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Well prepared ... Ewen McKenzie is the new Wallabies coach? Source: Dan Peled / AAP
NEW Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie faces an immediate challenge to restore harmony, with revelations senior members of the team have had enough of stars James O'Connor and Kurtley Beale.
In their latest late-night adventure, the two were spotted at Kings Cross at 5.30am on Sunday after the Wallabies were hammered by the British & Irish Lions, a result which led to yesterday's sacking of coach Robbie Deans.
McKenzie is expected to be announced as Deans' replacement today - as revealed in yesterday's The Daily Telegraph - and will need to stamp his authority by making it clear that the pair's behaviour will no longer be tolerated.
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Some players had grown tired of Deans giving Beale and O'Connor chance after chance, including last week when the pair missed the team bus to training and had to catch a taxi.
It followed their infamous 4am photo at Hungry Jack's with a Lions fan before the second Test the week before.
Senior members of the Wallabies team believe team culture and standards have dropped in the past two years and hope that the new coach makes a clear stand.
With McKenzie in charge, controversial Wallabies omission Quade Cooper will have his Test career revived.
The pair are close and have shared much success at the Queensland Reds. It is likely Cooper will return to the Wallabies' No.10 jersey immediately, leaving incumbent O'Connor's position unclear.
McKenzie beat Brumbies coach Jake White for the Wallabies head coaching job.
A hastily set-up ARU panel yesterday decided to give the Australian a two-year contract that will take in the 2015 World Cup. After receiving the unwanted news yesterday, Deans unloaded on the squash courts, playing a game at Moore Park in the afternoon.
Deans, who had been contracted until the end of the year, had his term cut short by six months and McKenzie will take charge for next month's Rugby Championship. His first game as Wallabies coach will be against the All Blacks on August 17 in Sydney.
The entire Wallabies coaching staff will be up for review once McKenzie takes over, with assistant coach Tony McGahan already moving on after agreeing to become head coach of the Melbourne Rebels for 2014.
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