I can't help noticing that Steam Up is not laughing now, after Australia outplayed the Lions (or should that be pussycats?) last night. The Lion's reliance on goal kicking was shown up after Australia scored the only try of the match and, but for some poor handling, should have scored more. Having the main kicker, Christian Leali'ifano in the side for the full match made a huge difference to the Wallabies. He was injured in the opening 50 seconds of the first game, and Australia had to rely on second and third choice kickers, meaning that a possible, even probable, 14 points were missed. Had they been scored, the Lions would now have their tails between their legs. As it stands, the decider in Sydney should be a great match, and the Wallabies showed enough last night to give me confidence that the Green and Gold can triumph. Bring on Sydney.
Peter.