Eni Aluko pleased with England form ahead of FIFA 2015 Women's World Cup

Eni Aluko believes competition for places has helped her enjoy the most prolific spell of her international career.

Aluko scored twice in two starts at the Cyprus Cup – including a wonder-goal against Holland – as England won the tournament for a record-equalling third time.

The Chelsea Ladies striker is pleased she has been able to deliver for England head coach Mark Sampson but is confident she can still take her game up another notch.

“There is a lot of competition for places in the team and Mark Sampson has been quite hard on me in terms of wanting more from me,” Aluko told Sky Sports.

“But I take that as a compliment - I think when a manager is telling you that it can only excite you and since Mark has become manager I think I have delivered.

"He's told me I have all the tools in my box and there is more to come from me and that is what has happened. I think I've delivered more than I ever have in an England shirt. The stats say it all. I scored 13 goals in 60 games under Hope Powell and I've now scored 19 in 26 games under Mark Sampson.

"I just hope to continue that which I think is really important when there is competition for places. Everybody is trying to make sure they play and perform to their best and I’m no different."

England went into the Cyprus Cup off the back of a 3-0 loss at Wembley Stadium to European champions Germany and a 1-0 defeat to Olympic gold medallists USA.

But Aluko says recent results prove there is little to choose between the two top nations in world football and the chasing pack ahead of this summer's Women's World Cup.

"I think it is closer than it has ever been," she said. "Look at the results amongst the top teams.

"USA beat France in a friendly last month and then lost to them in the final of the Algarve Cup. That shows you can’t get too carried away with results because every team can beat each other.

"Germany lost to Sweden 4-2 in the Algarve Cup, but they beat us 3-0 in November, but we beat Sweden 4-0. That shows how close it is.

"If you gain momentum in a World Cup, you’ve scouted the opposition well and you're tactically ready then you've always got a great chance because results have shown we can beat these teams.

"But we’ll need to be more ready than we ever have been and Mark will make sure that we are."