Lions 2013: performance against Waratahs played big role in selection for first Test against Australia, says Gatland A lot of the players were rewarded for their performance last Saturday against the Waratahs. That was an extremely positive performance and a lot of those selected for Saturday played against the Waratahs. But given the attrition rate of the series it's important the rest of the squad stay focused. We're a really close-knit group and there's a positive feeling in the team. The Lions lost 14-12 to Australia's form Super 15 franchise the ACT Brumbies in Canberra on Tuesday night, but Gatland believes the tourists still enter the looming Test series in a position of strength. The bottom line is that we have to win. The result against the Brumbies on Tuesday night was bit of a blip for us," he said. We've looked at Tuesday and realised that in the conditions we probably tried to play too much rugby. But we feel very positive about where we are, we have a few hit-outs under our belts and that's given us that match-hardened edge we've been looking for. Physically we feel in good shape and very fresh. The Australian players haven't played for three or four weeks and it's been a bit longer for two of three of their key players because they've been injured. We need to take it to them physically. Gatland hopes that Jamie Roberts, Manu Tuilagi and Tommy Bowe will be available for the second Test in Melbourne.