Australia are expected to persevere with their experimental lineup in next weekend's test against Wales after their crushing 45-16 defeat of Ireland.
Despite fielding a new-look team because of injuries to their regular internationals, the Wallabies proved they had plenty of depth at the top level with a six-try demolition of Ireland in Perth.
Coach Eddie Jones will finalise his squad to face the Welsh on Wednesday but said he was reluctant to make wholesale changes and wanted to have another look at his experimental team.
"The whole aim of this period is to find out what we've got and who's capable of playing at the highest level and not necessarily chopping and changing is going to be the best thing," Jones said.
"We also need to see guys who maybe didn't play to the best of their ability this week given an opportunity to redeem themselves in the next game and then take it from there.
Although he was critical of Australia's rusty performance, Jones said he was confident of a better display in Sydney on Saturday against the Welsh, who have not beaten the Wallabies on Australian soil since 1969 and finished last in this year's Six Nations championship.
"I think you'll see some improvement next weekend," Jones said.
"I don't think the standard of rugby was terrific, although we did some good things.
"We'd probably give ourselves a 50 per cent pass mark at the very highest level."It was a far from perfect display with the team guilty of too many fundamental errors but there were still plenty of encouraging signs.
Flyhalf Elton Flatley, deputising for the injured Stephen Larkham, scored 20 points while inside centre Steve Kefu, who could not even make the Queensland Super 12 team seven weeks ago, crossed for a try in only his second test.
Morgan Turinui made an impressive test debut at outside centre while former rugby league internationals Wendell Sailor and Lote Tuqiri, who also made his test debut, looked dangerous with the limited opportunities they got.
There were some worrying problems with the tight five as the Wallabies struggled at times to win their own lineout ball and gave away several penalties at the scrum but number eight Toutai Kefu and flankers George Smith and David Lyons all impressed.
Perhaps more importantly, Wallabies scrumhalf and captain George Gregan had his best match in some time, ending a four-year try-scoring drought with two touchdowns.