And how did Australia come back to salvage some pride in the third Test?

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Maro Itoje of the British and Irish Lions lifts the trophy after winning the series following the third test of the series between Australia Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at Accor Stadium on August 02, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
Maro Itoje of the British and Irish Lions lifts the trophy after winning the series following the third test of the series between Australia Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at Accor Stadium on August 02, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

The Lions failed in their bid of a Test whitewash but still travel home from Australia as series winners. It seems that this series took a while to kick into gear but once it did, the final two Tests provided entertainment aplenty. Not least due to a dramatic lightning delay in Sydney on Saturday.

How did Australia come back to salvage some pride? Was it inevitable human nature that the Lions took their foot off the gas once the series was secure? Where does this Lions tour rank in the annals of tours to the southern hemisphere?

Gordon D’Arcy, John O’Sullivan and Nathan Johns all discuss.

Produced by John Casey.

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