Cane in doubt for Bledisloe 2

The All Blacks are sweating over the fitness of openside flanker Sam Cane ahead of Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia at Eden Park.

The 26-year-old was a peripheral figure at the All Blacks’ captain’s run at Eden Park on Friday and took little part in proceedings due to a knee injury.

All Blacks captain Kieran Read said Cane was still on course to play against the Wallabies, but it wouldn’t surprise to see Ardie Savea lining up in the second Bledisloe Cup showdown.

Shannon Frizell is likely to come on to the replacements bench if Cane is forced to withdraw from the matchday squad.

“It’s just precautionary and he’s having a day off today,” Read told the New Zealand Herald.

“At the moment he’s still good to go.”