How do the Lions win the third test?

I don't think you can drop Lydiate.

Maybe SOB at 8, just for his carrying.

Roberts has to play.  I too would like to get Tuilaigi in the action but not sure of these two as a combination,  Perhaps have him on the bench.

Dropping BOD has crossed my mind...he really is primarily a defensive scragger at this stage, albeit a very good one!  But as you say it would be sacrelige and I can't see it happening.

Otherwise your approach makes sense.  And we have given no indication of having a whole lot else in our locker.  That said if Roberts did start getting behind them and we got quick ball, maybe then we could play.

Just play Rugby!!..Wales were by far the better team in the test series against the Aussies last summer yet in every game when they had complete control up front,they just sat back and invited Aussie pressure for the final quarter and you cant do that against such a ruthless outfit as Australia.

I genuinely believe this is a very poor Aussie outfit and the Lions are much the better squad yet they've somehow been sucked into believing these Test matches are won by narrow margins(a lot of the Welsh boys have a mental block,perhaps,over Australia) etc etc yet if they'd gone for the jugular in both tests and just put constant pressure on the Aussie defense,i think this Australian team would have folded and folded badly.

Apart from one 10 minute period in the 2nd test,the Lions are superior in the scrum,they're holding their own in the line-out and are capable of dominating at the breakdown(with a decent ref).Stop kicking the ball away and play more Rugby....George North touched the ball about 5 times in the second test which is criminal.

I think it's too late now and the Lions have got sucked into a battle they're not going to win......but,imo,they should,and could,have won this series in a canter.

Not sure Youngs deserves to go either, particularly if Corbisiero is in. Him and Jones bossed the scrum in the first test with him in the middle.

Youngs has been one of the top 3 performers of the tour for me.

Not wishing to be disrespectful but aren't you contradicting yourself there? I also made the point about the driving maul at half time on Saturday but doesn't that illustrate that we have their measure in the forwards and therefore should look to drive home our superiority? The driving maul is not something that is a speciality of Super Rugby and it seemed to show. In terms of fashioning tries I wouldn't bet on our backs against theirs in terms of creativity and thinking on the hoof.

Warburton being out means any thoughts of BOD not making the XV have to be sidelined.

Corbisiero's fitness is even more key this week than it was last.  I just cannot see us getting enough dominance at scrum time without him. 

Looks a big ask for the Lions to me, yet for the third week running they are going to go into the game under-priced.

Bet you did have an excellent trip stewards.  Got to say I looked up a couple of sites online just to get a feel for prices and couldn't believe how dear it had got since 2001.  The more I travel these days the more I am getting used to London being good value and I never thought I would say that

Have to say I was slightly disappointed with the State Of Origin game We went to.
Everyone had said it would be an atmosphere We had never experienced before,but as a match it was over by halftime,and the Stadium was basically 98% full of Queenslanders so for atmosphere is was a bit like the game being very one sided.
I'd pick a Lions Test over an Origin game.

Stewardsenquiry that's not even the tip of the iceberg , an average meal out is 30 bucks without including ur drink which would be 10minimum. A small bottle of water is about 4 bucks unless u go to a supermarket which aren't cheap either. ****g joke of a country run big greedy pigs it's a disgrace , u don't even get wages to suffice for living here . And there's no inplay betting aswell to top it off unless u have a phone on redial and money to fork out for large bills to pay to ring these pigs . Over rated place I hope it goes into recession it's a total rip off , would not recommend but only for a holiday

Agree , the team looks strong , bit surprised Tom Youngs has been dropped . BOD has offered nothing in attack and has turned into a defensive  centre . Davies will go much better at 13 .

Think the Lions will win now

I really hope the Scots tank a Gatland team sometime soon.

you have been watching too much tennis AA !

true


but he doesn't rate us...never has.

how is ryan grant not even on the bench now??

Keith Wood;

"I've been uncomfortable throughout this tour whenever Warren Gatland has spoken about the captaincy," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"He tries to depower it, he consistently says it isn't about leadership and that isn't the most important thing. Having been on two Lions tours myself under (former England skipper) Martin Johnson, I would have said the leadership of the captain was the most important thing.

"Brian O'Driscoll has been quiet in the two Tests but at every stage, he has been the clarion call once Paul O'Connell got injured.

"I just think Gatland has made a terrible mistake."

wtf is keith wood rambling on about.10 welsh players is right they are in the team on merit, the best team in northern hemisphere,should gatland pick o driscoll on sentiment?total british mentality nz wouldn't do it cos they are winners same as Australians, and germans at football.and as for Scotland are you taking the piss they are **** hence no players in starting 15,the lions concept will eventually die because this happens every tour too many English,too many welsh etc etc.its the british lions and the strongest nation at the time will have the biggest representation get over it lads and support the team.maybe and its a big maybe the scots will be strong next tour and have a big representation.right got that off my chest now to supporting the BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS

yeah but we want to slate the manager every 4 years over selection,how can anybody make a real strong argument against who hes picked?

Davies has a had a very good tour in the games v Australia hes not been as effective but him and BOD do a similar job.

Davies and Roberts have played together for Wales a lot more than BOD and Roberts have played together.

Theres no room for sentiment you have to pick the team you think gives you the best chance of winning, with Roberts fit its a straight choice between JD and BOD and on the balance of this tour and recent form in the 6 nations Davies deserves the place.

For the most part i like the selection 9 is still a problem position which is magnified because Australia's 9 has been so good but apart from that and the selection of Davies instead of BOD i think its the sort of team most people would have picked.

Yes.  Frankly speaking, there is a lynching party gathering for Gatland in D4.  A lot of fans here are saying, feck the Lions, bring me Wales in Dublin next year, that's the game I want to see.

I don't condone these views, just trying to convey the strength of feeling.

Wales are better than Ireland at the moment for many reasons.

As regards taking Wales scalp I think you will find we won in Cardiff this year.

yeah exactly celebrating beating wales in Cardiff, yet the welsh keep winning grand slams and 6 nations titles and beating the irish in world cups don't they?

at least on an individual basis a decent case can be made for all the welsh inclusions but the welsh coach picking 75% welsh players was always going to cause a few ructions, especially given wales's recent record vs the aussies.