Andy Farrell draws up initial 75-man squad list for Lions’ tour of Australia

At this stage no set roles have been assigned to the five assistants, none of whom have previous Lions coaching experience.

Head coach Andy Farrell (third left) poses with his assistants Richard Wigglesworth, Simon Easterby, John Dalziel, Andrew Goodman and John Fogarty (left to right) (John Walton/PA)

Andy Farrell has revealed that an initial squad of 75 players has been drawn up by the British and Irish Lions for their summer tour of Australia.

Farrell’s assistant coaches for the visit Down Under have been confirmed, with England number two Richard Wigglesworth and Ireland’s recent interim boss Simon Easterby among the five names announced on Wednesday.