Albion keeper Scott Carson believes he is not far from the form that could earn him an England recall.

The Baggies’ summer signing has figured in just one squad under new England coach Fabio Capello.

But he believes his solid display and clean sheet for Albion in the goalless draw at Bolton last week proves he is heading back in the right direction.

“It’s always nice to be with England but I have got to earn the right to be there,” said Carson, who has not played for his country since his infamous mistake against Croatia at Wembley.

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Albion keeper Scott Carson believes he is not far from the form that could earn him an England recall.

The Baggies’ summer signing has figured in just one squad under new England coach Fabio Capello.

But he believes his solid display and clean sheet for Albion in the goalless draw at Bolton last week proves he is heading back in the right direction.

“It’s always nice to be with England but I have got to earn the right to be there,” said Carson, who has not played for his country since his infamous mistake against Croatia at Wembley.

“I just have to keep doing what I do and hopefully that will get me back in.

“If you’re not playing first-team football you’re not going to have a chance.

“It was nice to get in the game because against Bolton it’s often not about saves, it’s more about dealing with long balls.

“So it was nice to make a save or two. You just have be alert and hopefully be ready when you need to be.”

Carson says he was delighted to get the nod over veteran Dean Kiely in the race to start the season between the sticks for the Baggies.

And he believes he can quickly recapture the form that led to his inclusion for the ill-fated Euro 2008 qualifier at Wembley.

“I was really pleased to be picked,” said Carson. “I didn’t want to come here and sit on the bench so I came here and worked hard and thankfully the manager gave me the nod.

“It is going to take a few games to bed on but I am reasonably happy with how it’s going.

“There was a bit of a lapse against Everton with Abdoulaye Meite but it will take a bit of time to get used to each other and apart from that incident it’s been good.

“That incident was just one of those things that happens in football.”