Assistant coach Ian Foster has urged the All Blacks to express themselves and use their brains in this weekend’s Test series decider against the British and Irish Lions. While stung by a 24-21 loss to the Lions in Wellington, Foster said "it’s not all doom and gloom for us" as the third Test looms in Auckland on Saturday. "We’ve done some really good stuff in the last two weeks, but it’s pretty clear that there’s more in us. "We’ve got to focus on that and make sure that in all circumstances — whether it’s wet and cold or windy or whatever — we’re still able to express ourselves when we want to. "We’ve proven we can get parity [in the forwards] and front-foot ball and we’ve got to make sure we’re smart in using that," he said. The reigning world champions were convincing 30-15 winners in the first Test at Eden Park, where they outmuscled the Lions forwards. The Lions hit back a week later after Sonny Bill Williams’s sending off for a shoulder charge reduced the hosts to 14 men for m...
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