Scotland were disappointed by their performance in the 43-21 defeat by the All Blacks at Murrayfield last Saturday.
Blair Kinghorn comes off the bench to take the place of Kyle Rowe at fullback.
Record try scorer Darcy Graham is on the left wing in place of Jamie Dobie, who is named among the replacements.
There is a potential first cap for Newcastle back row forward Ollie Leatherbarrow, who is on the substitutes’ bench for the first time. His inclusion makes it a 6-2 forwards-back split among the subs after it was a 5-3 split last weekend.
Scotland will take on Japan in their last home match of the inaugural Nations Championship on November 21 and then wait to see their opponent for the finals weekend at Twickenham from November 27-29.
Nations Championship 2026
The inaugural Nations Championship will see six northern hemisphere and six southern hemisphere nations battle it out across six rounds in the July and November international windows before assembling in Twickenham for one unforgettable finals weekend on November 27-29.
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Scotland team:
Starters: 15-Blair Kinghorn, 14-Kyle Steyn, 13-Huw Jones, 12-Sione Tuipulotu (captain), 11-Darcy Graham, 10-Finn Russell, 9-Ben White, 8-Jack Dempsey, 7-Rory Darge, 6-Matt Fagerson, 5-Scott Cummings, 4-Gregor Brown, 3-Zander Fagerson, 2-Ewan Ashman, 1-Rory Sutherland
Replacements: 16-Gregor Hiddleston, 17-Pierre Schoeman, 18-Will Hurd, 19-Max Williamson, 20-Josh Bayliss, 21-Ollie Leatherbarrow, 22-Jamie Dobie, 23-Tom Jordan
Australia team:
Starters: 15-Tom Wright, 14-Max Jorgensen, 13-Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 12-Len Ikitau, 11-Harry Potter, 10-Carter Gordon, 9-Ryan Lonergan, 8-Harry Wilson (captain), 7-Fraser McReight, 6-Rob Valetini, 5-Jeremy Williams, 4-Josh Canham, 3-Allan Alaalatoa, 2-Billy Pollard, 1-Angus Bell
Replacements: 16-Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17-Isaac Kailea, 18-Taniela Tupou, 19-Lachlan Shaw, 20-Tom Hooper, 21-Tate McDermott, 22-Ben Donaldson, 23-Filipo Daugunu