Queensland Reds drawcard Quade Cooper has two auditions, including a shock Super Rugby start on Saturday night, to regain his Wallabies No.10 jersey in next month’s internationals.

Two days after Queensland coach Ewen McKenzie said it would be a miracle for Cooper to return from knee surgery this weekend, the 35-Test playmaker will make his long-awaited reappearance against the last-placed Lions at Suncorp Stadium.

Back for the Reds ... Quade Cooper will make his comeback this weekend. Credit:Getty Images

Rather than being eased off the bench, Cooper will start at five-eighth just four days after his first full contact training session.

But the Wallabies X-factor is confident he’ll be able to immediately produce the same jinking runs and playmaking nous which helped reap last year’s Super Rugby and Tri-Nations titles.