Pressure on Roberts to deliver

Three key areas

Power and Size

Today’s Lions XV is very close to what Warren Gatland has wanted all along. He is a firm believer in power and size, and this is a team brimming with both. In the two Tests so far, it has been clear the Lions have been missing at least one focal ball-carrying presence. Jamie Roberts has been continually highlighted as that missing link, and now the pressure is on him to generate front-foot ball for Jonny Sexton to play off. Sean O’Brien and Toby Faletau should add force in the carrying department too, and the theory is that the Lions will get over the gainline more often.