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Neill made a fine return for Australia in Saturday night's 0-0 draw in a friendly against the highly-rated Dutch in Sydney in his first full match for the season following his drawn-out move from West Ham to Everton in the English Premier League.

The 31-year-old is yet to play an EPL game for Everton and had played just part of one League Cup game all season before his impressive return for the Socceroos on Saturday night.

But Neill today nsisted that not only is he ready to back-up so quickly against Oman in the vital Asian Cup qualifier at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Wednesday night, but that his extended break from the game had done wonders for his body.

"I am delighted to have signed for Everton, it's a great club with a lot of respect but whilst here my focus is only on the Socceroos," he said.

"I am really happy to have played 90 minutes in the game the other night against a great team and it was perfect preparation for this game.

"I want to play for as long as I can (against Oman on Wednesday night) to get as much match time as I can to take back into my Everton squad and break into that team, which will be beneficial for me and for Everton.

"But I am feeling great, I am fit, I have been for three months and I actually think the extra time I didn't play has done my body the world of good."

But Neill would be happy to have little to do in Wednesday night's game when the focus will be on attack rather than the defensive tactics used against the star-studded Dutch on Saturday night.

Australia are not only facing an opponent ranked 60 places below it at 74 on FIFA's rankings but needs to beat Oman to get their Asian Cup qualifying campaign back on track after taking just one point from the first two games.

Meanwhile Oman is top of the group on four points and four games remaining, with only the top two teams to progress to the 2011 finals in Qatar.

"I don't think I am going to be heavily involved in the game in that I think the game will be played further up the field," Neill said of the Socceroos' need to attack Oman.

"My role I would imagine would be to stop the counterattack and make sure we lock the back door and keep it tight to give the guys with more talent the opportunity to express themselves.

"So my job is to help us keep that clean sheet  and keep the ball moving quickly and get it forward as quickly as possible so the others can contribute."

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