Wales v Australia: Teams

At Millennium Stadium, Saturday November 29, kick-off 2.30pm

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Wales v Australia: Teams

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Warren Gatland has made two changes - one enforced - to Wales' starting XV for Saturday's Test against Australia in Cardiff.

Lock Ian Gough takes his place in the line-up with Ospreys team-mate Ian Evans ruled out for the season with a knee injury, while teenager Leigh Halfpenny is rested, with Scarlets wing Mark Jones replacing him.

It will be only the second start of the autumn campaign for the 42-capped Jones, who was forced to miss the game against South Africa with a knee problem while Halfpenny was retained for the New Zealand clash.

Scarlets scrum-half Martin Roberts comes in for Dwayne Peel on the bench after Sale Sharks refused to make Peel available for the match, instead calling on him for Friday night's Guinness Premiership clash with Leicester.

However, the Welsh Rugby Union was able to secure the services of Gloucester scrum-half Gareth Cooper, despite the Wallabies clash falling outside the IRB's autumn Test window.

Australia coach Robbie Deans has made five changes to his side to tackle Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Deans has recalled four players to the pack after seeing the Wallabies struggle to an 18-13 victory over France in Paris.

Phil Waugh, Mark Chisholm, Benn Robinson and Richard Brown will bolster the forwards, while in the backs Ryan Cross has recovered from illness to wear the No.13 shirt.

Wales: 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Gareth Cooper, 1 Gethin Jenkins, Matthew Rees, 3 Adam Jones, 4 Ian Gough, 5 Alun-Wyn Jones, 6 Ryan Jones, 7 Martyn Williams, 8 Andy Powell.
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 John Yapp, 18 Luke Charteris, 19 Dafydd Jones, 20 Martin Roberts, 21 James Hook, 22 Andrew Bishop (Ospreys).

Australia: 15 Drew Mitchell, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Stirling Mortlock (capt), 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess; 1 Benn Robinson, 2 Stephen Moore, 3 Al Baxter, 4 Mark Chisholm, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 6 Hugh McMeniman, 7 Phil Waugh, 8 Richard Brown.
Replacements: 16 Adam Freier, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Dean Mumm, 19 George Smith, 20 Sam Cordingley, 21 Quade Cooper, 22 Lote Tuqiri/Adam Ashley-Cooper.