The three key selection dilemmas facing Lions coach Warren Gatland

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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JUNE 26: Warren Gatland, Head Coach of the Lions looks on prior to the 1888 Cup match between the British & Irish Lions and Japan at BT Murrayfield Stadium on June 26, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

THE debate surrounding selection for the Test series is one of the areas that galvanises Lions fans, and the 2021 tour will be no exception despite the restrictions that have stopped them being able to travel. Here we take an early look at three of the crucial selection calls facing head coach Warren Gatland.
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The midfield selection is one of the most intriguing in this squad with only three outright centres named – Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, and Chris Harris – and two utilities in Owen Farrell (also fly-half) and Elliot Daly (picked at wing).
Henshaw, left, is the form man and can pl...

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