Hands-on Wallabies coach Robbie Deans gave new halfback Luke Burgess the Dan Carter treatment, keeping him back for one-on-one kicking tuition.

Deans was instrumental in developing Carter into arguably world rugby's premier flyhalf during his long, successful reign at the Crusaders, spending countless hours honing the All Blacks star's exquisite kicking and passing game after team training sessions.

While the rest of the Wallabies trooped off Coogee Oval for lunch, Deans stayed on with Burgess and the Wallabies newcomer said he was only too happy to learn more of the art of box kicking from the master coach.

"The way he coaches us is fantastic," Burgess said.

"It is nice and he's very experienced and got a lot of good technical knowledge that's really helpful.

"My box kicking has been a little bit shaky. I didn't do too much through the Super 14, so it's a little bit inconsistent."

After debuting against Ireland two weeks ago, Burgess will make his second Test appearance on Saturday night against France in Sydney and the 24-year-old admitted that, as self-confessed slow learner, it was important he put the extra work in with Deans.

"It has to become usual. It hasn't been. I've probably been letting myself down with the amount of skill exercises I've been doing, so I need to increase that," Burgess said.

"It takes me a lot longer than most people to get basic skills up to scratch, so I need to certainly put in the time after training.

"But I enjoy it and it doesn't become an obsession because it's enjoyable, but I certainly need to do a lot more than the usual person.

"It takes me a little bit of time and I enjoy having the habitual skill just come out when I need it in a game so, if I do the work, then that will hopefully mean that I won't have to think in a game; I can just react and execute the skill.

"That's what I'm aiming for, anyway."

During what he hopes will a long Test career, Burgess is also aiming to shift possession as quickly as possible to his five-eighth and that means - unlike his predecessor George Gregan - not taking a step back from the ruck before clearing the ball, even though that can ensure it's clear of stray hands or boots.

"I've found that it just allows the defence to rush and it puts pressure on the outside," he said.

"No matter how quick your pass is, if you don't get it out of your hands, it can put a lot of pressure on people.

"So getting that ball moving, playing it off the ground is ideal."

Burgess's style requires plenty of support and coordination from the Wallabies forwards.

"We're trying to blow out at the breakdowns and take the metre past the ball as well as the threats," he said.

"So I don't want to have to have the forwards hit the breakdown and stay over the ball. I'd prefer them to just really clean that out, take that metre so the whole team's on the front foot and then we can just play."

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