Danny Lydiate and Toby Faletau have been named in the starting line-up for Wales’ first test in Australia on Saturday (11:00am).
The team shows 4 changes to the one that started the Grand Slam decider against France in March.
In the front row Scarlets hooker Ken Owens replaces Matthew Rees and it's all change in the second row with Bradley Davies (Blues) and departing Dragons captain Luke Charteris replacing Ian Evans - who joins the tour party immediately after his wedding this weekend - and Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), who moves to the bench.
There is one change to the backline which remained together for the duration of the 2012 RBS Six Nations clean sweep, with Scarlets centre Scott Williams replacing the injured Jamie Roberts (knee).
"We are well prepared and looking forward to the challenge this weekend," said Wales caretaker head coach Rob Howley.
"Australia will be disappointed after their defeat to Scotland, but that will make them all the more dangerous for us. The Wallabies are still the second highest placed side in the world rankings and we are playing them in their own back yard.
"We all appreciate the enormity of the task ahead of us, the long term stats don't make happy reading for the Welsh against the Wallabies, but as recently as this season we have two losses racked up against Australian opposition and we are determined to stop that trend.
"We have created some winning momentum, we have a recent home win against the Barbarians to take into this game and have built a certain amount of confidence within the squad."
WALES: Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Scott Williams, George North; Rhys Priestland, Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins, Ken Owens, Adam Jones, Bradley Davies, Luke Charteris, DAN LYDIATE, Sam Warburton (Captain), TOBY FALETAU
REPLACEMENTS: Matthew Rees, Paul James, Alun Wyn Jones, Ryan Jones, Lloyd Williams, James Hook, Ashley Beck
