That's where we are going to leave it with our coverage of the opening Bledisloe Cup Test.

Congratulations to the All Blacks for retaining the silverware for another year.

Plenty to work on for both sides but we look forward to the return clash at the 'Cake Tin' in Wellington next Saturday.

Have a great night!

Straight off the bat, the All Blacks deserve their win.

They made the most of their opportunities to build comfortable leads earlier in the match before the Wallabies finished with a flourish to almost steal victory.

There has been much concern about the All Blacks' finishes in the Rugby Championship, so Scott Robertson has some work to do on that front.

For the Wallabies, they wasted too many chances with their entries inside the All Blacks' half.

Turnovers proved costly, as did penalties when they were in strong attacking positions.

In regard to penalties across the 80 minutes, they gave away 11 to the All Blacks' nine, although they avoided the dreaded yellow card while their opponents were shown two.

To the Wallabies' credit, they saw more ball in the second half to limit the All Blacks to 53 per cent of possession for the match.

Onward we go to the Cake Tin in Wellington next Saturday!

Thanks for following the blog Terry — hopefully it's a better result for Wallabies fans next Saturday in Wellington.

The All Blacks win 31-28!

Despite a spirited fightback from the Wallabies, the All Blacks hold on to claim the 'W'.

They retain the Bledisloe Cup for another year.

A valiant effort from the Wallabies, but they left themselves too much work to be done in the late stages of the match.

Coach Joe Schmidt could be proud of the fightback but he will rue the missed opportunities throughout the encounter.

A concern for the All Blacks, though, to have let go of a commanding 31-14 lead during the second half.

Some homework to be done for Scott Robertson and his team but they still won and that is all that matters for All Blacks fans.

The Wallabies stay in the fight as Tom Wright scores from close range!

Desperate attack inside the All Blacks' 22 pays off as Wright scores in the 79th minute.

Noah Lolesio converts and the All Blacks' lead is cut to 31-28.

Can the Wallabies do it?

With only five minutes on the clock, the Wallabies were awarded a penalty on the All Blacks' 22.

They kicked for touch and won the ball from the line-out, before making a charge for the line.

But the All Blacks earned a penalty when Jeremy Williams was pinged for not releasing as he attempted to get across the stripe.

Anton Lienert-Brown is about to return to the fray after having a 10-minute spell in the sin-bin.

But the All Blacks still have Caleb Clarke cooling his heels on the sidelines.

Just moments after the All Blacks were given another yellow card, the Wallabies appeared to score under the posts through Len Ikitau.

But play is called back and the try is denied with under eight minutes on the clock.

All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke was handed a yellow card earlier when he slapped the ball down during a Wallabies' attacking play.

We're approaching full-time and it's the All Blacks ahead 31-21 on the scoreboard.

They came close to scoring another try when they launched an attacking movement deep inside the Wallabies' half but gave away a penalty to blow the chance.

The Wallabies show some fight, with Hunter Paisami scoring their third try of the match!

An earlier break from Lukhan Salakaia-Loto moved the Wallabies to within reach of the All Blacks' line.

They put some phases together, before Paisami found a gap to dive over for the five-pointer.

The Wallabies convert and it's a 10-point ball game!

Meanwhile, the All Blacks are down to 14 players for 10 minutes with Anton Lienert-Brown shown a yellow card for an infringement during the Wallabies' phase play.

We've hit the midway point of the second half and the Wallabies were awarded a penalty only metres out from the All Blacks' goal line following a sustained attacking movement.

They opted for the kick to the touch to employ the driving maul from the line-out, but the Wallabies lose the ball at the set-piece and the All Blacks clear from deep inside their own half.

Another chance goes begging …

That was almost the try of the match!

From turnover ball, the All Blacks went 75 metres down field to send scrumhalf Cortez Ratima across the goal line.

But the try is called back after the All Blacks are pinged for a forward pass from Damian McKenzie to Will Jordan earlier in the passage of play.

Wallabies hooker Matt Faessler heads to the sideline, with Brandon Paenga-Amosa entering the contest.

Meanwhile, lock Nick Frost is replaced by Lukhan Salakaia-Loto.

All Blacks still lead 31-14.

The All Blacks came close to adding another try to their tally in the 52nd minute.

From sustained attack via the 'pick and go', Ardie Savea crashed over.

But the Wallabies' defence held up the All Blacks star over the line and he was denied his second try of the match.

Well done to James Slipper, as he comes onto the field for his 140th Test.

He is now the most-capped player in Wallabies' history.

Slipper replaces Angus Bell in the front row, while fellow bookend Taniela Tupou earlier made way for Allan Alaalatoa.

To the credit of the Wallabies after the All Blacks' penalty goal, they regained possession following the restart and worked their way down towards the All Blacks' line.

But after 14 phases, they give away a penalty for not releasing at the breakdown.

Great work from the All Blacks to isolate the Wallabies and get the 'full-arm'.

After making inroads inside Wallabies territory, the All Blacks are awarded a penalty within range of the posts.

The All Blacks don't waste the chance, and it's Damian McKenzie who knocks over the penalty goal from the tee to extend the lead to 31-14 in the 45th minute.

Less than a minute into the second half and the Wallabies were on the attack inside the All Blacks' half.

But a wayward pass saw the ball go froward, meaning the All Blacks got a scrum feed centre-field on the 22.

The action has resumed at Stadium Australia, with the All Blacks leading 28-14.

Can they Wallabies fight back?

Or will the All Blacks tighten their grip on the match?

Let's find out!