Meninga leaves Kangaroos headache unsolved

Kangaroos manager Mal Meninga has named some Nathan Cleary and Daly Cherry-Evans successful his squad for the quarter-final clash against Lebanon.

The 2 accepted No.7s played alongside each different successful somewhat of an audition during Australia's last radical signifier lucifer against Italy connected Sunday morning.

Cleary has been wide expected to beryllium named the starting halfback for the knockout stages of the tournament.

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"All 24 players person been outstanding truthful acold successful the tournament," Meninga said successful a statement. "It is highly hard to permission immoderate subordinate out.

"We person reached the knockout stages of the tourney and we request to guarantee we person consistency successful the squad and successful the positions.

Daly Cherry-Evans was fixed an accidental to spouse Nathan Cleary successful the halves against Italy (Getty)

"Lebanon are a precise bully broadside and we expect a precise beardown and originative show from them."

Cherry-Evans' enactment successful the quarter-final squad comes aft helium seemed to hint that the quality against Italy might've been his past for Australia.

"The champion happening astir the past 3 weeks is that everyone's been fixed the accidental to play for Australia, which is highly special," helium said.

"Any clip I get to play rep footy, you ne'er cognize erstwhile it's your past one, truthful I truly enjoyed tonight, I had a batch of fun. I'm truly arrogant and immoderate happens, happens."

Meninga's Kangaroos volition instrumentality connected Lebanon connected Saturday greeting astatine 6:30am AEST.

KANGAROOS QUARTER-FINAL SQUAD: 1. James Tedesco (C), 2. Daly Cherry-Evans, 4. Valentine Holmes, 5. Jake Trbojevic, 7. Cameron Munster, 8. Latrell Mitchell, 9. Josh Addo-Carr, 10. Jack Wighton, 11. Cameron Murray (VC), 13. Pat Carrigan, 14. Nathan Cleary, 15. Lindsay Collins, 16. Reuben Cotter, 17. Angus Crichton, 18. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, 19. Campbell Graham, 20. Harry Grant, 21. Liam Martin, 24. Isaah Yeo (VC)

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