O'Driscoll grateful to avoid trial by tackles

Lions captain Brian O’Driscoll would hate to have to prove his Test credentials in an 80-minute trial match against team-mates and close rivals.

That is just what the All Blacks will be doing on Friday night in Napier when the Probables take on the Possibles, with places at stake in the New Zealand side for the Test against Fiji and the Lions series.