AUSTRALIA concluded their disappointing tour of the northern hemisphere by coming from behind to become the first team to beat Scotland at Murrayfield in 2006. John Connolly's side, defeated by Ireland last Sunday and generally unimpressive against Wales and Italy, ran in five tries to win with relative ease.

Scotland began in lively fashion. A Chris Paterson penalty gave them the lead, and they increased that in the seventh minute when Australia failed to defuse Dan Parks' fine up and under, and Simon Webster left three Wallabies in his wake to cross for his seventh international try.

Paterson converted to move Scotland into a 10-0 lead but Webster was forced to leave the field a minute later through injury.

Stirling Mortlock reduced the arrears with a simple penalty after 12 minutes and the Wallabies were now dominating the contact areas and man of the match Stephen Larkham scored when he brushed off the challenge of Marcus Di Rollo. Mortlock converted to level the scores.

Two more penalties were added before Mark Gerrard dived over in the corner after Australia had enjoyed multiple phases of possession.

Mortlock converted to leave Scotland trailing 23-10.

Brumbies winger Gerrard grabbed his second try of the afternoon in the 51st minute after a classic break from Larkham. Mortlock converted to put the game firmly in Australian hands.

A glimmer of hope was provided three minutes later, though, when a slip from star winger Lote Tuqiri allowed Sean Lamont to amble over for his sixth international try and reduce the deficit to 3015 with 20 minutes remaining.

A breakaway attack from Australia, orchestrated again by the mercurial Larkham and eventually finished under the posts by hooker Moore.

Latham then breezed through with little over a minute left to round off the Wallabies' most impressive outing of their Autumn tour.

SCOTLAND Paterson (capt); Lamont, Di Rollo, Henderson, Webster; Parks, Blair; Kerr, Hall, Murray, Kellock, Murray, Taylor, Brown, Callam AUSTRALIA Latham; Gerrard, Mortlock (capt), Staniforth, Tuqiri; Larkham, Giteau;

Robinson, Moore, Shepherdson; Sharpe, Campbell; Elsom, Smith, Lyons Referee D Courtney (Ireland)