Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross has yet to hear from Aaron Ramsey as he tries to apologise for the tackle which broke the Arsenal midfielder's leg.

GettyImagesRyan Shawcross was in tears as he left the field after the incident involving Ramsey

Shawcross, who received a three-match ban for the tackle that will rule Ramsey out until early next season, has telephoned the Wales international on several occasions and left messages. But Ramsey has not returned any of his calls as yet.

The central defender, who was named in the England squad for the first time when England played Egypt two weeks ago, still hopes to speak to Ramsey.

"I have made efforts, I've left him messages and a text, and nothing has been returned, but that's up to Aaron,'' Shawcross said in the Times. "Will I see him? I might do in the future but it's totally up to Aaron.

"I haven't spoken to him. It's up to him whether he gets back to me. There is a lot of emotion going on and he's probably trying to concentrate on having his rehab done and that's fair enough.''

Shawcross insists he will not change as a player despite the criticism that has been levelled at him.

"I was quite surprised how quickly I was back to normal,'' he added. "I knew straight after I was going to be the same player and make tackles. It was an accident and these things happen in football - I'm not going to change the way I play.''