QPR 's Charlie Austin has hailed the 'exceptional form ' of Tottenham forward Harry Kane , insisting the 21-year-old is a shining example of what confidence can do for a striker . Kane 's two goals fired Spurs to a 2-1 win over Rangers on Saturday and took his personal tally to 26 goals in all competitions this season . Austin and Kane are both jostling for a spot in Roy Hodgson 's England squad , which is announced later this month , but the QPR striker had only praise for his compatriot . QPR striker Charlie Austin has praised the 'exceptional form ' of Spurs counterpart Harry Kane this season . Harry Kane , who scored twice for Tottenham at QPR on Saturday , has impressed Charlie Austin this season . Kane fires home Tottenham ' second goal in the Premier League encounter at Loftus Road . 'Harry Kane has been in exceptional form this season , ' Austin told paddypower.com . 'He was the difference between us and Tottenham on Saturday - and he is a great example of this self-belief . 'That brace makes it eight goals in six league games and when you 're on that run you just want the games to keep coming . 'He 's confident going into games , and he 's confident when he 's front of goal that he 's going to score . 'That 's the kind of confidence that a striker really wants and it will inevitably benefit the team . ' Austin has enjoyed an excellent campaign himself , scoring 15 goals in his debut season in the top flight . Charlie Austin is also in England contention after scoring 15 Premier League goals this season . Charlie Austin 's shot flies past Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for a consolation goal on Saturday . A dip in form saw Austin score just once in seven matches at the start of the year but two goals in his last three games suggests the 25-year-old his rediscovering his rhythm . 'If you 're a confident striker the ball will always fall to you in the right positions , ' Austin said . 'If you 're in form there 's nothing stopping you picking the ball up 25 yards out and having a shot , whereas a striker low on confidence might play it out wide and be slightly more conservative . 'If you get the goal to kick-start the run , your self-belief keeps growing and you know you 'll keep getting chances to score . ' Austin is only five away from reaching the 20-goal mark in the league this season but the striker insists he has not set any targets . England manager Roy Hodgson monitored both Kane and Austin at Loftus Road on Saturday . ' I 've never got into the habit of setting myself personal targets , ' Austin added . 'If you set yourself a target you can give yourself something to achieve , but if you do n't hit those aims you see yourself as a failure . 'For me that is n't a motivation . It was my first season in the Premier League this year and I wanted to go in all guns blazing and just see what I could do . '
Kane scored twice as Spurs beat QPR 2-1 at Loftus Road on Saturday . The England striker has now netted in his last three Premier League games for the club and is only one goal behind top scorer Harry Kane.