The British and Irish Lions continue their preparations for the three-Test series against the Wallabies as they face the Queensland Reds in their third tour game.

The Lions overcame a frisky Western Force side in Perth to get back on track after an opening defeat to Argentina in Dublin, and now switch coasts in Australia to Brisbane for another encounter with a Super Rugby Pacific side.

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The win over the Force came at a cost, though, with Tomos Williams ruled out of the tour with a hamstring injury, necessitating a call-up for Scotland scrum half Ben White.

Blair Kinghorn, meanwhile, has also joined up with the squad after winning the Top 14 with Toulouse, though neither he nor compatriot White are yet ready to feature.

Here’s everything you need to know.

The Queensland Reds host the British and Irish Lions at 11am BST on Wednesday 2 July at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action, with coverage on the channels from 10am BST. A live stream will be available via Sky Go or Now.

While not quite at full strength, the Reds side is bolstered by a few released Wallabies with plenty of quality throughout the 23 named by future Australia coach Les Kiss. Props Aidan Ross and Jeffery Toomaga-Allen are both former All Blacks - the latter has since switched allegiance to Samoa - while Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Seru Uru ensure plenty of carrying prowess within the back five of the pack.

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Hard-hitting centre Hunter Paisami will keep the Lions midfield wary while 21-year-old Tim Ryan, nicknamed the “Junkyard Dog”, has real pace and footwork to provide a threat out wide.

The Lions are led by Maro Itoje as Andy Farrell continues his rotation as he seeks to find out as much as he can about his squad and combinations ahead of the Tests. In pleasing news for the head coach, Jamison Gibson-Park and Hugo Keenan are both fit to feature for the first time after injury niggles, with the pair set to press their case for starting shirts at scrum half and full-back. Gibson-Park combines with Finn Russell in a likely Test half-back pairing.

Itoje is partnered by England chum Ollie Chessum with James Ryan in line for his first appearance of the tour off the bench, while the ever-intriguing back-row balance this time sees two regular opensides in Tom Curry and Jac Morgan flanking No 8 Jack Conan.

1 Aidan Ross, 2 Matt Faessler, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen; 4 Josh Canham, 5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto; 6 Seru Uru, 7 John Bryant, 8 Joe Brial; 9 Kalani Thomas, 10 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips; 11 Tim Ryan, 12 Hunter Paisami, 13 Josh Flook, 14 Lachie Anderson; 15 Jock Campbell (capt.).

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16 Josh Nasser, 17 George Blake, 18 Sef Fa’agase, 19 Ryan Smith, 20 Angus Blyth, 21 Connor Vest; 22 Louis Werchon, 23 Isaac Henry.

1 Andrew Porter, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 3 Will Stuart; 4 Maro Itoje (capt.), 5 Ollie Chessum; 6 Tom Curray, 7 Jac Morgan, 8 Jack Conan; 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 10 Finn Russell; 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 12 Bundee Aki, 13 Huw Jones, 14 Tommy Freeman; 15 Hugo Keenan.

Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Finlay Bealham., 19 James Ryan, 20 Ben Earl; 21 Alex Mitchell, 22 Fin Smith, 23 Garry Ringrose.