Wallabies not 'anxious' about Eddie Jones axe after Tom Wright's exit

Despite starting the first two Rugby Championship Tests against South Africa and Argentina at full-back, Wright was axed from the wider squad ahead of their Bledisloe Cup clash against the All Blacks.

Reece Hodge and Pete Samu were other individuals to miss out with Kellaway among those to return.

Eddie Jones is seeking answers after the Wallabies succumbed to the Springboks and Los Pumas, which means there may well be a few more alterations before they head to the Rugby World Cup.

It could have a negative impact on the group, leading to them playing with fear, but Kellaway sees it differently.

"I don't think anxiety is the right word, I think it's expectation. We've always known that, if you don't perform you're out," he told reporters.

"Seeing a guy of Wrighty's class leave the group is only sort of reaffirmation of that fact, so I don't think there's anything new there, that's something that's always been true¦ all of us, and everyone in their own way, is so focused on what they've got to do come Saturday night.

"So I'm sure that everyone has got the World Cup in the back of their mind and I think that's a good thing, I think that's important, because it's a big milestone right? But as I said by Friday there's no room for that sort of stuff and everyone is really focused."

Meanwhile, Wallabies head coach Eddie Jones says he is eager to put New Zealand under pressure when the two sides meet on Saturday.

"We've got a lot of things to work out ourselves," Jones told reporters. "We're trying to work out our best game plan but New Zealand have approached this season a little bit differently than they normally would.

"In a World Cup year, they tend to have a measured build up and it looks like they're all guns firing at the moment.

"Our aim is to put them under pressure early in the game and see how they cope with pressure on them, because they haven't had it as yet.

"It's a massive game, we're looking forward to it. There's nothing better than coaching against New Zealand."