Australia v British and Irish Lions: Rob Valetini vows to attack second Test

Second Test: Australia v British and Irish Lions

Date: Saturday, 26 July Kick-off: 11:00 BST Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground

Coverage: Live substance commentary connected BBC Sport website and app, with post-match investigation connected BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live and online

Experienced Australia back-row guardant Rob Valetini has declared himself acceptable and acceptable for enactment arsenic the Wallabies look to powerfulness up their battalion for Saturday's do-or-die 2nd Test against the British and Irish Lions successful Melbourne.

Valetini missed retired connected the bid opener arsenic helium recovered from a calf problem, with the Australia forwards outgunned successful the escaped as the Lions won 27-19 successful Brisbane.

"I would person been a shoo-in for the archetypal Test but it was a astute thought to person a week disconnected and get done immoderate much training," helium said.

"It feels bully to go. I've got a batch of hunger to get retired there."

In Valetini's absence, the Lions backmost enactment Tom Curry, Tadgh Beirne and Jack Conan ran amok astatine the Suncorp Stadium, but the Brumbies escaped guardant says helium doesn't consciousness immoderate other unit connected his shoulders to pb the Wallabies' backlash this weekend.

"I don't truly consciousness unit oregon anything. I consciousness similar it is different crippled of rugby and thing I person been playing since I was young," Valetini, 26, said.

"I conscionable effort and spell retired determination and bash my occupation – carrying, tackling – and doing my spot for the team.

"It was hard to miss the past 2 games but the hunger for the jersey is close up there."

However, experienced prop James Slipper says the Wallabies aren't shying distant from the magnitude of Saturday's game, which volition beryllium played astatine the iconic 100,000-seater Melbourne Cricket Ground.

While Australia caput manager Joe Schmidt spoke aft the nonaccomplishment successful Queensland astir his side's "growth" and "development", Slipper insists the absorption is connected the present and present and says it doesn't get bigger than a must-win Lions Test match.

"There is not overmuch much unit than with a Lions series," helium said. "It is simply a crippled we are going to person to win.

"Realistically, everyone knows it is bash oregon die. We cognize what it is. This is up determination with a World Cup last for america arsenic players.

"We are up against the mighty Lions team. We haven't won that galore bid successful the agelong history, truthful for america it is decidedly astatine the foremost of our careers."