British and Irish Lions v Australia: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the second Test
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW: The second Test in the Lions Tour takes place on Saturday with the Lions hoping to seal the Tour with a second win.
The British and Irish Lions claimed a victory in the first Test when they defeated the Australia 27-19 in a sold out Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
The Wallabies were without a number of first team players for the clash who hope to be fit for Test two this Saturday. The Lions got off to a flying start but the Wallabies clawed their way back into the game before the Lions found a way to put the game out of their reach.
The second Test will take place in the 100,000 capacity historic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday with Andy Farrell hoping his side will wrap up the Tour with a second win but Joe Schmidt will be hoping his Wallabies will upset the party with a win that will bring it down to the final Test to decide who claims the Tour.
Here is all you need to know.
The game will take place on Saturday July 26 at 11am (Irish time) and will be played in the historic Melbourne Cricket Grounds.
The game will be live on Sky Sports Action and Main Event with coverage starting from 10am.
Andrea Piardi will be the man in charge for the second clash.
Our reporters will be building up to the final throughout the week and previewing the game ahead of Saturday's second Test.
Simon Lewis and Brendan O'Brien reflect on the Tour to date, the first Test win and a busy week ahead of the second Test on the Lions Tour podcast.
Mack Hansen and Joe McCarthy remain doubts for the British & Irish Lions ahead of Saturday’s second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but Blair Kinghorn and Garry Ringrose have been cleared to face the First Nations & Pasifika XV on Tuesday night.
Ireland wing Hansen was forced out of the selection mix for last Saturday’s series opener with the Wallabies due to a foot injury sustained seven days earlier against an AUSNZ Invitational XV. Ringrose experienced delayed concussion symptoms following that game in Adelaide and was stood down for 12 days with both denied potential Test debuts for the Lions having been in contention for starts.
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Tadhg Beirne opened up on the pressures of selection for a Lions test match: 'I know my performances to this date weren’t up to par by my standards. I had to put in a performance. All of us did'embargoed to 8pm Sunday.
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Owen Farrell is considering making himself available for England again despite the social media “poison” that contributed to him stepping back from Test rugby last year.
Farrell, who has been picked as captain of the British & Irish Lions in their final midweek tour game, now says he would love to emulate Johnny Sexton and keep playing at the highest level for as long as possible.
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