Wallabies centre Adam Ashley-Cooper looks dejected after his side's loss to the All Blacks at ANZ Stadium. Picture: Brendon Thorne Source: Brendon Thorne / Getty Images
EWEN McKenzie says the Wallabies won't give up the Bledisloe Cup despite a thumping 47-29 loss to the All Blacks in his first Test.
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It may have been the start of a bright new era in Australian rugby but it was the same old dark result at ANZ Stadium, with the Kiwis pouncing on numerous mistakes to score a 18-point win.
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The New Zealanders boasted 300 more Test caps than the new-look McKenzie Wallabies and the gulf was clear as the visitors scored six tries to the home side's two.
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In-form Super Rugby players came up against a seasoned Test outfit and the difference was stark, with any small error or lapse in Australian concentration punished by the world no.1 side.
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The 47-points rattled up by the All Blacks was more than the Wallabies conceded under old coach Robbie Deans in the third Lions Test, and was the third highest tally given up by Australia in Bledisloe history. The Wallabies have now conceded 88 points in their two Tests.
Bold plans to win back the the Bledisloe Cup are in tatters, with the big urn appearing destined to stay in New Zealand's iron grip for an 11th straight year.
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The Wallabies, who meet the Kiwis again on Saturday, now need to end a losing streak in New Zealand dating back to 2001 to stay alive in the series. They then need to win a second-straight game across the ditch in October to lift the trophy.
Throw in the fact they're up against one of the great rugby teams of the modern era - led superbly by Richie McCaw again on Saturday night - and it all seems highly unlikely.
But in the face of the escalating odds, McKenzie was attempting to remain positive, saying the Wallabies were not heading to Wellington to be All Black fodder.
''I've been around the rugby scene for a long time. If you look at a lot of results, you'll see 70-point turnarounds in seven days,'' McKenzie said.
"We just have to focus on the right things. We will tidy up our errors, we will definitely focus on those things.
"But there are other ways. There are things we did where a little bit more precision will work quite well. We knew what we were trying to do.There were certainly some opportunities out there we didn't so with all that, we will move forward.
"I am not going to sit here and get bogged down and spin our wheels. We will concentrate on the positives and tidy up the things we contributed to the negatives."
There were lots of new names in the Wallaby line-up but the All Blacks only needed two to overwhelm Australia - McCaw and Smith.
After playing less than 80 minutes all year following a sabbatical, the Kiwi skipper was a freak of nature in a full-game performance of strength, scoring a try and stifling hopes of quick Wallaby attack by creating havoc at the breakdown.
Three Smiths in the All Black team did the rest - winger Ben, centre Conrad and halfback Aaron.
Playing on the right edge, Ben Smith scored a hat-trick of tries, Conrad Smith scored one as well and Aaron Smith was a constant thorn in the Wallabies side with dangerous bursts from the ruck.
Australia's attack, in comparison, broke down like a old jalopy.
With New Zealand effectively slowing down possession, the Wallabies looked panicked, and a lack of confidence led to numerous mistakes.
New boys in the starting side Matt Toomua and Jesse Mogg had mixed nights, with the five-eighth's inexperience showing in not attacking the line more often and Mogg hooked after 50 minutes after a rattled performance.
A late try from James O'Connor narrowed the gap in the scoreline, and gave the Wallabies a respectable 29 points, but it was all too late.
"Every time you lose a game it's disappointing," McKenzie said.
"We have to respect possession more. We didn't control the ball and they were able to play and do some of the things they're good at.
"We paid a price for that."
Horwill defended his side's recent history of conceding 88 points in two Tests, saying there was no problem with attitude.
"I don't think there is a problem with attitude in defence, we just need to tighten up turnovers," Horwill said.
"Most of their tries came from our turnovers. We just need to be better at holding the ball."
New Zealand led 25-19 at halftime after scoring three tries to the Wallabies' one - a sizzling 60-metre run from Will Genia.
Lealiifano's boot kept Australia in the game but sloppy play saw the Kiwis kick away in the second half, when mistakes in general play and at the scrum under new laws - which were a bit of a debacle - saw New Zealand pounce, and pick up another three in the second period.
NEW ZEALAND 47 (Ben Smith 3, Aaron Cruden, Richard McCaw, Conrad Smith tries Cruden 3, Beauden Barrett cons Cruden 3 pens) bt AUSTRALIA 29 (Will Genia, James O'Connor tries Christian Leali'ifano 2 cons 5 pens) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Craig Joubert. Crowd: 68,765.
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