FORMER England international Michael Ricketts has revealed he has no regrets about being labelled a 'one-cap wonder'.
The Clarets striker won a call-up to Sven Goran Eriksson's squad in February 2002 following their qualification to the World Cup.
At the time Eriksson, who was assessing all his striking options, bowed to a media campaign to include Ricketts, who had scored 15 goals in Bolton's first season back in the Premiership.
However, after a disappointing debut by his own admissions, Ricketts lasted just 45 minutes of the friendly against Holland in the Amsterdam Arena before being replaced by Kevin Phillips.
From that point on, the 27-year-old striker has found himself cast out into the international wilderness.
But Ricketts, whose domestic career has since taken him to Middlesbrough and Leeds, insists playing for his country will always be a great source of pride.
He said: "My world has crumbled around me a little bit since playing for England, but I still look on that as a blessing than a hindrance.
"Not many people can say they have played for their country and it was a great time in my life and something that I can always look back on with pride."
Ricketts' inclusion thrust him into an England side that included many of the current squad expected to carry the nation's hopes in Germany this summer. Gary Neville, Sol Campbell, Rio Ferdinand, David Beckham and Steven Gerrard all started the game against Holland, with Frank Lampard and Joe Cole featuring as substitutes.
Ricketts added: "There was a big campaign for my call up at the time and England had already qualified for the World Cup, so Sven had time to experiment.
"In life you take the rough with the smooth and unfortunately it just didn't work out for me on the night.
"If I had played in the next game things might have been different, but I have no regrets."
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