Onus is on the Lions to change the dull narrative of this tour

Alun Wyn Jones during the captain's run ahead of the third Test. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

After the slugfest of the first two Tests with the Springboks, the British & Irish Lions really do need to pull a rabbit out of the hat to win the series Saturday night and rescue this 2021 tour to South Africa.

One try in 160-plus minutes of Test rugby is not sufficient evidence to consider this trip to the Southern Hemisphere in any way a success, even given the suffocating defence of the world champions and the unique set of circumstances in which it has been played.