Lions need to score at least three tries to beat All Blacks - McGeechan

British & Irish Lions player Rhys Webb dives over for a try. Photo / Alan Gibson

Former Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan believes the Lions will have to score more tries to beat the All Blacks.

"I think the Lions are going to have to score three tries, which is why I think they've go to keep the attackers...I think defensively they could keep the All Blacks to two tries, I think defensively they're very good, they work really hard. And just with one or two tweaks, it could very easily be a five point test match either way," McGeechan told Radio Sport Breakfast.

The Lions were outscored on the try sheet two tries to three at Eden Park on Saturday night.

McGeechan believes Warren Gatland won't make too many changes for the second test match in Wellington, except for perhaps bringing tour captain Sam Warburton into the starting lineup.

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"I think if they were going to make a change and they wanted him to be captain I think you'd have to ring him in at 6, I think O'Brien, they need a ball carrier at 7 and I think Warburton at the breakdown, he's actually a good second man there, which way you get a lot of steals, he's not as powerful on the carries but he's a high work rate, so he'd be a good foil for O'Brien and Faletau... It could be one of the tweaks that Warren Gatland makes to the side".

Tactically it will be all about going back to laying a good platform for the backs to get into space.

"Your back to, you know a good set piece, a good platform to play from, and I think they'll look to be more accurate at the breakdown, I think I'd prefer them really going through the ball and seeing the all carries staying up a bit longer, trying to really make it a dynamic platform... If they can keep quicker all coming, I think that the backs have you know, have the ability to create and really build on space and I think that's what they need to do."

The second test between the Lions and All Blacks is on Saturday with coverage starting at 7.35pm (NZ time)