And, at the end of it all, Australia emerged from a night of incident and accident having avoided the ignominy of a 3-0 whitewash. There was to be no glorious farewell for a British and Irish Lions side that had thought of themselves as history-makers;

Australia dominated the British and Irish Lions to claim a 22-12 win and deny the Andy Farrell's men from completing a famous 3-0 series clean sweep.

Debate continues over the British and Irish Lions’ 29-26 win against Australia in the second test. The controversy centers on a last-minute try and a non-penalty decision.

With a spirited effort in Melbourne followed by a deserved 22-12 victory in Sydney, the Wallabies may have just done enough to quash doubts about the validity of future British & Irish Lions tours to Australia.

In what was a mad game with a lightning stoppage and biblical rain in Sydney, the Wallabies won 22-12 to make sure the series didn’t end in a whitewash for the British and Irish Lions. The Wallabies were up for it from the start and the heavy rain suited them perfectly,