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<\/a> <\/p>\nDave Rennie has delivered a blunt explanation for the absence of Tyrel Lomax\u2019s name in the All Blacks<\/a>\u2018 team to play the Wallabies at Eden Park this weekend.<\/p>\n Lomax has been considered New Zealand\u2019s premier tighthead prop for much of the past five years, but a recent run of injuries has hampered his form and he\u2019s struggled to make his mark in the international season to date.<\/p>\n As a result, Fletcher Newell has been backed in the No.3 jersey and will square off with Australia\u2019s Angus Bell at scrum time in Auckland<\/a> before Pasilio Tosi enters the match off the bench.<\/p>\n Speaking with reporters after announcing his matchday 23 for the Test, Rennie cut straight to the point when addressing Lomax\u2019s omission.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just want more out of him. He\u2019s got a clear message around what we need to see, and he\u2019s worked really hard this week. I\u2019m sure that we\u2019ll get a response the next time he gets an opportunity,\u201d said the coach.<\/p>\n Rennie said this week\u2019s selection was \u201cprobably the hardest side we\u2019ve had to pick\u201d, with three selection meetings required to finalise the 23-man list.<\/p>\n Another man who missed the cut after that discussion is reigning World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year Fabian Holland, who was beaten to the post by Josh Lord and the returning Scott Barrett.<\/p>\n