by Wallabies’s coach, Joe Schmidt, says his young team has to be up to date in the second test to have the chance to keep the British and Irish Lions series alive.
The tourists surpassed Australia on Saturday with 27: 19 in their opening clash in Brisbane, with the goal line flattering to the hosts.
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They were slower, came a converted attempt in the eighth minute and chased the game for a large part of the first half.
In another early waste in which the restart soon brought back 24: 5 before a bold fight ensured that they will take a certain confidence in Melbourne next weekend in Melbourne.
“We continue to learn quickly and go to the ground next week. Otherwise it will be a dead rubber in Sydney,” said Schmidt and referred to the third and last test.
“Inevitably, they are desperate to keep the series alive and I know that the Lions want to close them in Melbourne. So Melbourne will be massive for both teams.”
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Schmidt will almost certainly make changes to his start -XV.
Experienced striker Rob Valetini and Will Skelton are fit again and replace Nick Champion de Crespigny and either Jeremy Williams or Nick Frost.
Australia was also significantly better in the second half when Tate McDermott came from Scrum-Half from the bank and Angus Bell was installed in Lootehead Prop, a case was to be made for its recording.
“I had the feeling that the bank made added value for her. In the last 20 to 25 minutes we got a little swing and were not far away,” said Schmidt.
But with the Lions, who had been katty after winning all six games of their Australia Tour, the Wallabies know that they have to raise their level considerably in order to have a surprise on the cricket floor in Melbourne.
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“I think if we can only improve our accuracy, it will help us to be competitive,” said Schmidt.
“They have strength and depth and they came with a plan that they have better in the first quarter, and we have to start stronger next week.
“There is a lot that some of our collision areas have to be better just because we know that they get so hard there.
“There were a few things in the line -up that I think we can tidy up. In contrast, I found that our scrum was very strong.”
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