Eddie Jones believes Lions centre Manu Tuilagi (r) will be difficult to contain if given space © Getty Images

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Former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones insists the British and Irish Lions will not go undefeated on their Australian tour and says the Queensland Reds will be right in the mix with 20 minutes to play on Saturday night.

In his regular Saturday column in The Courier Mail, Jones identified high-tempo play and clever kicking as two key areas for both the Wallabies and Reds to focus on against Warren Gatland's "factory-produced team".

"The Lions average around 120-140 passes per game and about 30 kicks and there is no attack out of their own half", Jones write in The Courier Mail. "Defence is a system based on winning the collisions and the outside centre leading up the line. The No.13 tries to cut the field in half, forcing the attack back into the collision area. This sort of defence wants the attack to get deeper and deeper so that the gain line becomes a memory.

"How do the Wallabies beat this well-coached, physical Gatland formula? Firstly, the Wallabies must aim to play the game at a higher tempo than the Lions players are used to. The Reds will try this at Suncorp Stadium tonight. The Lions play at a speed of 65-70m per minute in the slow conditions of the northern hemisphere. Super Rugby can get up to 80m per minute so the Aussies play considerably faster. The three-week Wallabies camp must follow the lead of ACT Brumbies with focus on training in a periodised way at game speed higher than 80m per minute.

"Secondly, to win the contact area the Wallabies must be faster and lower into the collision area. Quick, strong body movements on collision can beat the bigger, physical Lions players. Thirdly, the Aussies must harass Welsh halfback Mike Phillips. He should be tackled on every occasion he runs. He has the size of a backrower but questionable mental control under physical harassment. That's the job of flanker Liam Gill and halfback rival Will Genia.

"The Wallabies must attack the Lions' umbrella defence in two ways. Firstly, attack just inside the rushing No. 13 to create quick ball that stops the rush on the next phase. Secondly, use clever kicks to keep turning the Lions and the factory stops. Tonight, the Reds will rattle the Lions and be in the hunt with 20 minutes to play.

"Quade Cooper will take on the line and use a short-kicking game. Watch out for Lions centre Manu Tuilagi, 110kg-plus of Samoan muscle and pace. Given space, he takes some stopping and a big game tonight will give him a shot at the Tests. Reds coach Ewen McKenzie was a key tactician behind the 2001 series win over the Lions as a Wallabies assistant coach and will have some clever variations up his sleeve," Jones wrote.