Mitchell put a largely forgettable first half behind him with two tries in the second with McCalman grabbing his second as well as the Wallabies spun the ball around with real pace.
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On the surface, the signs are all positive for the Wallabies with two wins from their two games.
“He’s going to start learning about the benefits of no sleep either isn’t he?”
“We are going to show our best weapons on Sunday and the team will play a good game”. “We have to keep working and respecting the programme so that, with the passing of time, we improve our performance”.
Australia started well and scored their third try soon after half-time but Fiji fought back strongly and the Wallabies were unable to cross the line again, missing out on a bonus point which could prove costly with England and Wales in the group.
“More around some of the carrying around those channels, as opposed to the actual catching”.
No 8 Wycliff Palu, who came off at half-time, is a doubt for the England game because of a hamstring problem, while lock Will Skelton “has some ice on his shoulder”, according to Cheika. In terms of creativity, they were in a different league to England’s efforts against Wales.
Tevita Kuridrani rounded-off the scoring with the final play of the match to afford the Wallabies the biggest winning margin of the World Cup to date.
Cheika, whose side missed out on a bonus point in their opening win over Fiji, is relatively new to the global arena after a period of scandal and introspection for the Wallabies.
Every move, decision and selection will be scrutinised with England in danger of exiting their own tournament before the pool stages end.
“It’s a tremendous honour to be captain of any side but to captain your nation at a World Cup is a particularly special one and one that I never anticipated that I would ever get the opportunity to do”.
Mumm, 31, only recently returned to the Australian set-up after the relaxation of the rules in Australia for players who have been playing overseas.
An all-change Australia will seek to rack up the points when they take on Pool A minnows Uruguay on Sunday.
“We’re lucky to be in a situation where we’ve got players like those guys and (Pocock and Hooper) who are very influential with what they do on the field with their form”.
The eighth try came when McCalman collected a quick feed from Kurtley Beale and ignored Mitchell’s calls for a hat trick.
From the restart, McMahon broke clear, the ball was played right, Quad Cooper’s smart offload seeing Tomane in for a try with Uruguay looking shaky in defense.
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The 27-year-old was sent to the sin-bin for tackling Uruguayan No.9 Agustin Ormaechea high and then body-slamming him into the turf. French referee Pascal Gauzere had no option but to brandish a yellow card.
