Greg Growden looks at the out-of-sorts Matt Giteau prior to the Tri-Nations in The Sydney Morning Herald.
"Giteau's position in the Wallabies' starting XV is under threat following several average perform-ances, including missing some easy kicks at goal - against England in Sydney and late last year against Scotland at Murrayfield - resulting in two Test losses.
"Giteau's relationship with Wallabies coach Robbie Deans is not as close as he has had with some of the Kiwi's predecessors, in particular Jones, who picked him from left field for the 2002 end-of-season northern hemisphere tour. Giteau also appears uncomfortable with some sections of the ARU's hierarchy.
"When Jones was asked yesterday what he thought Giteau was doing wrong, in particular with his goalkicking, he replied: ''I think it's inside his head gear.''
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