Connolly merely 'satisfied' with big win

'We have to play a lot better than that'

Australia coach John Connolly declaring himself merely "satisfied" with his side's emphatic 34-3 victory over England in Sydney on Sunday.

The new Wallaby boss believes that there is a great deal of room for improvement and hinted that he would be making changes for the second Test, to be played in Melbourne on Saturday.

"We were very rusty," he said.

"We continually turned the ball over in the first half, but a lot more positives came out if it than negatives. It was a jump into the unknown, with a new coaching team.

"I think we will improve on that performance. There is a sense of relief, and I thought the players responded well, but we realise we have to play a lot better than that.

"History shows that Australia in the first Test of the year is a bit rusty. We will have to be considerably better going into the Tri-Nations.

"We are satisfied with the result, but we know we can play so much better.

"We've got some ideas what we would like to do next weekend.

"These are incredibly important Tests for us to broaden our squad - we are very conscious with the World Cup next year of building a strong squad."

Australia skipper George Gregan, who won a record-equalling 119th Test cap on Sunday, was equally phlegmatic in victory.

"It's a starting point," he said.

"We're not getting ahead of ourselves - but it was a good, positive start."