Overview

• Dave Porecki was ruled out with a training heel injury and Matt Faessler withdrew after tweaking his calf, leaving Australia without its first two hookers.
• Western Force’s Brandon Paenga-Amosa has joined the squad and will come off the bench in his fourth Lions match, with Reds hooker Billy Pollard promoted to the starting XV.
• Coach Joe Schmidt described his team as “incredibly deflated” and said fresh selections were aimed at lifting a morale-sapped group.
• Captain Harry Wilson said the squad has full confidence in Paenga-Amosa’s power and experience after his strong recent displays against the touring side.
• The Wallabies will seek a consolation victory in Saturday’s series finale in Sydney with a heavily reshaped front row.