Late change for Wallabies

Adam Frier has been replaced on the Australian bench for Saturday's game with New Zealand by Tatafu Polota-Nau.

Adam Frier has been replaced on the Australian bench for Saturday's game with New Zealand by Tatafu Polota-Nau.

Frier, who has been suffering from a nagging calf strain, has been forced to withdraw from Saturday's Bledisloe Cup showdown.

Polota-Nau, who made his Test debut against England on the Wallabies' 2005 Spring Tour, will be featuring in his ninth Test match should he take the field.

Five of those caps have been earned this year, including the Tests against New Zealand at Sydney and Auckland where the Parramatta hooker appeared off the bench.

Australia: (revised) 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Stirling Mortlock, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Richard Brown, 7 George Smith, 6 Dean Mumm, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Mark Chisholm, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Phil Waugh, 19 David Pocock, 20 Sam Cordingley, 21 Berrick Barnes, 22 Lachie Turner.

Date: Saturday, November 1
Venue: Hong Kong Stadium
Kick-off: 16:30 (08:30 GMT)
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
Touch judges: George Clancy (Ireland), Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Assessor: Bob Francis (New Zealand)