The news is not so good for uncapped Hull City left-back Callum Elder, who has suffered a knee ligament injury playing for the League One champions at the weekend, and is set to be scratched.
Late-blooming goal machine Rukavytsya, who turns 34 in June, hasn’t been seen in a Socceroos shirt in nearly three-and-a-half years.
But his stunning strike rate for champions elect Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Premier League has made him impossible to ignore any longer.
The Ukraine-born, Perth-raised, marksman - whose last cap came against Honduras in November 2017 - has struck 17 goals in 25 games this season, adding to his 22 in 36 appearances the previous year.
He’ll join a familiar attacking cast of Adam Taggart, Jamie Maclaren and Apostolos Giannou, with Western Sydney Wanderers’ fulcrum Mitchell Duke also likely to receive a recall.
Austria-based midfielder Holland gets his chance as an injury replacement for James Jeggo, who has been ruled out of the clashes against Kuwait, Nepal, Taiwan and Jordan after sustaining a foot injury playing for Greek Super League high-fliers Aris.
Holland, 31, has been a model of consistency since joining LASK in 2017, and has been hammering on the door for some time.
His last call-up came in 2014 at the World Cup in Brazil, though he didn’t end up playing a single minute.
By his own admission, the perpetual motion No.6, who made his first impression with the Newcastle Jets as a teenager, hasn’t produced his most compelling football in the 15 games he’s played for Australia.
But the Middle East offers a pathway to redemption.
It’s understood Sydney FC defender Ryan McGowan, who played all three group games at Brazil 2014 but hasn’t featured since 2017, is also in consideration for a comeback, with Arnold looking to bring in three players for every position.
Croatia-born Fran Karacic, who trained with Australia ahead of Russia 2018 but didn’t make the cut, is likely to get lucky this time.
The right-back has made 15 appearances for Brescia this season in Italy’s Serie B, with his team making it to the promotion play-offs.
