Maro Itoje: 'We are all trying to strive to being the best team we can be and get that 3-0 win'

Henry Pollock may have been viewed as being brash with his remarks at the Adelaide Oval but as the Lions began preparations for the first Test in earnest on Monday in Brisbane, his England pack-mate and captain had no issue with his comments.

STRIVING FOR WHITEWASH: Tour captain Maro Itoje has endorsed Henry Pollock’s assertion that the British & Irish Lions can whitewash the Australians in the upcoming Test series, suggesting it would be wrong to think any differently. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Tour captain Maro Itoje has endorsed Henry Pollock’s assertion that the British & Irish Lions can whitewash the Australians in the upcoming Test series, suggesting it would be wrong to think any differently.

Pollock, the youngest and least experienced player in the 2025 Lions squad at 20 years old and with just one England cap, has attracted headlines in Britain, Ireland and Australia after post-match comments following the 48-0 victory over an AUSNZ Invitational XV in Adelaide last Saturday that a 3-0 series win over the Wallabies was “definitely on the table” for the tourists.