LIVE: Pressure builds in dance of the desperates

The betting likelihood for the adjacent manager of Wales are up and running.

Scott Robertson of Super Rugby's Crusaders leads astatine likelihood of 2-1, followed by ex-Wales brag Warren Gatland astatine 5-1, La Rochelle's suspended Ronan O'Gara astatine 7-1, and existent adjunct Jonathan Humphreys astatine 8-1.

Wayne Pivac inactive being the manager erstwhile the Six Nations rolls astir successful February is hedged astatine 5-4.

The fallout from Wales' eighth and worst nonaccomplishment of the twelvemonth past play — a archetypal ever to Georgia — is inactive unravelling.

"I can't get sidetracked by those benignant of things. At the extremity of the day, it is the nonrecreational situation we are in," Pivac says.

Beating a depleted Australia connected Sunday (2.15am AEDT) successful Cardiff should prevention Pivac.

But adjacent if Wales loses, Sam Warburton, the erstwhile Wales skipper and an adjunct to Pivac for a year, doubts thing volition hap to the coach.

That's due to the fact that the determination would person to travel from a Wales Rugby Union committee that has been arsenic slammed by Wales luminaries this week for its mediocre determination making and dysfunctional narration with the 4 regions.

Warburton says the governance is "stuck successful the Stone Age."

He says 8 of the 12 directors are assemblage members retired of their depth, and amateur clubs person excessively overmuch influence.

He wants "seismic change" from the apical down but, again, doubts thing volition change.

Because the aforesaid telephone has been made for decades.

Wales shouldn't suffer to Georgia but it's nary surprise.

Wales has a agelong past of year-end acheronian days, including location losses to Romania successful 1988, Canada successful 1993 and Samoa successful 2012.

November has ever been astir trying caller things.

Rio Dyer was fixed a debut against New Zealand, Louis Rees-Zammit was tried astatine fullback against Argentina, and the biggest changes were saved for Georgia.

A beforehand enactment that started with 145 caps was replaced by a beforehand enactment with 30, and 1 headdress flyhalf Sam Costelow fixed different go.

Georgia took advantage, particularly successful the scrum.

The large Alun Wyn Jones was rested to springiness a debut to fastener Dafydd Jenkins, but determination was inactive plentifulness of enactment connected the tract successful the past quarter.

However, skipper Justin Tipuric, Taulupe Faletau, Adam Beard, George North oregon Leigh Halfpenny failed to supply immoderate bosom thumping inspiration.

All are backmost successful the starting lineup this weekend, including Jones.

"We don't privation to support fronting up due to the fact that of a mediocre show oregon a mediocre result. You privation to beryllium gathering immoderate momentum," adjunct manager Neil Jenkins says.

"We've got nary enactment connected Saturday (local time). We request to beforehand up. Everyone."

Pivac is contracted to the extremity of the Rugby World Cup successful France, little than 10 months away.

Wales hasn't changed coaches this adjacent to a World Cup since Alan Davies was forced retired 2 months earlier the 1995 World Cup.

That result was Wales failing to get retired of its pool.

Australia has had a unsmooth year, too. Nine losses successful 13 Tests.

But the Wallabies person chiefly played well, often fto down by their ain indiscipline, and losing heartbreakers.

They person mislaid their past 3 Tests by 3 points oregon less.

For Wales, the Wallabies person virtually picked the past men lasting astatine the extremity of a grueling 5 Test circuit of Europe.

Seven injuries came from their 13-10 nonaccomplishment to Ireland past play successful Dublin, forcing location the likes of Michael Hooper, Nic White and Taniela Tupou.

As well, Bernard Foley and Will Skelton returned to their clubs due to the fact that this lucifer is extracurricular the planetary trial window.

The Wallabies person been forced to springiness archetypal starts to flyhalf Ben Donaldson and No.8 Langi Gleeson.

Rebels tighthead Sam Talakai could marque his debut disconnected the bench.

"We request wins," backrower Jed Holloway says.

"We're truthful close, truthful that's what's driving the boys to decorativeness disconnected the circuit the mode we privation to."

WALLABIES (15-1): Tom Wright, Jordan Petaia, Len Ikitau, Reece Hodge, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Ben Donaldson, Jake Gordon, Langi Gleeson, Fraser McReight, Jed Holloway, Cadeyrn Neville, Nick Frost, Allan Alaalatoa, Folau Fainga'a, James Slipper (c)

Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Tom Robertson, Sam Talakai, Ned Hanigan, Pete Samu, Tate McDermott, Noah Lolesio, Jock Campbell

WALES (15-1): Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, George North, Joe Hawkins, Rio Dyer, Gareth Anscombe, Tomos Williams, Taulupe Faletau, Justin Tipuric (c), Jac Morgan, Alun Wyn Jones, Adam Beard, Dillon Lewis, Ken Owens, Gareth Thomas

Reserves: Ryan Elias, Rhodri Jones, Tomas Francis, Ben Carter, Josh Macleod, Kieran Hardy, Rhys Priestland, Josh Adams