Wounded Wallabies aim for accuracy in make-or-break All Blacks clash

SYDNEY: The Wallabies are desperate to “smash” the All Blacks but need to be more clinical in this weekend’s must-win third Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney, assistant coach Scott Wisemantel said Wednesday.

Wisemantel denied the Australians’ 27-7 loss in Auckland on Oct 18 was because focus wavered after a pulsating 16-16 draw in the Bledisloe opener a week earlier.

He said Dave Rennie’s men had the right attitude but poor execution let them down, pointing to a lack of accuracy that included 40 missed tackles and numerous turnovers.

“There wasn’t a drop-off — the intensity, the intent, was good,” said Wisemantel, who joined Rennie’s coaching staff from England, the team that humbled the All Blacks in…