Peter Crouch has admitted he considered quitting international football but wants to play on for England.
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.
But he said: "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."
Tottenham star 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.
Capello opted to have Fulham's Bobby Zamora on the bench at Wembley at the weekend.
But Crouch added: "It's up to the manager who he picks, of course, but I won't be hanging up my boots."
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