04/11/2009 5:02 PM
Scott McDonald and Vince Grella are the notable absentees from Pim Verbeek's 23-man squad for the Socceroos upcoming Asian Cup qualifier against Oman in Muscat.
Mark Bresciano returns to the squad after missing the past two matches with a knee strain while Bruce Djite, Brad Jones and Mile Sterjovski are also included along with Reading goalkeeper Adam Federici.
Grella was injured in the match against the Netherlands in Sydney in October and has not made an appearance for his club Blackburn Rovers since, while it is not known yet why McDonald, who has been in good form with Celtic, has missed selection.
The squad contains three players from the A-League, Craig Moore, Jason Culina and Sterjovski.
Sterjovski has not played since the World Cup qualifier against Japan at the MCG in June.
The 2006 World Cup squad member has had a strong debut season with Perth, scoring five goals despite missing games through injury.
He only missed selection for the matches against the Netherlands and Oman in October because of fitness.
Tim Cahill, who scored against Oman in Melbourne, has been named despite the reservations of Everton coach David Moyes, along with fellow regulars Harry Kewell, Lucas Neill, Brett Emerton, Mark Schwarzer and Luke Wilkshire.
Australia currently sits on top of Group B level with Oman on four points from three games.
Qantas Socceroos Squad: [Player, Club, Country, A-International matches (goals)]
Mark Bresciano - U.S. Citta di Palermo, Italy - 51 (11)
Tim Cahill - Everton FC, England - 36 (18)
David Carney - FC Twente, Netherlands - 22 (3)
Scott Chipperfield - FC Basel, Switzerland - 62 (12)
Jason Culina - Gold Coast United, Australia - 44 (1)
Bruce Djite - Genclerbirligi SK, Turkey - 7 (0)
Brett Emerton - Blackburn Rovers, England - 71 (16)
Adam Federici - Reading FC, England - -
Brett Holman - AZ Alkmaar, Holland - 28 (1)
Mile Jedinak - Antalyaspor Kulubu, Turkey - 8 (0)
Brad Jones - Middlesbrough FC, England - 1 (0)
Josh Kennedy - Nagoya Grampus, Japan - 17 (6)
Harry Kewell - Galatasaray SK, Turkey - 44 (13)
Patrick Kisnorbo - Leeds United FC, England - 17 (1)
Mark Milligan - Shanghai Shenua, China - 8 (0)
Craig Moore - Brisbane Roar, Australia - 45 (3)
Lucas Neill - Everton FC, England - 52 (0)
Mark Schwarzer - Fulham FC, England - 72 (0)
Mile Sterjovski - Perth Glory, Australia - 41 (8)
Carl Valeri - U.S. Grosseto FC, Italy - 19 (0)
Dario Vidosic - FC Nurnberg, Germany - 3 (0)
Luke Wilkshire - FK Dinamo Moscow, Russia - 37 (0)
Rhys Williams - Middlesbrough FC, England - 2 (0)