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New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew is surprised by a report alleging Australian police are considering the possibility the All Blacks bugged their own hotel room ahead of the Sydney Bledisloe Cup Test.The Sydney Morning Herald reported Tuesday that New South Wales police were still exploring several avenues as to who planted the device in a team room which was discovered in the week leading up to the August 20 Test.But the All Blacks waited several days before reporting the incident to police, a decision coach Steve Hansen later conceded may well have compromised the investigation.A police source told the newspaper they havent ruled out any possibility and that a lot of people are still to be spoken to.The source said criminal action would probably be taken if it could prove a member of the New Zealand squad had placed the device at the InterContinental Hotel in Double Bay.Given the attention the investigation requires, it can be a criminal offence, so if it got to that then absolutely wed be looking at criminally pursuing it, the source said.Its just going to be really difficult to get to that point Id say, thats the issue.Tew was reluctant to voice a strong opinion on the subject while an investigation is ongoing.Im surprised to read anything about this until the inquirys finished but I guess thats what happens, he said.Ill be very surprised if there was any implication that wed done it ourselves.But well let the NSW Police go through their job.Tew said he hadnt been involved since the early stages of the investigation but said police might have been in touch since with All Blacks team manager Darren Shand.The police source said CCTV footage had been obtained and had provided solid developments. Tim Cahill is the only Australian-based player to feature in the Socceroos squad for two World Cup qualifiers next month as coach Ange Postecoglou looks to avoid a repeat of last years Middle Eastern loss.Newly-returned to Australia after signing with Melbourne City, the veteran striker leads an experienced group of 23 players named by coach Ange Postecoglou on Wednesday to take on Iraq in Perth on September 1 and United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi five days later.Matthew Spiranovic is back in the squad for the first time since October and Massimo Luongo returns after missing the friendly series with Greece.Front of Postecoglous mind for this squad was fitness, given Australias sole qualifying defeat in four years came in October last year, when Australia was defeated by Jordan in Amman.We saw last year at this time, the September-October window, that players who came in that were underdone really struggled, Postecoglou said.The primary thing for me when we got this squad together was to make sure whoever we bring in has good fitness.Both Iraq and UAE present challenges for us and every player will need to be ready to hit the ground running.That means theres no place for locally-based Asian Cup winners Alex Wilkinson, James Troisi and Matt McKay, or recent call-ups Jamie Maclaren, Jason Geria and Josh Risdon.Postecoglou said in a perfect world, the five-month A-League off-season would be shortened by bringing forward the leagues start from October.The squad is one of Postecoglouus most experienced since coming to the job in late 2013, with no untried players and an average of 23 caps among the players.ddddddddddddTomi Juric has been rewarded for his fine start with his new Swiss club Luzern, and will vie for a striking role with Cahill, China-based bolter Apostolos Giannou and Nathan Burns.The matches come a little bit too early for Craig Goodwin, who scored in his first start for new Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam on the weekend.Postecoglou said he was pleased with his work in growing the pool of international talent at his disposal.Weve now arrived at the final stage of World Cup qualifying where we will face a stronger group of opponents in testing conditions and we are comfortable that we have a core group of players with a stronger base of international experience.SOCCEROOS SQUADGoalkeepers: Adam Federici, Mitchell Langerak, Mat Ryan.Defenders: Milos Degenek, Alex Gersbach, Ryan McGowan, Trent Sainsbury, Brad Smith, Matthew Spiranovic, Bailey Wright.Midfielders: Chris Ikonomidis, Jackson Irvine, Mile Jedinak, Massimo Luongo, Mark Milligan, Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic,Forwards: Nathan Burns, Tim Cahill, Apostolos Giannou, Tomi Juric, Robbie Kruse, Mathew Leckie.MATCH DETAILSThursday, September 1 - Australia v Iraq - NIB Stadium, PerthTuesday, September 6 - United Arab Emirates v Australia - Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi ' ' '