Nerves within camp ahead of first Test selection but Lions vetern Conan knows there will be more chances

“A lot of lads will get a chance over the next few weeks. It’s not as if they won’t play. Things will change.”

NERVOUS WAIT: The British and Irish Lions will face the Wallabies in the first Test this Saturday with the Lions players anxiously awaiting the team in-house announcement on Wednesday. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

D-day is fast approaching for the British & Irish Lions players dreaming of pulling on a Test jersey this Saturday and facing Australia at Suncorp Stadium.

It is stress inducing just thinking about what those players are going through, particularly with assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth revealing that the starting line-up had been inked in by Andy Farrell ahead of Wednesday’s in-house reveal.