Summary

  • Watson barges over from lineout to break deadlock

  • Hooper try disallowed & Alaalatoa yellow carded for contact with head of Matt Fagerson

  • Leota bursts through to give 14-man visitors lead before Scots respond with stunning Ashman finish

  • O'Connor and Russell trade penalties in tense closing stages

  • Scotland earn third successive win over Australia after two in 2017

  • Australia had won last five under former Glasgow coach Dave Rennie

Live Reporting

Colin Moffat

  1. 'Magnificent spectacle in store'

    Scotland v Australia (14:15)

    Tom English
    BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

    In a rugby world where physicality and defence is the beginning, the end and the in-between for many coaches, here are two countries who want to play. This should be a magnificent spectacle.

  2. Four-try hero drops to the bench

    Scotland v Australia (14:15)

    Scotland could only use home-based players for last weekend's thumping win over Tonga but nine of those starters go again from the first whistle.

    Kyle Steyn scored four tries in that 60-14 demolition but finds himself among the replacements for this one.

    The Glasgow winger is joined there by uncapped pair Sale Sharks hooker Ewan Ashman and Bath back-row Josh Bayliss.

    Kyle Steyn scored four tries against TongaSNS

    Steyn scored four tries against Tonga

  3. O'Connor to pull strings for Aussies

    Scotland v Australia (14:15)

    For Australia, Andrew Kellaway fills in at full-back for the first time, taking over from the injured Reece Hodge, and experienced lock Rory Arnold is back.

    With Quade Cooper unavailable, James O’Connor wears the number 10 jersey for the first time this year, having last played in a UK Test way back in 2011.

    Kurtley Beale is back in the fold and will earn his 93rd cap from the bench, where is joined by centre Izaia Perese, who is set to make his international debut.

  4. Townsend goes with experience

    Scotland v Australia (14:15)

    For his XV, Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend goes with 13 of the side that started the concluding Six Nations win in France.

    Recently qualified loosehead prop Pierre Schoeman earns his second cap after injury ruled out Rory Sutherland, while Matt Fagerson gets the nod at number eight.

    Scotland captain Stuart Hogg leads the team on arrival at MurrayfieldSNS

    Scotland captain Stuart Hogg leads the team on arrival at Murrayfield

  5. LINE-UPS at Murrayfield

    Scotland v Australia (14:15)

    Scotland: Hogg, Graham, Harris, Johnson, Van der Merwe, Russell, Price; Schoeman, Turner, Z Fagerson, Skinner, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Watson, M Fagerson.

    Replacements: Ashman, Bhatti, Kebble, Hodgson, Bayliss, Horne, Hastings, Steyn.

    Australia: Kellaway, Wright, Ikitau, Paisami, Petaia, O’Connor, White; Slipper, Fainga’a, Alaalatoa, Arnold, Rodda, Leota, Hooper, Valetini.

    Replacements: McInerney, Bell, Tupou, Skelton, Samu, McDermott, Beale, Perese.

  6. Stage set for a Murrayfield thriller

    Scotland v Australia (14:15)

    We've got a treat in store at a sold-out Murrayfield, with Scotland taking on Australia in the Autumn Nations Series.

    Both teams like to get on the front foot - and quickly.

    The last four meetings between the nations - two wins apiece - have averaged a colossal 58.5 points, so expect plenty more thrills and spills on a crisp Edinburgh afternoon.

    Fans arrive for the big match at MurrayfieldSNS