Michael Cheika remains the right man to coach Australia despite their humiliating defeat to the All Blacks, according to ex-Wallabies forward Stephen Hoiles.
The Wallabies conceded eight tries before responding with four of their own in the 54-34 loss.
A host of poor decisions in defence resulted in 40 first-half points for New Zealand with Cheika's men missing a whopping 48 missed tackles for the match.
While Cheika and Wallabies defence coach Nathan Grey have been heavily criticised since Saturday's horror show, Hoiles said Australian rugby's problems would not be solved by swinging the axe.
"The only person that can get us out of this trouble is Michael Cheika," Hoiles said on Fox Sports' Test Rugby: Kick & Chase on Tuesday.
"We do not need any change in our coaching ranks, that's the last thing we need."
Hoiles believes Australian rugby is struggling to produce quality players.
"This is no surprise to a lot of people," he said.
"If you look at Australia's under-20s over the last five or six years they have averaged about fifth to eighth in the World Cup.
"These are the players that are coming through.
"So our problems in Australian rugby are far deeper than saying 'let's sack the Wallabies coach'."
Several personnel changes are likely for the second Bledisloe Cup clash at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, with outside centre Samu Kerevi and debutant winger Curtis Rona expected to be replaced after their sub-standard defensive displays.
Tevita Kuridrani and fit-again Dane Haylett-Petty are expected to get the nod in the back line.
Former Wallabies captain Phil Kearns is confident the Wallabies can turn their form around in time for Saturday's encounter.
"After thinking about it a little bit more and watching it again, the fix isn't that difficult," he said on the same program.
"The fix is a bit of an easy one, a couple of positional pieces, a couple of player changes.
"If one player just can't get the defence you have got to put someone else there."
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