TOKYO: Tinkering Australia coach Michael Cheika has made wholesale changes to his side to face Georgia on Friday , resting captain Michael Hooper as he eyes a World Cup quarter-final against England or France.
"One of the things that's pretty clear with this team over the years is that we've been able to build a fair bit of depth," said Cheika, who named Pocock as Wallabies skipper in the absence of partner-in-crime Hooper. "We've got the most-capped team here but part of the plan is to keep that competition and keep guys in the hunt. There's no excuses - we've just got to concentrate more and take our opportunities."The hulking Petaia, Australia's youngest ever World Cup player at 19, impressed against Uruguay, crashing over for one try and creating another.
"But I still believe we can get better. The competition is sparking the players to want to do better. You see that really well between the half-backs."
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