The England boss has chosen Manchester Utd's Alan Smith and Tottenham's Jermain Defoe ahead of Heskey for the two games next weekend but he insisted that the door is not closed on the Blues strikers international career. England Squad: James (Man City), Robinson (Tottenham), Green (Norwich), G Neville (Man Utd), A Cole (Arsenal), Bridge (Chelsea), Terry (Chelsea), King (Tottenham), Carragher (Liverpool), Upson (Birmingham City), Beckham (Real Madrid), Lampard (Chelsea), Gerrard (Liverpool), Dyer (Newcastle), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Butt (Newcastle), Wright-Phillips (Man City), J Cole (Chelsea), Jenas (Newcastle), Owen (Real Madrid), Vassell (Aston Villa), Defoe (Tottenham), Smith (Man Utd)
"The door is not closed for Emile Heskey but I've seen a lot of Alan Smith and Jermain Defoe recently and they deserve their chance this time," Eriksson told the FA's official website, www.thefa.com
"However, I want to make clear that Emile has never let England down and he is still very much a part of my thinking.
"He is with a good club, with a good manager, and we will continue to monitor his form very closely."