It’s crazy,” Tom Curry says of the competition at openside in the Lions squad before quickly adding, “It’s class.”

Andy Farrell picked his strongest British and Irish Lions team to take on ACT Brumbies with a warning they have yet to guarantee their selection for the first Test against Australia.Maro Itoje returns as captain for the Canberra showdown to lead a starting XV full of players considered first choice in their positions,

British & Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell said places in the test side for the series against Australia were still up for grabs despite his selection of what looked close to a first-choice team to play the ACT Brumbies on Wednesday.