TOUR DE FORCE

Ben wants this Lions squad to make history as one of the best ever but Farrell's boys will need to up their game with the big Tests looming

- ADAM HATHAWAY

ANDY FARRELL'S Lions have been set the task of being one of the best touring teams of all time so they had better put their foot down.

Today's clash with an AUNZ Invitational XV marks the end of the two-games-a-week routine with the first Test looming next Saturday.

The gruelling schedule has meant some players backing up consecutive games on a Saturday then midweek and scrum-half Alex Mitchell will make it six match involvements out of six, including the Argentina game in Dublin, if he comes off the bench today.

The tourists have hardly set Australia alight, although they are four wins from four Down Under, and today's match is being overshadowed in Adelaide by Sunday's Aussie Rules game between Port Adelaide and West Coast.