Nathan Cleary says the battle for the Australian halfback spot with Daly Cherry-Evans is the furthest thing from his mind despite making an ominous start to life as a Test international.
Cleary fell two points short of the record points haul for a debutant set by Andrews Johns (30 points v South Africa, 1995) as he played a lead role in Australia's dominant 84-0 World Cup win over Scotland.
The Panthers halfback gave the Kangaroos a look into their long-term future when he laid on three tries, scored one of his own and kicked 12 goals from 15 attempts.
