Australia's selectors have finally run out of patience with their misfiring team and dropped five players for this weekend's Tri-Nations test against South Africa in Brisbane. Scrumhalf Luke Burgess, hooker Stephen Moore, wing Peter Hynes, center Ryan Cross and number eight Richard Brown were all dropped after making the starting side in last weekend's 32-25 loss to the Springboks in Perth. Burgess, Moore and Hynes were relegated to the bench but Cross, Brown and replacement prop Al Baxter were all dumped from the 22-man squad as Australia looks to salvage some pride. The Wallabies lost all of their first four games of the series to be out of the running for the title with one match each against South Africa and New Zealand still to go. “It's a Test match and against the world's best team at one of the premier venues in world rugby. That's not a prospect any of our blokes would take lightly,” Australia coach Robbie Deans said in a statement. Queensland scrumhalf Will Genia was chosen to start ahead of Burgess after he impressed the selectors with his previous appearances off the bench in one of three personnel changes to the backline. Drew Mitchell replaced Hynes on the wing while Berrick Barnes returned to inside center after missing last Saturday's game with concussion. Adam Ashley-Cooper, who played inside center last week, returned to outside center, while Quade Cooper joined the bench as Cross missed out altogether.
