SYDNEY:

Wallabies scrum-half Jake Gordon has recovered from injury and was on Thursday added to an extended 34-man Australia squad for the the Bledisloe Cup Tests against New Zealand which will round off this year's Rugby Championship.

Gordon trained with the Wallabies last week and is the only new name in the squad for the Rugby Championship leaders.

Australia are a bonus point ahead of South Africa and New Zealand in the southern hemisphere championship standings, with Argentina a point further back in a title race that is wide open with two rounds to play.

Lock Nick Frost (tight back) and centre Len Ikitau (knee laceration) remain in the squad despite missing the 28-26 Rugby Championship defeat against Argentina last week in Sydney.

James Slipper is in line to become the first Aust

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