Stearman is reaping the benefits of an extended run in the side alongside Christophe Berra in the absence of Jody Craddock. The former Leicester player put pen to paper on a new deal earlier in the week and has ambitions to eventually play for his country. Stearman said: "I feel I've come on leaps and bounds since I arrived at Wolves. "This is the first time I've had a sustained run in the Premier League in my natural position of centre-half. "I hope I'm rewarding the gaffer (Mick McCarthy) for keeping faith in me and I aspire to get better. "I want to continue playing for Wolves in the Premier League - but I've got international aspirations as well." Stearman is relieved to have tied up his future in a deal which keeps him at Molineux until the summer of 2014. He said: "It's been in the back of my mind now for a while that my contract has been running down. "It's great to have got something agreed. Players are rewarded here for what they do on the pitch and now I can just concentrate on my football."
