 He received a late call up to the Australian squad against Nigeria as a replacement for Tim Cahill, and came on at the start of the second half.He gained another cap in a friendly game against Ghana in Sydney, where he started the match, and came off on the 79th minute.He earned another cap on 10 September 2008 when he replaced Jason Culina in the starting line-up to face Uzbekistan in a World Cup Qualifier.