to back with the England squad.

Dunk has ended a five-year exile to return.

“Getting called up after a long time and then injury ruling me out was obviously frustrating, but I had a good conversation with Gareth [Southgate] at the time and he said he would be watching at the start of the season. I'm delighted to be back," said Dunk.

“It was a long wait and after five years of not being in the squad you start thinking 'is it time that I won't get back in again?' All I did was focus on my playing for Brighton and trying to be the best I can and I'm here now.

“Once you make your debut you think I could stick around, but it is not always the case – there are many players who played games and are not in the next squad. At the time there must have been people performing better than me. So, you look at yourself, try to improve and keep working hard and now I've earned a way back in."