The baton will officially be handed over this morning when Saia and Anthony Faingaa receive a pep talk from Wallabies great Mark Ella before tomorrow night's Bledisloe Cup Test. Meanwhile they are the first twins to play for the Wallabies since the Ellas.Ella has offered his assistance to the Wallabies in their bid to become the first Australian side to win in New Zealand since 2001. ?He will meet coach Robbie Deans before addressing the team.Australia's most illustrious five-eighth could not have picked a better time to impart his advice. Standing before Ella this morning will be a pair of brothers preparing to start their first Test together - something Mark and Glen Ella experienced almost three decades earlier.The Ellas played for Australia in 1982-83 to become the Wallabies's second set of twins. The 1st twins were Stewart and Jim Boyce in 1964-65. The Faingaas were yesterday unaware they would be meeting Mark Ella this morning, but shortly after the Wallabies team was announced they made a point of mentioning the importance of the Ella family to Australian rugby.''To be even considered as half as good as the Ellas would be an honour,'' Saia said. ''They've done a lot for their country, and hopefully we can do the same. They were magnificent ambassadors for Australia and .. they represented their family well.''
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