by Paul Cook - The appetite for the upcoming British & Irish Lions tour of Australia has been truly whetted with the announcement of the Lions squad in London this evening (AEST) and coach Warren Gatland has sprung a few surprises. Sam Warburton, Gatland’s Welsh general, has been given the honour of captaining the 37 strong tourists, which includes the largest Welsh contingent since 1977, stalwart Brian O’Driscoll makes the cut but there was no place for Jonny Wilkinson. Full Squad: Fullbacks: Leigh Halfpenny (Wales, Cardiff Blues), Stuart Hogg (Scotland, Glasgow Warriors), Rob Kearney (Ireland, Leinster) Wings: Tommy Bowe (Ireland, Ulster), Alex Cuthbert (Wales, Cardiff Blues), Sean Maitland (Scotland, Glasgow Warriors), George North (Wales, Scarlets) Centres: Jonathan Davies (Wales, Scarlets), Brian O'Driscoll