"I have had no contact from the Lions at all", he said.
"Warren's made it no secret this was his plan all along", said scrum-half Greig Laidlaw.
"It's something he did on the Australia tour in 2013". I think he is absolutely outstanding in terms of the amount of touches he has in the game and his pick and go.
"Ultimately it's about looking after the Test squad".
Hansen has been firing barbs of his own in the lead-up to the Test, accusing Gatland of having only one style of play and claiming inside knowledge of the Lions reinforcements.
With a two-point deficit at the break, the Maoris' chances of repeating the 2005 feat of downing the Lions looked good - until Kerr-Barlow's sin-binning, and the concession of a three-try lead from which they couldn't recover.
Jones told the BBC from Argentina: "The Lions is a prestigious team - when you become a Lion, you're remembered for life". I think he's done pretty well so far on tour with not many opportunities.
The British and Irish Lions coach could only laugh as he was forced to respond to more accusations from the All Blacks camp.
The Wales flanker has been omitted from the squad for tomorrow's match in Hamilton, raising hopes that he might squeeze into the Test squad after ankle trouble.
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Meanwhile, Marin Cilic set up a semi-final clash with Gilles Muller at Queen's Club as the Croatian powered to a 6-4 7-5 victory over Donald Young.
The Lions did, however, successfully shut down the Maori backs and young All Blacks Nehe Milner-Skudder, Rieko Ioane and Damian McKenzie - all considered exceptional ball-runners - had few opportunities.
He also defended calling in six extra players from the Wales and Scotland squads, who are already in the southern hemisphere, so he could have two squads of 23 and Test players would not be required for midweek duty.
"We are five games into the Tour and there is still a lot to play for". We've got good referees going forward in the rest of the matches.
Part of their brilliance in attack that night was the ability of fly-half Beauden Barrett to bring his wide players into the game through the centre partnership of Sonny Bill Williams and Anton Lienert-Brown, the latter of who has the ability to offload nearly at will.
"We're still not confirmed in a number of the combinations and finalising what we want at second row, back row, the back three combination, midfield".
Best will pull on the No.2 jersey in Waikato on Tuesday, as his Lions side - made up nearly entirely of those who will not play in the first Test on Saturday - fight to keep their selection hopes for later Tests alive.
Ireland hooker Rory Best will captain the Lions against the Chiefs, while Liam Williams of Wales is at full-back in the continued absence of Leigh Halfpenny, who must complete his head-injury protocols if he is to reclaim the No 15 jersey for the Tests.
But the fact they are in the midweek team, playing just four days before the first Test can not be ignored and Tommy Seymour's place on the bench on Tuesday suggests his chances of featuring against the All Blacks are slim.
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