Between player-cam cameos and other irreverence - Neil Jenkins’ eye-patch in the 1997 kangaroo court is unforgettably creepy viewing - British and Irish Lions documentaries down the years have provided acute insight how the Test side comes together.

Lions Raw, charting the trip to Australia four years ago, is no different. A short clip of an early selection meeting before the initial squad announcement shows Graham Rowntree pushing the case for England loosehead Alex Corbisiero to be put on a standby list. Corbisiero would come in for an injured Cian Healy and destroy the Wallabies.

The same film provides a play-by-play of the match, at the corresponding stage of the 2013 tour, that might just have prompted Warren Gatland’s five call-ups this week - geography-based recruitment that has left social media seething.

Facing Jake White’s Brumbies on a chilly night in Canberra four days out from the first Test against Australia, the Lions are already littered with injury reinforcements.

On one wing is Shane Williams, drafted in due to his arrival in the country as a radio pundit. On the other is Christian Wade, who has flown in after tormenting Argentina for England during what remains his sole international appearance. The midfield comprises of Brad Barritt and Billy Twelvetrees.