Back three offer enough for

Lions coach Warren Gatland got what he wanted in Hamilton. He got the win, he got the performance and he got three performances that will force him and his fellow selectors to pause before they announce their test team tomorrow.

The first two things were more pleasing than tour-changing. The midweek side have done it tough and in their games so far have been poor.

They needed something to restore their spirits, to boost their confidence and make them feel that New Zealand isn't one endless slog with no reward.

The performances of Jack Nowell, Liam Williams and Elliot Daly were, however, potentially tour-changing.

The back three the Lions have used in their Saturday games haven't set the world on fire. They haven't shown much attacking flair or any of the X-factor that the Lions are going to need against the All Blacks.

Leigh Halfpenny is a superb goal kicker – probably the best in the world — but he's so-so elsewhere.

The All Blacks won't worry too much about him, beyond making sure they don't concede penalties within his range. But Owen Farrell is a worldclass goal kicker too and the Lions could live without Halfpenny.

George North on the left wing for the Lions’ test team hasn't fired since he came to New Zealand and looks well short of form and confidence.

And the final offering, Anthony Watson, has been lively and is a good direct, runner and finisher, but Daly