Australian coach Ange Postecoglou has named his Socceroos squad for March's World Cup qualifiers against Tajikistan and Jordan.

Postecoglou has made major changes to the last squad named in October, with Tommy Oar, Alex Wilkinson, Jason Davidson, Tomi Juric, James Troisi and James Meredith all missing out on selection.

However, several youngsters have been blooded, with the Asian Cup winning coach including young defenders Alex Gersbach and Jason Geria, as well as striker Aspostolos Giannou, who was recently coaxed into switching allegiances from Greece to Australia.

Robbie Kruse, Matthew Spiranovic, and Mitch Langerak have all been recalled.

Australia take on Tajikistan in Adelaide on 24 March and Jordan in Sydney on 29.

Goalkeepers

Adam Federici (Reading), Mitch Langerak (Stuttgart), Mat Ryan (Valencia)

Defenders

Jason Geria (Melbourne Victory), Alex Gersbach (Rosenborg), Ryan McGowan (Henan Jianye FC), Josh Risdon (Perth Glory), Trent Sainsbury (Jiangsu Suning), Brad Smith (Liverpool), Matthew Spiranovic (Hangzhou Greentown), Bailey Wright (Preston North End), Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar)

Midfielders

Chris Ikonomidis (U.S. Salernitana 1919), Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace), Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers), Mark Milligan (Baniyas FC), Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City), Tom Rogic (Celtic)

Attackers

Nathan Burns (FC Tokyo), Tim Cahill (Hangzhou Greentown), Aspostolos Giannou (Guanghzhou R&F), Robbie Kruse (Bayer Leverkusen), Mathew Leckie (FC Ingolstadt 04)