Clarets keeper Nik Michopoulos received another boost in his bid to revive his international career when he collected his 15th cap yesterday.

The 32-year-old was again a second half substitute for Greece in their 3-1 defeat of Cyprus, three days after returning to the international side against Romania.

That ended a gap of three years in his career for the national side and showed that his manager had taken note of his displays for the Clarets.

The visitors had taken an early lead in the match in Rhodes but Otto Rehhagel's side fought back for a morale boosting win.

Michopoulos, who was impressive in the game on Sunday, did see one shot come back off his post but he did not concede a goal as he pressed his claim to be a regular member of the national squad when the Euro 2004 campaign starts next season.

The Greeks have one more friendly to come, away to Romania on August 21, before they face the big test of taking on Spain in a competitive international in September.

The return of Michopoulos to the international scene will increase the determination of Stan Ternent to bring in another top class keeper as he could be in a position where the Greek is away playing for his country and the Clarets have still got a game to play back home.

Marlon Beresford was an inspired loan signing when Michopoulos was out injured for a several weeks and he is out of contract at Middlesbrough and therefore available on a free transfer.

He made no secret of the fact that he would be happy to come back to Burnley, for whom he has now played more than 300 matches, and Ternent certainly got a chance to admire his ability close up.

But the 32-year-old could be a target for a number of clubs and Ternent is still restricted by the fact that he is unsure what his budget will be for next season.

Tonight it is the turn of young Burnley striker Dimitri Papadopoulos to try and press his claims as he hopes to be part of the Under-21 side that starts it's European Championship campaign against Belgium in Switzerland.

The demands to play for his country restricted the 20-year-old's chances at Turf Moor this season and he is still waiting for the opportunity to show why Ternent paid £500,000 for him last summer.

He was a regular in the side that qualified for the finals, scoring in both games against England as they finished in second place in the group before beating Turkey in the two-legged play-off.