LIONS TOUR DIARY

Quote of the day: ‘‘If I had been playing on Saturday night and I felt that I was physically dominated, I’d be a little bit disappointed in myself and I’d be doing everything I could do the following week to make sure I fixed that area of the game.’’

View from the north: ‘‘It is hard enough for the players to travel halfway around the world to take on the best team on the planet in their own back yard without the legion of fans who have made the trip behaving like Victorian children – seen and not heard.’’

Bet of the day: Get on the bus. to score a try for the Canes at $2.90. Look out for: Lions pushing for a place in the test on Saturday,

foremost among them.