Striker Peter Crouch still committed to England

Peter Crouch has denied that he was thinking of quitting the England team after missing out in recent games.

The striker has scored 22 goals in 42 games for his country but is seemingly out of favour with boss Fabio Capello.

Crouch, 30, failed to make the bench for Saturday's 2-2 draw against Switzerland in Euro 2012 qualifying.

However he did say he was disappointed, adding: "I'm not going to lie, I was extremely frustrated, but it's one of those things and you move on."

Speaking at the launch of the Football Association's Just Play initiative, the Tottenham star told BBC Sport's Dan Roan: "I feel that whenever I've played for England, I've done well, so I felt maybe I've been slightly unfairly treated.

"Playing for England is the pinnacle of any [English] player's career and I absolutely love doing it. If I get a minute on the pitch [for England], that's great, if I get 90 that's a lot better.

"I was disappointed, but I've got a long summer now to think about things and hopefully come back with a new attitude."

PETER CROUCH FACTS

  • Made England debut in friendly v Colombia, May 2005
  • Scored first England goal in friendly v Uruguay, March 2006
  • Came off bench in two games at 2010 World Cup in S Africa
  • Did not feature in win over Slovenia or loss to Germany

He added: "Do I want to carry on playing for England? Yeah, of course. I would never give up playing for my country at any stage. It's an honour."

Crouch's only international start since May 2010 was in the Euro 2012 qualifier with Montenegro at Wembley in October.

That match finished goalless, and since then he has been restricted to a substitute's appearance in the November friendly against France in which he scored.

Crouch has not featured at all in England's last three games against Wales, Ghana and the Swiss.

He was in the squad to face Switzerland, but Capello opted to have Fulham's Bobby Zamora on the bench at Wembley.

Crouch added: "It's up to the manager who he picks, of course, but I won't be hanging up my boots."