It was a pretty mental week for me, admits Jones

HUW Jones admitted he had been riding an emotional rollercoaster, culminating in the British and Irish Lions clinching a series victory over Australia.

- Duncan BECH

Andy Farrell's men have returned to Sydney intent on becoming the first Lions team to complete a Test whitewash since the 1927 visit to Argentina - an aspiration made possible by Saturday's gripping 29-26 triumph in Melbourne.

Jones was destined to miss one of the greatest matches in the tourists’ storied history after initially being left out of the starting XV, despite having impressed in the Suncorp Stadium opener.

But having been dropped for Garry Ringrose, he was reinstated at outside centre when the Ireland star self-reported a return of the concussion symptoms that had forced him to miss the first Test.

“It was a pretty mental week. I had the initial disappointment of not being in the squad on the Tuesday,” said Jones.