By Gareth Thomas Wales and Lions captain

I am lucky enough to be leading the Lions out on Saturday in Wellington for the second Test against New Zealand.

But like I keep saying, Brian O'Driscoll remains the captain of the British and Irish Lions as far as I'm concerned - even with a dislocated shoulder.

For me it's great, but I'm only part of a team, not better or worse than the other guys.

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The real achievement will really kick in when I've retired and can look back and say, "God, I was captain of the Lions for a day".

It's helped me a lot the fact that there's seven other Welsh guys in the squad, because I know I'll make these guys tick.

As a captain you need a few familiar faces around you.

But with the other nationalities, I look around in training and see the faces and think that these guys are quality players, so it's really exciting times for all of us.

People have asked me if the Welsh style can beat the All Blacks - but I can't tell you as I'm sworn to secrecy!

But in all honesty we haven't really shown much yet, because we didn't have anything to play about with last Saturday in the first Test defeat.

So whatever we come with this Saturday is going to be a surprise to New Zealand!

Playing back at centre will be like my days at the Brewery Field with Bridgend and the Celtic Warriors.

Whatever we come with this Saturday is going to be a surprise to New Zealand

But I have played about five or six games this year there with Toulouse in the French Championship.

Rugby has progressed so much in the past five or 10 years that I may be starting in the number 13 berth off set plays, but it's less rigid after that.

We expect our forwards to be able to pass, we expect our backs to be able to ruck, so it's wherever you end up on the field after that.

Last Saturday is over as far as we're concerned.

We all sat down, did a bit of soul-searching and got it off our chests.

Last Saturday we weren't the better team and didn't deserve to win, but that doesn't mean we can't win this Saturday.