Les Kiss has named his first squad as Wallabies head coach, keeping changes to a minimum for Australia's two-Test series against Japan next month while warning that "there will be change."
Centre Isaac Henry is the only uncapped player in the 34-man group for the Tests in Osaka on Aug. 8 and Townsville a week later. Kiss recalled Queensland Reds forward Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, who won few Test starts under predecessor Joe Schmidt, and drafted in loosehead prop Isaac Kailea at the expense of James Slipper, Australia's most-capped international.
Kiss took over from Schmidt this week after the New Zealander finished his tenure with last weekend's Nations Championship win over Italy in Perth, a result that followed losses to Ireland and France. "I'm a different personality in some ways to Joe's leadership," Kiss said after unveiling the squad. "How that manifests, we'll find out. I'll just be me, driving what it is to be a new 'us.'"
