Drew Mitchell, who scored a brace of tries off the bench against Japan, comes onto the left wing in place of Adam Ashley-Cooper who has been bracketed on the bench with an injured toe - he will be given until tomorrow to prove his fitness.

The other change to the Wallabies’ starting XV comes in the forward pack, with Al Baxter making way for Guy Shepherdson to return at tighthead prop.

Coach John Connolly has reverted to a 5-2 split on his reserves bench, selecting five reserve forwards and only two replacement backs.

Flanker Phil Waugh returns to the bench after missing out on selection for last week’s clash with Japan and utility back Scott Staniforth has been called in to cover a number of positions in the backline, while Mark Chisholm is in line to make his Rugby World Cup debut after claiming the reserve lock’s jersey.

Connolly said the Wallabies had been building towards the Cardiff clash throughout the year.

“This is a crucial game as far as our pool is concerned and a lot of what we have done over the past 12 months has been preparing us for this game,” said Connolly.