Scott Quinnell neds another good game to secure his Test place

There were real fears that far from scoring an incredible 73 points in the second half, they might actually lose the match.

Whatever coaches Graham Henry and Andy Robinson said to their players at half-time was highly effective. Within a minute Charvis, outstanding in the back-row alongside Martyn Williams, had scored his second.

More importantly, passing that in the first half had merely been hopeful was now much more precise, there was more shape to the attacks and greater concentration all round.

The Lions continued to try and switch play around, but now did so with more vision and purpose.

The transformation yielded five tries for Jason Robinson and three for Rob Henderson in their full Lions debuts, while Malcolm O'Kelly picked up his first Lions try and another well-organised line-out drive led to a penalty try.

Queensland challenge

In spite of his Tuesday heroics, Robinson still can't find a place in the Lions' starting XV against Queensland Reds.

Dan Luger, himself the scorer of a hat-trick in the first match against Western Australia, is preferred on the left wing, while Dafydd James is given another chance to nail down the right wing position.

James is just one of three players asked to play twice within the week, Henderson and Tom Smith the others, as the Lions put out a team which is very close to their strongest combination.

Captain Martin Johnson has been well rested by the management

Although coach Graham Henry denied that if the First Test was this Saturday, this would be his preferred line-up, it is easy to imagine this team running out at Brisbane for a second time in a fortnight's time.

There is still no Lawrence Dallaglio or Mike Catt but those two apart this is by and large the team predicted by many pundits before the tour got under way.

Both Englishmen are expected to feature on Tuesday against Australia 'A', with a view to playing flat-out against the New South Wales Waratahs next Saturday in what is likely to be a dress rehearsal for the First Test.

In Catt's absence, Henderson leapfrogs ahead of Will Greenwood and Mark Taylor, to resume his Ireland centre partnership with Brian O'Driscoll.

Iain Balshaw, already pencilled in as the Test full-back, resumes after taking a bang in the ribs last Friday, while Rob Howley, also in prime form against Western Australia has a new partner at half-back in Jonny Wilkinson.

The England outside half has, like tour captain Martin Johnson, been kept under wraps till now, giving them plenty of time to recapture their appetite after a long and arduous season.

Grewcock's chance

Danny Grewcock is picked alongside his England second-row partner Johnson, getting the chance to steal a march on both the highly-rated Scott Murray and the incumbent Lion Jeremy Davidson.

Three more Englishmen, prop Phil Vickery and flankers Richard Hill are picked in the pack while in Dallaglio's continuing absence Scott Quinnell just needs another big game to lay claim to the Test number eight spot.

Keith Wood is a shoo-in at hooker, while Smith, although under pressure from Darren Morris should be alongside him at loose head prop.

Lawrence Dallalgio is set to make his debut against Australia 'A'

The team they face this weekend is likely to include nine current Test players, including Wallaby captain John Eales.

An all-international front-row of Nick Stiles, Michael Foley and Glen Panoho could ask some serious questions of the Lions trio.

The inclusion of highly-rated youngster Nathan Sharp alongside Eales should also guarantee the home side plenty of possession.

The presence of two Kefus, Test player Toutai at number eight and younger brother Steve at centre alongside Daniel Herbert, will provide an abrasive edge to proceedings.

Injuries to Test stars Ben Tune and Chris Latham mean that wing Junior Pelesasa and full-back Nathan Williams will play against the Lions for the second time in a week.

They are very much the junior players in one of the best non-international teams in the world.

Queensland may in fact be the only one of the Super 12 teams to field all their superstars. The Lions will have to play near their best to beat them.