The window for Wallabies auditions is almost at a close.

Depending on results, there could be one, two, or no Australian teams left in Super Rugby Pacific after Saturday evening.

But Joe Schmidt and his selectors have probably seen enough already to firm up their thinking about Wallabies selections, based on Super Rugby form and what they already know about their players from last year.

There are tough decisions to make when it comes to the Wallabies’ 23 for the first Tests against the British and Irish Lions, primarily around hooker, the second second-rower, Carlo Tizzano, the 6-2 split (upon which Tizzano’s involvement probably depends) and the back-up No 10.

Schmidt has probably dropped enough clues in his selections last year to give a good outline about his thinking, but here is my Wallabies 23 for the opener in Brisbane next month.

1 Angus Bell (Waratahs): One of the first names on the team sheet. Picks himself because of his strong scrummaging and outstanding ball carrying. Has to have a big series for the Wallabies to be in with a chance to win.

2 Billy Pollard (Brumbies): His re-signing this week until 2027 was a major clue about how Rugby Australia sees him. One of my big movers in Super Rugby, thanks to the emergence of a more abrasive edge.

Billy Pollard is the form hooker in Australian rugby and has signed on until........

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