Greg Clark, in his preview of the historic Tokyo Bledisloe Cup match for Fox Sports, says the Wallabies will be playing for the sake of the game in Australia.
"Critics are writing off their chances of winning all five Tests on tour, and that’s why this trip takes on extra importance. In a season when no Aussie team made the Super 14 play-offs and our national team lost five of the six Tri Nations games, support for the code is disappearing fast.
"The best way to fix the problem, and silence the critics, is to win by playing an attractive brand of rugby. If the upcoming Tests all turn into boring ‘kick fests’, it’s not going to help to regain the lost support.
"Australia must take the game to the All Blacks on Saturday in Tokyo and then show the northern hemisphere that they mean business in the run up to the next Rugby World Cup in 2011.
"Coach Robbie Deans has shown his hand by making changes to the team that lost in such disappointing fashion in Wellington six weeks ago. Frustrated by that huge loss, Deans has issued a warning that no-one is safe from now on. "
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