Saturday 6 August 2016 00:18, UK
West Ham captain Mark Noble believes his chances of a first England call-up are unchanged despite the appointment of Sam Allardyce.
Ex-Hammers boss Allardyce replaced Roy Hodgson as England's head coach following a poor Euro 2016 which saw the Three Lions eliminated by Iceland at the round of 16 stage.
The 61-year-old labelled Noble the 'ultimate West Ham man' in his 2015 autobiography but, despite enjoying a decade-long career in the first team, the midfielder has been overlooked by previous England bosses.
Noble - who led West Ham out for their first game at the London Stadium in Thursday's 3-0 Europa League qualifying win over NK Domzale - picked up 20 U21 caps earlier in his career but is still to be involved in a senior squad, despite impressive top-flight showings.
He may have his best chance with Allardyce in charge but Noble, now 29, is not holding out any hope of a call-up, although he did back the new England boss to make a success of the role.
Asked if he had changed his perspective on his England chances now Allardyce has the job, Noble said: "Not one little bit to be honest.
"I'm going to enjoy playing here and obviously I played under Sam for four years and thoroughly enjoyed my football under him.
"I thought he was a great manager and I loved him as a person and I think he is the right man for the job.
"I think he will do well, 100 per cent, his man-management qualities and what he expects from his teams, what he gets out of the players, I think he is the right man."
Noble revealed he has not had communication with Allardyce since congratulating him on keeping Sunderland in the Premier League last season - but is easily reachable.
"It's always on," he replied when asked if he will be keeping his phone on in case Allardyce gets in touch.
"We had a couple of texts at the end of last season when he kept Sunderland up and I had my testimonial.
"Sam sent me a nice message and I sent one at the end of last season just saying 'congrats on keeping them up and hope you are going to have a good summer' - I didn't expect it to be quite this good, but I suppose he has!"
Watch West Ham's first game of the Premier League season when they take on Chelsea in Monday Night Football. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 7pm on August 15.
