Wallabies change three for final England Test

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Michael Cheka has made three changes to his team ahead of the third and Test against on Saturday with Matt Tomua coming in at inside centre.
The -bound playmaker takes over from Samu Kerevi after completing his recovery from a knee surgery.
Will Skelton is recalled in the second row where he joins Rob Simmons in a new-look partnership.
said: “Toomua came back and we probably could have spun him out last week, but he needed more running in his legs.
“There’s a long way to go yet in this season so I didn’t want to burn him early. He’s an experienced player, he plays in that role as second playmaker for us, so it was a logical choice.
“Even though Skelton’s been playing, he’s been playing with a shoulder injury. He hasn’t been able to show us his best yet this season.
“We’ve put him through some hard work during two or three weeks we’ve been together. He’s a big guy, if he’s not at that level of fitness he can’t play international footy.
“Rob was stung by being left out of the team and he fully understood the areas I wanted him to improve on.
“He’s bitten back at training and that warrants an opportunity for him, considering his track record and how much he’s done in the Australian jersey up until now.”
Australia: Folau (Waratahs); Haylett-Petty (Force), Kuridrani (), Toomua (Brumbies), Horne (Waratahs); Foley (Waratahs), Phipps (Waratahs); Slipper (Reds) Moore (Brumbies, c), Kepu (Waratahs); Skelton (Waratahs), Simmons (Reds); Fardy (Brumbies), Hooper (Waratahs), McMahon (Rebels)
Replacements (one to be omitted): Polota-Nau (Waratahs), Sio (Brumbies), Holmes (Reds), Coleman (Force), Mumm (Waratahs), Palu (Waratahs), Frisby (Reds), Leali’ifano (Brumbies), Naiyaravoro (Waratahs)

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