SAM Warburton hopes that Wales can have an extra edge against Australia in the World Cup – by swapping the Millennium Stadium for Twickenham.

The Wallabies have won nine, drawn one and lost two games in Cardiff since the national stadium was replaced for the 1999 World Cup.

Australia have a six-Test winning streak in Wales since being edged out 21-18 in 2008 but the key October 10 encounter, the last of the group stage fixtures, will take place on English soil.

The Aussies have lost three of their last four against England at Twickenham and Warburton hopes to inflict another London loss.

The openside flanker, speaking at the announcement that the Millennium Stadium will be named Principality Stadium from next year, said: "I love playing here. It sounds very biased as a Welshman to say it's the best rugby stadium in the world.

"Twickenham is fantastic to play in and my next favourite and the nearest atmosphere to here. But the Millennium Stadium is unrivalled, especially when the roof is closed.

"It does also lift opposition teams, especially Australia and that's why playing in a neutral venue in the World Cup like Twickenham could be a good thing.

"Whenever they come to the Millennium their half-backs in particular, Quade Cooper, Bernard Foley, Will Genia, seem to love playing here. It might be good to have a change of venue!"

If Wales are to win at Twickenham, where they also play hosts England, then they will need to dramatically improve on their performance from last Saturday.

They spluttered to a 23-19 victory against Italy in Cardiff and Warburton says they cannot use the injuries suffered by scrum-half Rhys Webb and full-back Leigh Halfpenny as an excuse.

"It does bother you because you go through these times together and you want to be successful," he said. "It's disappointing because you have to snap out of that.

"We can't blame our performance against Italy on injuries. I have been in games where there have been fractures and shoulder dislocations.

"It's quite regular but what makes this one tougher is the World Cup is around the corner."