The All Blacks will try tomorrow night to do something which many of the best sporting teams around have failed to achieve, coach Steve Hansen says.
Hansen has named an experienced line-up to take on the Wallabies in Dunedin tomorrow, looking to complete a clean sweep over the Australians this year.
Last year, the All Blacks were in the same position and stumbled to a 18-18 draw.
Hansen does not want a repeat, although he feels his side has a considerable hurdle to overcome tomorrow night, as it seeks to follow up the splendid 38-27 win over the Springboks in Johannesburg.
''The big challenge for us is to back up what was a fabulous performance in Jo'burg. When you look at sporting history, not many teams have been able to do that. That is a really big challenge for this team,'' he said.
''It is that mental side of playing an opponent that you know you're marginally better than . . . and everyone expects you to win.
''So it is as much a mental thing as it is anything else. That is where we have come from as a group.''
Hansen had total faith in moving Ben Smith into centre, and whistling Cory Jane straight back into the starting team.
Andrew Hore has been dropped from the squad altogether and Hansen said it had nothing to do with the Maniototo's man display against the Springboks.
''Andrew obviously played very well against South Africa. We wanted him to front up against Bismarck [du Plessis]. They are good mates. We thought he would have respected him a bit more. And he did that.
''This is a different team. A little bit more mobile. Probably suits Kevvy's [Keven Mealamu] style of game, rather than Andrew.''
Australia has not got close in the previous couple of games this year but Hansen is not counting his chickens too soon. The Australians are coming off a 50-point win over Argentina.
''One of the big problems they have had is a lack of confidence, a lack of self-belief, which is unusual for Australia. But they have scored seven tries and they are feeling a lot better about themselves.
''That will make them a lot more dangerous. They have got nothing to lose.''
Hansen passed on his best wishes to former Australian coach and current Japanese coach Eddie Jones, who had a minor stroke on Wednesday, and is in a hospital in Japan.