Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey in Wales squad for World Cup play-off v Austria

Wales will play Austria in a World Cup qualification play-off next week, with Bale and Ramsey leading the way.

Wales boss Robert Page will be hoping that the influential duo are injury free.

Danny Ward, Tyler Roberts and James Lawrence will not be playing for Wales.

Rabbi Matondo and keeper Tom King are back.

Matondo, who was sent home from the Wales squad for a protocol violation, was recalled to the team after impressing for the club.

Brendan Rodgers said that Ward is out for a number of weeks because of a knee injury.

James Lawrence is not at St Pauli as he recuperates from a thigh injury.

Bale and Ramsey have had limited game-time this season.

Since Wales last played in November, Captain Bale has only made two appearances for Real Madrid.

Since joining Rangers on a loan from Italy, Ramsey has only two starts.

They are big players for us. We want them to play games, but the good thing is they are fit.

I have spoken to many of the players and they areraring to go.

They both want to get into camp so that is encouraging for a manager to hear.

They have done it time and time again. I don't think we have ever had a camp where we had all our players play the weekend before.

Big players turn up for big games and have proven that over time. They will be fresh and raring to go, that is the other way of looking at it.

If he plays against Austria and against an unconfirmed opponent the following week, Wayne will reach 100 caps.

Page said that he could not speak highly enough of Hennessey.

Since I gave Danny the number one spot, he has reacted in a positive way. He was very supportive of Wardy.

Some of the saves he pulls off are outstanding and when you watch him in training, you will be ready.

It fills me with confidence that Wayne has been number one for a long time and approaching 100 caps.

The winner of Wales and Austria would have faced the winner of Scotland and Ukraine in the final.

The play-off final for Scotland and Ukraine will take place in the same month.

David Alaba is a Real Madrid team-mate of Bale, as is ex-Stoke City and West Ham United forward Marko Arnautovic.

Austria boss Franco Foda said that he could see that Wales were very strong after they hadn't lost a game at home.

They concede few goals and are good at switch games. We have to avoid counter- attacks and we can't afford to make mistakes when passing.

He said that such games are often decided in our heads. We need to show a good mentality and be convinced of our own qualities.

Wales squad

A Davies, King, and Hennessey are the goalkeepers.

Affirmatives: B Davies, Rodon, Cabango, Ampadu, Mepham, N Williams, Norrington-Davies, Roberts.

Midfielders include Levitt, Ramsey, Colwill, Vaulks, Allen, Wilson, Williams, and S Thomas.

The forwards are Bale, Johnson, Harris, James, and Matondo.

Austria squad

Lindner, Pentz, and Bachmann are the goalkeepers.

Defenders: Alaba, Dragovic, Hinteregger, Lainer, Posch, Trimmel, Ulmer.

Midfielders include Baumgartner, Grillitsch, Laimer, Ljubicic, Sabitzer, and Schaub.

The forwards are Arnautovic, Gregoritsch, Kalajdzic.