SEAN Dyche insists there's 'more to come' from James Tarkowski after being impressed with the centre back's England debut.

Dyche also said he was incredibly proud at seeing his players graduate to the England set-up, with Tarkowski becoming the fourth Burnley player to feature for the Three Lions in less than two years, while Nick Pope was also an unused member of the latest squad.

Tarkowski played the full game for England against Italy at Wembley on the left side of a back three and Dyche was delighted to see how well the 25-year-old coped on his international debut.

"I was really pleased," he said. "I don’t think it’s easy anyway to play for England, to make your debut at home, to then play in a three, and on the left of a three.

"When you add all that in, with a new group, I thought he was very good. He was nice and calm, played steady, organised when he needed to, did the basics and just kept his simplicity.

"There’s more to come from him, I believe. From us and possibly (England) if Gareth uses him. I think he’s a very good player."

Tarkowski's debut was marred by the late controversy which saw the defender penalised for a trip on Federico Chiesa after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review.

But Dyche felt the Claret had been harshly penalised in the incident which resulted in Lorenzo Insigne equalising from the spot.

"I'm all for VAR. I personally felt he probably misread it a little bit," Dyche said of referee Deniz Aytekin's decision.

"I think it’ll be really good for referees actually to learn how players move differently. Tarky didn’t break his gait at all, the opposing player did – his foot goes out to the right, unnatural position, he's already going down.

"I think that's where it can be used well. But, when it's in the early days, there will be things that are grey, still with VAR moments when they're unsure. The idea is the amount of decisions that are correct will improve, that's what it's there for."

Pope and Tarkowski were the latest players to go away on international duty for the Clarets, with 13 of the current squad now capped by their country.

"The numbers are good, the increase in numbers," Dyche said.

"Obviously as an Englishman I’m proud the players are getting called up for England. The numbers have been good for a while and that’s another marker for the squad.

"The quality is continuing to raise, whether we're actively trying to bringing in players that are internationals like Defour, or our players are developing into internationals. I think the mixture is healthy."