Wales lose captain Jones for Wallabies clash

Wales captain Ryan Jones has withdrawn from the side to face Australia at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff after failing to recover from a back injury.

"He has been receiving treatment and was unable to train yesterday, but today we have taken the decision that he is simply not going to be ready to take the field," Wales physio Mark Davies said in a WRU statement on Friday.

Andy Powell replaces the number eight with flanker Dan Lydiate moving from the bench to the blindside. Gethin Jenkins will captain the team with Sam Warburton filling Lydiate's place as a replacement.

- AAP