It was always likely Garry Ringrose and Bundee Aki would form the Lions midfield for this match since their direct rivals, Huw Jones and Sione Tuipulotu, both started against the Waratahs on Saturday. The Ireland centres now look like they are in the box-seat for the first Test.

Andy Farrell has named his strongest British and Irish team Lions team yet with Wednesday's match against the ACT Brumbies in Canberra shaping up to be a dry run for the first Test against Australia.

British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has named a strong squad for Wednesday’s game against the Brumbies with Maro Itoje returning as captain