As much as he would love to earn a recall for the friendlies at the end of March, Pope said he is only thinking about Burnley's survival fight.
“I'm not hoping at all," Pope said. “It's so far away and there are a lot of important games before then. For me to have half an eye on that would be disrespectful to this club and my team-mates.
“Of course it would be good, as getting in any England squad is for any individual – you feel you've performed at a good level to get into the elite of this country. It's always an honour and any player will tell you that.
“But it's something that if it happens it happens and if it doesn't, it doesn't. There's a big few weeks for this club that need to be concentrated on. It's something that will look after itself.
“Anything less would not be doing justice to my manager here, my team-mates and this club that has done so much for me."
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