Blast aka Bill Gray

The team has been announced...

The side is:

15-Leon MacDonald, 14-Rico Gear, 13-Mils Muliaina, 12-Aaron Mauger, 11-Joe Rokocoko, 10-Dan Carter, 9-Byron Kelleher, 8-Rodney So'oialo, 7-Richie McCaw (captain), 6-Jerry Collins, 5-Ali Williams, 4-Chris Jack, 3-Carl Hayman, 2-Keven Mealamu, 1-Tony Woodcock.

Reserves: Andrew Hore, Greg Somerville, Jason Eaton, Chris Masoe, Jimmy Cowan, Luke McAlister, Isaia Toeava.

Apart from starting Ali Williams, this is the same side that beat Aussie in ChCh three weeks ago.

Three weeks, it seems such a long time.

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Australia will have a better confidence level now that they have a win under their belts even if it was Sth Africa.

This match will mean the Bledisloe Cup stays in NZ if NZ can win it, otherwise the Auckland game will be the decider. I am sure the All Blacks will be looking to put this one away so they can concentrate on winning the Tri Nations rather than having two cups to play for.

Australia will name their team tomorrow but apart from a couple of decisions, it will be virtually the same team that lost to the AB,s in ChCh