West Ham boss Slaven Bilic says Mark Noble deserves an England call.

Bilic wrote for the London Evening Standard: "Mark Noble is in terrific form. He wants to play every game and was so disappointed to miss the Liverpool FA Cup match through illness that he was texting me all the time.

"He is a great professional, a superb captain.

"Having been a national coach, I am not one of those who would presume to tell Roy Hodgson that he should pick Mark but I would say there are not many English midfielders who have had a better season than him and for that reason I believe he should be rewarded.

"There were people who questioned his skills in the past. They said yes, he is a good tackler, he was reliable and he was always there. The way he is playing with the ball now, though, it is on a level which should be high enough for England."