After five drawn series and a heartbreaking Wallabies three-point loss, the fairness of the Bledisloe Cup format has been called in to question.

The All Blacks hung on to retain the Bledisloe Cup despite an Australian fightback in Sydney. Summary 09:18 Thank you for joining me this afternoon. My access to the post-match interviews and reaction has been cut short,

The Bledisloe Cup is upon us once again, as the Wallabies look to end a long drought against their oldest rivals the All Blacks.

The All Blacks led 21-0 after 15 minutes but faltered badly in the second half, only just holding on with 13 men at one point to beat Australia 31-28 in the first Bledisloe Cup test.