Dominic Calvert-Lewin will have his eyes glued to his phone on Thursday, hoping that a message will pop up from Gareth Southgate.
On this evidence, it will not be too long before England’s head coach comes calling. Everton’s number nine is riding the crest of a wave and his brilliant start to the season resulted in a second hat-trick that has propelled his team to within two games of Wembley.
Calvert-Lewin was outstanding, the focal point of a hard working performance that has carried them to the quarter-finals. Everton never looked like losing from the moment he started to terrorise West Ham and they have now six games at the start of the campaign for the first time since 1938.