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Reece Walsh showed if there was anything James Tedesco could do, he can do better with a starring role for the Kangaroos in a partly clunky but otherwise entertaining victory over the Cook Islands in Townsville.

Coach Kevin Walters faces a choice between the two brilliant No 1s for the much-anticipated semi-final against either Samoa or Tonga next week, but this only sometimes convincing display showed there is still work to do in camp Kangaroo.

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The Kangaroos will be wearing their familiar dark green uniform with gold accents. Plenty of green in the Cook Islands outfit as well, but it is the secondary colour to a majority white base.

Tonight’s referee is NRL veteran Ashley Klein.