Freeman at the double but Daly blow takes shine off dominant Lions show

For the second successive game in Australia there is bittersweet news for the British & Irish Lions.

- Robert Kitson

Another half-century of points was a decent return against initially spirited opponents but, once again, they look likely to lose a potentially significant player to injury with the best-of-three Test series kicking off at this same venue in just over a fortnight.

For now there is no official confirmation but Elliot Daly's tour is expected to be cruelly curtailed after the nasty forearm injury he sustained in the second half. He was taken to hospital for X-rays on a suspected fracture which will almost certainly require the Lions to summon another replacement, having already lost the scrum-half Tomos Williams to a torn hamstring.

As with Williams, Daly was emerging as a strong contender for the Test matchday 23 and was only called up late for this fixture after Hugo Keenan withdrew because of illness. It made no difference to the final outcome but the Lions will now have to think about whistling up another reinforcement, with Scotland's utility back Tom Jordan a strong contender.

On the upside, though, the Lions are making a habit of finishing games strongly and competition for Test places is hotting up. In Maro Itoje they have a captain determined to lead from the front and a couple of tries for his English teammate Tommy Freeman helped the touring side rack up a final tally of eight tries.