After six warmups and five victories — some more convincing than others — it's showtime for the Lions. As suspected, Andy Farrell has gone with the all-Scottish midfield pairing of Huw Jones and Simone Tuipulotu, though there are a couple of surprises too. Mega prospect Tom Lynagh, son of Wallabies legend Michael, makes his first international start at Lang Park in Brisbane, home to his club side the Queensland Reds.
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Lynagh was always likely to feature in the series, but he's been thrust into the heart of the spotlight earlier than expected because Australia's regular starting fly-half, Noah Lolesio, is out injured. Lynagh has three caps to his name, all of which were earned from the bench. Rob Valetini and Will Skelton are also sidelined.
Having only just avoided losing to Fiji on home soil for the first time in more than 70 years in their one and only warmup fixture, it's fair to say that Joe Schmidt's men aren't starting the triple-header from a position of strength. In Lynagh, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and Len Ikitau, however, there's the foundation of a really exciting team.
Farrell's selection of Tom Curry over Jac Morgan, who's arguably been the Lions' player of the tour so far, has raised eyebrows, while Tadhg Beirne can consider himself fortunate to have gotten the nod over Ollie Chessum.
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