Charlie Austin- Is it time for an England call up?

First of all,  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Secondly as 2015 looms I have decided to give my opinion on the debate on whether or not Charlie Austin should be given an England call up after his fine period of form with QPR.

Austin celebrating after his goal against Sunderland in August.

Charlie Austin has been the stand out player for QPR this year scoring 12 goals and getting 2 assists in 17 games. His tally of 12 goals equates to over half of QPR's total goals at this stage of the season. Without him it seems likely that QPR wouldn't be sitting in 15th at the halfway point in the season. However is this form that has made him 3rd top scorer in the Premier League this year ,behind Aguero and Costa, good enough to warrant a call-up to the national team? 

I believe it is. My main reason for this is that Austin has outperformed all of his fellow English strikers. The likes of Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Rickie Lambert have all scored less than Austin, with Rooney on 8 goals, Welbeck on 4 and Lambert on 1. Another aspect to consider is that these players all play for bigger clubs (Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool) and as such are surrounded by better players to supply them with goals, so it is even more impressive that Austin has outscored them. Finally Austin would offer something different for England. He can hold the ball up, take penalties, win headers and score with either foot. This would give England a very adaptable player who could slot in alongside and compliment any other Striker. For example if put alongside Danny Welbeck, Austin could hold the ball up and slot Welbeck through, he could also be on the end of crosses from Welbeck or the wingers. On the other hand, if put alongside Andy Carroll he could be the one getting on the end of through balls and scoring them. Similarly he could help supply Carroll in the air. For me these reasons make Austin a good choice for England and maybe 2015 will be the year he makes it.

Sorry for the brief post, brainstorming a lot of ideas at the moment.

James