BLACKBURN Rovers duo Lucas Neill and Brett Emerton could be forced to miss the trip to Charlton Athletic because of international duties.
The pair have been selected for Australia's friendly against Venezuela on 18 February in Caracas.
The match is expected to finish at 4pm, then Neill and Emerton would join Britain based players, including Liverpool's Harry Kewell, Leeds striker Mark Viduka and Middlesbrough's Mark Schwarzer, for the 13-hour flight home.
That would leave them with barely 24 hours to prepare for Rovers' clash at Charlton on 21 February.
Australia coach Frank Ferina said: "I've named the squad and I'm expecting everyone to be there."
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