Wales keep huffing and puffing but a victory over southern hemisphere opposition remains as elusive as ever. Warren Gatland’s side were within a minute of ending a six-match losing run, leading 12-9 with Australia apparently running out of steam, when Kurtley Beale scored a try that leaves Wales with a miserable record of four defeats in as many matches this autumn.
Worse still, it will leave them among the group of third seeds when the draw for the 2015 World Cup is held on Monday.
Having lost three times on their tour to Australia in the summer, this time it seemed as though Wales were about to finish on the right side of another close game. But this Australia team, natural ball-handlers to a man,