Flying high: Martin Corry gives the Lions an extra lineout option

Martin has had a great tour and so I can imagine the reasons the management would give for selecting him ahead of me.

I've just got to be positive about the fact that I am involved in the 22. I'm back on tour and my little holiday is over.

Whether I play five minutes or 75 minutes, there is a job to be done and I have to make sure I'm ready for it.

The management has expressed the view that they like having an extra line-out option in the back row and that is why Martin got in ahead of me.

At Swansea I have been used before only as an occasional line-out option.

What disappoints me is that the coaching staff here never suggested before we came on tour that they would like me to go down that route.

To be frank, I don't think I have ever played too much of a part in their overall thinking as far as the Test series goes.

Arrogance

But if the coaches had told me that line-out would be an issue in my selection then I could have worked at it within the squad.

It's not particularly difficult. You jump, or get lifted, put your arms in the air and catch the ball.

Of course, it takes time to get it right. Maybe the management did not want to waste 20 minutes at the end of a training session in getting me up to speed. Who knows?

But I would love to get on the field on Saturday. I'm very proud of the fact that I have one Test cap as a Lion but two would obviously be better.

The first Test was a wonderful day for the Lions and hopefully we can repeat it.

Raising your game: Charvis would like to be more involved at the lineout

I rarely show much emotion but sitting on the bench that night I was jumping out of my seat with excitement.

Last Saturday was a rather different story, but I certainly think we have a squad who can win this time.

The Australians now sound very self-assured. But then there is always confidence and a certain amount of arrogance never far from the surface of the Wallabies squad.

We shall see whether or not it is justified.

I think they have become a more basic team in terms of their playing style and it brought them success in the second half of the second Test.

That's the road I expect them to go down again, but we can counter it, I'm sure, and cause them plenty of problems ourselves.

It is going to be very difficult, but I firmly believe we can earn ourselves some major celebrations on Saturday night.