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| Horne replaces Long in Lions team | Horne replaces Long in Lions team |
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| Richard Horne will fill the scrum-half berth vacated by Sean Long in Great Britain's crunch Tri-Nations game with Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. | Richard Horne will fill the scrum-half berth vacated by Sean Long in Great Britain's crunch Tri-Nations game with Australia in Brisbane on Saturday. |
| The Hull star will make his first start of the series following Long's decision to quit the tour for personal reasons. | The Hull star will make his first start of the series following Long's decision to quit the tour for personal reasons. |
| Martin Gleeson replaces Kirk Yeaman in the centres while lock Sean O'Loughlin returns to the starting line-up but winger Brian Carney is still injured. | Martin Gleeson replaces Kirk Yeaman in the centres while lock Sean O'Loughlin returns to the starting line-up but winger Brian Carney is still injured. |
| The Lions need at least a draw from the to make the final on 25 November. | The Lions need at least a draw from the to make the final on 25 November. |
| GB coach Brian Noble has given himself room for manoeuvre by naming a seven-man interchange bench, with three players expected to be omitted later in the week. | GB coach Brian Noble has given himself room for manoeuvre by naming a seven-man interchange bench, with three players expected to be omitted later in the week. |
| James Roby and Adrian Morley are almost certainly to be in the final squad, but the inclusion of Rob Burrow in the 20-man squad suggests he might also have a part to play. | James Roby and Adrian Morley are almost certainly to be in the final squad, but the inclusion of Rob Burrow in the 20-man squad suggests he might also have a part to play. |
| Horne was delighted to be called up. "I've been waiting a long time to get my opportunity and I'm looking forward to it," he said. | |
| "Sean (Long) is a big loss. But these things happen, and you've just got to get on with it and put it behind you and focus on what the team is now." | |
| Great Britain: Wellens, Pryce, Gleeson, Senior, Raynor; McGuire, Horne; Fielden, Newton, Peacock, Hock, Ellis, O'Loughlin.Replacements (from): Roby, Morley, Gilmour, Wilkin, Yeaman, Carvell, Burrow. | Great Britain: Wellens, Pryce, Gleeson, Senior, Raynor; McGuire, Horne; Fielden, Newton, Peacock, Hock, Ellis, O'Loughlin.Replacements (from): Roby, Morley, Gilmour, Wilkin, Yeaman, Carvell, Burrow. |