But he wants the player to be selected on merit. The 20-year-old has been tipped as one of a number of new faces Fabio Capello will select in his squad for forthcoming friendlies against Spain and Sweden. Moyes suspects Rodwell, who has 20 caps and two goals for the Under-21s, may be drafted in to cover for the absence of other players after this weekend's round of Premier League matches. And he would prefer the midfielder, who has started eight of nine league matches this season, to be earn his place outright. "I think a senior call-up can come too early. You want it to be merited for the right reasons," said the Toffees boss. "You want him to go into the team. If he played he wouldn't let anyone down because in international football he has some very good qualities. "Jack has done well. He has improved over the recent weeks and I think because of that he is getting close (to the full England team). "He is obviously going to be mentioned. He has played well in the games. "I don't know how many call-offs England might have this weekend - I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot - but that might bring Jack forward if that is the case. "He has started to just find his feet here. He's beginning to look more composed and competent in the team and at the moment we are happy with the way he is going. "Is he ready for the big full international stage? That is something we will all need to wait and see." Of more concern to Moyes at present is Rodwell's form for the club after just one win in their last five matches. That run of fixtures included games against Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United. Moyes believes his side have played well in their last two matches but with the club 16th in the table he knows now is the time to start picking up points. They face another difficult task tomorrow at surprise high-fliers Newcastle, who are currently third. "It was always going to be a difficult group of matches," added the Scot. "In the last two games we have not won but it is the best we have played this season against Chelsea and Manchester United. "In truth the performances at the start of the season weren't very good but they got us some results. "It is up to us now to go on and start picking up some points. "But I'd take the wins over performances. Hopefully the performances we've shown (recently) will lead to some points." Everton come up against in-form striker Demba Ba, who on Monday at Stoke hit his second hat-trick of the season to take his tally to eight goals in his last five league matches. Moyes had watched the Frenchman when he was at West Ham last season and was considered as a potential signing, but now must come up with a plan to stop the big front man. "We were interested in Demba. I think he has done terrifically and done what a lot of people thought he could do at West Ham," said the manager. "He scored the goals there and that brought him into everyone's eye-line and we did have an interest in him." On this weekend's opponents he added: "Newcastle have had a great start and got themselves into position right away. "They are probably now thinking about doing much better than just staying in the league, they are probably looking at one of the European spots. "Alan has done a good job; he has turned it round because he was not always everyone's choice but has done the job steady and he is winning football matches."
