BURNLEY goalkeeper Joe Hart has not given up on his England ambitions but says all he can do is continue to impress for his club.

The Clarets No.1 was overlooked by Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate for this summer's World Cup but has started the season between the posts at Turf Moor.

Hart is keeping Clarets club captain Tom Heaton out of the side while Nick Pope, who was in England's 23-man party in Russia, is due to return from injury in the New Year.

That will provide further competition for Hart but vowed he will let his performances do the talking.

“Whether I get picked in an England squad that's not down to me unfortunately and that has been proven," he told The Goalkeepers' Union podcast.

“I've had my reasons that I have not been in the squad previous to the World Cup and I don't know if they quite match up after the World Cup.

“But that's not for me to worry about. That's for managers and what they get paid for.

“I'm just going to keep performing to my highest level. I always want to play for England, always want to be part of the England team.

“That is what and who I am. I've turned up for my country hundreds and hundreds of times, managed to play 75 times.

“If I look back on my recent form for the country it's good. I was keeping clean sheets making important saves and qualifying the country for the World Cup.

“I am just going to keep that in mind. Keep working hard. I always want to be a part of it but there is only so much I can do.”