Lots for Lions to chew over after serving up mixed bag

When they reflect on their night's work in Canberra, the British & Irish Lions will again have mixed emotions. At their best they look sharp and dangerous, but they are not firing on all cylinders in some key areas. A first-half injury to the fullback Blair Kinghorn has also come at a delicate time, with the first Test in Brisbane on Saturday week.

- Robert Kitson

Fielding close to their best starting XV, the Lions scored five tries with Ollie Chessum, James Lowe and Marcus Smith crossing in the first half and Garry Ringrose and Josh van der Flier following suit in the second. The inform Finn Russell contributed 11 points with the boot to cap another assured performance.

Up in the stand, even so, the Wallaby head coach, Joe Schmidt, will not have been totally disheartened. He will have been suitably impressed by Russell's composure and all-round accuracy and Maro Itoje's authority but, equally, the Brumbies scored four tries and at no stage did the Lions run riot. Schmidt will feel privately that the Lions are not unbeatable.

For everyone else the overriding memory of this game will be the Lions' inability to kill off the contest earlier. They should have scored at least three more tries and, when the Test series comes around, will need to be more clinical and more dominant physically.