Team for Australia

[Graigwen]

WALES SQUAD TO PLAY AUSTRALIA (Saturday November 10 KO 17.20)

15. Leigh Halfpenny (79 Caps)
14. George North (77 Caps)
13. Jonathan Davies (66 Caps)
12. Hadleigh Parkes (9 Caps)
11. Josh Adams (4 Caps)
10. Gareth Anscombe (19 Caps)
9. Gareth Davies (34 Caps)
1. Nicky Smith (22 Caps)
2. Ken Owens (58 Caps)
3. Tomas Francis (33 Caps)
4. Adam Beard (5 Caps)
5. Alun Wyn Jones (118 Caps) (CAPT)
6. Dan Lydiate (63 Caps)
7. Justin Tipuric (58 Caps)
8. Ross Moriarty (24 Caps)

REPLACEMENTS:

16. Elliot Dee (11 Caps)
17. Rob Evans (28 Caps)
18. Dillon Lewis (6 Caps)
19. Cory Hill (19 Caps)
20. Ellis Jenkins (8 Caps)
21. Tomos Williams (3 Caps)
22. Dan Biggar (62 Caps)
23. Liam Williams (48 Caps

[Numbers]

Looks pretty good, I would have had Rob Evans to start mind you with Wyn Jones on the bench, Nicky Smith is good in the loose but I'm not convinced by his scrummaging.

[Son of Mathonwy]

Looks strong.

Pleased that Anscombe has got the nod ( assuming that Patchell isn't 100%).

Adams over Liam - not the obvious decision, but I've no idea what their respective forms are this season so can't really judge.

Just hope they hold onto the ball a little more this week. If not, no selection will save us.

[Sandydragon]

After his tour performances, Adams deserves his start and Liam Williams will enjoy a run at some point.

Agree about Nicki Smith, I’d have started Evans too.


Decent team, no let’s hope that tactically we get it right.

[Lizard]

Wobbalies:

1. Scott Sio (52 Tests)
2. Tolu Latu (10 Tests)
3. Allan Alaalatoa (30 Tests)
4. Izack Rodda (14 Tests)
5. Adam Coleman (28 Tests)
6. Jack Dempsey (7 Tests)
7. Michael Hooper (c) (88 Tests)
8. David Pocock (75 Tests)
9. Will Genia (97 Tests)
10. Bernard Foley (65 Tests)
11. Sefa Naivalu (8 Tests)
12. Kurtley Beale (81 Tests)
13. Samu Kerevi (22 Tests)
14. Israel Folau (70 Tests)
15. Dane Haylett-Petty (28 Tests)

Reserves
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau (86 Tests)
17. Sekope Kepu (100 Tests)
18. Taniela Tupou (9 Tests)
19. Rob Simmons (91 Tests)
20. Ned Hanigan (18 Tests)
21. Nick Phipps (70 Tests)
22. Matt To'omua (39 Tests)
23. Jack Maddocks (5 Tests)

[Lizard]

So you’ve got Pooper, Beale, Folau + the Woolloomooloo 2nd XV.

[Sourdust]

I feel this is the make-or-break game for Anscombe, glad they've stuck with him and the "insurance" of Biggar on the bench. Wing is a surprise but again Sanjay helps the bench look handy.

The fact that we are slight favourites for this match is just a mathematical technicality. We all know how this ends.