Farrell fires warning: No complacency, no mercy

Coach Andy Farrell has cautioned the British and Irish Lions to be wary of a wounded Wallabies side in the second Test, and demanded they improve their discipline.

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The battle-hardened tourists won the first Test in Brisbane on Saturday 27-19, and on the face of it have little to fear from Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground this weekend.

But Farrell made clear there would be no complacency, after the Lions’ intensity dropped over the closing 20 minutes at Suncorp Stadium.

“We are playing against a wounded animal, at a sold-out MCG, and we know what to expect,” he told reporters, with the Wallabies needing to win to keep the three-Test series alive.

“There is plenty to work on, but we're in a good place going into game two.”

On their last visit in 2013, the Lions also won the opener in Brisbane but Australia bounced back to clinch the second Test 16-15 at Melbourne.

While Saturday's scoreline shows an eight-point winning margin, the Lions essentially had the match wrapped up early in the second half when a converted Dan Sheehan try moved them 24-5 clear.