Andy Farrell urges Lions to raise standards ahead of second Test against Australia

Andy Farrell draws on past tour turnarounds as the Lions look to finish the job in front of 95,000 in Melbourne

ROUND 2: Head Coach Andy Farrell watches training. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan.

There is not much in rugby that Andy Farrell has not seen before and he has been on both sides of the ledger at the midway point in a three-Test series.

The British & Irish Lions take a 1-0 lead into Saturday’s second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It is an iconic stadium which will be packed with an estimated 95,000 supporters, a huge number of whom will be hoping the side they have travelled to watch from the other end of the world can secure a first series victory in a dozen years without the need for a deciding leg.