In another twist to the seemingly never-ending captaincy changes in the Wallabies, David Porecki - who led the team against the Fijians - has retained the captaincy despite McDermott being the squad’s official vice-captain. Injured skipper Will Skelton is still not fit.
Jones said: “Every team has matches like this during a Rugby World Cup and for this young team it is this week.
“We’ve prepared well, are focused on what we need to do, and we’ll be ready to fight.”
Wallabies team:
1. Angus Bell (26 Tests)
2. David Porecki (c) (17 Tests)
3. James Slipper (132 Tests)
4. Nick Frost (13 Tests)
5. Richie Arnold (7 Tests)
6. Rob Leota (19 Tests)
7. Tom Hooper (6 Tests)
8. Rob Valetini (37 Tests)
9. Tate McDermott (27 Tests)
10. Ben Donaldson (5 Tests)
11. Marika Koroibete (57 Tests)
12. Samu Kerevi (47 Tests)
13. Jordan Petaia (30 Tests)
14. Mark Nawaqanitawase (8 Tests)
15. Andrew Kellaway (24 Tests)
Bench:
16. Matt Faessler (3 Tests)
17. Blake Schoupp (3 Tests)
18. Pone Fa’amausili (5 Tests)
19. Matt Philip (30 Tests)
20. Fraser McReight (15 Tests)
21. Nic White (65 Tests)
22. Carter Gordon (7 Tests)
23. Suliasi Vunivalu (5 Tests)
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