"No, there was nothing like that at all," Vardy said.

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"(There was) no one-on-one chat or anything.

HypervenomX Proximo black "That's how I want to be and how I want to stay focused. We're here to represent England and that's all I want to think about."

Vardy gave short, sharp answers during a press conference at England's media base in Chantilly, repeatedly underlining the focus on Monday's match in St Etienne and his happiness to do whatever is asked of him.

There has been an understandable clamour for both the Leicester striker and Daniel Sturridge to start after their second-half impact against Wales, although he was giving away little as the Slovakia match approached.

"We've got 23 in the squad and it's a team game at the end of the day," Vardy said.

"If something's not working, you'll have to bring some off the bench. Everyone's ready and waiting to make an impact.

MERCURIAL SUPERFLY HERITAGE Blue "If that's what needs to happen in the next game then so be it.

"It is down to me on the training field to put the extra work in and hopefully dislodge one of the players if I can do.

ACE 16+ PureControl black "That's just down to me and how much work I am putting in."

Copa Mudial black The "unbelievable" feeling of netting against Wales was reward for that hard work, although Vardy can see why Hodgson may keep him as an impact substitute.

"You can see the logic, definitely," he said.

"For players getting tired, it is probably easier to exploit but I am happy either way.

superfly mercurial cr7 white "At the end of the day, it's down to me, what I do in training and hopefully get into the gaffer's mind to hopefully get a start. We'll see what happens."