The capitulation of the scrum proved that sacking Eddie Jones was one of the worst decisions the corrupt NSWRU-controlled ARU has ever made. Eddie for so long tried to get specialised scrum training set up, only to be blocked by the ARU. Then, the ARU blamed him for not doing specialised scrum training. How does that work exactly?
In any case, Connolly had 2 years to prepare Australia... should have been more than long enough. Instead he compounds the issue by selecting a prop who not only can't scrummage, but didn't even make the starting line-up for the second-worst team in the Super 14 in Matt Dunning.
In case you can't tell, I'm glad Connolly and his bumbling, inept coaches are gone. Nobody could have done a worse job. Mark my words, if Eddie were still in charge, King George would have proudly been holding up the William Webb Ellis Cup in triumph at the end of the tournament.