Lions 2013: Wallabies captain James Horwill free to play in second Test after citing is dismissed "I played in the days when rucking was allowed and I've still got some scars that bear witness to the ­ruckings I had, but for me the head was sacrosanct and you stayed away from that," Gatland said. And so the Horwill case gets added to a litany of cases in the southern hemisphere that leave a sour taste: the Schalk Burger alleged gouging in 2009, the Tana Umaga dangerous tackle on Brian O'Driscoll in New Zealand four years earlier, the taking-out of Richard Hill by Nathan Gray in Australia in 2001. It is not just on the pitch that the Lions have to take on their adversaries. It was no surprise then that Gatland should turn the screw on Australia as they reeled from their own injury worries by blaming the last-minute miss by Wallaby kicker Kurtley Beale in the first Test on his inadequate foot­wear. There was widespread sympathy for Beale on Saturday night after he slipped while attempting the 45-metre penalty that would have won the game for his side. Gatland dismissed such sentiments yesterday, clearly upping the ante on his beleaguered opposite number, Robbie Deans, as he strives to head off a series defeat in the ­second Test in Melbourne. "If I was a coach looking at Kurtley Beale coming on, I would be looking at the boots he was wearing," Gatland said. "He came on to the field wearing "mouldies" and he slipped over taking that last kick. He slipped over on a couple of other occasions. Why has he come out on the field wearing that sort of footwear in those sort of conditions? We've had these issues a lot with our players with Wales in the Millennium Stadium. It's quite a slippery surface and on a lot of occasions we've told players to make sure they have the right footwear because it is a slippery surface and you have turn up with the right tools. It's part of your job making sure that you are prepared. Australia missed 14 points through fluffed kicks, although they were handicapped by losing their first-choice kicker Christian Leali'ifano within 52 seconds of the start, the debutant centre being knocked out cold in an accidental collision with the hip of Lions" Jonathan Davies. The Wallabies ended a chastening Saturday night with an alarming casualty list. Four players, all backs, Pat McCabe (neck), Berrick Barnes (head), Adam Ashley-Cooper (shoulder) and Digby Ioane (shoulder) are still being assessed for various injuries as the Wallabies decamped to Melbourne 24 hours ahead of the Lions. They have called up three players and may yet summon others as the medical condition of the battered and bruised clarifies. There was the also the sight of scrum-half Will Genia limping through the hotel on Sunday morning with heavy strapping on his knee. Genia's absence really would send the scales crashing down in favour of the Lions. There is a return to the colours for veteran flanker, George Smith, who won the last of his 110 caps four years ago against Wales. It is an astonishing revival of a career with Smith heading overseas, first to Toulon and more recently to Suntory in Japan who have given him short‑term release from his contract to help out Australia. Smith, 32, might have featured in the initial Wallaby squad only to pick up a knee knock recently. He is joined in the revamped party by Brumbies team-mate, uncapped full-back Jesse Mogg who starred in the 14-12 win against the Lions last week, and Reds centre Ben Tapuai.