Next seven days vital for Lions as selections for first test will be nailed down or squandered

With four games played this Lions squad now fully appreciate the severity of the task ahead of them in the test series, writes Donal Lenihan.

It’s only 16 years since my last involvement on a Lions tour, the second of the professional era, but so much has changed since.

By the time we reached the last test in 2001, with the series tied at 1-1 against the world champions and Bledisloe Cup holders Australia in Sydney, 250 press and 23 television crews attended the final press conference.