How do you think I did?” Owen Farrell asked his father, grinning at the novelty of sharing a press conference stage with him for the first time, the latest twist in a family drama that continued to confound.

In his 21st Lions appearance across four tours, that have included six Tests, Farrell started at No 12 outside Fin Smith, then moved to fly-half when Smith was substituted after 66 minutes – so, the two positions he has occupied in his long Test career and which he could cover from the bench on Saturday.

As the Lions switch focus to securing the series against the Wallabies, is Owen Farrell poised to make a sensational return to the Test arena?; watch Australia vs The Lions in the second Test next Saturday from 9.