Israel Folau (C) of Australia's Wallabies is tackled by Julian Savea (L) and Ben Smith of New Zealand's All Blacks during their Bledisloe Cup rugby match in Sydney August 8, 2015.[Photo/Agencies]

"We're hurting. It still sucks even if it doesn't happen that often."

An uncharacteristic All Blacks spill from the kickoff and a good shove in the first scrum gave Australia early hope that it

might be their night but they were soon defending their line after a burst from Milner-Skudder.

Kepu was sin-binned for killing the ball under his own posts and Carter slotted the ensuing penalty to give the visitors a 3-0 lead in the eighth minute.

David Pocock and Michael Hooper got the turnovers Australia coach Michael Cheika wanted from his experimental back row but poor handling and a shocking display of passing from scrumhalf Nick Phipps meant they were unable to exploit them.

Matt Giteau did put them on level terms in the 26th minute with his first penalty but Carter restored New Zealand's lead three minutes later.

Both sides would have been unhappy with their first half performances but the smiles were on the Australian faces in the crowd of 73,824 four minutes after the break.