McKenzie named nine replacements when he announced his team on Tuesday but has decided he can do without extra back row cover at the expense of a replacement back and has gone with a traditional 5-3 split in favour of the forwards.
Number eight Scott Higginbotham will cover the loose forwards positions for what is expected to be a fierce battle with the All Blacks, who could set a record for top tier nations with an 18th successive victory on Saturday.
Team: 15-Israel Folau, 14-Pat McCabe, 13-Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12-Matt Toomua, 11-Rob Horne, 10-Kurtley Beale, 9-Nic White, 8-Wycliff Palu, 7-Michael Hooper (captain), 6-Scott Fardy, 5-Rob Simmons, 4-Sam Carter, 3-Sekope Kepu, 2-Nathan Charles, 1-James Slipper
Replacements: 16-James Hanson, 17-Pek Cowan, 18-Ben Alexander, 19-Will Skelton, 20-Scott Higginbotham, 21-Nick Phipps, 22-Bernard Foley, 23-Tevita Kuridrani
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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