Darren Bent is viewing England's international friendly with Spain as a chance to prove he can perform against the best opposition and help convince Fabio Capello to include him in his Euro 2012 squad.

Bent spearheads one of the least experienced strikeforces assembled by Capello, who will miss his son's wedding in Italy as it clashes with Saturday's game at Wembley

The Aston Villa player has won only 11 caps but that is five more than the combined tally of the other strikers in Capello's squad - Gabriel Agbonlahor (3 caps), Danny Welbeck (2), Bobby Zamora (1) and Daniel Sturridge (0).

Bent has netted four goals in his last five internationals but he is not getting ahead of himself after missing out on selection for the 2006 and 2010 World Cups.

However, he knows showing what he is capable of against the reigning world and European champions can only enhance his chances of being on the plane to Poland and Ukraine next June.

Bent has slotted in effectively in tandem with Wayne Rooney, who has been left out of this squad following his three-match ban for the Euro finals while Capello experiments. But the former Sunderland player has had enough setbacks to take nothing for granted.

He said: "Some people have said 'you are a regular now for England' but I don't want to count my chickens because a lot has happened to me with England squads.

"But if I keep playing well, and the ball keeps flying in the net, then that's all I can do."

Agbonlahor is recalled after a two-year absence and has impressed alongside Bent at club level this season.