Mile Jedinak of Crystal Palace warms up. Action Images / Hannibal Hanschke
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia captain Mile Jedinak will miss the World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Tajikistan after suffering a hamstring injury playing in the English Premier League.
The holding midfielder came off early in Crystal Palace's League Cup win over Shrewsbury Town this week and was expected to be sidelined for "a short period", Australia coach Ange Postecoglou said in a media release on Friday.
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