Lions’ cream starting to rise to top

WITH the opening phase of this eagerly-awaited tour now successfully negotiated, the next 10 days will prove pivotal to the success of the upcoming test series.

With three weeks’ collective training and three games played, the Lions management will have an in-depth knowledge of their players’ strengths and weaknesses. Up to this, opinions have been formulated on the evidence of games in the domestic season.

Now that they have lived and trained together for a period of time one gets to know the character of the individuals.