Wales and England have named their teams ahead of the Six Nations clash this weekend.
Wayne Pivac and Eddie Jones have sprung the odd surprise and taken a gamble or two ahead of Saturday's meeting at Twickenham.
Here's the verdict on the two sides, which were officially announced by Pivac and Jones on Thursday morning:
Cuthbert and Adams over Louis Rees-Zammit
Of course, the big news which broke on Wednesday morning was that Louis Rees-Zammit would play no part at Twickenham, having been released back to Gloucester for the weekend.
While the 21-year-old's form hasn't hit the heights of last season, even with the odd eye-catching try thrown in, few would have expected Pivac to omit Rees-Zammit from the matchday squad entirely.
Since making his debut off the bench back in the autumn of 2020, the Gloucester star has started each of the 13 matches which he has been available for.
However, heading to Twickenham, Pivac has seen fit to move the returning Josh Adams back to the wing, while Alex Cuthbert is rewarded for a fine performance against Scotland with another start.
On form, it's perhaps not quite the controversial call some make it out to be. Chances are, the way the game will pan out on Saturday, Cuthbert and Adams might be your best options. That is certainly Pivac's take, anyway.
Sure, Pivac hardly has bags of credit with the Welsh public despite a 2021 Six Nations title triumph and, in that sense, dropping the new poster boy of Welsh rugby is a bold move.
But Pivac has rarely been afraid to use omissions of players as a means of getting a reaction. He did something similar with George North before turning him into Wales' best option at 13, while he also sent Adam Beard and Owen Watkin away with things to work on.
That is perhaps a different philosophy to predecessor Warren Gatland, who tended to keep players in the squad and backed them to play through any issues. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't.
You could argue that for the man who starts ahead of Rees-Zammit - Cuthbert - it didn't always work.
Time away from Test rugby, albeit over a long period with Exeter, has done him wonders.
Rees-Zammit's exodus might only be one match, but it could prove to be a valuable learning experience for the young man.
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The return of Taulupe
The moment Taulupe Faletau was called up by Wales early in the week, there was little doubt he would be involved this weekend.
Pivac wouldn't have bothered to call him into Wales camp just to send him back to Bath, so presence in the matchday squad was virtually guaranteed.
The No. 8 is without doubt one of the very finest Wales have had at the back of the scrum, possibly the best, so even just a couple of matches in the Gallagher Premiership were always going to be enough insurance to take a gamble on starting Faletau after a seven-month injury nightmare.
Getting back to speed in Test rugby, having not played at this level since the Lions tour in South Africa, will take some doing, but Faletau's work-rate around the park is what separates him from other dynamic No. 8s.
Lining up alongside Taine Basham and Ross Moriarty could be an interesting balance. The strong ball-carrying of those two could free up Faletau in the wider channels, although his best recent performances with Wales came with working in tandem with a playmaker like Justin Tipuric.
It will be fascinating to see how Wales utilise him.
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Some consistency in midfield
One of the areas which has endured repetitive change more than most is the Welsh midfield.
At times in recent years, it has felt to be in a constant state of flux.
For the first time since the first Test against Argentina in July 2021, Pivac has named the same midfield combination in consecutive matches.
Since then, there have been eight matches and eight different partnerships.
But in Nick Tompkins and Owen Watkin, we finally have some consistency.
That could help an attacking shape which has looked a little bit lost at times.
Everything Wales do in attack is off 10. Whether that's right and whether Wales should be looking at using Tomos Williams around the fringes more is a debate for another day, but while Wales largely play off Dan Biggar phase after phase, the centres need to be even more sure of their roles.
Against Scotland, even with quick ball from strong carrying, Wales lost shape easily with options out the back not being there, meaning the ball rarely found the edge.
Defensively, Tompkins and Watkin were sound last time out. Marcus Smith and Henry Slade will cause them different problems.
It is a bigger test for sure. That's probably their main focus on Saturday, but making more gains in attack could prove crucial.
While selection is banking on this being a tight game, Wales have had to score their fair share of points against England in recent years. There needs to be some attacking progress at some point.
Changes on the bench
The role of the bench in rugby is hardly underestimated anymore.
Everyone knows the value in having eight players capable of making an impact and the cliché that it's a 23-man game has become worn out.
So the changes that Wales have made among the replacements make for interesting reading.
Dillon Lewis was everywhere when he came on against Scotland, nearly tackling his way into double figures in the final 20 minutes, but it is Leon Brown who gets the nod as tight-head cover.
Jac Morgan, fresh from winning his first cap last week, drops down to the bench after the return of Faletau.
In terms of the back replacements, Kieran Hardy and Gareth Anscombe come onto the bench for the first time in the championship to provide half-back cover.
Finally, Jonathan Davies, after an impressive defensive cameo on his 100th Test cap last time out, will be asked to do the same again.
England take their own gambles
While the return of Faletau after injury lay-off might raise eyebrows, it's not as if England aren't taking their own gambles, too.
Courtney Lawes has been out for six weeks with concussion, but, after impressing in training, he steps straight back into the English back-row - taking over the captaincy as well.
It was a similar story for Manu Tuilag, until his fresh injury. He was due to start in a mouth-watering midfield 10-12-13 combination with Marcus Smith inside and Henry Slade outside. It's one England fans have been waiting to see from the start since the autumn - but they will have to wait a little more time, with one of Elliot Daly or Joe Marchant likely to replace Tuilagi.
Perhaps the biggest surprise is Harry Randall getting the nod at scrum-half.
It seemed almost certain that the experience of Ben Youngs would be chosen. Instead, he will have to wait until later in the match to become England's most-capped scrum-half off the bench.
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