Danny Care: giving up drinking an important part of bid to get England career back on track The common theme is that I was getting into trouble when I was out drinking and that's why I stopped. I don't think I realised how much the toe injury affected me and people thought I was okay because I put on a smile. Looking back, it affected me more than I realised and my mother thinks I was hiding the pain of missing the World Cup having been involved for nearly four years leading into New Zealand. (Harlequins' sports psychologist) Kate Hayes thinks frustration did build up, my focus slipped and I took my eye off what was required to be an England number nine. Care, who is preparing for Harlequins' Aviva Premiership semi-final against Northampton, has been back to near his best form in recent weeks, and is tipped to be named in Lancaster's squad to tour South Africa. And he is keen to make the most of the chance to revive his Test career. "Playing for England was taken away from me and I'm never going to let that happen again," he said. It's been a long time since that Wales game and my aim is to win back that number nine jersey and, fortunately, I'm in a very good Quins team. We were the best team in the Premiership but haven't won anything yet and that is why our focus is on Northampton and getting into that final.