One of the easiest decisions facing the coach, Ian McGeechan, and the manager, Gerald Davies, is whether Brian O'Driscoll or Paul O'Connell should be the man who lands in South Africa carrying the Lions mascot, according to Tim Glover in the Independent on Sunday.
"The most obvious answer is O'Driscoll, the Ireland captain who inspired his country with crucial tries at key moments. He also has unfinished business with the Lions after a lamentable tour to New Zealand in 2005, when his world was turned upside down by a double hit in the opening minutes of the First Test.
"O'Driscoll would love the chance to lead again and he deserves it. That would leave O'Connell, a towering presence in the Irish second row, as vice-captain and leader of the pack. However, the punters have backed the lock forward and Irish bookmakers have stopped taking money on O'Connell being named as the Lions' leader."
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