Lions set to make decision on North

George North has less than 24 hours to prove his fitness for Saturday’s British & Irish Lions’ series opener against Australia, a decision which may determine Simon Zebo’s chances of making a dream Test debut for the tourists.

If North is unfit to face the Wallabies this weekend, Zebo could be called upon for a place in the matchday 23 after making an impressive debut for the Lions against the Waratahs on Saturday.

Lions head coach Warren Gatland wants a full list of fit and available players for the first Test in Brisbane to be presented to him tomorrow with the touring party’s head doctor James Robson yesterday sounding bullish about the big Welsh wing’s hopes of overcoming a tight hamstring suffered a week ago against the Combined Country.