After five drawn series and a heartbreaking Wallabies three-point loss, the fairness of the Bledisloe Cup format has been called in to question.

The Bledisloe Cup is upon us once again, as the Wallabies look to end a long drought against their oldest rivals the All Blacks.

Australia seek to snap a 21-year hoodoo against New Zealand in the first Test in Sydney. Join Jonathan Howcroft for updates.   08:57 Blimey. That escalated quickly. The All Blacks could have been 60 points up at half-time and ended fortunate winners,

The All Blacks led 21-0 after 15 minutes but faltered badly in the second half, only just holding on with 13 men at one point to beat Australia 31-28 in the first Bledisloe Cup test.