Tedesco to start at fullback for Kangaroos against Fiji as Walker set for Test debut

James Tedesco is set to start at fullback for Australia for the first time in three years when the Kangaroos face Fiji at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday, with Reece Walsh rested after starring against New Zealand. Sam Walker is expected to make his Test debut alongside Tom Dearden in the halves, while Blayke Brailey and Bradman Best are frontrunners to debut after missing out on games during last year's Ashes tour. David Fifita will debut either this week or against the Cook Islands, while Ethan Strange, who has just joined camp to replace the injured Mitchell Moses, is likely to play in Townsville next week. Lindsay Smith is also pushing for selection. The team will be named on Tuesday afternoon.

By Dean Ritchie, Travis Meyn, Tyson Jackson, CODE Sports — read the full story