Former Exeter Chief scrum-half Nic White will captain the Western Force against the British and Irish Lions in Perth on Saturday, kick-off 11.00 BST.The Force have named 11 Wallabies in their starting line-up including six current members of Joe Schmidt's squad.

With captain Maro Itoje not in the squad for Saturday’s tour opener at Optus Stadium, the team is skippered by Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan, also making his first Lions appearance. “We have had a good week of training and all of the travel and time zone changes have been managed really well, so we are good to go,” said Farrell.

The British and Irish Lions have travelled Down Under with their first victory of the summer elluding them after a 28-24 defeat to Argentina in their tour opener.