I remember the first time I got paid, I went out and spent my wages on clothes. Style has always been a massive focal point for me.

I am really into looking as smart as I can and have been since I was a kid.

I was brought up in a slightly older style. I don't play with my collar up.

As a young lad you go on adrenalin. You run out, look at the crowd, run around at 100mph and you can do it.

I defend and track my runners but, if there's another big asset you need as a midfielder, it's to score goals. I scored goals in the reserves and the youth team but since I've got into the first team I've lost that a little bit.

World-class midfield players get their share of goals and that's something I want to add to my game.

I really want to make Charlton a stable side in the Premier League but I'd be lying if I said England wasn't in the back of my mind.

I realise I have to adapt my game a bit at international level; that the combativeness in the Premier League is a little bit different at international level.

I need to keep performing because there are so many players behind me, for club and country, who are willing to take my place. But I know if I maintain my form and focus, good things will come of it.

My England career had been very up and down - I had been involved in some squads, and not in others, so it had been very patchy.