Andy Farrell\u2019s British and Irish Lions Test lineup will become clearer this week, according to Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Lions boss has chopped and changed his matchday squads in their first three games of the tour, as well as the clash against Argentina.<\/p>\n
The interesting selection<\/p>\n
Recent call-up Owen Farrell is the only player yet to earn an appearance during this tour, and while pundits and fans alike ponder who the front runners are for a starting place in the Tests, Schmidt<\/a> believes that the picture will be clearer this week.<\/p>\n \u201cI am interested to see who plays against the Brumbies on Wednesday,\u201d the Wallabies<\/a> boss stated after Australia\u2019s narrow victory over Fiji.<\/p>\n \u201cShaking down to the Test matches, that will give us a bit more prediction on who will be where, and that will give us an indication of what might best help us to put pressure on them.\u201d<\/p>\n Lions<\/a> boss Farrell stated that it was unlikely that his son, and injury replacement for Elliot Daly, Owen Farrell, is unlikely to face the Brumbies as he overcomes jetlag.<\/p>\n Owen Farrell\u2019s call-up<\/p>\n Asked for his opinion on Owen\u2019s call-up to the squad, Schmidt admitted that he was not sure what kind of form the ex-England captain was in, having seen very little of his performances at Racing 92.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s something that I have no idea about,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n \u201cI watch a fair bit of the Top 14, mainly just Clermont because they are my own club. But I haven\u2019t really tracked Owen or his performance or spoken to Andy about him. I know him as an outstanding competitor.<\/p>\n \u201cI have got enough tough decisions myself without looking at what Andy is deciding.\u201d<\/p>\n NSW Waratahs v British & Irish Lions: Five takeaways as \u2018staggering\u2019 error count undoes \u2018flawless\u2019 set-piece with \u2018immense\u2019 Scot hailed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Wallabies head coach will be making those decisions soon as he finalises his own squad following a disappointing performance, albeit a winning one, against Fiji.<\/p>\n Schmidt confirmed that the squad selected was for the one-off game in Newcastle and that he would name the men who will be tasked with tackling the B&I Lions in due course.<\/p>\n He will have injury concerns, however, with fly-half Noah Lolesio leaving the pitch on a go-kart after a nasty-looking whiplash. The coach confirmed that the playmaker was in good spirits after the match and hopes that it won\u2019t be another long-term lay-off.<\/p>\n