British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell feels “privileged” to have the chance to make history against Australia.

Following their series win against Australia back in 2013, the Lions could record back-to-back victories in tours of the same country for the first time.

Despite holding a 1-0 lead after winning the first Test 27-19 in Brisbane, achieving the series win may not be as straightforward as the Lions would hope.

The Lions have lost each of their last three Test matches after taking a 1-0 lead in a series, scoring just one try in total across those three games (2001 v Australia, 2013 v Australia, 2021 v South Africa).

The last time they won their opening two matches in a series was in 1997, against the Springboks.

The Lions have also lost both of their matches against the Wallabies in Melbourne, those defeats coming in the second Test of their last two tours to Australia (2013 and 2001).

Although history leans towards an Australia win in Melbourne, Farrell is relishing the chance to seal a series victory on Saturday.

“We thoroughly believe that we're way better than what we showed [in the first Test], and we've got another chance to prove that,” said Farrell.

“We're the privileged ones that get the opportunity to do something special and hopefully create a bit of history.

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“There's a determined Australian side that's going to try and stop us doing that, so it's a hell of a test.

“No other Lions have done back-to-back victories of tours of the same country. So, due to the good work of the 2013 touring party, we get the privilege to be in a position to try and accomplish that.”

A First Nations Pasifika XV put up a good fight against the Lions on Tuesday, falling to a narrow 24-19 defeat despite conceding six line breaks in the opening 15 minutes.

Australia head coach Joe Schmidt believes the Wallabies cannot copy any tactics for the second Test, but believes they have made the right adjustments.

"We don't want to be nice, and we don't want to be submissive,” Schmidt explained. 

“I thought the First Nations Pasifika team did a fantastic job, but if we do [concede that many line breaks] in a Test match, we could be a lot further behind than the FNP team were on Tuesday evening.

“We've got to make sure we get the balance right so that some of that aggressive line speed that they brought, we've got to bring that, but we've also got to make sure that it's connected, because when you leak like that and they can play in behind you, then it's very hard to get back in front of them.”