British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has named a strong squad for Wednesday's game against the Brumbies with Maro Itoje returning as captain.

Andy Farrell has named his strongest British and Irish team Lions team yet with Wednesday's match against the ACT Brumbies in Canberra shaping up to be a dry run for the first Test against Australia.

British & Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has named eight Irishmen in his starting side to face the ACT Brumbies on Wednesday, the tour match for which he was expected to select a line-up close to his first-choice team for the test series.