Three new faces for Aussies

Australia will feature three debutants in their line-up to face New Zealand in the Four Nations clash at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.

St George Illawarra winger Brett Morris, Canterbury prop Ben Hannant and Melbourne forward Brett White will all pull on the green and gold for the first time in what promises to be a fascinating contest.

The game is a re-run of the World Cup final and Australia will be desperate for a measure of revenge against their great rivals.

Morris, 23, beat off challenges from twin brother Josh and Penrith centre Michael Jennings to get the nod for the wing berth vacated by the injured Israel Folau.

Parramatta full-back Jarryd Hayne will fill in on the other wing.

Meanwhile, skipper Darren Lockyer will become the most capped Australian player in history, overtaking the record he currently shares with Mal Meninga of 46 Test and World Cup appearances.

Eastwood sidelined

New Zealand are without Greg Eastwood due to a hamstring injury.

Melbourne's Adam Blair comes off the bench to take Eastwood's number 13 jersey, while front rower Frank-Paul Nuuausala drops to the bench to make way for the return of Fuifui Moimoi, who will win his first cap for two years.

The line-up is otherwise unchanged from the one on duty during the 40-24 victory over Tonga on October 14 - New Zealand's sixth victory in Stephen Kearney's nine Tests as coach.

Wigan scrum half or hooker Thomas Leuluai, the only current Super League player in the Kiwis' squad, will be on the bench.

Australia: B Slater (Melbourne); B Morris (St George Illawarra), G Inglis (Melbourne), J Hodges (Brisbane), J Hayne (Parramatta); D Lockyer (Brisbane, capt), J Thurston (North Queensland); B Hannant (Canterbury), C Smith (Melbourne), P Civoniceva (Penrith), A Watmough (Manly), T Waterhouse (Penrith), R Hoffman (Melbourne)
Replacements: B White (Melbourne), S Thaiday (Brisbane), P Gallen (Cronulla), K Gidley (Newcastle)

New Zealand: L Hohaia (NZ Warriors); S Perrett (Sydney Roosters), S Matai (Manly), J Sa'u (Newcastle), B Goodwin (Canterbury Bulldogs); B Marshall (Wests Tigers, capt), N Fien (St George Illawarra); J Lima (Melbourne), I Luke (South Sydney), F Moimoi (Parramatta), B Harrison (Canberra), F Pritchard (Penrith), A Blair (Melbourne)
Replacements: T Leuluia (Wigan), F-P Nuuausala (Sydney Roosters), I Soliola (Sydney Roosters), J Waerea-Hargreaves (Manly)