International Career
Parker has represented England at every level from under-15 to the senior team. He has 9 caps for the England under-21 team.
Parker's international debut for the senior England team came on 16 November 2003 when he came on in the 66th minute as a substitute replacing Wayne Rooney in a 3–2 defeat against Denmark.
Parker's form earned him a place in the starting line-up for England's European Championships qualifier away to Croatia. Parker was restricted to tracking back and covering due to the attacking players in the team like Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. England boss Steve McClaren specifically told Parker to chase the wingers and assist the two wing backs, Gary Neville and Ashley Cole.
On 11 May 2010, Parker was revealed to be among manager Fabio Capello's 30-man preliminary squad list for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. However, he did not play.
On 9 February 2011, he came on as a second-half substitute for Frank Lampard in a friendly against Denmark to become the first player to receive his first four full caps whilst playing for four different teams.
On 26 March 2011, Parker played in the Millennium Stadium against Wales in the qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2012 and was recognised as one of England's top players in the victory, acting as a holding midfielder in Capello's newly adopted 4–3–3 formation.
On 12 November 2011, Parker was named man of the match in a friendly against UEFA Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 winners Spain in the 1–0 win. Parker captained England on 29 February 2012 in their 2–3 defeat by Netherlands at Wembley.
Following Roy Hodgson's appointment as England manager, Parker was selected as part of England's Euro 2012 Preliminary Squad and was kept in for the final 23-man squad. Parker started all three of England's group matches, helping the team top their group with wins against Sweden and Ukraine and a draw with France.
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