One of the more unusual news stories to surface over the weekend was the one about the New Zealand granny claiming to have in her possession the skull of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly.
The head of Robbie Deans could soon go the same way, figuratively of course, but rather than an Australian granny getting hold of his bonce, it could be Australia Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill in possession after wielding the axe.
O'Neill was in Auckland for last night's match - wearing his customary lemon-yellow scarf draped casually about his neck - and he wouldn't have liked what he saw.
Simply put, the Wallabies, beaten 22-0, had no idea. Quade Cooper, recalled to offer some spark to a damp squib of an attack in Sydney, perhaps not surprisingly failed to fire given his past problems at Eden Park.
Too often the Australians kicked the ball away, having run out of all other options. And, although they battled in the final half hour and refused to let the score mount to an embarrassing level, the All Blacks could have won by 40 points had two or three clear-cut tries been taken.
