Aussie Team Announced

After lots of waiting, the Australian team has been announced, and features only one change from their last game - Phil Waugh has been dropped from the bench to accomodate Peter Hynes. (Which I am smiling about - all my predictions are in the starting line up).

If you haven't bought your Aussies, it's probably too late for you. Their prices are sky high, and you may be reduced to fielding bench players, or worse.

It's a strong team, a settled team. They destroyed the French, but were very poor in the second half aganst the All Blacks. But they have a great catching and kicking game, something the Kiwis have neglected over many seasons now. In Giteau, Barnes and Mortlock they have as much tactical kicking prowess as the Boks, and Mitchell and Ashley-Cooper are supreme in the air (must be all the League exposure).

It's going to be a tight one, assuming the Wallabies can withstand the extreme pressure the Boks will place on them without too many brain explosions.

Australia – 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Stirling Mortlock (c), 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 George Smith, 6 Richard Brown, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 David Pocock, 20 Will Genia, 21 Peter Hynes, 22 James O’Connor.