In a further glimpse into the future, Deans made five changes to Australia's starting team and two more on the bench in a bid to ''chase solutions'' against the Sprinboks.

While the injections of rookie scrumhalf Will Genia and the return of Berrick Barnes to the No12 jersey were expected in the back line, all were caught off guard by the promotions of hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau and flanker David Pocock to the starting pack.

Winger Peter Hynes also paid the price along with struggling scrumhalf Luke Burgess, centre Ryan Cross, hooker Moore and No8 Richard Brown from the 32-25 loss to the Springboks in Perth.

Veteran tighthead prop Al Baxter was cut from the squad completely and told to work his way back from clubland while second-row stalwart Nathan Sharpe was given extra time to recover from a shoulder problem.

Coach Deans, searching for a first Tri Nations win in 12 months after six straight losses, defended the changes, which also included punting on Western Force loosehead Pek Cowan to fill in at tighthead if Tendai Mtawarira savages Brumbies prop Ben Alexander.

''We tend to approach it from a squad perspective,'' he said yesterday.

''This is by no means tokenism nor is it [wielding] a stick.

''Some of these blokes getting their first start have earned their right, it's not something out of the ordinary, they have shown already [they are capable].

''It also shows there are no guarantees for the future.''

With the 2011 World Cup still more than two years away, Deans has shown extra faith now in the youngsters who are expected to feature prominently then. After losing to the world's two leading rugby nations twice each in the past five weeks, he admitted the selectors were looking for new ''points of difference'' to bring success at Suncorp Stadium.