The Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has finalised his reserves bench for Saturday's Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks, leaving out Western Force loose forward Ben McCalman.
McKenzie has opted for a traditional 5-3 split on the bench, with hooker James Hanson, props Ben Alexander and Pek Cowan, lock Will Skelton and back-rower Scott Higginbotham covering the forwards.
The three backline replacements are halfback Nick Phipps, five-eighth Bernard Foley and outside back Tevita Kuridrani.
The All Blacks arrive in Sydney tonight to finalise their preparations for the Bledisloe Cup opener.
Unbeaten in 2013, the All Blacks are chasing a world-record 18th straight Test win.
But the Wallabies are quietly confident of ending the world champions' remarkable streak after chalking up seven consecutive wins of their own.
The veteran centre Adam Ashley-Cooper says the New South Wales Waratahs' breakthrough Super Rugby final triumph over the Crusaders two weeks ago in Sydney has also fuelled the Wallabies belief they can finally break New Zealand's 12-year trans-Tasman domination.
