Rugby: Elsom wary of Welsh

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Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom says he's wary of a talented Wales outfit ambushing his side in this weekend's Test at Millennium Stadium.

The Welsh are the most likely European side to try and match Australia's attacking game and are desperate to make amends for last year's 33-12 thrashing.

"We would probably come here as some kind of favourites which makes it a hell of a lot easier for them," Elsom said.

"We know they're a very dangerous side and we need to be wary of that.

"When you roll out there for the match anything can happen and we know that they've got a lot of talent and they've played very well against us here in the past and that's all we can really concern ourselves with."

Australia will hit the training paddock in Cardiff on Tuesday in a bid to shake off any jetlag after a 13-hour flight from Hong Kong.

They are desperate to show last Saturday's breakthrough win over the All Blacks can be backed up.

The Wallabies haven't won back-to-back Tests since July.

The side got through the Bledisloe Cup Test unscathed, while Wales have several injury concerns, the latest being centre Jonathan Davies who has withdrawn with an ankle injury.

- AAP