Australian rugby's teen sensation James O'Connor has been dropped to the bench for the Wallabies' Test against France, while winger Lote Tuqiri's international isolation has deepened.
Not even a man-of-the-match performance including three tries against Italy was enough for 18-year-old O'Connor to retain the full-back spot.
Adam Ashley-Cooper has forced his way back into the number 15 jersey with a best on field performance off the bench against Italy on Saturday.
Ashley-Cooper's return was one of nine changes to last week's experimental line-up against Italy, with stalwarts such as captain Stirling Mortlock, fly half Matt Giteau and lock Nathan Sharpe are all back.
But there was no room even on the bench for Tuqiri, the 67-Test veteran who is yet to don a Wallabies jersey this year and seemingly well down the pecking order of preferred wingers as the Tri-Nations approaches.
Australia has opened its season with creditable wins over the Barbarians and Italy, but coach Robbie Deans says they'll have to step up a level for Saturday's one-off match in Sydney.
