The return of the experienced fly-half is fast becoming a theme on this Lions tour. Just over a week since Owen Farrell's call-up, veteran fly-half James O'Connor's was included in Joe Schmidt's Wallabies squad for the first time in three years.

O’Connor’s headline return to the international scene following a three-year absence comes after first-choice Australia fly-half Noah Lolesio was ruled out of the Lions series having undergone surgery on a neck injury sustained in last weekend’s last-gasp win over Fiji in Newcastle - their only warm-up match before facing the Lions.