If those organising this year’s Lions tour to Australia had sat down and sketched out their dream second Test, it would not have been too far off what we saw at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.

The Lions have landed in the middle of the season for Australian Rules (AFL) and rugby league (NRL), both of which have a huge pull on Aussie hearts and minds, and there were a couple of thousand tickets left to sell in the last few days before Saturday’s first Lions Test at the 52,000-capacity Suncorp Stadium.

Lions tour - Reaction to the second test between the British and Irish Lions and Australia in Melbourne

Australia's Kaden Groves has won a stage at each of the grand tours after showing his skills in the wet to take the penultimate ride at the Tour de France.

Kaden Groves won the 20th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, avoiding a crash on slippery roads before powering to a solo triumph on the 184.2km journey from Nantua. Defending champion Tadej

He becomes the 114th rider to win a stage at all three Grand Tours. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.