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Wallabies ring changes ahead of Scotland Test

Wallabies ring changes ahead of Scotland Test

Carter Gordon has been brought back as starting five-eighth as Australia seeks to avoid a fourth-straight Test defeat in Scotland.

Carter Gordon returns at fly half in one of three changes to the Wallabies' starting XV for the clash against Scotland at Murrayfield.

Two Australia-born stars will line up against the Wallabies on Sunday (Monday morning AEDT).

ABC Sport will live blog the Wallabies Test against Scotland, with kick off at 2:10am AEDT on Monday.

Carter Gordon is back at five-eighth to steer the creaking ship as the Wallabies seek to urgently get back on course against Scotland at Murrayfield in the Nations Championship.

After the calamitous 45-22 thrashing by England at Twickenham, the Wallabies have made three changes, with Declan Meredith paying the price for a woeful outing against England.

Gordon is recalled just two months after breaking his leg against Argentina, with Ben Donaldson remaining as cover on the bench.

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been shifted from the left wing to inside centre alongside Len Ikitau as coach Les Kiss changes the midfield partnership for the sixth successive Test.

Star flanker Rob Valetini returns as the starting number 6 after the two-time John Eales Medal winner started from the bench last time out, in a familiar back-row partnership with skipper Harry Wilson and current player-of-the-year Fraser McReight.

With Tom Hooper and Brandan Paenga-Amosa making welcome comebacks on the bench after injury, Kiss wants to see a big response from…

In brief

Carter Gordon returns at fly half in one of three changes to the Wallabies' starting XV for the clash against Scotland at Murrayfield. Two Australia-born stars will line up against the Wallabies on Sunday (Monday morning AEDT). ABC Sport will live blog the Wallabies Test against Scotland, with kick off at 2:10am AEDT on Monday.

This is the opening of the story, shared with credit to ABC News Australia. The rest of the report — with every detail — continues on the publisher’s website.

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