WEST HAM’S Scott Parker and Matthew Upson will have to wait until Sunday to impress in their final audition for a place in Fabio Capello’s final 23-man squad that he will take to the World Cup in South Africa next month.

The pair were left out of England’s 3-1 friendly victory over Mexico in what was the team’s final dress rehearsal on home soil on Monday.

They were left to watch on from the bench, and they would have seen team-mate Robert Green enjoy a solid outing between the sticks.

The Hammers custodian saved brilliantly from Arsenal’s Carlos Vela, after the striker had been played through on goal. Some more generous defending gave the Mexican the chance to make amends for that miss soon after but Green was once again up to the task.

The keeper’s perfect half was only blemished by another Hammer. Guillermo Franco popped up at the back post to stab the ball past Leighton Baines on the goal-line after England failed to deal with a corner.

In truth, Green was blameless, and the fingers will have been pointed at Baines, who failed to clear his lines at the first attempt.

Upson admitted last week that he would be ‘bitterly disappointed’ to miss out on a place on the plane, but he will hope to get the nod from the manager for the final warm-up game against Japan, which will take place in Austria on Sunday.

There was enough indecision between Ledley King and Rio Ferdinand on Monday to suggest that Upson will be given every chance to prove that he can be relied upon in the crunch games this summer.

Parker’s case is less encouraging. The combative midfielder, who played such a pivotal role in keeping West Ham in the Premier League last season, watched as first James Milner and Michael Carrick marshalled the midfield and then as Tottenham’s Tom Huddlestone entered the fray in the second half against Mexico.

However, none of those three did much to suggest that their seats are guaranteed, and Parker will hope that Capello gives him his chance to shine this weekend, especially if resident anchor man Gareth Barry fails to recover from an ankle injury in time for the World Cup.

Meanwhile, back at Upton Park, club owners David Sullivan and David Gold this week increased their stake in the club to 60 per cent.

The pair each bought another five per cent shareholding from previous Icelandic owners CB Holdings.

CB Holdings still own 40 per cent of the club, but the chairmen have a three-year option to buy those shares.