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Meredith into the Socceroos' fold, Sainsbury and Troisi return

Uncapped Bradford City defender James Meredith is a new face in Australia's squad ahead of their World Cup qualifier away to Jordan on October 8.

The 27-year-old League One player has spent his entire professional career in the United Kingdom and Ireland, having come through the academy at Derby County, before joining Sligo Rovers, Shrewsbury Town and then York City.

There are recalls for fit-again PEC Zwolle defender Trent Sainsbury and Roda JC striker Tomi Juric, while attacker James Troisi – without a club for the previous qualifiers at home to Bangladesh and away to Tajikistan - is back in the fold after signing with Al-Ittihad.

The Socceroos have won every match so far in the second round of the Asian Football Confederation's qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and will be looking to avenge the 2-1 loss they suffered away to Jordan under Holger Osieck in September 2012.