Lion Internet Re-Install jumps back to the main screen

Hi all,
I have a 2011 Macbook Pro Unibody here. The HDD went bye-bye so I replaced it and attempting the Lion Internet recovery with little success.
I booted the Mac with CMD+R and the internet recovery loads up.
From the main screen (where you can select Disk Utility / Reinstall etc.) I selected the Disk Utility and erased the HDD and reformatted it for the OS X installation.
Back to the main screen I choose the install OS X Lion option, choose the HDD and klick trough the ToS. I then get the progress bar for the download but nothing happens for a few minutes, then the window closes and jumps back to the main window where you can select Disk Utility / Reinstall etc.
I do not get an error message or anything.
Any ideas?

Hi ActiveX,
I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with your MacBook Pro. If you are able to boot from Internet Recovery but are unable to reinstall OS X to your primary HDD (fails silently), you may want to try creating an external OS X installation/Recovery System on an external volume. This will help isolate the issue to either the internal HDD or the Recovery install process, and will provide a seperate Recovery System from which you can try to reinstall to your internal HDD. You may find the following articles helpful:
OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
OS X: Installing OS X on an external volume - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden

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