TOM Heaton says being part of a record breaking night for English football and Wayne Rooney is something to take inspiration from.

The goalkeeper was recalled to the England squad for Euro 2016 qualifiers away to San Marino and at home to Switzerland, with the Three Lions extending their winning run in Group E to eight.

And he was part of the dressing room that witnessed and celebrated Rooney’s landmark moment as he surpassed Sir Bobby Charlton’s 45-year-old record by scoring his 50th international goal from the spot.

“It’s good to be there and seeing it first hand,” said Heaton, who worked with Rooney at Manchester United.

“You can certainly use those sorts of things as inspiration to stay involved. That’s what I want to do. To keep progressing and improving and carry on being a part of it is certainly my aim.

“To win 2-0 at Wembley was brilliant and that’s eight wins out of eight now for the team.

“And obviously it was a big night for Wayne to get that sort of record.

“It’s a very special achievement and one he should be proud of.

“I thought he took the penalty really well, and fair play to him.”

Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer got a hand to Rooney’s 84th minute penalty, but could not stop it from going into the top corner, and Heaton said: “It was too powerful to save.

“It was well placed with a lot of power, so although the keeper got close I don’t think there was too much danger of him keeping it out.”

Heaton, who was picked alongside Manchester City’s Joe Hart and Stoke City’s Jack Butland, did not feature in either qualifier but revealed he was happy to be involved again, after earning his first international call-up for the June games against the Republic of Ireland - a friendly - and the Euro 2016 qualifier in Slovenia.

“I had no idea about the call-up until 40 minutes before the squad was announced,” said Heaton of his recall. “You get confirmation from the FA, so I was over the moon with that.

“I’d briefly spoken to them a couple of weeks before but there was nothing definitive at all, just keeping in touch.”

The Burnley captain’s first England call-up came at the end of last season - a tonic for both the player and Burnley after relegation.

Having signed a new contract before the start of pre-season, the 29-year-old noted that coming out of the Premier League might go against him for future call-up opportunities.

But he retained his place, as the only non-Premier League player in Roy Hodgson’s squad.

“It’s the international set-up so to not be playing in the top division, it’s an element - you can’t get away from that fact,” he said.

“But I can’t control that. I’m happy at Burnley. I’ve spoken before about being proud to represent the club on that stage and I want to continue to do so.

“It’s great being involved in it to make sure I stay there and keep getting better.”

He added: “I thoroughly enjoyed it the first time and the second time it was exactly the same.

“I enjoyed the week’s training and Tuesday night was the first game I’ve been involved in at Wembley, so it was great to be involved in that.

“But it’s not a time to pat your back. I’ve got to keep motivated and keep working.

“It’s made me hungry to keep getting better.

“My ambition is to make sure I stay involved and keep progressing forward.”