Matildas' Argentina squad: Ellie Carpenter and Katrina Gorry take personal leave, Sam Kerr still out injured
Sam Kerr has not been named, and vice-captain Ellie Carpenter and midfielder Katrina Gorry will also not play in the upcoming Matildas matches against Argentina in Melbourne and Canberra.
There are fears Kerr, who has been sidelined since January last year with an ACL injury, may not play for Australia until next year.
Kerr and her fiancee Kristie Mewis welcomed their first baby earlier this week.
Goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold (lower leg) and midfielder Tameka Yallop (hamstring) have also been ruled out of the friendlies due to injury.
Carpenter and Gorry have been granted 'personal leave' from the matches against La Albiceleste, ranked 33rd in the world, at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium on Friday, May 30, and at GIO Stadium on Monday, June 2.
Football Australia did not got into further detail about their absence.
The Matildas will look to build on their strong results against South Korea last month, having won both matches.
Australia are yet to name a new coach, who had been expected to take the reins from interim coach Tom Sermanni for these upcoming games.
Joe Montemurro was reported as the leading contender last week. He is poised to leave French club Lyon at the end of the season to take up the Matildas role, which has remained vacant amid a protracted recruitment process since Tony Gustavsson departed last August.
Sermanni, who welcomed Kerr back into the squad before the Korea games (even though she did not play), said the games were an important step towards the Asian Cup, which will be hosted in Australia next year.
'We were pleased with how the group responded during the Korea Republic series as it showed that we have solid foundations as we continue to build depth and work on strengthening areas of improvement,' Sermanni said.
'Every window brings us closer to the Asian Cup, and each match is a chance to improve our identity, develop our playing style further, and build the cohesion we'll need to be successful next year,' he said.
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