1.   Left wing Eric Lacroix became the latest injury casualty for the Kings.

2.   McGee could come in for Andy Mockler, who is the latest injury casualty and leaves McHale with a depleted squad.

3.   Blewett was axed after failing in the three-Test series against Pakistan recently, while Fleming was the first injury casualty on the West Indies tour.

4.   Cardiff flanker Martyn Williams, another Lions injury casualty, features among the back-row candidates after recovering from shoulder trouble.

5.   Uruguayan defender Paolo Montero and Chilean striker Marcelo Salas are injury casualties while Dutchman Edgar Davids and Italian international defender Mark Iuliano are both suspended.

6.   Veteran defender Ciro Ferrara is suspended while injured quartet Paolo Montero, Marcelo Salas, Alessandro Del Piero and Lilian Thuram have been recent injury casualties.