The NZ Kiwis have made two changes to the side to face Australia in their second outing of the Four Nations tournament at Coventry on Saturday.

Both Kiwi Jason Nightingale (ankle) and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (knee) have been ruled out, with injuries sustained in the opening 17-16 win over England.

Replacing them are premiership-winning Cronulla Shark Gerard Beale on the wing and Canterbury Bulldog veteran Greg Eastwood on the bench, with Adam Blair promoted to the starting lineup.

NZ Kiwis; Jordan Kahu, Gerard Beale, Solomone Kata, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Jordan Rapana, Thomas Leuluai, Shaun Johnson, Jesse Bromwich, Issac Luke, Adam Blair, Kevin Proctor, Tohu Harris, Jason Taumalolo, Lewis Brown, Martin Taupau, Manu Ma’u, Greg Eastwood, Joseph Tapine, David Fusitu’a.