Wallabies winger Lachie Turner says he's ready to make the most of his shot at redemption against the All Blacks in Sydney this Saturday night.
Turner, who admits he held grave fears for his Wallabies career after being overlooked by selectors this season, will play his first Test match in over 12 months this weekend.
The 23-year-old replaces injured Waratahs team-mate Drew Mitchell (hamstring) on the left wing after edging out Reds flyer Peter Hynes for the vacant spot.
And Turner, who will compete with the Australian Sevens team in next month's Commonwealth Games in Delhi, admits he's got a major point to prove.
"It's very good (to be back) but in saying that I haven't really done anything yet so just looking forward to my chance on Saturday night and going out there and doing the job that the guys have been doing over the last couple of weeks," Turner said.
"I've worked hard and I'm glad that I'm getting that shot."
"I feel good about getting this opportunity and just feel that I'm ready to get out there and hopefully put in a solid performance on the field ... and next time there's a selection make it hard to leave me out."
It's been a dramatic fall from grace for Turner, who was the only member of the Wallabies backline to start in all nine inbounds and Tri Nations Tests in 2009.
Having failed to add to his 11 career caps on the end of season tour, he had a solid season for the Waratahs in the Super 14 only to be sent back to club rugby with specific instructions from coach Robbie Deans.
"I was given a few things (to work on)," Turner revealed.
"Robbie's been really good with the feedback that he's given me over the last little while and a lot of that was just getting some better touches on the ball, and I feel I've gone away and worked on a lot of that so here's hoping on Saturday night I get a few opportunities to really show Robbie and everybody that I've grown over the last little while and my game has pushed forward."
Turner, who has spent the bulk of his professional career on the right wing, admits he's still getting used to playing on the left flank.
"I sort of had to kick myself at one stage (at training), I ran out to the right hand side and looked at James O'Connor and we were standing next to each other and I thought 'oh, one of us has got this wrong and I'm guessing it's me'," he said.
"So it takes a bit of getting used to but I'm sure come Saturday night I'll be on the right side of the field so to speak, and if worse comes to worse I'll wrap a little bit of tape around left wrist so I know which side I'm on."
"I debuted on the left and I played all my underage and representative footy on the left wing, and it wasn't until at the Waratahs last year or the year before that I moved to the right hand side."
"Wing's wing, you get used to both sides and my goal for the night isn't really to spend too much time out on the chalk, it's to get in the middle and get amongst it anyway, so we'll