Parker, who has won three caps, was part of the provisional 30-man England squad before the World Cup but failed to make the cut when the group was reduced to 23 and has not been involved since.

The 30-year-old put in a typically influential performance at Wolves yesterday as West Ham came back from a goal down to draw 1-1, and Grant is convinced Parker should be playing for his country again.

"I think if you look at all the English midfielders, with respect to others, there is no doubt that Scott, from the beginning of the season, has been the best midfielder," Grant said.

"I need to talk to Capello! I am not the England manager, but I am sure that Scott deserves to be there.

"He played well offensively and defensively, was good with the ball. He has a great record for blocking shots of the other team and is very clever and professional, a good guy - very positive.

"I think it would be good for the England team if he was there, and especially in this form."

Carlton Cole has also found himself out of the England picture recently and with no goals to his name so far this term, the striker has been on the bench for West Ham's last four matches.

Grant brought Cole on with a little under 15 minutes to go at Molineux and afterwards praised his contribution.

"Coley came very well into the game," Grant said.

"He made himself available and created two good chances for himself. I was very pleased with his performance, but he needed a little bit of luck to score."

Having fallen behind to Matt Jarvis' opener in the 10th minute and struggled to make an impression on the game in the first half, West Ham drew level shortly after the break thanks to Mark Noble's penalty.

The London outfit improved markedly from that point and were unlucky not to seal a rare away victory which would have lifted them off the foot of the Barclays Premier League, with Frederic Piquionne's stoppage-time strike disallowed for handball.

"We said some things technically (at half-time) and we said we could not allow the other team to be so dominating, even if it is an away game," Grant said.

"We needed to change the game and a few things tactically, and especially the spirit and the character because we have had problems with that in the past.

"But now this is the second game we have come from 1-0 down and it shows the team is on the right wavelength on the character side."

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy thought the decision to award the penalty for Kevin Foley's challenge on Victor Obinna was harsh and one that changed the entire course of the match.

"When they get a decision like that and things have been going against us, then it changes the whole dynamics of the game," said McCarthy, whose side stay 19th.

"We have battered them for 45 minutes and seven minutes into the (second half) the game is not going anywhere, it is suiting us fine.

"But they score, and they get the confidence and the impetus which knocks it out of us.

"But then we didn't get beaten, and I think the players have shown a resilience when they lost the goal not to concede another."