Northampton Saints duo Tommy Freeman and Alex Mitchell are both set to feature in the second British & Irish Lions Test on Saturday, as the tourists face Australia at the MCG in Melbourne.
Freeman makes his fifth start of the tour as he retains his place on Lions’ wing after helping the side to a 27-19 victory in the Test Series opener last weekend.
Meanwhile scrum-half Mitchell – who has been named in every matchday squad for the Lions’ so far this tour – is once again primed to enter the action in Melbourne from amongst the replacements.
Lions Head Coach Andy Farrell, said: “We have put ourselves in a good position after the First Test, but we know there will be a massive reaction from this Wallaby team.
“Everyone saw the quality they have in Brisbane and we know we will have to be a lot better than we were last week.
“The opportunity to play in front of 100,000 supporters at the MCG, one of the world’s most iconic stadiums, is what makes Lions Tours unique and special.
“And we know our Lions supporters will get behind the team on Saturday and create a fantastic atmosphere.”
The game kicks off at 11.00am BST/ IST and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland as well as on talkSPORT.
Australia vs British & Irish Lions
15 Hugo Keenan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #881
14 Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England) #858
13 Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) #878
12 Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) #837
11 James Lowe (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #870
10 Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) #835
9 Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #879
1 Andrew Porter (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #876
2 Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #873
3 Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #818
4 Maro Itoje (Saracens/England) (C) #825
5 Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England) #875
6 Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby/Ireland) #838
7 Tom Curry (Sale Sharks/England) #853
8 Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #839
Replacements:
16 Ronan Kelleher (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #864
17 Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears/England) #859
18 Will Stuart (Bath Rugby/England) #877
19 James Ryan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #880
20 Jac Morgan (Ospreys/Wales) #861
21 Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) #860
22 Owen Farrell (Saracens/England) #780
23 Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse/Scotland) #882
