Australia name team for All Blacks semi-final

Australia head coach Robbie Deans on Friday announced his team to play New Zealand in their semi-final match at Eden Park on Sunday, 16 October.

Australia:

1. Sekope Kepu
2. Stephen Moore
3. Ben Alexander
4. Dan Vickerman
5. James Horwill (c)
6. Rocky Elsom
7. David Pocock
8. Radike Samo
9. Will Genia
10. Quade Cooper
11. Digby Ioane
12. Pat McCabe
13. Adam Ashley-Cooper
14. James O'Connor
15. Kurtley Beale

Replacements:

16. Tatafu Polota-Nau
17. James Slipper
18. Rob Simmons
19. Ben McCalman
20. Luke Burgess
21. Berrick Barnes
22. Anthony Faingaa

Deans has given full back Kurtley Beale, who is recovering from a strain in his left hamstring, the maximum time to recover. If Beale is unable to play, Adam Ashley-Cooper will move to full back, Anthony Faingaa into the starting XV as centre and Rob Horne will move to the replacements bench.