AUSTRALIAN coach Mal Meninga has named three rookies to debut in Saturday’s Test against New Zealand in Perth.

While the team hasn’t officially been announced, foxsports.com.au can reveal Meninga will unleash his 122-kilo wrecking ball Shannon Boyd on the Kiwi pack by starting him this weekend after an injury to Josh Papalii cleared the path for his Raiders teammate to debut.

He has also handed Dragons star Tyson Frizell and Cronulla premiership winner Valentine Holmes their Test caps.

Frizell will start off the bench, while Trent Merrin has been named at lock to replace Corey Parker, who was not named in the extended squad.

Holmes has capped off a stellar season by securing an edge spot.

Holmes, 21, will fill the wing last owned by Semi Radradra and line up outside Greg Inglis.

Fullback Darius Boyd said he expects Holmes to handle the occasion but reminded him to communicate with his centre, especially as the pair have had little time to develop a combination.

“GI’s a great talker,” Boyd said.

“JT will be inside him, they’ve played plenty of times together.

“You need to help the guys making their debuts anyway, talk to them and that, so one tip I could give to Val or anyone playing their first game is just to talk to the guy next to you. It makes your job a lot easier.”

Inglis has been named in the centres and will defend alongside Johnathan Thurston on the left edge.

Inglis only returned to Kangaroos camp on Thursday with Friday’s captain’s run his only training season with the team.

But despite the limited preparation the South Sydney star is ready to go.

“I’ve played a number of games over the years with JT and we’re pretty comfortable,” Inglis said after arriving into camp.

“There’s been a few camps where I went in under prepared. It was Origin last year where I was in hospital for five days and I got down to Sydney.

“I did one training session in that camp and went off to hospital, did the captain’s run and then played Origin so it’s happens a few times.

“I am going in under prepared but I’ve played enough footy with these guys and enough footy with Mal so I know what he expects.”

Veteran forward Matt Scott will, as expected, start in the front row and expects Boyd to cause plenty of headaches against what is a big and mobile opposition pack.

“He is such a big dude, a big body,” Scott said of Boyd.

“I am excited to get the chance to play with him over the next few weeks.

“He has had a tremendous year with the Raiders and he is someone we can definitely build some momentum off for our team.”

Australian Kangaroos team: Darius Boyd, Blake Ferguson, Greg Inglis, Josh Dugan, Valentine Holmes, Johnathan Thurston, Cooper Cronk, Matt Scott, Cameron Smith (captain), Shannon Boyd, Boyd Cordner, Matt Gillett, Trent Merrin. Interchange: David Klemmer, Michael Morgan, Tyson Frizell, Sam Thaiday.

The writer is on Twitter @Nath_Ryan

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