Rusty Australia ring changes for Greece games

Australia coach Ange Postecoglou will ring the changes for the Socceroos' friendlies against Greece following their 2-1 defeat to England on Friday as he tries new combinations for the next round of 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

Australia will be reinforced by talismanic striker Tim Cahill and a number of Asia-based stalwarts for the Greece matches in Sydney on Saturday and Melbourne next week.

"The England game was a real challenging one for us," Postecoglou told reporters in Sydney on Monday.

"Not because of just the players who were missing but (also) half the team hadn't played for close to four or five weeks.

"So to play the kind of football we want -- high-intensity, high-pressure -- it was always going to be a challenge.

"With the Asian guys we'll get a natural lift and a natural buzz.

"Even if we didn't have the short turnaround, we would...