he lost his place for the match against scotland in december, to cambridge university's r.g.h. lowe; according to the "daily mirror", lowe "must have come on a lot to be considered good enough to displace" him. he regained it for the 1928 visit to belfast. in a poor match, won 2–0 by england, "only jenkins and macey in the english attack lived up to their reputations", but both lost their places for the next match. he was twice a travelling reserve in 1931, released from the second selection to play in a cup match for his club, but never again played international football.