Kevin Davies is determined to be more than a one-cap wonder after becoming the oldest player to make his England debut for almost 60 years.
Bolton striker Davies came off the bench for the final 20 minutes of last night's European Championship qualifier against Montenegro, but was unable to help his country avoid a disappointing goalless draw.
The 33-year-old, England's oldest debutant since Leslie Compton in 1950, was handed his big chance due to injuries to several of Fabio Capello's other forwards.
But Davies hopes he did enough in training and in last night's game to keep his place in the squad for next month's friendly against France.
"I've enjoyed every minute of it, to be honest with you," he said.
"Since coming down last Thursday and training with the boys, it's been fantastic. They're some of the best players in the world and it's something that I didn't quite think was going to happen, and it's not really sunk in.
"But I'm delighted to have been given the chance to come on and try to win the game for us.
"It didn't quite happen, and the result was a little bit disappointing but, nonetheless, I'm really proud."
He added: "I hope I've come down here and made an impression. I've worked extremely hard while I've been here.
"If I can keep doing the business for Bolton then hopefully I'll be in the next squad."
Davies is renowned for his physical approach but he appeared genuinely unfortunate to be yellow carded last night after Montenegro Miodrag Dzudovic made the most of a foul by the forward.
Admitting he might need to adapt his game to thrive at international level, Davies nevertheless accused Dzudovic of play-acting.
"I didn't feel there was any contact there and, obviously, the guy's made a meal of it and got me booked. So that was disappointing," he said.
"But that's something that I'll maybe have to learn to cope with a little bit more."
Well versed in the hurly-burly of the Barclays Premier League, Davies also feels he will need to adapt to the slower pace of international football based on what he saw last night.
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He said: "Watching it in the first half, you have to be quite patient with the ball and, obviously, they got a lot of men behind the ball and they proved very difficult to break down.
"They came here to get a point and they've got it."
