The Sydney Morning Herald's Greg Growden witnessed a welcome return to winning form for the the Wallabies side when against Italy but he feels the victory was still deeply flawed.
"For most of the game the Wallabies were well off their game endlessly pushing the pass which saw them waste numerous good attacking opportunities.
"At times they seemed confused while their scrum was again a major problem area with the referee Christophe Berdos penalising their set piece six times, including on the Australian feed.
"The home crowd gave Italy the courage to continuously rattle the Wallabies, who never really settled during a very flaky international performance.
"In the end, the Wallabies had to rely on their new goalkicker Berrick Barnes to keep them well ahead with the inside centre tallying 22 points from six penalties and two conversions."
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