Mathew Leckie's aerial ability gives him chance to succeed Tim Cahill

By Michael Lynch in Perth
Updated September 10 2015 - 10:18am, first published September 4 2015 - 3:39pm

He's got a long way to go to replicate the deeds of Socceroos legend Tim Cahill, but Bundesliga-based Mathew Leckie is shaping as the closest replacement Australia have to their goalscoring talisman if his display against Bangladesh is anything to go by.

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