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Nigel Yalden: All Blacks name team to face Wallabies

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LISTEN TO NIGEL YALDEN TALK WITH RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST ABOVETo no one's surprise, after all eight players left Sydney with a clean bill of health, the All Blacks have selected the same pack to start at Eden Park as they did in the Bledisloe opener.No surprise because the All Blacks destroyed the Wallabies at set piece. It wasn't annihilation but it was close: a definite victory by knockout rather than a points decision.The Wallabies didn't ever really enter the scrummaging battle, preferring instead to mostly drop before the engagement rather than endure the humiliation of being physically buckled for all to see.They didn't shy away at the lineout, though, but were instead out-thought by a unit that was tactically smarter and athletically more able.The insult added to injury was the lack of influence either David Pocock or Michael Hooper were able to have at the tackled ball. Neither managed to pilfer much — nothing memorable or momentous anyway — and if anything, the All Blacks looked more capable on the flo