Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has backed team-mate Scott Parker to become an England regular in the future despite having missed out on the Euro 2004 squad.
While Cole was included in the provisional 23-man party named earlier this week, Parker was only placed on standby in case of injury to a team-mate.
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