PENPIX OF AUSTRALIA'S ASIAN CUP SQUAD FOR QATAR:

* NATHANIEL ATKINSON. Age: 24. Club: Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland). Position: Defender. Caps: 9. Goals: 0. Hard-running right-back who has returned from injury.

* KEANU BACCUS. Age: 25. Club: St Mirren (Scotland). Position: Midfielder. Caps: 12. Goals: 0. A mainstay of the World Cup team, a reliable, smart and hard-working midfielder.

* AZIZ BEHICH. Age: 32. Club: Melbourne City (Australia). Position: Defender. Caps: 64. Goals: 2. Ever-reliable left-back in his fifth major tournament and scrapping with Jordy Bos to start.

* JORDY BOS. Age: 21. Club: KVC Westerlo (Belgium). Position: Defender. Caps: 7. Goals: 0. A prodigiously talented marauding left-back who can also push up onto the wing. Has a big future.

* MARTIN BOYLE. Age: 29. Club: Hibernian (Scotland). Position: Forward. Caps: 23. Goals: 6. Winger missed out on previous Asian Cup and World Cup through injury but is a vital spark in Australia's attack.

* CAMERON BURGESS. Age: 28. Club: Ipswich Town. Position: Defender. Caps: 4. Goals: 0. Left-footed towering centre-back has been coach Graham Arnold's preferred partner for Harry Souttar.

* THOMAS DENG. Age: 26. Club: Albirex Niigata (Japan). Position: Defender. Caps: 3. Goals: 0. Classy defender who is a handy back-up centrally and on the right.

* MITCHELL DUKE. Age: 32. Club: FC Machida Zelvia (Japan). Position: Striker. Caps: 33. Goals: 13. Arnold's first-choice striker who has a knack for big-game goals and isn't afraid to throw his body around.

* BRUNO FORNAROLI. Age: 36. Club: Melbourne Victory (Australia). Position: Striker. Caps: 2. Goals: 0. Uruguayan-born veteran striker who bolted into the squad with a red-hot start to the A-League Men squad.

* JOE GAUCI. Age: 23. Club: Adelaide United (Australia). Position: Goalkeeper. Caps: 2. Goals: 0. Talented young shot-stopper who looms as the deputy if skipper Mat Ryan doesn't prove his fitness.

* CRAIG GOODWIN. Age: 32. Club: Al Wehda FC (Saudi Arabia). Position: Winger. Caps: 21. Goals: 2. Classy, experienced left-footer who always steps up in big games and key moments.

* JOHN IREDALE. Age: 24. Club: SV Wehen Wiesbaden (Germany). Position: Striker. Caps: 0. Goals: 0. A surprise selection made with an eye to the future of Australia's attacking stocks.

* JACKSON IRVINE. Age: 30. Club: FC St. Pauli (Germany). Position: Midfielder. Caps: 61. Goals: 9. A lock in midfield and a leader on and off the field who is dangerous around goal.

* GETHIN JONES. Age: 28. Club: Bolton Wanderers FC (England). Position: . Caps: 1. Goals: 0. Former Wales youth international who has been called up to provide competition at right-back.

* RILEY McGREE. Age: 25. Club: Middlesbrough FC (England). Position: Midfielder. Caps: 19. Goals: 1. Super talented attacking midfielder/winger who recovered from a foot injury in time for Qatar.

* CONNOR METCALFE. Age: 24. Club: FC St. Pauli (Germany). Position: Midfielder. Caps: 14. Goals: 0. Exciting, versatile midfielder who has gone from strength to strength since moving to Germany.

* LEWIS MILLER. Age: 23. Club: Hibernian FC (Scotland). Position: Defender. Caps: 4. Goals: 0. Athletic, aggressive defender attempting to make the right-back role his own.

* AIDEN O'NEILL. Age: 25. Club: Standard de Liege (Belgium). Position: Midfielder. Caps: 8. Goals: 0. Holding midfielder firmly in the thick of the competition to play alongside Irvine.

* KYE ROWLES. Age: 25. Club: Heart of Midlothian FC (Scotland). Position: Defender. Caps: 14. Goals: 0. First-choice centre-back at the World Cup who appears to have dropped behind Burgess in the pecking order.

* MAT RYAN. Age: 31. Club: AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands). Position: Goalkeeper. Caps: 86. Goals: 0. Captain and long-time No.1 goalkeeper who enters the tournament under an injury cloud with a fractured cheekbone.

* SAM SILVERA. Age: 23. Club: Middlesbrough FC (England). Position: Winger. Caps: 3. Goals: 0. Exciting young winger in strong form at club level who has plenty of pace, guile and tricks up his sleeve.

* HARRY SOUTTAR. Age: 25. Club: Leicester City FC (England). Position: Defender. Caps: 22. Goals: 10. Towering defender who has belied a lack of club game time to keep marshalling Australia's defence while providing a consistent scoring outlet at set pieces.

* LAWRENCE THOMAS. Age: 31. Club: Western Sydney Wanderers (Australia). Position: Goalkeeper. Caps: 1. Goals: 0. Experienced goalkeeper in top ALM form who has forced his way into the mix.

* MARCO TILIO. Age: 22. Club: Celtic FC (Scotland). Position: Winger. Caps: 8. Goals: 0. Tricky winger who is struggling for game time at club level but can always provide a spark and excitement off the bench

* PATRICK YAZBEK. Age: 21. Club: Viking FK (Norway). Position: Midfielder. Caps: 0. Goals: 0. Uncapped but talented midfielder who has benefited from Massimo Luongo's shock retirement.

* KUSINI YENGI. Age: 24. Club: Portsmouth FC (England). Position: Striker. Caps: 2. Goals: 0. Talented, strong and smart striker with plenty of tricks, pace and a high ceiling.