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Will Genia returns to Australia team for Scotland showdown

Image: Will Genia returns to the Australia team

Will Genia returns to the Australia line-up for Saturday's clash with Scotland at Murrayfield.

The veteran scrum-half - who missed last week's thumping win over Wales in Cardiff because of club commitments with Stade Francais - replaces Nick Phipps, who drops to the bench.

Genia is reunited with fly-half Bernard Foley, the same partnership which orchestrated the ultimately controversial win over Saturday's opponents in last year's World Cup quarter-finals.

Coach Michael Cheika makes four changes, including Phipps, to the replacements.

Experienced lock Dean Mumm returns following a one-week suspension and his fellow second row Will Skelton is set for his first Test since August.

Israel Folau on the attack for Australia
Image: Israel Folau will win his 50th cap for the Wallabies

Phipps will win his 50th Wallabies cap if he comes on, and full-back Israel Folau will also chalk up his half-century. 

Team: 15 Israel Folau; 14 Dane Haylett-Petty, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Reece Hodge, 11 Henry Speight; 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Will Genia; 1 Scott Sio, 2 Stephen Moore (capt), 3 Sekope Kepu, 4 Rory Arnold, 5 Adam Coleman, 6 David Pocock; 7 Michael Hooper, 8 Lopeti Timani

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Replacements: 16 Tolu Latu, 17 Tom Robertson, 18 Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Rob Simmons, 20 Will Skelton, 21 Dean Mumm, 22 Nick Phipps, 23 Quade Cooper

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