With two key forwards out, the tourists had a mountain to climb, but after their remarkable second Test comeback, anything was possible. They had plenty of time to rest and reassess as play was suspended for 40 minutes due to lightning, with less than three minutes of the second half played.

With a spirited effort in Melbourne followed by a deserved 22-12 victory in Sydney, the Wallabies may have just done enough to quash doubts about the validity of future British & Irish Lions tours to Australia.