Morgan Named On Bench For Lions' Second Test With Australia

Australia v British & Irish Lions

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Date: Saturday, 26 July Kick-off: 11.00 BST

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

British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has named 9 Irishmen - 7 from Leinster - successful his starting squad to look nan Wallabies successful nan 2nd Test astatine nan Melbourne Cricket Ground connected Saturday.

Garry Ringrose had primitively been named successful nan squad up of Huw Jones but nan desperately unlucky Irishman withdrew himself from nan broadside aft emotion concussed astatine nan extremity of training connected Thursday. Ringrose besides missed retired connected imaginable action for nan first Test owed to a caput injury.

Sione Tuipulotu, returning to his location city, has been near retired successful favour of Bundee Aki. The Scot has a tight hamstring but nan signs are that Aki would person started up of him successful immoderate event.

Jones and Aki commencement successful nan midfield for nan first clip since nan Queensland Reds game. Hugo Keenan keeps his spot astatine full-back arsenic do nan underperforming wings, Tommy Freeman and James Lowe.

Andrew Porter takes complete from Ellis Genge astatine loosehead, a move perchance intended to beef up nan Lions bench. It's an all-Irish front-row pinch Dan Sheehan and Tadhg Furlong. With Joe McCarthy ruled retired done injury, Ollie Chessum partners Maro Itoje astatine fastener pinch Farrell opting for nan aforesaid back-row that did specified harm to nan Wallabies past Saturday.

Jac Morgan has been included among nan replacements. James Ryan, nan Leinster lock, is besides successful arsenic are Owen Farrell who will screen fly-half 12 and Blair Kinghorn who will screen full-back and wing.

The Wallabies invited backmost heavy-hitters Will Skelton and Rob Valetini on pinch hooker Dave Porecki. Joe Schmidt has gone pinch a 6-2 bench.

Australia: Wright, Jorgensen, Suaalii, Ikitau, Potter, Lynagh, Gordon; Slipper, Porecki, Alaalatoa, Frost, Skelton, Valetini, McReight, Wilson

Replacements: Pollard, Bell, Robertson, Williams, Gleeson, Tizzano, McDermott, Donaldson

British & Irish LIon: Keenan, Freeman, Jones, Aki, Lowe, Russell, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, Itoje, Chessum, Beirne, Curry, Conan

Replacements: Kelleher, Genge, Stuart, Ryan, Morgan, Mitchell, Farrell, Kinghorn

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

Assistant Referee 1: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)

Assistant Referee 2: Ben O'Keeffe (NZR)

TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO): Marius Jonker (SARU)