Saracens pair Owen Farrell and Mako Vunipola will both start for the Lions' opening match against The Barbarians on Saturday.

Warren Gatland has selected Farrell ahead of Jonathan Sexton at fly-half while Vunipola has been handed an opportunity to impress at prop.

Fellow Men in Black teammate Matt Stevens meanwhile is named among the replacements.

British & Irish Lions team to face The Barbarians: 15. Stuart Hogg 14. Alex Cuthbert 13. Jonathan Davies 12. Jamie Roberts 11. Sean Maitland 10. Owen Farrell 9. Mike Phillips 1. Mako Vunipola 2. Richard Hibbard 3. Adam Jones 4. Richie Gray 5. Paul O’Connell 6. Dan Lydiate 7. Justin Tipuric 8. Toby Faletau 

Replacements: 16. Tom Youngs 17. Cian Healy 18. Matt Stevens 19. Alun Wyn Jones 20. Jamie Heaslip 21. Conor Murray 22. Johnny Sexton 23. George North