When the Australians run on to the pitch at Murrayfield this afternoon, there will be a quickening of the pulse in anticipation of good things to come.
Andrew Slack's Wallabies have reminded all who have watched them that rugby union is not a dull game played with the boot, but a sport of great skill in which the ball is moved from hand to hand at speed.
Can Scotland, champions of Europe, surpass the legerdemain of these very welcome guests from the Southern Hemisphere?
Bill McLaren commentates with Gareth Edwards, and Nigel Starmer-Smith brings news of the rest of the day's rugby.
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