All the key stats ahead of the second test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Wellington.

Steve Hansen says delivering back-to-back quality performances is one of the hardest things to do.

Julian Savea may have struggled for form this season - but his maiden campaign taught him all about overcoming adversity.

The All Blacks' training session tomorrow will take place under a veil of secrecy - but that has nothing to do with 'spygate'.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has put his faith in the mercurial talents of playmaker Quade Cooper.

Zac Guildford admits to being haunted by alcohol as he begins a long road to redemption.

Steve Hansen is predicting a start for Quade Cooper as the Wallabies attempt to bounce back from their record beating.

WATCH NZH FOCUS: 10 things you need to know about new All Black Anton Lienert-Brown who will start in the number 12 jersey on Saturday.

Phil Kearns will be in the Lions' den when he turns up in the capital to commentate on Saturday night's test between the All Blacks

21-year-old Anton Lienert-Brown is the man the All Blacks selectors have chosen to start at No12 in place of the injured Ryan Crotty.

Prop Joe Moody will return from injury to start for the All Blacks against the Wallabies on Saturday, with Anton Lienert-Brown making his test debut.

Do we still care about a player whose skill and influence has waned or is it just the default mechanism?

The news doesn't get any better for the Wallabies. Backing up from Saturday's thrashing at the hands of the All Blacks they now have to break an 18-test losing streak.

It may not look like it, but Saturday's Rugby Championship encounter with the Wallabies is the biggest test to date of the new-look All Blacks side.

Once again the All Blacks have a tricky midfield puzzle to solve.

COMMENT: The hardest thing for players to learn about test rugby is that a top performance one week provides zero guarantees it can be reproduced.

The All Blacks have suddenly taken on a youthful and inexperienced look after calling up five players who have three test caps between them.

John Key is speaking from experience when he says lots of organisations take precautions against listening devices.

World Rugby are taking seriously the discovery of a listening device in the All Blacks' hotel in Sydney.

The Wallabies face the stark prospect of becoming only the second Australian team in the professional era to lose seven games in a row.

COMMENT: Something has to change for the Wallabies, they can't do in Wellington next Saturday what they did in Sydney because they will get beaten by more.

When sportspeople have reason to suspect someone has gone so far as to bug their team room, something has gone wrong.

If the All Blacks' discovery of a listening device was a surprise, so too has been the response of the game's governing bodies.

There is a scary thing for other rugby nations to contemplate about the latest version of the All Blacks, writes Chris Rattue.

The All Blacks have been asked today whether they are "paranoid" for taking extra security arrangements.

The All Blacks won't need a listening device to know that this week the pressure will be squarely on the Wallabies.

The All Blacks are likely to call in two hookers when they arrive in Wellington.

National selector Grant Fox said the 'Bug-Gate' scandal was not used as motivation by the All Blacks to spur them to their lop-sided victory over Australia.

Chris Rattue runs the rule over the standout players in the All Blacks' 42-8 win over Australia in Sydney last night.

Herald rugby columnist Wynne Gray is here to answer your questions following the All Blacks 42-8 thrashing of the Wallabies in Sydney.