Autumn internationals - Wales v Australia
Venue: Millennium Stadium Date: Saturday, 28 November Kick-off: 1715 GMT
Coverage: Exclusively live on BBC TWO Wales [commentary options not available on Freeview] and online, full commentary on BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and online, live text commentary online and score updates on BBC Radio 5 live
Shane demands a Wales victory
Wales and Australia face each other on Saturday with pressure mounting on both camps to finish the November Tests with a flourish.
Both sides have taken criticism for failing to create and take chances.
However, while Wales boss Warren Gatland's stock among fans has hardly wavered, rival Robbie Deans' tenure could be under threat if they lose.
Wales recall scrum-half Dwayne Peel while Australia make three changes from the side that lost 9-8 to Scotland.
Gatland has insisted the encounter is 'pivotal' to Wales' hopes of developing a winning habit in the build-up to the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.
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The next level it is doing well in the Six Nations and then beating the southern hemisphere teams away from home
Warren Gatland
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The New Zealander says winning such Tests on home soil is crucial if Wales are to build the confidence to head to New Zealand and repeat the feat - as England did on their way to lifting the 2003 World Cup.
"It is a real pivotal game in terms of our progression as we must win the big games at home, and regularly," Gatland told BBC Sport.
"It is easy for any team going into a game as underdogs knowing that if you play well on the day that you have a chance of turning over one of these big teams.
"But it is how we handle the expectation of us perhaps going into the game as favourites and this is a challenge for the team for taking that next step.
"The next level it is doing well in the Six Nations and then beating the southern hemisphere teams away from home.
Gatland targets world domination
"That has to be our challenge if we want to get into the top three or four in the world and be serious contenders for the next World Cup.
"That was the progression that England took going towards the 2003 World Cup."
Wales began the November Tests with a tense 19-12 defeat to New Zealand and scored only one try - by wing Leigh Halfpenny - as they followed up with a 17-13 win over Samoa.
Better was to follow last weekend against Argentina, although it fell to the opportunism of fly-half Stephen Jones and wing Shane Williams to claim the tries that made all the difference.
Wales' midfield has come in for criticism with pundits such as the BBC's Jeremy Guscott and Jonathan Davies pin-pointing a similarity of styles between the trio of centres who have done duty there - Jamie Roberts, Tom Shanklin and Jonathan Davies.
Roberts and Davies have another chance to gel against the Wallabies after facing Argentina while Shanklin misses out after suffering a broken nose against Samoa.
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The scrum is an area of Welsh concern as Paul James continues at tight-head in the absence from Gatland's squad of a regular number three.
In addition the back-row combination has also drawn some negative comment with flanker Andy Powell and skipper and number eight Ryan Jones viewed as having a similar style.
However, like Australia, the main criticism aimed at Wales has been that lack of creativity.
Deans has attempted to address that issue with the re-introduction of David Pocock at flanker for George Smith and Digby Ioane for Ryan Cross in midfield.
Second-row Dean Mumm, who captained the team that beat Cardiff Blues 31-3 on Tuesday, also comes in, for Mark Chisholm.
Wales' top three bid revealed
The Wallabies have won once this autumn, against England, drew 20-20 with Ireland thanks to a last-minute Brian O'Driscoll try before losing to Scotland after Matt Giteau missed a last-gasp conversion.
Wales, meanwhile, are bidding for their third successive autumn win and first back-to-back victory over the Aussies since the 24-0 win of 1973 and the 28-3 triumph that followed two years later.
Wales: James Hook (Ospreys); Leigh Halfpenny; Jamie Roberts (both Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets); Shane Williams (Ospreys); Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Dwayne Peel (Sale); Gethin Jenkins (Blues), Matthew Rees (Scarlets), Paul James, Alun-Wyn Jones (both Ospreys), Luke Charteris (Newport Gwent Dragons), Andy Powell, Martyn Williams (both Blues), Ryan Jones (Ospreys, capt).
Replacements: Huw Bennett, Duncan Jones, Jonathan Thomas (all Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Dragons), Martin Roberts (Scarlets), Andrew Bishop (Ospreys), Tom James (Blues).
Australia: Adam Ashley-Cooper; Peter Hynes, Digby Ioane, Quade Cooper, Drew Mitchell; Matt Giteau, Will Genia; Benn Robinson, Stephen Moore, Ben Alexander, James Horwill, Dean Mumm, Rocky Elsom (capt), David Pocock, Wycliff Palu.
Replacements: Tatafu Polota-Nau, Matt Dunning, Mark Chisholm, George Smith, Luke Burgess, James O'Connor, Kurtley Beale.
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU).
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