Burnley keeper Tom Heaton has revealed he has had to postpone a holiday to South Africa due to his England call-up.
Heaton admits he was shocked after being named in Roy Hodgson's squad for the matches against the Republic of Ireland on June 7 and the Euro 2016 qualifier in Slovenia seven days later.
Heaton said: "There have had to be few changes for the summer plans -- we had booked a week in Portugal and then 10 days in South Africa.
"I'd cancel the lot of course if needed. It's been a dream of mine since I was a little kid and pretty much everything since I started playing has been geared towards trying to get there.
"I still want be more striving for more and I feel I have got better again this year."
Heaton was tipped the wink on his call-up by Burnley boss Sean Dyche at a supporters' club function on Tuesday night, some 36 hours before the official announcement, and told to keep it secret.
He added: "I snuck back to the table with a smile on my face but kept it back to myself. It was almost difficult to believe and then there was a euphoric flood of emotion.
"There has been lots of perceived ups and downs for me, including loan spells and relegations, but it's all about the journey and the path for me has always been about improvements and progress."
Heaton insisted his first priority was for relegated Burnley to end the season on a positive note in their last match of the Premier League campaign at Aston Villa. That game will also provide the final match of Steven Reid's long career after the Republic of Ireland international announced this week he will be hanging up his boots.
Reid, a veteran of Ireland's 2002 World Cup campaign, admitted the decision had been a difficult one and is now aiming to become a coach.
He said: "It has been a pretty emotional week, I had pretty much decided it was going to be the final season but after I sent the tweet with the announcement I had a little cry in the car. It's time to listen to the body and give it a rest now.
"With the experiences I've had and the managers I have worked with it would be a big regret not to give it a go to get into coaching even though I know it's far from easy.
"I've worked under some great mangers -- Billy Bonds gave me my chances and instilled the values of being a footballer: commitment, honesty and respect. Under Mark Hughes at Blackburn I had my best season when we finished sixth in the Premier League and then Roy Hodgson was a big influence at West Brom where I developed into a right-back."