Howley? Ok...

It's not just Howley that worries me, and to be fair to him he was head of attack in 2013. However, 2013 Australia were a team clearly all over the place (James O'Connor at 10 anyone?) and to be brutally honest, the game has moved on significantly, beyond one out runners and limited backline movement. It's not Howley that worries me essentially, but the lack of support he will have. Gatland will offer a little in attack, perhaps even Farrell, but Borthwick won't be interested and by all accounts it could be Mike Friday helping him out, with a bit of skills coaching thrown in for good measure. I love Friday, but he's been away from the 15 man game for years and the Lions is so intense, so precise, so delicate in its execution that it just feels too risky. No one is doubting his coaching ability, but it seems a little left-field, even for the Lions which is not necessarily scared of making odd but sometimes genius selections.

Farrell is a great shout, having really redeemed his credentials since taking over defence in Ireland. Some of the contact in the New Zealand games was outright scary and Ireland showed another level of physicality we all knew was probably there, but Faz seems to have unlocked. People forget he was a key cog in the new age Saracens setup and presided over a very stingy defence in the Lions tour of 2013 (with above caveat in mind).

Borthwick. The man is the best forwards coach in the world. That's all I have to say.

In short, set-piece and defence seem pretty solid. Attack I am officially worried about.