British and Irish Lions

Vickery was not expected to be fully fit until June 2 - the day England fly to Auckland - after suffering knee ligament damage playing for Wasps four weeks ago.

But he has made promising progress on a tough strengthening programme in the gym and is understood to be ahead of schedule.

Wasps are now hopeful Vickery could be involved in the Guinness Premiership final on May 31, should they reach Twickenham with a victory over Bath next weekend.

That could be enough to see Vickery included, even tentatively, in Martin Johnson's first England squad when it is announced tomorrow.

The British & Irish Lions will dust themselves down after losing their unbeaten record to the Brumbies and be back at work in a positive frame of mind from Wednesday, according to 2009 Test full back Rob Kearney.

With Tuesday's trip to Canberra next on the agenda for The British & Irish Lions, we take a look back at their last clash with the Brumbies, a match that went right down to the wire.

The British & Irish Lions went to the home of one of the two schools that played fixtures against them on the inaugural tour in 1888 this week, Sydney Grammar School.