Wallabies coach Robbie Deans prepares a three-pronged playmaker attack to take on the British and Irish Lions Digby Ioane and Christian Lealiifano look on during the Australian Wallabies Fan Day at Brisbane City Hall on June 18, 2013 in Brisbane, Australia. FORGET brutality, the Wallabies will use their creative side by unleashing three playmakers in the backline for Saturday's first Test against the British and Irish Lions. While the team will not be announced until tomorrow, Australia coach Robbie Deans is expected to hand Brumbies star Christian Lealiifano a Test debut at inside centre ahead of Pat McCabe. The sight of James O'Connor at flyhalf, Lealiifano standing in the No.12 channel and Berrick Barnes at fullback in yesterday's training session at Ballymore was a clear pointer that Deans wants to attack the tourists with width and guile at Suncorp Stadium. With classy finishers Israel Folau and Digby Ioane set to ignite the flanks, it makes sense to use distributors in the key playmaking roles. Ioane's rapid rehabilitation from knee surgery has been astonishing. It all points to a departure from the direct but one-dimensional style favoured in recent years by Deans. The expected move was yesterday applauded by former Wallabies inside centre Rod Kafer, who suggested Lealiifano was ready to handle the heat of a debut against the Lions. "It is a massive ask . . . first Test against the Lions, but I think Christian could handle it," Fox Sports commentator Kafer said. He's not 21. He's got plenty of Super (Rugby) experience now and has a good head on his shoulders. The decision at No.12 will really show Deans' hand in terms of how they'll play the game. Look around the world and the No.12 is often a good way to understand what style a team plays with. Adam Ashley-Cooper said yesterday he was readying himself for battle against midfield general Brian O'Driscoll, who is likely to be named at outside centre for the first Test on his fourth Lions tour. "He's a soldier and that's why he's still one of the best 13s in the world," Ashley-Cooper said. Another talking point was the likely selection of Brumbies captain and former Queenslander Ben Mowen at blindside flanker. The release of Dave Dennis from the Wallabies camp to captain the Waratahs on Saturday means Mowen is a certainty to earn his first cap on the side of the scrum. Kurtley Beale trained separately to the main group in an indication he has missed a spot in the starting XV but could be used off the bench. Ioane, the tackle-busting winger, praised the Wallabies' medical staff as he declared his fitness for the series opener. "I've been in this situation before against the All Blacks; I think it was in 2010 when I did my shoulder," Ioane said. I didn't play a game all year and that was my first game so I'm not too worried about it.