Australia will contest the Confederations Cup without their skipper after Mile Jedinak was sent home to properly recover from the groin injury that disrupted his English Championship season.
Jedinak missed several games for Aston Villa this campaign thanks to the niggling issue, which returned after a full 90-minute shift in Australia's 3-2 World Cup qualifying win over Saudi Arabia in Adelaide.
Coach Ange Postecoglou made the tough decision to withdraw the 32-year-old midfielder from both Tuesday's friendly with Brazil at the MCG and the Confederations Cup, a busy schedule featuring four games in 13 days and a long-haul flight to Russia.