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The teams are out for the third and final test match between Australia and the British and Irish Lions. Lo get at with Monia and Barclay. The dynamic dream team. What a team. Yeah, it's good. Yeah. It's good. Is that all you're going to say? Yeah, you made an observation about five minutes ago as we're getting into the lift. And I record we can inject another 20% into sports.

Well, do you think the energy levels have flagged? It felt like it was dropping in the lift. Are you talking about yourself or not the whole team? I'm not. I'm not talking about everyone else in the room. I'll be honest. Normally it is me. Jones who was a sleeping left from the way up here. Just having a stroke. Have you ever seen a man asleep stood up? No, not until today. Just pacing ourselves. We've got a lot to get through today.

You're trying to deflect on me as well there. The scene a man asleep stood up. Not until today. Just pacing ourselves.

We've got a lot to get through today. You're trying to deflect on me as well there. Got a third test on Saturday, guys. Well, let's set the scene. We're in the Lions Team Hotel, which also doubles up as Uga Mondeas Hotel. You're not here, though, Barclay, are you? I'm staying in slightly more humble. Yeah, you're like, you're one of the media pack.

Can we just get what you're given? Us humble reporters. Us humble reporters are offside, morning's in with the team. I just, this is the hotel and the room that I was given. Like. And so bit. Yeah. Yeah. Similar to mine. How's your room? No, it's good. It's good that they don't clean it day-to-day. I prefer to clean it myself when I'm in a hotel. Character building. Yeah, it's good. Well, we have a lovely room. Lovely room. Who goes room, not John's. And a lovely backdrop of this great city as we near the end of the tour, the end of the road for the 2025 Lions. How's it been for you, Jonesy? Well, I've only done test series. Yeah. So you could defer to colleagues who've done the whole thing. So I've actually had an amazing time because you haven't had that. You come in Brisbane Week, Melbourne Week, Sydney Week. When you do the whole tour, and I think the lines have spoken about this a lot you're going everywhere

two or three days hardly getting a time to trade they were hardly getting time to settle in one city

living out of a suitcase so i think everyone whether it's supporters media or players and coaches

and management of just the last few weeks have been really good because it's settled in one of these

great cities for the week yeah i've loved it it's been cool but yeah similarly. But yeah, similar, you speak to Lauren at the BBC or Ellie with Sky and they're there every two days up and down. I think they've been in Sydney about 16 different times. It's been class. And Saturday was just massive for the tour, wasn't it? You know, it's first time we've spoken to either of you guys on the pod since the MCG.

And everything about Saturday, the build-up, the game, the controversy, the debate, the media coverage, the fan interaction, the arena. Everything about Saturday was unbelievable. You just kind of wish it'd been the first test, because how well that would have set up the series, if so. Yeah, I remember a couple people said to me, oh, it's going to be unbelievable, the MCG.

And I was like, it's going to be good.

It's going to be good.

But let's not. because how well that would have set up the series if so. Yeah, I remember a couple people said to me, oh, it's going to be unbelievable, the MCG.

And I was like, it's going to be good.

It's going to be good.

But let's not forget the guys play at the principality in a similar-ish-sized stadium. It's much closer with the roof on. I could not believe how good it was. But you get what you get with the game, don't you?

The game was unreal.

Right to the last minute, we were just chatting to Miles Harrison downstairs.

It's like that's the games you dream of commenting on. You want a big moment in the 79th minute to call a game. And yeah, it was, I mean, we all sit a lot of rugby games and call them and watch them. And I've not been a many like that where it's the last minute of the game and it goes down like that. And that's what for the fans, Hugo, and I was their moment, that the line seems to throw up most

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