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Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions take on Australia in the first Test on Saturday morning. Find out all you need to know about the game here.
With talk of a whitewash of the Wallabies understandable, Australia may have a point to prove in Brisbane in the first Test
Lions vs Australia: are the hosts strong enough to stop a whitewash? - Tourists eye history, but a 3-0 result wouldn’t bode well for a sport that needs a strong Aussie side
The British and Irish Lions will have even "greater confidence" of beating Australia in the first Test after seeing the Wallabies' under-strength line-up, says Ugo Monye.
Finn Russell unfazed by magnitude of first Test against Wallabies with Scotland team-mates by his side in Brisbane; watch Australia vs The Lions on Saturday from 10am (kick-off 11am) live on Sky Sport
Tommy Freeman has revealed that his selection in the British and Irish Lions team for the first Test came as timely news to cheer up his mother, who was forced into an Australian hospital after breaking her foot out on tour.