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Published 18:25 23 Mar 2016 GMT
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Three years on from that night in Stockholm, and Shawcross is yet to wear the England shirt again, overlooked once more as Roy Hodgson named his squad for friendlies against Germany and Holland.
Unsurprisingly, he's not too optimistic about getting a seat on the plane to France in the summer.
"I’ve been playing well for the last three or four years and I don’t seem to be getting in so I can’t see it changing in the future unless the manager changes,” he adds.
"It’s just the way football is, some managers like players that others don’t. At the moment it's either that he doesn’t think I’m up to it or the lads he’s picking are better than me. That’s fine.
"Is that unfair? Yes, but it’s a ruthless game. You do find that the lads who move to the bigger clubs get more recognition. They play in Europe and there’s a lot more prestige around them.
"But my performances on the pitch for Stoke have been good enough to get in the England team and so far the call hasn’t come."
Thanks a bunch, Zlatan.
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