Ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final, head coaches Michael Cheika and Steve Hansen have unveiled their teams for the sport's showpiece event.
The antipodean rivals are primed to put on a great final if their performances at this tournament are anything to go by. Each side have won all six of their matches to date, with Australia now aclimatised to Twickenham, having played at the stadium for the past four weekends.
For New Zealand, the chance to become the first side to win back-to-back World Cup's would mark this side down in history, whilst the opportunity to knock off their rivals in the process is an added bonus.
McCaw to lead unchanged Kiwis for final time
New Zealand's 23-man matchday squad are unchanged from the victory over South Africa in last Saturday's semi-final.
Richie McCaw has the opportunity to become the first captain to lift the William Webb Ellis trophy aloft twice in what has been a sparkling career for the greatest ever All Black.
In what will be his 148th test appearance - a continued world record - McCaw has so far tasted defeat just 17 times in his international career showing his nation's dominance over the past decade.
It will be the perfect ending to his All Black career if he can pick up his second World Cup victory after suffering heartbreak in his first two outings at the sport's stellar competition.
Carter back to 2005 form at just the right time
Over the past few weeks in the knockout stages, Dan Carter has looked like the player who took the world by storm during the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour.
At close to full fitness, Carter was sublime in the semi-final victory last weekend and finally gets an opportunity to win the World Cup his career has deserved. Playing outside Aaron Smith makes life easier for Carter, with the Highlanders scrum-half in fine form himself as he has been for the past few years.
Outside Carter is the most-experienced centre partnership of all-time in Conrad Smith and Ma'a Nonu who are amongst the 13 players in the Kiwi squad looking to win their second World Cup in four years.
The back three could possibly all be up for consideration when it comes to naming a team of the tournament. Nehe Milner-Skudder's attacking ability is second to none, whilst the Jonah Lomu comparions aren't holding Julian Savea back, with the world's best full-back Ben Smith a commandering presence at the back.
Kaino comes into his own on biggest stage
Playing alongside McCaw and Kieran Read in a back-row can sometimes see Jerome Kaino unfairly overshadowed. That has changed during this World Cup with Kaino dominating games and getting his name up in lights.
Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock continue to forge possibly the most effective second-row partnership of all-time, whilst Dane Coles continues to lead the Kiwi front-row where he is joined by Owen Franks and Joe Moody.
The substitutes bench also has a number of players who can change the game in Victor Vito, Sam Cane, Beauden Barrett and Sonny-Bill Williams, with all four of them having been amongst the best impact players during the tournament so far.
New Zealand line-up:
1. Joe Moody, 2. Dane Coles, 3. Owen Franks
4. Brodie Retallick, 5. Sam Whitelock
6. Jerome Kaino, 8. Kieran Read, 7. Richie McCaw (captain)
9. Aaron Smith, 10. Daniel Carter
11. Julian Savea, 12. Ma'a Nonu, 13. Conrad Smith, 14. Nehe Milner-Skudder
15. Ben Smith
Replacements: 16. Keven Mealamu, 17. Ben Franks, 18. Charlie Faumuina, 19. Victor Vito, 20. Sam Cane, 21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22. Beauden Barrett, 23. Sonny Bill Williams.
Scott Sio overcomes injury to aid Wallaby hopes
Australia's hopes of winning the tournament were given a huge boost with the news that Scott Sio is able to return from an arm injury to pack down on Saturday. Alongside Stephen Moore and Sekope Kepu, Sio has been part of a reformed Wallaby scrum which could cause the Kiwis a number of problems if the game remains tight on Saturday.
Scott Fardy will continue to do the hard unnoticed work in a back-row encompassing the current best player on the planet in David Pocock and a transcendednt talent in Michael Hooper who is still awaiting his standout performance of the tournament.
Mitchell and Ashley-Cooper amongst world's best finishers
If there is one team who can match New Zealand's incredible back three, then Michael Cheika's trio is that team. Drew Mitchell and Adam Ashley-Cooper have been scintilating in the knockout stages, whilst Israel Folau can win games on his own if his body allows him to.
Fly-half Bernard Foley showed glimmers of a few nerves in the Scotland game, before turning them around to win the game, then following it up with another strong performance in the semi-final.
Australia line-up:
1. Scott Sio, 2. Stephen Moore (captain), 3. Sekope Kepu
4. Kane Douglas, 5. Rob Simmons
6. Scott Fardy, 8. David Pocock, 7. Michael Hooper
9. Will Genia, 10. Bernard Foley
11. Drew Mitchell, 12. Matt Giteau, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 14. Adam Ashley-Cooper
15. Israel Folau
Replacements: 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17. James Slipper, 18. Greg Holmes, 19. Dean Mumm, 20. Ben McCalman, 21. Nick Phipps, 22. Matt Toomua, 23. Kurtley Beale