by Andy Farrell appointed his strongest British and Irish team Lions team with the game against the ACT Brumbies in Canberra on Wednesday and developed into a dry run for the first test against Australia.
Maro Itoje heads the team as part of a partnership in the second row with Joe McCarthy and over the starting XI. There are picks that are taken into account as the first choice, including the half-earners Jamison Gibson-Park and Finn Russell.
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The provision of X-Factor on the bench, Henry Pollock and the versatile playmaker Marcus Smith, on the occasion of both England stars, to be ready to accept the Wallabies on July 19.
Pollock was supposed to start the 21:10 victory against the New South Wales Waratah on Saturday, but withdrawn shortly before the kick-off because of a close calf, an injury that is now healed.
The All-Ireland combination of Bunde Aki and Garry Ringrose was selected in the centers, and Blair Kinghorn made its first start with full-back after he came into the squad late because of his 14 top 14 tasks with Toulouse.
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Tommy Freeman and James Lowe are the favorites to fill the wings against Australia in Brisbane, and both are present. Mack Hansen adds his former super rugby franchise from the bank.
