Schmidt hopes Wallabies side will keep the Lions 'honest' in opening Test clash

"I'd like to think that we can still go out, probably sharing Tom Lynagh's quiet confidence that we can put a game together that at least can keep the British and Irish Lions pretty honest on the day.” 

KEEPING LIONS HONEST: Australian Head Coach Joe Schmidt hopes his Wallabies side will keep the Lions 'honest' in the first Test clash. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Did Joe Schmidt really say he hoped his Australia side would “at least keep the Lions honest”?

While the Australian rugby public do not seem to have a complete handle on their Wallabies head coach, seasoned Joe watchers in Ireland will know that the disrespectful moniker “Sleepy Joe” handed to him by an Aussie headline writer could not be further from the truth.