In his latest Rolling Maul blog for The Times, Stephen Jones looks forward to the rematch between Phil Vickery and Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira.
"Now we know the teams for the final Test on Saturday, there may be one or two people who feel let down. Altogether, there are 18 changes from the sides that started last week in Pretoria, and in a sense, we have a slightly devalued encounter between a Lions team now operating 14 short of their original selection against a South African team who have rested several of their first-choice players.
"So, why is it that I am looking forward to this Test almost as much as I was looking forward to the first two? There is the compelling notion that with some of the pressure removed, we may get a sweeping and thoroughly entertaining match but one with the true bite of a Test occasion.
"Just to see Phil Vickery, in his last Lions game and possibly his last international, coming up against Tendai Mtawarira, his nemesis in Durban, will be worth the admission money alone especially when you consider that the Beast was as anonymous in Pretoria as he had been outstanding in the first Test. I fancy that Vickery will draw on his experience and find some answers that, for an hour at least, will restore his wonderful reputation."
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