Baby steps for Wallabies
Australia are evolving under new coach Michael Cheika, but it is 'baby steps' for Michael Hooper and his teammates.
Cheika, who named a virtually unchanged team to take on France in Paris on Saturday, admitted it will take time to get the team to where he wants them to be.
Former captain James Horwill returned to the Wallabies' starting line-up in the only change in the team to play France at Stade de France.
Horwill, a replacement last week, came in for lock Sam Carter in the team which beat Wales 33-28 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium last Saturday.
The French Test at the Stade de France will be the third of the Wallabies' five-match European tour this month.
Cheika said he was expecting a vastly different French team to the one Australia swept 3-0 during the June Test series.
"The French have a completely different mindset when they are playing at home, as well as some exciting new players in their squad, and we are under no illusions as to the intensity they are going to bring to the game," he said.
"For us, it is still early days and we are getting used to a new system in attack and defence.
"I was happy with the first steps we took against Wales.
"The challenge for us this week was to ensure that we raised the bar much higher in terms of our accuracy and intensity at training.
"We really want to do Australia proud against France this weekend."
