Kiwis must up a gear: Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND’S coaching team John Mitchell and Robbie Deans have warned the All Blacks will need to up their game or be sent packing by Australia in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final.

Head coach Mitchell announced an unchanged starting lineup for the hotly anticipated Sydney clash, meaning there was no room for Tana Umaga who was ruled to not yet be sharp enough to cope with the rigours of Test rugby.

It appears the knee ligament injury Umaga suffered 20 minutes into the All Blacks' opening game against Italy is likely to ruin his entire tournament.