OUR EXPERTS PICK THEIR LIONS TEAM FOR THE BIG DECIDER ON SATURDAY...
THE LIONS stunned the All Blacks in Wellington to set up a mammoth clash on Saturday. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, our experts feel there should be few changes for the match.
CHRIS FOY
NOW that Sean O’Brien has been cleared to play I would stick with the same Lions team for the decider. That would send out a statement of faith in those players. There will be a debate about Mako Vunipola, who gave away four penalties, but he should be challenged to redeem himself. He is a world-class asset and can prove that in Auckland.
NIK SIMON
WHY break up a winning formula? New Zealand lose at home once in a blue moon. Trust the men who beat them to deliver again.
WILL KELLEHER
I FEEL Mako Vunipola will offer more off the bench than as a starter, so Joe Marler should come in to shore up the scrum. And bringing in Courtney Lawes for Alun Wyn Jones would provide a little more dynamism.