Former Stoke City defender Leon Cort believes skipper Ryan Shawcross deserves an England call.
Cort, who starred alongside Shawcross during the Potters' 2007/08 promotion campaign, feels Roy Hodgson is keeping covert track of the City's captain.
"I think he has sent people down there to have a look at Ryan on the quiet," he told The Sentinel.
"It's going to happen sooner or later. I watch some Premier League games and see people like [Phil] Jagielka make mistakes and still get call ups and he has got to be given a chance in my eyes.
"He's an ever present for Stoke City and not getting outdone in games. There is no reason why he can't be in that squad and training with the guys getting that experience."
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