Summary

  • Listen to Lions Test Team Hour on BBC Radio 5 live or by using play button on this page

  • O'Mahony captains, Warburton & Itoje among replacements

  • Daly and Williams are surprise starters

  • First Test of three-match series is on Saturday at 08:35 BST

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    #bbcrugby or text 81111

    "Warren Gatland will not stray from the side that beat the New Zealand Maori - beyond recalling Owen Farrell at fly-half if he recovers from his quad strain," says Jeremy Guscott.

    And there's no place for Sam Warburton or Alun Wyn Jones in his starting XV.

    The former England and Lions centre has had his say on the Test team.

    Now you can have yours.

    Tweet us via #bbcrugby or text 81111.

    LionsImage source, BBC Sport
    Image caption,

    A fit Owen Farrell - the Englishman is currently recovering from a quad strain - would replace Johnny Sexton in Guscott's Lions XV for the first Test

  2. Over on 5 live...published at 19:36 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    You can also listen to live build-up to the team announcement on BBC Radio 5 live.

    Just click on the play button at the top of the page.

  3. Who should captain the Lions?published at 19:35 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Alun Wyn Jones, Peter O'Mahony and Sam WarburtonImage source, Getty Images

    You can choose your Lions captain by clicking on the voting tab.

    We'll be running the vote until 20:00 BST.

    Make yours count!

  4. 'Gatland facing most difficult period of tour'published at 19:34 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Sir Ian McGeechan says picking the first Test team is the hardest part of the Lions tour.

    The Lions legend told BBC Sport he's used a voting system with the other coaches to decide on the final Test selection.

    But we do things differently here.

    Media caption,

    Picking first Test team hardest part of Lions tour - Sir Ian McGeechan

  5. The wait is over...published at 19:30 British Summer Time 21 June 2017

    Warren GatlandImage source, Getty Images

    After almost three weeks, six warm-up matches and endless hours of debate...tonight is the night.

    Warren Gatland will announce the British and Irish Lions team for the first Test against New Zealand at 20:00 BST.

    The matchday squad for Saturday's game at Eden Park in Auckland will be revealed in 30 minutes time.

    But who's in Gatland's frame?