Martin Corry is determined to put his own personal disappointments behind him to help the Lions rediscover the feel-good factor. The loose forward and his England team-mate Jason Robinson were named in the midweek side to take on second division outfit Manawatu today and appear to have paid the price for the team's 21-3 defeat to New Zealand in Christchurch last weekend.

Although bitterly disappointed to see his Test chances slipping away, the 31-year-old Leicester Tigers flanker said the main focus now was to ensure the Lions returned to winning ways.

Corry said yesterday: "As individuals you've got to put your personal disappointments on the back burner and say if I'm not playing in another Test match and we win the series then I'll take that.

"It's a huge game for us now. We've got to get the feelgood factor going on and get the buzz going in the camp and the only way we can do that is by putting in a highlyspirited performance tomorrow night.

"I don't think it's the greatest call to go my way but it's one of those things. Touring is about taking the good with the bad and this is a bit of a bad time for me but I've got an opportunity now to see what I can do on Tuesday.

"We're not going to go walking around feeling sorry for ourselves, we've got to make sure we put in a good performance and can start to get some feel-good factor back in the camp."

The Lions' woeful performance last Saturday was compounded by injuries to skipper Brian O'Driscoll, Richard

Hill and Tom Shanklin. All are ruled out of the tour.

While no action was taken against All Blacks skipper Tana Umaga and hooker Keven Mealamu for their part in O'Driscoll's departure, Lions lock

Danny Grewcock copped a two-month ban for biting the press that doesn't really distract us. We're more concerned about Brian with a dislocated shoulder, Richard Hill with a bad knee and Tom Shanklin. So the external factors are out of our control now.

"I'm not here to say that something should have been done. Things happen all the time in a rugby game. Unfortunately we've lost our tour captain and that's where we leave it as a group of players. That is a big enough blow as it is."

Corry said there would be no lingering hangover from Saturday's loss with players such as himself, Robinson and Neil Back, who has been selected on the bench for today's match, keen to make amends.

"Everyone is just desperate to atone and get the tour back on track, really, and I hate saying phrases like that. But there is a huge element of that where people in the camp want to be talking favourably about the rugby match. Hopefully we can get a good buzz out of the way we play tomorrow night."

Manawatu could finish only sixth in the National Provincial Championship second division last year.

Robinson, who will revert from fullback to wing today, said: "I think we are due a good win. There have been some good performances but the main thing for us is just to get back on track, it's as simple as that."

Manawatu Charlie McAlister says his team will not be overawed by the occasion. He said: "We're looking for them to play as best as they possibly can as individuals and as part of a team. They are certainly not going to be overawed by the side the Lions have put out."