Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright believes West Ham's Carlton Cole is good enough to make Fabio Capello's England squad for next year's World Cup.

Wright says the current form the 26-year old is showing will provide Capello with selection headaches and if he keeps it up and improves, will be hard to keep off the plane to South Africa.

"He has a fantastic opportunity to give Capello a massive selection headache With Heskey on the bench for Aston Villa, Carlton has to continue his decent form with West Ham and prove he can deliver for England," Wright wrote in his column for The Sun.

"Carlton is by no means guaranteed a place in the squad for South Africa.

"Yet if he plays to his potential, he could not only be included in the squad but nudge (Aston Villa's Emile) Heskey out of the team.

"He could prove to be an excellent foil for Rooney. "Off the pitch, he has cleaned up his act, improved his attitude and, as a result, we are seeing better performances for the Hammers.

"It would be a tremendous story if Carlton was to make the plane."