The British and Irish Lions have really achieved something special by winning a Test series – but for this squad to be celebrated properly for the coming decades, they need to make the walbies white.
How good are they compared to the series winning teams of 1989, 1997 and 2013?
It is difficult to do justice in view of the protest. A few years in Australia are difficult. My share would be nice to take Lions to the edge in a three-high testing matches in New Zealand or South Africa.
But you can only beat what is in front of you, and when Australia did not turn into Brisbane, they did in Melbourne and showed that they could be a very decent volabi side.
Is that level now Australia? Or was it a spike in a display born from frustration? We will learn a lot about the end of this week and the rest of their international session.
A few hours later on Saturday, Lions players gathered at the center of the pitch, reflecting what they had achieved in Sporting Mecca, which is MCG.
Sitting there was a proper dream items for the players and I would like to think during that night – even though at 4 am – they talked about how they can take themselves to a lion position which has not been done in a century.
The last time Lions won all their Test matches in Argentina in 1927. This is almost a century history. They are putting in a position to remember themselves for many years to come.
It reminds me that the European Rider Cup team won in Italy in 2023 and all the 12 winning players were sitting in a press conference after achieving the trophy.
Yes, winning at home was great, but a lot was done before winning at home. So it was stating that Rory McLero quickly attracted his attention to Bethpage, New York, and gave a chance to cement his heritage at the end of this year.
On a similar note, I hope that Lions players are saying to each other earlier this week: “If we win 3–0, we can be a proper mythological side.”
