Source: PA
Carroll focused on Magpies
Newcastle striker Andy Carroll will not allow himself to be distracted by talk that he could be fast-tracked into the senior England set-up.
Fabio Capello is being tipped to turn to youth as he surveys the wreckage of a dismal World Cup campaign in South Afric and Carroll is one of the up and coming players to have been mentioned in dispatches.
However, the 21-year-old, who scored 19 goals last season as the Magpies took the Championship title, plans to concentrate solely on his club football and see where that takes him.
Carroll said: "We just have to see what happens with England. My first aim is to play well for Newcastle and take it from there. After that, you see what happens.
"If I keep playing well and training well, it will be communicated back to the right people."
