JAMES Meredith's first goal in three years could prove to be a timely nudge for the Australian selectors.

City's uncapped left back continued his run of good club form in Sunday's televised thriller with Sheffield United.

He has always dreamed of pulling on a Socceroos jersey and, with the squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Jordan due to be announced later this week, Meredith is hoping national coach Ange Postecoglou's scouts are taking notice.

"They might be, hopefully they are, but we'll see," he said.

"I feel I'm playing well but I still think I can kick on a bit more and do a few things better. I'm going to keep working hard on the training pitch and I'll try to improve slowly but surely.

"We know what we want this season and if we keep sticking to what we've got now, I think we'll do it."

Meredith's first-half strike against the Blades was only his second in 132 appearances for City. The defender's previous goal – in a 3-1 win over Cheltenham in October 2012 – was that long ago that even he had lost count of how many games had passed since.

"I don't know, probably over 50," he said, after ending a drought that stretched to 115 outings.

"But it was a good goal and I'm really pleased with it. The down side was scoring an own goal in the second half. It came off my head, although I didn't really know a lot about it.

"We were very good first half but could have been a bit more clinical. There were some fantastic balls coming in the box from (Lee) Evans and Marshy (Mark Marshall).

"We could have taken our chances a bit better and we were disappointed not to get all three points.

"But all in all, it was a good performance by the lads, the gaffer was happy and the way the fans reacted showed we can take a lot of positives out of that game."

Despite blowing a two-goal lead, the draw extended City's unbeaten run to five games as they head towards Saturday's home clash with Peterborough and their new boss Graham Westley.

Meredith can feel the momentum building as the side Phil Parkinson revamped over the summer become more familiar with each other. He can also detect a more "exciting" edge to their play.

"We've got a lot of new signings, good players, but it doesn't happen overnight," said the Bantams defender.

"This league is a marathon, not a sprint, and we'll slowly build our way up the league game by game. Towards the end you want to be in the play-offs or, who knows, even higher.

"I've been here a long time but one thing I love is that three players out of the back four are in our fourth season together. We know each other really well.

"We've also got a lot of quality in the midfield, especially going forward. With Devante (Cole) up front, he's a fantastic player and we'll end up getting the best out of him.

"We're looking a bit more exciting as a team and that's nice to see."