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Published 17:56 20 Jul 2021 BST
Updated 18:03 20 Jul 2021 BST
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Lions assistant coach Neil Jenkins says the wider squad was told the matchday selection, by Warren Gatland, on Tuesday afternoon, with the public finding out the team on Thursday morning.
In the interim, Goode tasked Laidlaw and O'Brien, who toured together as Lions in 2017, with predicting the players they can definitely see making that starting XV. O'Brien drew the short straw and went first:
"Ali Price has forced himself enough in the picture that [Murray starting] is not certain," the Scot said. "Coming back to Alun Wyn Jones returning, does that mean you don't have to start Conor Murray? Ali has been good."Still needing to name his five definite starters, Laidlaw played it smart by agreeing with O'Brien on his first four picks. He was not so certain on Josh Adams. "Adams has been excellent so far," he said, "and he can really sniff out a try, and he's just been finishing them off. He wasn't great against Stormers but it was a hard game to play, as you wouldn't want to get injured for the Tests. "Who'd be my fifth? Tom Curry. I think we'll start Tom Curry." It just goes to show how many top players are vying for Test jerseys that two proven Lions struggled to settle on even five guaranteed starters. The competition is fierce, and the Test Series hasn't even begun. WATCH THAT FULL EPISODE HERE:
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