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Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom celebrates with the Cook cup after beating England at Twickenham - Source: Reuters -
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Australia named flanker David Pocock in place of George Smith for the match against Ireland at Croke Park on Monday, the only change to their starting lineup for the 18-9 victory over England last weekend.
Smith steps down to the replacements bench, allowing Pocock, 21, to make his fifth test start and win his 14th cap.
Coach Robbie Deans said the Wallabies would have to raise their performance from Sunday's Twickenham encounter when they face the Six Nations champions in Dublin.
"Getting a result last weekend was a great confidence booster for the whole squad, but we know that the standard we produced last week won't be good enough against this Irish team," Deans said.
"There was an uncertainty about England, in terms of the transitional nature of their development as a team, that doesn't pertain to Ireland.
"The Irish are an established and experienced combination who are used to, and expect to win, every time that they play."
Ireland have beaten Australia in two of their last three encounters on Irish soil - 18-9 in 2002 and 21-6 in 2006.
The team is:
15-Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14-Peter Hynes, 13-Digby Ioane, 12-Quade Cooper, 11-Drew Mitchell, 10-Matt Giteau, 9-Will Genia, 8-Wycliff Palu, 7-David Pocock, 6-Rocky Elsom (captain), 5-Mark Chisholm, 4-James Horwill, 3-Ben Alexander, 2-Stephen Moore, 1-Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16-Tatafu Polota Nau, 17-Matt Dunning, 18-Dean Mumm, 19-George Smith, 20-Luke Burgess, 21-Ryan Cross, 22-James O'Connor.
