How Farrell's tourists pulled off greatest comeback in Lions history

The roar from the Australian crowd was deafening, a visceral celebration of what appeared to be an unassailable lead. Eighteen points down with just over a third of the match played, the British and Irish Lions under Andy Farrell looked shell-shocked, their grand tour of Australia threatening to unravel in spectacular fashion during the crucial first Test. History, statistics, and every ounce of conventional rugby wisdom suggested this was a deficit from which no Lions side had ever recovered, let alone on hostile soil against a fired-up Wallaby outfit. Yet, what unfolded was not just a recovery, but a seismic shift in momentum that etched itself into the annals of rugby as the greatest comeback in the storied history of the Lions.