"I've got no fears for him, he's not frightened of anything and he'll cope," said Pembridge. "I wasn't surprised he was called up by England. If you are good enough you're old enough, why not? He's been showing over the season that he's obviously good enough, he's playing very well every time he's got into the side," he added.
"He surprises the senior lads with some of the things he does on the training ground, they just stop to watch. But he loves training, gets on with his work and joins in all the banter."