Both Holloway (Munster and Japan) and Fardy (Japan) are guys that appeared to benefit from a change of scenery overseas and come back better players. Maybe it was maturity as a player and a coincidence they were better when they came back, perhaps it was a different outlook on the game outside the Australian rugby bubble.
For the record I think White would be a great shout for captain. We don’t have many guarantees to be selected and he’s one of the few. Would also be a good opportunity to get some younger blood in the leadership circle so if it’s post RWC or Lions series someone like Ikitau, McReight, etc. could be an obvious selection to take over