Owen Farrell returns to Lions bench
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The British and Irish Lions have the chance to secure a series victory over Australia on Saturday in Melbourne. However, the Wallabies look much stronger on paper with Will Skelton, Rob Valetini and Langi Gleeson all back fit.
Nick Stiles, one of the winning Wallabies from the 2001 Lions series, gives his view on Australian rugby and how he would make them competitive again.
Any British and Irish Lions and Australia players in need of inspiration in the final moments before kick off in Saturday’s second Test need only glance up at the wall in front of them. While the dressing rooms of one of the world’s great sporting colosseums will be bedecked in the iconography of both sides as they make the Melbourne Cricket Ground their temporary home,
The British & Irish Lions utilised Martin Johnson's expertise ahead of their second Test match against Australia.
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Having started in dominant fashion, they ultimately limped over the line as Australia finished strongly. With Joe Schmidt's side welcoming back some star names and feeding off the desperation of needing to win to stay in the series, Farrell knows the Wallabies will be better than they were in Brisbane.
Garry Ringrose had been selected in the starting XV for the British and Irish Lions test against Australia withdrew due to the effects.
Can Australia bounce back at the famous MCG to level the series? Or will the Lions clinch a second successive series down under? With nine Irishman in Andy Farrell’s team, Chris gets the Irish perspective on the second Test with friend of the pod Murray Kinsella from The 42.
The walkway to the Melbourne Cricket Ground is strewn with reminders of sporting giants. Shane Warne, Dennis Lillee and Bill Ponsford all have statues on the concourse and the Lions will run out of a tunnel opposite a stand, named after the legendary Aussie leggie, which holds 45,000 fans alone.