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British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland speaks to the team. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

The tension has ratcheted up a notch in the British & Irish Lions camp and the nerves have kicked in as the players await their fates ahead of the first Test against South Africa.

Warren Gatland will publicly reveal his hand for the much-anticipated series opener against the world champions on Thursday having begun discussions with his assistant coaches during an almost two-hour selection meeting on Sunday evening at the team hotel outside Cape Town.