Baxter axed for Ireland clash

Australia head coach Eddie Jones has axed tight-head prop Al Baxter for Saturday’s clash with Ireland at Lansdowne Road and gambled on an inexperienced front row.

Jones has taken immediate action to try and remedy an Australian scrum that was demolished by England last weekend and Baxter, who was sin-binned after being over-powered and out-scrummaged by Andrew Sheridan, has proven the fall-guy.