Summary

  • Wales suffer eighth straight defeat

  • Wales have not beaten the Wallabies in Australia since 1969

  • Cardiff centre Ben Thomas at fly-half for Wales, while wing Josh Hathaway makes debut and prop Archie Griffin gets first start

  • New Australia coach Joe Schmidt fields inexperienced team

  • Taniela Tupou scores opening Australia try

  • Wales respond with penalty try, despite having 14 men after Gareth Thomas yellow card

  • Australia also reduced to 14 in first half after Fraser McReight yellow

  • Hosts lead 13-10 at half-time

  • Filipo Daugunu scores first try of second half

  • Wales substitute James Botham has try disallowed before superb Tom Wright score seals Australia's win

Live Reporting

Matt Lloyd

  1. Australia 13-13 Wales

    Australia are rolling through the phases, the crowd is singing, it's ominous for Wales...

  2. Australia 13-13 Wales

    Lock Jeremy Williams, the new cap, has really carried well.

  3. Australia 13-13 Wales

    Grrrr, just after scoring points Liam Williams fails to gather an awkward kick-off and Australia have a scrum.

    Warren Gatland will be irked by that.

  4. Penalty: Australia 13-13 Wales

    Ben Thomas

    Yep you're right Hooky, but at least they've levelled the scores.

    Game on for the second half.

  5. Australia 13-10 Wales

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Wales are not getting a lot of opportunities in Australia's 22 but when they are they've got to start taking them.

  6. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Big carries by Wainwright and Lake in midfield and Wales are starting to make in-roads.

  7. Close!

    Australia 13-10 Wales

    Aaron Wainwright picks up from the back of a much steadier scrum and tries to send Hathaway in the right corner but he's shepherded out.

    That move lacked zip... looked a bit tentative.

    Chance missed but the scrum looks better with Tupou off.

  8. Australia 13-10 Wales

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Good play from Wales, transition from the kick chase.

    A really good pass from Dyer to set Liam Williams away. Good work from Hathaway to keep that ball in play.

  9. Replacements: Australia

    Australia 13-10 Wales

    The other good news for Wales is that Wallaby tight-head Taniela Tupou failed to make it out for the second half.

    Allan Alaalatoa is on and so is back-row Angus Blyth for his Test debut.

    Joe Schmidt making early calls.

  10. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Wow what a start by Wales.

    Ben Thomas spreads the ball to Liam Williams and Hathaway's awkward bouncing kick forces Tom Wright to touch down behind the try line and Wales have a scrum five.

    Big chance.

  11. Kick-off

    Australia 13-10 Wales

    Noah Lolesio gets the second half started.

    Just three points in it... Wales still chasing history.

  12. Wales fans happy

    HT: Australia 13-10 Wales

    Interesting response to my earlier question... Wales fans finally feeling a bit of optimism after a long, difficult season.

    Screengrab of questionBBC Sport

  13. HT: Australia 13-10 Wales

    Just a word on today's referee Pierre Brousset.

    This is his first tier one Test match and I know it's not always the most popular thing to say, but he's having a decent game.

    No one could argue with two yellow cards so far.

  14. All Blacks edge past England

    HT: Australia 13-10 Wales

    Damien McKenzieGetty Images

    What a day of Test rugby we have today.

    This is the second of four tasty north-south match-ups.

    Earlier New Zealand edged past England 16-15 in a thrilling opening Test in Dunedin to kickstart Scott Robertson's era as head coach with a win.

    Damian McKenzie kicked two second-half penalties to overturn England's advantage after Immanuel Feyi-Waboso's try opened up a five-point lead for the visitors.

    The sides were level at the interval as Sevu Reece and Ardie Savea scored either side of a Maro Itoje try converted by Marcus Smith, who missed three of his five kicks.

    England started brightly after the break and Feyi-Waboso's finish in the corner gave Steve Borthwick's side belief of ending their 21-year wait for a win in New Zealand.

    McKenzie, however, recovered from two missed conversion attempts in the first half to bang over six points and hand the All Blacks victory in their first game since last year's World Cup final defeat by South Africa.

    Read more: New Zealand 16-15 England

  15. HT: Australia 13-10 Wales

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Wales are getting some sort of territory in Australia's half then letting Australia off of the hook.

    To be fair to Australia they are mixing the game up well, using their big ball carriers, moving it to the width when they have to and their scrum is going well.

  16. HT: Australia 13-10 Wales

    Gareth Griffiths
    BBC Sport Wales in Sydney

    Wales will be happy to be within three points after an unconvincing first half.

    These two sides looks like what they are - teams with plenty of new faces who have not played together very much.

    Whoever gels quickly in the second half will end up winning this first Test.

  17. HT: Australia 13-10 Wales

    So Wales fans, thoughts so far?

    Hit the thumbs.

  18. HT: Australia 13-10 Wales

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    One positive for Wales is their line defensively line speed.

    Whether it's Tommy Reffell, Dewi Lake, Mason Grady and Owen Watkins in midfield, they're flying up.

  19. Half-time

    Australia 13-10 Wales

    Aaron Wainwright did well then to pick the ball out of the back of the scrum as quickly as possible.

    Ben Thomas kicks it clear and the first half is over.

  20. Australia 13-10 Wales

    Another double tackle, this time Tommy Reffell and Dafydd Jenkins smash into Jeremy Williams just as Australia are threatening towards the line.

    However the reward is a scrum and I don't think they want it!