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Newcaste defender Burn: I should be England player on form

Newcastle United defender Dan Burn feels let down over not being capped by England.

Burn feels his form has warranted England selection over the past year.

He told BBC Sport: "I think anyone wants to play for their country, it's the pinnacle of people's career.

"I'm 31 now so I'm not as young as I was. Maybe 20 years ago, when players were picked on just form, I'd have had a couple of caps [by now] but I don't think that's how it's done now and that's probably the right way to do it.

"If you look at how we've performed over the last tournaments, it's been more like a club.

"We've got a lot of good, young centre-halves and left-backs coming through, so I understand why they're taking them for experience and not me. It's not something I'm bitter about."

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