Morgan On Bench For Third And Final Lions Test

Australia v British and Irish Lions, 3rd Test

Venue: Accor Stadium Date: Saturday, 2 August Time: 11:00 BST

Coverage: Live matter commentary connected nan BBC Sport website and app pinch post-match study connected BBC iPlayer, Radio 5 Live and nan Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has made 2 changes to his squad for nan 3rd and last Test against nan Wallabies successful Sydney connected Saturday.

With nan series already won, Blair Kinghorn replaces James Lowe connected nan near helping and James Ryan comes successful for Ollie Chessum astatine lock. The Leinsterman is 1 of 9 Irish players successful nan starting line-up and becomes Maro Itoje's 3rd different starting Test partner successful nan second-row, Chessum and Joe McCarthy being nan others.

McCarthy is not successful nan squad and neither is Mack Hansen. Both were tipped to make it but they person been struggling pinch injury.

Chessum drops to a chair that has a six-two divided betwixt forwards and backs. Lowe, who has not played to form, is retired of nan squad entirely.

Owen Farrell and Alex Mitchell are nan 2 backs connected nan bench, Farrell covering 10 and 12.

Ben Earl is besides among nan replacements, arsenic is Jac Morgan, aft missing retired connected nan 23 successful Melbourne. Earl is versatile not conscionable successful nan back-row but besides arsenic a makeshift centre.

There was a mobility astir whether Farrell mightiness springiness Test spots to immoderate players who had not yet appeared successful nan bid - astir notably Josh van der Flier - but there's zero sentiment. Sione Tuipulotu misses retired for nan 2nd Test successful a row, having played good successful a try-scoring capacity successful nan first Test successful Brisbane.

Tadhg Furlong will make his ninth consecutive Test commencement for nan Lions and Itoje will play his ninth consecutive Test - 8 starts and 1 disconnected nan chair successful New Zealand successful 2017.

The line-up intends 11 players person been chosen to commencement each 3 Tests. The coach has talked a batch astir cohesion and he has been existent to his word.

The Lions are bidding to go nan first of their benignant to triumph 3 Tests successful a statement since Willie John McBride's broadside of 1974 successful South Africa. If they negociate to triumph Saturday's Test they will go nan first Lions outfit to complete a cleanable expanse since nan boys of 1927 successful Argentina won 4-0.

The Wallabies will beryllium without their awesome flanker, Rob Valetini, aft a recurrence of nan calf wounded that kept him retired of nan first Test successful Brisbane.

Joe Schmidt is missing different elder player, nan hugely knowledgeable prop Allan Alaalatoa, who drops retired of nan squad pinch a enarthrosis issue. The hulking Taniela Tupou replaces Alaalatoa pursuing a powerhouse capacity for First Nations & Pasifika against nan Lions successful Melbourne past week.

Schmidt has changed his scrum-half. Nic White, who whitethorn discontinue from world rugby aft Saturday's Test, starts pinch Tate McDermot connected nan bench.

Jake Gordon, a try-scorer and prima performer for nan Wallabies successful Melbourne, is not involved. Gordon has precocious returned from a hamstring injury. With nan Rugby Championship starting connected 17 August - nan Wallabies spell back-to-back against nan Springboks successful South Africa - Gordon's absence is pinch 1 oculus connected keeping him caller to play nan world champions.

Australia: Wright; Jorgensen, Suaalii, Ikitau, Pietsch, Lynagh, White; Slipper, Porecki, Tupou, Frost, Skelton, Hooper, McReight, Wilson

Replacements: Pollard, Bell, Nonggorr, Williams, Gleeson, McDermott, Donaldson, Kellaway

British and Irish Lions: Keenan, Freeman, Jones, Aki, Kinghorn, Russell, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, Itoje, Ryan, Beirne, Curry, Conan

Replacements: Kelleher, Genge, Stuart, Chessum, Morgan, Earl, Mitchell, Farrell

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant referees: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR), Andrea Piardi (FIR)

TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

Foul play reappraisal officer: Richard Kelly (NZR)