This time, Andy Farrell resisted any threats to take Australia to the “hurt arena”. Unlike in 2013, when his chilling speech before the third Test in Sydney etched itself instantly in British & Irish Lions folklore, he promised as head coach to dial down the big-screen theatrics. “There won’t be any film-star roles,” he smiled. Instead, as he savoured surely the proudest day of his career, he was his natural self: commanding, sincere, attuned to the mystique of the role he had earned. The only m