Scotland v Australia: Blair Kinghorn & Ollie Smith start for hosts

Blair Kinghorn (centre) takes up the important 10 jersey for Scotland successful Finn Russell's absence

Blair Kinghorn volition commencement astatine fly-half and Ollie Smith astatine full-back for Scotland's Test against Australia astatine Murrayfield connected Saturday.

Glasgow's Smith wins his 2nd headdress successful the lack of Exeter's Stuart Hogg, portion Jamie Ritchie captains the side.

Scotland's non-home-based players are disposable aft the archetypal of 4 autumn internationals.

• Hooper returns for Australia against Scotland
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Backs Stafford McDowall and Kyle Steyn and guardant Murphy Walker person been released to play successful Glasgow Warriors' United Rugby Championship lucifer against Benetton.

Back-row Jack Dempsey is simply a imaginable debutant disconnected the bench, portion chap replacement Damien Hoyland could marque his archetypal quality successful 5 years connected the wing.

With Scott Cummings ruled retired of the bid with a breached toe, erstwhile capped fastener Glen Young is besides connected the bench.

After the sojourn of erstwhile Glasgow caput manager Dave Rennie's Wallabies, Gregor Townsend's Scots big Fiji connected 5 November, New Zealand connected 13 November and Argentina connected 19 November.

Scotland won 2 of their Six Nations matches successful the outpouring earlier losing their summertime circuit bid against Argentina with 2 defeats.

Ritchie has taken implicit arsenic skipper from Hogg and scrum-half Ali Price and fastener Grant Gilchrist person been selected arsenic vice-captains.

Scotland: Ollie Smith, Darcy Graham, Mark Bennett, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Blair Kinghorn, Ali Price; Pierre Schoeman, Dave Cherry, Zander Fagerson, Sam Skinner, Grant Gilchrist, Jamie Ritchie (capt), Hamish Watson, Matt Fagerson.

Replacements: George Turner, Jamie Bhatti, WP Nel, Glen Young, Jack Dempsey, George Horne, Ross Thompson, Damien Hoyland.