24 years in 140 characters World Cup specialists, champions in 91 and 99 and finalists in 03. Like: semis against New Zealand. Dislike: the sight of Andrew Sheridan
World Cup record 1987: Semi-finals (4th); 1991: Winners; 1995: Quarter-finals; 1999: Winners; 2003: Runners-up; 2007: Quarter-finals
Record in 2011: P5 W3 L2
Coach: Robbie Deans
Captain: James Horwill
How are they likely to get on? Peaking very nicely with that win over the All Blacks. The back row, with David Pocock the "fetcher", and the backs are match-winners and the scrum has come on a bundle since the horrors of Marseilles at the hands of England's Andrew Sheridan four years ago.
Key player:Quade Cooper was the one that kept his worst excesses under wraps in Brisbane, after going overboard in the first Tri Nations meeting with New Zealand.
Commentator's kit: In 1999, the Wallaby captain John Eales received the Webb Ellis Cup from Queen Elizabeth II. Earlier that day, in a national referendum, Eales had voted for the queen to be removed as Australia's head of state.
Squad
Ben Alexander, prop, age 26, caps 28
Sekope Kepu, prop, age 25, caps 7
Salesi Ma'afu, prop, age 28, caps 10
James Slipper, prop, age 22, caps 14
Saia Fainga'a, hooker, age 24, caps 13
Stephen Moore, hooker, age 28, caps 59
Tatafu Polota-Nau, hooker, age 26, caps 25
James Horwill (c), second-row, age 26, caps 27
Nathan Sharpe, second-row, age 33, caps 95
Rob Simmons, second-row, age 22, caps 8
Dan Vickerman, second-row, age 32, caps 56
Rocky Elsom, flanker, age 28, caps 68
Scott Higginbotham, flanker, age 25, caps 5
David Pocock, flanker, age 23, caps 33
Radike Samo, flanker, age 35, caps 7
Ben McCalman, No8, age 23, caps 12
Wycliff Palu, No8, age 29, caps 36
Luke Burgess, scrum-half, age 28, caps 32
Will Genia, scrum-half, age 23, caps 26
Nick Phipps, scrum-half, age 22, caps2
Berrick Barnes, fly-half, age 25, caps 31
Quade Cooper, fly-half, age 23, caps 27
Adam Ashley-Cooper, centre, age 27, caps 55
Anthony Fainga'a, centre, age 24, caps 6
Rob Horne, centre, age 22, caps 5
Digby Ioane, wing, age 26, caps 15
Drew Mitchell, wing, age 27, caps 55
James O'Connor, wing, age 21, caps 30
Kurtley Beale, full-back, age 22, caps 18
Pat McCabe, centre, age 23, caps 5
Average age 25.6
Average caps 27
