Australia coach Holger Osieck has named English Premier League stars Mark Schwarzer and Brett Holman in his 19-man squad for next Wednesday's international friendly against Romania in Spain.
Osieck said he had recalled a number of Europe-based players to the squad after having assessed his Australia and Asia-based talent in recent matches in South Korea and Hong Kong.
Fulham goalkeeper Schwarzer and Aston Villa winger Holman return along with Middlesborough midfielder Rhys Williams, who has overcome an ankle injury.
Wednesday's match at Malaga allows Osieck to assess the form of the Europe-based players ahead of Australia's next World Cup qualifying match on March 26 against Oman.
''I had a good look at the Australian-based and Asian-based players in Korea and Hong Kong so this is a good opportunity for me to check the performance of the European-based players that I haven't seen since last October,'' Osieck said.
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Australia squad: Mark Bresciano, Alex Brosque, Robert Cornthwaite, Jason Davidson, Adam Federici, James Holland, Brett Holman, Mile Jedinak, Robbie Kruse, Mathew Leckie, Ryan McGowan, Matt Mckay, Lucas Neill, Tommy Oar, Nikita Rukavytsya, Mark Schwarzer, Luke Wilkshire, Rhys Williams, Michael Zullo.
