Shaun Wright-Phillips says being dropped by Fabio Capello, the England manager, gave him the impetus he needed to earn himself an international recall.

The Manchester City winger was dropped for the matches against Croatia and Andorra, shortly after deciding to leave Chelsea and return to Eastlands. Since then Wright-Phillips has produced a string of impressive displays which have resulted in him being chosen ahead of David Bentley for the matches against Kazakhstan and then Belarus.

"I am very pleased to be back in the England squad given my form, because now I feel 100 per cent match fit," Wright-Phillips, said.

"I was disappointed not to have been picked after Mr Capello's first game - but I respected the boss for it and it did some good as it helped kick me into shape because I knew then I had to perform, to get better and better. There is a challenge in whatever job you do, and that challenge will always benefit the person.

"I did not think my England career was too far gone to worry about resurrection. I am just glad to be back here with the team again. I am delighted with my club form and I just need to carry it on to the training with England and then put myself in a position to get another call."

Wright-Phillips, who has 19 caps, added: "Everyone now knows what the boss wants and the way he wants things done. He likes everyone to be 100 per cent fit, to play well and do their job. As long as everyone does those things and can play the way we have been doing, then I do not think there will be a problem."

Wright-Phillips - who had left City for Stamford Bridge in a £21million deal three seasons ago - maintains his game is better for his spell in west London.

"I feel my time at Chelsea helped improve me both on and off the pitch," he added. "I played with a lot of world-class players there, and under a few managers who all had something different to teach me.

"I have learned to be a lot wiser on the pitch in different situations and circumstances. Now I just need to put it all into a way where I am able to play consistently."

Wright-Phillips added: "I still think I am seen as a winger, but it is nice to be able to play in different positions and to do the best you can."

Despite England's 4-1 victory in Croatia last month, where Arsenal's Theo Walcott scored a hat-trick, Wright-Phillips insists there will be no complacency for the matches against Kazakhstan and then Belarus.

"Even though I was not there, I was dead happy for the boys," he added. "They did a lot of players who were not there proud and also the fans.

"However, there is still a lot of hard work to be done yet and everyone needs to keep their feet firmly on the ground, to try to just win the games which are coming up."