Well with Horwill out for the Wallabies inevitably, neither side can feint an alleged weakness. Warburtons absence does certainly weaken the Lions. As much as people criticise his involvement, I find at this level, some of the players who are in real hot form for provinces who are also selected alongside the out of form pro's, that the out of form pro's nine times out of ten end up finding form and fitting right into the environment of high intensity where the club players wilt. Warburton was picked for a reason that an international coach knows in his own mind is better than the other stock available, noone here will know what the guy is like around the camp and in the dressing room for talking, motivation etc. None of us will know what he does on the pitch too in that sense, he could be galvanising that whole pack for all we know. He was all over the breakdown too at the weekend, and Hooper is no bad player. The Lions still have a wealth of talent, but even the words "Lions skipper out of test decider" would make you feel anxious as a Lions fan and more confident as an Aussie.

I think horwills situation will have more effect

Well, Warburton didn't massively impact the first or second test. He was a little better in the second but remained relatively quiet. His captaincy was questioned. He's a top player but Lions have an all star sub bench so any man from that is more than capable. I doubt it will affect the game much.