Australia fall narrowly short of All Blacks amid brave Bledisloe Cup comeback

The narrow scoreline flattered the Wallabies with New Zealand missing a host of chances to add to their lead.

New Zealand's Jordie Barrett during a match.

Australia have lost their eighth-straight Test to New Zealand and bungled another chance to snatch their first Bledisloe Cup series victory since 2002, going down 31-28 before a crowd of 68,061 at Accor Stadium in Sydney.

Despite the narrow loss, the scoreline flattered the Wallabies with the All Blacks botching at least five tries.