Duncan Johnstone, of The Dominion Post, believes there is no chance of Fiji repeating Samoa's heroics against the All Blacks on Friday.
Rest easy - the All Blacks won't do a Wallabies on Friday night. They have given Fiji far more respect than the Aussies afforded Samoa last weekend.
Graham Henry and his selectors look to have come up with a good blend for the opening test of the year.
Yes, some stars are rested, but not the wholesale approach that Robbie Deans came up with.
Of course Henry has the luxury of far more depth and that is apparent in the side who will take the field at Carisbrook.
The starting XV have 531 test caps amongst them and there's the insurance of another 216 test caps on the bench, including Dan Carter to help right any wrongs if things go haywire.
Not that they should. This isn't a first choice All Blacks side by any means - but it's still a pretty fine looking side."
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