Alun-Wyn Jones scored a try for Wales in the second test with the All Blacks in Wellington.

UK bookmakers have made Wales lock Alun-Wyn Jones the early favourite to captain the Lions in New Zealand next year.

Jones won the 100th of his 102 Wales caps during the 3-0 series defeat to the All Blacks last month.

The 30-year-old starred for the Lions as they beat Australia 2-1 in the 2013 series.

And he's the early front runner to skipper the Lions for their tour of New Zealand in 2017 ahead of England and Wales captains, Dylan Hartley and Sam Warburton, according to Ladbrokes.

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Jones is available at $3, with Hartley priced as second favourite at $3.50, and Warburton third at $4.

All three are well clear of other candidates, with Irish pair Jonathan Sexton and Peter Mahony the next available, priced at $17.

Captain of England's abysmal 2015 World Cup campaign, Chris Robshaw, is back at $25 along with Scotland skipper Greg Laidlaw and Irish flanker Sean O'Brien.

The Lions will tour New Zealand from June next year and play all of the Super Rugby sides, New Zealand Maori and three tests with the All Blacks.

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