Australian trio waiting on squad announcement

10th May 2010

Middlesbrough's Australian trio are keeping their fingers crossed as national boss Pim Verbeek prepares to name his provisional World Cup finals squad on Tuesday.

Brad Jones, Rhys Williams and Scott McDonald are all hoping to be included in Verbeek's initial 27-man party which will eventually be whittled down to 23.

Keeper Jones is hoping to help provide the back-up to former club-mate Mark Schwarzer, while striker McDonald has gradually worked his way back to full fitness after hernia surgery which blighted his early months on Teesside following his January switch from Celtic.

Williams too has had injury problems and was nursed through the final weeks of the Championship season as he battled against a persistent pelvic injury which prevented him from training for much of the time between games.

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