Lions 2013: Ask Adam Jones

By Adam JonesBritish and Irish Lions prop

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Adam Jones

Among the topics making the headlines for the Lions during the first week of the 2013 tour are:

- The tourists thumping under-strength Western Force 69-17

- Prop Cian Healy suffering a potentially tour-ending injury

- The Force fielding a weakened side because of the Super XV

- The Lions beginning their trip with a 59-8 thumping of the Barbarians

- Sweat pouring off Adam's hair in the sauna that was Hong Kong

If you have a question for Adam post it in the comments section at the bottom of the page. He will answer as many as possible in the next day or two but not every question submitted can be used.

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  • Comment posted by Patrick, at 19:45 5 Jun 2013

    Hi Adam,
    Would you rather be lion with a kangaroo's head, or a kangaroo with a lion's head?

  • Comment posted by Je ne sais quoi, at 20:13 5 Jun 2013

    Hi Adam,

    Who has the biggest bench press and squat in the team?

  • Comment posted by Owain ap Gruffudd, at 20:19 5 Jun 2013

    Hi Adam, are you going to be taking over the ask Jerry Guscott column in the future?

  • Comment posted by Tom 1860, at 19:45 5 Jun 2013

    Hi Adam,

    Obviously all of the squad's clothing/ attire has been handled by experts and you all have lots of matching stuff... Using your keen eye for fashion, which squad members have been helped out by this policy due to their incredibly poor dress sense?

    Names and examples of failures please!

  • Comment posted by Azaer, at 18:56 5 Jun 2013

    Hi Adam,

    A lot has been made of Robbie Deans selection at 10 for the Wallabies squad; as Lions would you guys rather be playing against Quade Cooper with his mercurial magic & tragic skills (flip a coin for what you get), or James O'Connor as a more steady, but less dynamic player?

    Thanks

  • Comment posted by Kendo, at 22:05 5 Jun 2013

    What has Ryan Grant done to upset Gatland? Great season , great 6N!
    Healy might be out , and Corbisiero gets the nod! Gatland going down in my estimation, as I also think Farrell is another weak selection.

  • Comment posted by sponger_steve, at 21:44 5 Jun 2013

    Adam

    I heard the heat and humidity of Hong Kong almost caused the unthinkable - that you came close to shaving off your iconic flowing locks!

    Was just wondering, if not for 30deg heat and 90% humidity then what would it take for you and them to be parted? A series win perhaps? If so, can we make this official - will you promise to shave your head if the Lions win the series?! I will if you will!

  • Comment posted by stirling-flanker, at 21:18 5 Jun 2013

    Adam. Firstly a great effort in the heat in Hong Kong! Secondly, you are rightly recognised as one of the world's top tight heads. When the Ospreys played Glasgow in April, Ryan Grant gave you a bit of a hard time in the scrum, ending up with both of you getting sin binned. He also scored 2 tries on the night. Why do you think he has been ignored by the Lions selectors?

  • Comment posted by U15430877, at 10:23 6 Jun 2013

    Hi Adam,

    Englander here.

    Firstly, your columns are excellent and you are funnier then Guscott. Can I ask - who gets fired up most before the match? Who is spitting and raging to get on for the 80 minutes?

  • Comment posted by oscar, at 23:35 5 Jun 2013

    Adam,
    firstly, I'd just like to say that i thought you were fantastic in HK. Tough conditions but you scrummaged them off the park.
    Secondly, following Cian Healy's injury I find it incomprehensible that Ryan Grant has been ignored in favour of 'Corbs'.The rugby that Glasgow play seems to much Gatland's style and he was very much a form player in the Pro12. Could you perhaps give us some insight

  • Comment posted by U14928421, at 10:31 6 Jun 2013

    Do you think they should change the format of the scrum so that the hooker is in the second row because that is where the ball goes at the feed?

  • Comment posted by Gaz, at 22:20 5 Jun 2013

    Adam.
    As an expert front rower, how do you think Grant is feeling having been overlooked yet again?

  • Comment posted by Kendo, at 22:17 5 Jun 2013

    Think it is a shocking decision to overlook Grant, I was slightly miffed about it during the oringinal squad, but now I think it is defo wrong grant is a better scrummager than Corbisiero.....just ask a certain A Jones who has fronted up the most to him this year!

  • Comment posted by Erchie, at 22:10 5 Jun 2013

    Hi Adam, being Scottish i am obviously slightly bias but like others on this blog i am genuinely surprised that ryan grant has not been selected as replacement for healey, he has been on fire this season. Guess rowantree will lknow Corbisiero better. Anyway, best of luck to you all for rest of tour and hopefully this time their will be a scot or two involved in the test squad!

  • Comment posted by rugbyman, at 20:38 5 Jun 2013

    why has corbs been picked ahead of grant, when grant is obviously the better player by miles. is it just because gatland feels like he needs more english players and is racism towards the scots?

  • Comment posted by jonnysmyhero, at 20:22 5 Jun 2013

    Hi Adam, my friend Rory and I were discussing the other day who were the biggest beer drinkers between the four nations involved in Lions. I reckon the English as Crofty and Cole would be your anchors if you were to assemble a team. He says the Irish as he says T Bowe is an unexpected assassin. Whilst the Scots do have the big Richie. Care to throw in your hat for the Welsh corner?

  • Comment posted by U15423424, at 11:27 7 Jun 2013

    I like your wig, Adam. Where can I get one like it?

  • Comment posted by U13860838, at 10:07 7 Jun 2013

    122. A man who clearly has never watched Adam Jones play in his life.

    @Adam Jones.Who's the best "dark arts" prop you've played against?

  • Comment posted by U14994189, at 11:15 6 Jun 2013

    Not selecting Ryan Grant is a slap in the face to all the Scots that support the Lions! Do you feel that Corbs, Vunipola and Stevens are better than Grant?

  • Comment posted by Taff1955, at 10:32 6 Jun 2013

    Adam, may I request you do this on a permanent basis and give Jerry the elbow?

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