Gabriel Agbonlahor disappointed with England axe

Aston Villa hat-trick hero Gabriel Agbonlahor is using his England demotion as inspiration to set the Premier League alight this term. Agbonlahor, 21, bagged a seven-minute treble with a right-foot volley, a header and a left-foot finish in Villa's 4-2 thrashing of Manchester City. But the uncapped striker is back with England Under-21s this week despite being in Fabio Capello's squad for the summer friendlies with USA and Trinidad & Tobago. "It is disappointing as you want to be playing for your country," said Agbonlahor. Advertisement - article continues below » "But hopefully if I keep on working hard then I will get that chance. I thrive on scoring and if he doesn't put you in the squad then you have to go out and prove him wrong and I think I did that. "That is all you can do really as it is out of our hands but Mr... [read full story]