Dwight Gayle reckons Scott Dann would be an England regular if he was playing for a club with a higher profile than Crystal Palace.
Social media has been alive with calls for the central defender to be rewarded for his form so far this season with an international call up.
Those calls reached fever pitch after Manchester United’s Phil Jones was selected ahead of Dann for the weekend defeat to Spain.
However, with England due to face France in a friendly at Wembley tonight (Tuesday), the 28-year-old has still not heard from England manager Roy Hodgson.
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Gayle was speaking at a Show Racism the Red Card event while he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury.
He said: “Scott’s a great player and it looks effortless to him. That's a compliment to his ability.
"I'm not sure why he has not been called up. His ability in every aspect of the game is really good. He's good on the ball, good defensively, reads the ball well and gives you everything you want in a defender.
"If he was playing at one of the bigger clubs he would definitely be around a lot more.
“I'm sure people will take note when a few of them get called up and they will start looking a bit further down the league."
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