After Jay Bothroyd's debut, Peter Beagrie picks more Football League stars for England to consider.
Peter looks at the best of the Football League
You don't see many players from the Championship making it into the England team, so congratulations must go to Cardiff City's Jay Bothroyd.
He made his international debut at Wembley on Wednesday night and has been rewarded for his goalscoring form with Cardiff. He was the Championship Player of the Month for October and there's no doubt he has become more responsible on and off the pitch.
He is reliable off the ball and when he gets it he looks after it for his team-mates. He's been part of a fluent and creative Cardiff team and I feel it was fantastic for him to be recognised by Fabio Capello.
Players from the Championship have played for England in the past, but it is reasonably rare. I remember being called into the England Under-21's back in 1987 and I was the only representative from the second tier. There is a tendency to overlook you if you're not in the top division.
When you look at the England squad there are plenty of quality young players who have been plucked from the Premier League. There's Joe Hart, Kieran Gibbs, Adam Johnson, James Milner, Aaron Lennon, Ashley Young and Wayne Rooney - who is still only 25 years old. I also suspect Gabriel Agbonlahor, Jack Rodwell, Jack Wilshere, Michael Johnson and Chris Smalling will break into the side at some stage, just as Andy Carroll and Jordan Henderson did on Wednesday.
But following Bothroyd's elevation to the national side, are there any other young players from the Football League that Mr Capello should be keeping his eye on?
The name of Ipswich striker
Connor Wickham springs immediately to mind and after making his debut for the Under-21's he has already taken his first steps on the international ladder. He's a big, strong, physical centre-forward and is catching the eye of the bigger teams.
And I would also mention the Derby County right-back
John Brayford. International full-backs need to get forward, need to be good on the ball and need excellent distribution. Brayford has those qualities and has been outstanding this year. The Derby coaching staff all speak very highly of him and he covered himself in glory when we watched him live on
Sky Sports earlier this month.
Glen Johnson has not been convincing defensively and Gary Neville is too long in the tooth now, so Brayford might come into the reckoning before long.
Moving down the Football League pyramid, I feel
Adam Lallana is the outstanding English player in League One. The Southampton star can play behind the front two or operate from a wide position on the left. He has wonderful dribbling ability, strong close control, an eye for a pass and an eye for a goal.
Don't be put off by the fact he's playing in League One. He's chosen to play for Southampton because he realises another season at St Mary's will be vital for his football education. Many scouts from higher divisions are keeping an eye on him and I'm sure he will be playing at a higher level in the future.
I would also mention
Dale Jennings of Tranmere Rovers, whose goal against Plymouth reminded me of a young Michael Owen. His pace will frighten any defender, even at international level, and he's so difficult to stop.
You can take a look at his goal further down this page, but don't think that was a one-off. He also scored the winner against Bristol Rovers in only his third game and he was outstanding against MK Dons, scoring two and
