Saturday 8 July 2017 08:37, UK
Elliot Daly believes the British and Irish Lions' backline has the fluidity to cut open New Zealand in Saturday's decider.
The England international has retained his place on the left wing for the third and final All Blacks Test in Auckland, with the tourists aiming to secure their second-ever series win in New Zealand.
Daly insists Warren Gatland's attacking backline can step in and direct play if required - handing the Lions a potentially deadly combination behind the scrum.
"It's very exciting because everyone can fill in and cover another role," Daly said.
"Everyone's very, very comfortable on the ball and there's no need for any one particular person to rush to move in and be a ball player as someone else will slot in and fill that hole.
"It's great to have so many ball players on the pitch at any one time."
The Lions' sole Test series win against the world champions was in 1971, while the All Blacks have not lost consecutive home matches since 1998.
Gatland's bold call in naming an unchanged matchday squad sees Ireland's Johnny Sexton and England's Owen Farrell link up again, leaving Daly itching for the Lions to hit their attacking stride.
"It's a real benefit when we look to run specific moves in the backline," said Daly.
"That's when the flexibility can come through, as everyone has the confidence to try things, as others can step in.
"It's been very similar at Wasps, and been fantastic to train and play with players of such high quality like Kurtley [Beale] and Willie [Le Roux].
"When you train with that quality all the time, hopefully some of that rubs off on you."
