A preview of this weekend's international matches.

Marcus Di Rollo is convinced Scotland can shock South Africa - but insists expectation levels among fans may need to be tempered.

The Scots are looking to defeat the Springboks for the first time on African soil when they line up for the first Test at the ABSA Stadium in Durban.

The Edinburgh Gunners centre said: "We have a good feel for how they will come at us. Sometimes you can have good preparation and can't stop the opposition, but we are confident we are equipped to deal with them. We are organising ourselves much faster than even at the start of the Six Nations and that is a massive key to good defence.

"We know about the South African blitz defence and we have a couple of ploys to get the ball to the outside. The game that suits Scotland is getting the ball wide."

SOUTH AFRICA: P Montgomery; B Paulse, J Fourie, J de Villiers, A Snyman; J van der Westhuyzen, F du Preez; O du Randt, J Smit (capt), E Andrews; D Rossouw, V Matfield; S Burger, J Smith, J van Niekerk. Replacements: H Shimange, L Sephaka, J Muller, P Wannenburg, E Januarie, W Olivier, G du Toit.

SCOTLAND: H Southwell; C Paterson, M Di Rollo, A Henderson, S Lamont; D Parks, M Blair; G Kerr, S Lawson, B Douglas; N Hines, S Murray; J White (capt), A Hogg, D Macfadyen. Replacements: D Hall, C Smith, A Kellock, J Petrie, K Brown, S Pinder, G Ross, S Webster.

England manager Andy Robinson has braced his new-look team for a punishing Test against Australia, declaring, "A number of players will be out of their comfort zones."

Robinson revisits Telstra Stadium, the scene of England's 2003 World Cup triumph, in unfamiliar company. Tomorrow's starting line-up shows 15 changes from that November night, with only final replacements Iain Balshaw, Mike Catt and Lewis Moody returning for a Wallabies rematch.

Australia, though, field seven survivors - George Gregan, Stephen Larkham, Lote Tuqiri, Mat Rogers, Stirling Mortlock, Nathan Sharpe and George Smith - while 118 times-capped Gregan boasts more Test appearances than England's entire back division.

Robinson parades three newcomers in scrumhalf Peter Richards, lock Alex Brown and flanker Magnus Lund.

England have lost 11 from 13 Tests on Australian soil, the degree of difficulty compounded by absent established players, who are either resting before next season's marathon campaign or injured.

Robinson also has a new coaching team alongside him in Brian Ashton, John Wells and Mike Ford, yet he stands defiant that England - despite the odds being stacked against them - can make an impression, both in Sydney tomorrow and Melbourne today week.

"We are not contemplating losing," he said. "I have never known an easy Test match against Australia, and we are going to have to work very, very hard to win the game. The players know that, and a number of players will be out of their comfort zones in this match.

"They are going to find out a lot about themselves, which is something we want to happen. I am positive about the game - I have got belief in the players we have selected."

England arrived Down Under on the back of a second successive dismal Six Nations campaign, but Australia have hardly ripped up trees during the past 12 months.

Eight defeats in their last nine Tests sparked Eddie Jones's departure as head coach, prompting the appointment of John Connolly.

England, meanwhile, suffered a setback yesterday when Gloucester wing James Simpson-Daniel was ruled out of the tour because of a haematoma to his leg

AUSTRALIA: C Latham; M Gerrard, S Mortlock, M Rogers, L Tuqiri; S Larkham, G Gregan (capt); G Holmes, T McIsaac, R Blake; N Sharpe, D Vickerman; D Heenan, G Smith, R Elsom. Replacements: J Paul, A Baxter, M Chisholm, P Waugh, J Valentine, C Rathbone, C Shepherd.

ENGLAND: I Balshaw; T Varndell, M Tait, M Catt, T Voyce; O Barkley, P Richards; G Rowntree, L Mears, J White; L Deacon, A Brown; M Lund, L Moody, P Sanderson: Replacements: G Chuter, T Payne, C Jones, J Worsley, N Walshe, A Goode, J Noon.

Wales scrumhalf Mike Phillips revealed he is desperate to prove himself against one of the best in the business when he faces Argentina captain Agustin Pichot tomorrow. Phillips starts in an experimental Wales side for Gareth Jenkins's first game in charge.

The 23-year-old said: "Pichot is world class and it's great to put yourself up against these kind of players and see how you measure up.

"He's destructive around the scrum and has been around for a long time so he knows how to control a game. He pulls all the strings for the Pumas."

The Pumas are without three players: Toulouse prop Omar Hasan and centre Federico Aramburu and Biarritz secondrow Manuel Carizza, are all involved in the French Championship final today.

Leinster outhalf Felipe Contepomi also misses the game as he is sitting medical exams in Dublin.

ARGENTINA: JM Hernandez; JM Piossek, G Tiesi, R Carballo, L Borge; F Todescini, A Pichot; R Roncero, M Ledesma, M Scelzo; IF Lobbe, RA Kairelis; JM Lobbe, G Longo, JM Leguizamon. Replacements: M Ayerza, P Gambarini, S Sanz, M Schusterman, NF Miranda, F Leonelli, F Serra.

WALES: L Byrne; M Jones, J Robinson, M Watkins, S Williams; N Robinson, M Phillips; D Jones, M Rees, A Jones; I Gough, I Evans; AW Jones, A Popham, G Thomas. Replacements: R Hibbard, R Thomas, J Yapp, G Delve, A Williams, J Hook, C Czekaj

Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)