My FIVE ways to beat the All Blacks

1 ROCK-SOLID SET-PIECE. The Lions must achieve 100 per cent clean possession on their own put-in at the scrum. At the lineout they must achieve 85 per cent clean possession on their throw in and aim for 25 per cent possession or at least disruption on New Zealand’s throw-in. At restarts the Lions must be 100 per cent on receiving and again look for 25 per cent turnovers on their kicks.

2 DISCIPLINE. The Lions penalty count must not be more than six or seven. It’s almost impossible to beat New Zealand with a double-figure penalty count. When Ireland stunned the All Blacks in Chicago, the penalty count was four. And when they played very well in the return game it was still only five.

3 DEFENCE. New Zealand will come at you for 80 minutes and there will be a stack of defending to do. Great defence is a big positive and can eventually discourage the opposition. At various times on tour the Lions have shown impressive line speed but they must stay disciplined. Of course the best form of defence is attack which automatically denies the other guy the ball!

4 BE CLINICAL IN ATTACK. This has been the weakness so far on tour and Warren Gatland will know this. Against New Zealand of all sides you must put your chances away. You must try to build some scoreboard pressure against them.

5 GOALKICKING. A vital area clearly, the Lions need to accumulate and make five-pointers into seven. A fit Owen Farrell (left) is possibly the best Test goalkicker around and we await news on him — but I feel Leigh Halfpenny played really well anyway in Rotorua yesterday and will be included at full-back in any case. You can always trust Johnny Sexton, too, and then you would possibly have Dan Biggar on the bench as well.