Wales skipper Jones captained the Lions in the third Test in Australia in 2013 as well as playing in all the Tests in South Africa in 2009.
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And the Test centurion will bring all his experience to a starting line-up which sees Jonathan Davies, Conor Murray, George North and Sean O’Brien appear for the first time on Tour. Head Coach Warren Gatland said: “The aim was always to start everyone in the first three matches and this selection ensures that we achieve this. “This is an experienced team with nine of the starting 15 players having featured in 2013. “Our squad is working hard and we are seeing improvement in their performances both at training and in the games. “Last night’s results against the Blues was disappointing and we know we can’t afford to give away so many penalties. “We are looking forward to the clash against the Crusaders and we expect a tough game against the most successful team in Super Rugby history.”
British & Irish Lions
(v Crusaders, Saturday, June 10, AMI Stadium, 7.35pm NZST/8.35am BST) 15 Stuart Hogg – Glasgow Warriors, Scotland, 783 14 George North – Northampton Saints, Wales, #792 13 Jonathan Davies – Scarlets, Wales, #778 12 Ben Te’o – Worcester Warriors, England, #815 11 Liam Williams – Scarlets, Wales, #832 10 Owen Farrell – Saracens, England, #780 9 Conor Murray – Munster, Ireland, #790 1 Mako Vunipola – Saracens, England, #787 2 Jamie George – Saracens, England, #818 3 Tadhg Furlong – Leinster, Ireland, #817 4 Alun Wyn Jones (capt) – Ospreys, Wales, #761 5 George Kruis – Saracens, England, #819 6 Peter O’Mahony – Munster, Ireland, #833 7 Sean O’Brien – Leinster, Ireland, #796 8 Taulupe Faletau – Bath Rugby, Wales, #779
Replacements
16 Ken Owens – Scarlets, Wales, #829 17 Jack McGrath – Leinster, Ireland, #827 18 Dan Cole – Leicester, England, #794 19 Maro Itoje – Saracens, England, #825 20 CJ Stander – Munster, Ireland, #831 21 Rhys Webb – Ospreys, Wales, #820 22 Johnny Sexton – Leinster, Ireland, #791 23 Anthony Watson – Bath Rugby, England, #816
