All Blacks recall Beauden Barrett to starting 15 for Wallabies test

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has resisted wholesale changes.

Beauden Barrett returns to the starting 15. Pic: Andrew Cornaga/Inpho

Fullback Beauden Barrett will return to the starting 15 in the All Blacks team that will play Australia in the Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup test in Sydney on Saturday.

Barrett was named on the bench for the second test against South Africa in Cape Town two weeks ago as head coach Scott Robertson tried to add experience to solve New Zealand’s problem with closing out matches.