Warren Gatland uses Messy Monday to prepare Lions for New Zealand challenge | Robert Kitson

The squad’s time together is at a premium before their departure but no stone has been left unturned in their planning – right down to the choice of musicEvery British & Irish Lions tour has to start somewhere and these days it is beneath a teetering mountain of free kit in west London. The 41 chosen players heading to New Zealand have been issued with everything from multiple hats – peaked and woolly – to laptop covers and, crucially, have also now posed for their squad photo. Even if injury intervenes before the end of the month they will have something to show the grandchildren.They cal…