Eddie Jones has overhauled the Australia lineup to face the All Blacks in Melbourne on Saturday, gambling on rookie playmaker Carter Gordon over veteran Quade Cooper.
The Wallabies head into the MCG game after consecutive Rugby Championship defeats to South Africa and Argentina.
Jones is without a win since taking over from Dave Rennie, and again shuffled the pack as he continues his search for his best side to field at the September-October World Cup in France. The biggest surprise among the seven changes was 22-year-old Carter getting the nod at flyhalf ahead of 78-Test stalwart Cooper, who started the last two Tests.
He will partner with scrumhalf Tate McDermott, preferred to another veteran Nic White, as Jones looks to freshen up the underperforming team. Equally surprising was co-skipper James Slipper dropping to the bench, with Angus Bell linking up with hooker David Porecki and tighthead prop Allan Alaalatoa.
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