Mal Meningas first Test in charge of the Australian rugby league team will be a indicator of the direction of the Kangaroos under the tutelage of the former Queensland coach.
Meninga has selected a team for the Test match against New Zealand next week which is top heavy with members of the Maroon side coached by Meninga over the last few years.
Despite the selection of just four of his Blues players in the side, New South Wales coach Laurie Daley (pictured) says its time to put interstate rivalries aside and get behind the Kangaroos as they seek to put a halt to the Kiwi winning streak.
