out on a chance to make his England debut against Greece. He then later was ruled out for more than a year and missed the whole of the West Ham season. He was recalled to the England squad and was fit to face Estonia. However, a few days later, it was announced that he had been ruled out of action for up to six weeks with a sprained medial collateral ligament, forcing him to once again miss out on making his international debut for a second time. In May 2008, Ashton was named in McClaren's successor, Fabio Capello's, squad for the USA and Trinidad and Tobago friendlies. He finally made his debut, more than two years after his first call up, in the match against Trinidad & Tobago on 1 June 2008. After football After retiring from football, Ashton worked as a commentator for televised football matches. On 28 March 2016, he played in Mark Noble's testimonial at Upton Park, scoring with an overhead kick. Career statistics Club International Honours Crewe Alexandra Football League Second Division runner-up: 2002–03 West Ham United FA Cup runner-up: 2005–06 References External links Dean Ashton profile at the Football Association website 1983 births Living people People from Holmes Chapel Sportspeople from Swindon Sportspeople from Cheshire English footballers England youth international footballers England under-21 international footballers England international footballers Association football forwards Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players English association football commentators FA Cup Final players