Australia back Adam Ashley-Cooper insists British and Irish Lions legend Brian O'Driscoll remains as dangerous as ever ahead of Saturday's opening Test.
Impressive
The three-quarter duel is being viewed as a battle between the bigger and more powerful ball runners of the Lions against the smaller but more elusive Wallabies.
Ashley-Cooper protests at the comparison in size, but expects the tourists to persevere with the bulldozing gameplan that has produced five victories against provincial opposition.
"We're not that small! They do have a big backline though," he said.
"I haven't seen a northern hemisphere side be as expansive as these Lions have been for a while. Their ability to spread the ball has been quite impressive.
"They've come out with a very physical and confrontational approach to the start of the game and then have that ability to throw the ball wide.
"From a backs perspective defending that is going to be tough because first you have to consider their physicality and great ball running forwards, but then have to defend the width they're capable of achieving.
"They've been consistent in the way they approach each game, relying on their big forwards to get over the gain line and create the punch for them, before using the ball out wide.
"George North and Alex Cuthbert - it would be silly not to get the ball to those guys."
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