| Leinster's Brian O'Driscoll will once again captain the side at the Jade Stadium and he will be joined in the side by several other Celtic League stars including Leinster hooker Shane Byrne, Munster lock Paul O'Connell, Cardiff's Gethin Jenkins and the Scarlets' Dwayne Peel.
Elsewhere, the Ospreys' Ryan Jones continues his rapid rise through the ranks by taking a place amongst the replacements along with Leinster's Shane Horgan.
No Scottish players make the squad for the first Test of the three match series.
Lions: Jason Robinson (Sale Sharks, England); Josh Lewsey (London Wasps, England), Brian O'Driscoll (capt, Leinster, Ireland), Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons, England), Gareth Thomas (Toulouse, Wales); Dwayne Peel (Llanelli, Wales), Stephen Jones (Clermont Auvergne, Wales); Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff, Wales), Shane Byrne (Leinster, Ireland), Julian White (Leicester Tigers, England), Paul O'Connell (Munster, Ireland), Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers, England), Richard Hill (Saracens, England), Neil Back (Leicester Tigers, England), Martin Corry (Leicester Tigers, England).
Replacements: Steve Thompson (Northampton Saints, England), Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers, England), Danny Grewcock (Bath, England), Ryan Jones (Ospreys, Wales), Matt Dawson (London Wasps, England), Will Greenwood (Harlequins, England), Shane Horgan (Leinster, Ireland).
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