Surrey wicketkeeper Jon Batty has not given up hope of an England call this summer despite Tim Ambrose's impressive winter performances in New Zealand.
Clapham-based Batty, 34, has started the season opening the Surrey batting alongside Banstead's Scott Newman and took three stumpings in last week's rain-affected draw with Durham.
Although Batty has yet to win an England call-up during his 14-year first-class career, he has refused to call time on aspirations to make it at the top level.
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"I still say the England keeping job is not guaranteed for Tim Ambrose even though he did have a fantastic tour in the winter," said Batty,
"I am looking to keep knocking on the door - maybe hammering it down - to put myself in the frame if the opportunity arises."
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