Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of Australia v USA from Wellington.

Nese Malifa is unable to add the extras from out on the right touchline.

AUS 10-5 USA – TRY USA! Number eight JJ Gagiano peels off the back of the scrum, escapes the clutches of Elsom and becomes the first man to breach the Australian defence in this tournament.

Cooper is tackled behind the line and the USA have a 5 metre scrum.

The US can’t get past the gain line, slow ball and after 19 phases, the grubber kick is collected by Will Genia behind the line.

The Eagles through 12 phases but still 5m out.

A great crossfield kick is collected by Colin Hawley on the right wing and the US are up to the 5m line.

Great break from Tim Usasz and the Eagles are up to the Wallabies' 22.

Ben Alexander is penalised for collapsing the scrum and the US gain some territory.

Australia miss out as Nathan Sharpe knocks on, US put in at the 5m scrum.

US penalised for withdrawing a man early from the line-out and Cooper kicks into touch, giving the Wallabies line-out ball 5m from the line.

Having first met in 1912, these two teams have encountered each other a total of six times. Australia have won each of these six matches, averaging 42.3 points per game whilst conceding just 10.5.

Change of kicker but Cooper pushes his effort wide of the right upright.

AUS 10-0 USA – Australia finding their rhythm now and they have an overlap on the left, Rocky Elsom sells the dummy and cuts inside to score his team’s second try.

The average age of the side that started against the United States at the 1987 tournament was 25 years and 23 days.

This is Australia's second youngest World Cup starting line-up, with an average age of 25 years and 136 days.

Beale has kicking duties ahead of Cooper but drags his first effort wide of the left post.

AUS 5-0 USA – Some magic from Cooper sets up the opening try of the match. The New Zealand born fly-half slips through a gap between two defenders and then the offload to Kurtley Beale who finds Robert Horne to score in the left corner for a debut try.

In other changes to the Aussie line-up, Drew Mitchell replaces James O'Connor on the wing with Rob Horne in for Pat McCabe at inside centre.

Another mistake from Cooper as his pass is way behind his left winger and goes into touch.

Australia have made seven changes to the team that lost to Ireland. Five changes come in the pack, with James Slipper called up to start at loosehead prop, Rob Simmons and Nathan Sharpe at second row, Ben McCalman at flanker and Wycliff Palu at number eight.

Now the handling error from Quade Cooper, scrappy start from the Wallabies.