John Eales reviews Australia's Test season in the wake of a massive win over France in The Sydney Morning Herald.
"Years ago my brother armed me with the advice, "don't whistle while you pack". He reasoned that while you may eagerly anticipate your "juice, water or champagne", your better half is probably cutting lunches, cleaning vomit and ironing uniforms. But while his counsel is wise for a sporting tour, a business trip or a boys' weekend, it holds no relevance when travelling back from a record-breaking, seven-tries-to-one, 59-16 victory over the French.
"This was a remarkable finish to what has been a demanding calendar. How do you judge a year like this? Fifteen Tests with, aside from the opener against Fiji, no "gimmes", for a return of nine victories and six defeats.
"The record includes victory against every opposition at least once, including being the only team to beat the All Blacks, the Wallabies' first success at altitude since 1963, and an All Black-like killer attitude to nail the French until the death."
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