Australia v New Zealand LIVE: Result and reaction as All Blacks survive thrilling Wallabies comeback

There goes Lukhan Salakaia-Loto! The big lock goes bounding between a gaping hole in the All Blacks fringe defence and crunches to within ten metres of the New Zealand line.

A less effective clearance from Perenara a couple of minutes later travels as far as the forearm of the giant Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, and the replacement nine is fortunate that it ricochets right to Damian McKenzie. He completes the clearing job.

Sam Cane is replaced by Luke Jacobson.

A misfire! The All Blacks get two jumpers up and Wallace Sititi, the second of them, ensures Brandon Paenga-Amosa’s throw fails to find its target. TJ Perenara clears quite brilliantly off his left boot.

A no-arms tackle from Tamaiti Williams gives Australia a penalty. To the corner they go.

The All Blacks haven’t got their red zone intensity or accuracy right in this half, another opportunity squandered with Allan Alaalatoa seemingly the man with the pinching paws. Australia’s defence has been much, much better since the interval.

TJ Perenara replaces Ratima at scrum half. An excellent outing from the youngster.

And the All Blacks go coast-to-coast to capitalise! But a forward pass will rule it out!

Oh, it was a thing of much magnificence. Damian McKenzie burns Rob Valetini and conects with Will Jordan, who shimmies and shakes a defender. Codie Taylor joins his Crusaders chum and shows his speed, picking his pass perfectly to Cortez Ratima, who finishes superbly.

But Valetini recovered so, so well to snare McKenzie’s shirt, turning the fly half as he passes and thus forcing his toss to Jordan forward. The TMO calls down just as McKenzie prepares to strike his conversion: NO TRY!

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto is thrown into the Wallabies tight five, Nick Frost off from the second row. Can the Wallabies force their way back into the contest?

So nearly! Harry Wilson makes a half-break but can’t quite keep his feet for long enough to find a teammate with his pass.

Nic White gets a warning from referee Karl Dickson after screaming at the official about...well, I’m not quite sure. It’s Australia’s scrum for a knock on - Dickson lays down the law, though, to White, one former lippy number nine informing a kindred spirit that any further chatback will bring a penalty.

Still we wait for the first try of the half. Another Wallabies replacement: after three years out of the side, hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa makes his international return, taking the place of Matt Faessler. Tamaiti Williams is on at loosehead for New Zealand.

Superb work from Harry Wilson to end New Zealand’s latest exploration of the Wallabies 22 - the Australia skipper pilfers possession and allows his side to clear.