The Wallabies relished in their victory over South Africa last week.
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Speight will also join the Australian Sevens in 2016.
That perception could be shattered very quickly come kickoff on Saturday, with the Pumas determined to rebound from an opening 39-18 loss in New Zealand to post back-to-back wins over Australia on home soil.
Last week a try by centre Tevita Kundrani after the siren signaling full-time sounded earned the Wallabies a 24-20 win against the Springboks in Brisbane. Michael Cheika’s squad is desperate to avoid the fate of the last Wallabies team to visit Mendoza.
Five-eighth Nicolas Sanchez and fullback Santiago Cordero are the only survivors in a new-look Argentina backline to face Australia in the Rugby Championship in Mendoza. It ultimately led to the end of Ewen McKenzie’s stint as coach.
Foley, who started 12 of Australia’s 14 Tests last season but was dropped for Brisbane, regains the No 10 shirt from Quade Cooper.
“The All Blacks are the hardest team we could have played”, he said.
“I was really happy with Scotty and Holmesy coming in, I think they really made the difference”, new Wallabies set-piece coach Mario Ledesma said.
David Pocock takes over from fellow flanker Michael Hooper and Ben McCalman has been picked at No. 8 ahead of Scott Higginbotham.
Last Saturday’s Test was the fifth time Pocock, 27, and Hooper, 23, have played together at Test level, but they have yet to start an worldwide simultaneously.
Bernard Foley admits there’s extra pressure as he prepares to stake his claim to be the Wallabies’ World Cup playmaker in Saturday’s Test against Argentina.
Forward changes see lock Tomas Lavanini and flanker Javier Ortega Desio replace Guido Petti Pagadizabal and Juan Manuel Leguizamon. He began contact training only in March, and while he’s yet to debut for Leicester Tigers, they loaned him in April to Coventry in the English third division to help his World Cup chances.
Socino, who impressed in the Baa Baas match, said they were motivated to bounce back from a defeat.
“Last year we finished well with the win in Mendoza against Australia”.
And in come wingers Gonzalo Camacho and Juan Imhoff, centres Matias Moroni and Juan Pablo Socino and scrum-half Martin Landajo. Reserves: Santiago Iglesias, Francisco Nahuel Tetaz, Matias Diaz, Leonardo Senatore, Tomas Cubelli, Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, Lucas Amorosino.
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Nick Phipps, Matt Toomua and Joe Tomane have been chosen to replace injured trio Will Genia (knee), Matt Giteau (chest) and Rob Horne (calf), while Greg Holmes, Ben McCalman, David Pocock and Bernard Foley have all been promoted, the Australian Rugby Union announced on Thursday. Res: Tatafu Polota-Nau, Scott Sio, Sekope Kepu, Dean Mumm, Michael Hooper, Nic White, Quade Cooper, Kurtley Beale.
