Wales without skipper for Wallabies showdown

Wales (10/11 +1 Stan James Handicap Match Betting) will have to do without captain Ryan Jones against Australia in Cardiff on Saturday due to his back injury.

Jones' absence means Andy Powell switches from blind-side to number eight while Dan Lydiate will make his first Test start at number six as the home side look for a repeat of last year's win over the Wallabies in Cardiff.

Wales physio Mark Davies said: "Ryan pulled up in Tuesday's conditioning session with a back problem.

"This obviously needed time to settle and unfortunately the problem has not resolved in time for him to be available on Saturday."

Prop Gethin Jenkins will now skipper his side at the Millennium Stadium and Sam Warburton has earned a call-up to the bench for the showdown.

Elsewhere, Scarlets youngster Jonathan Davies keeps his place in midfield while Dwayne Peel gets another chance at scrum-half.