We expect New Zealand at their very best - Farrell

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says he doesn't expect New Zealand's standards to drop, despite their unsettled camp this week.

The All Blacks have seen multiple changes to their playing squad and coaching staff this week, after a Covid-19 outbreak sidelined frontline players such as Will Jordan, David Havili and Jack Goodhue, as well as head coach Ian Foster, and three of his assistants.

Farrell named his side this morning for Saturday's first Test in Auckland (8.05am Irish time), with Peter O'Mahony and Keith Earls both included in the starting XV.

Cian Healy has been named on the bench, despite suffering an ankle injury in yesterday's warm-up game against the Maori All Blacks.

Initially, there were fears that the veteran loosehead could be ruled out for the remainder of the series, but Farrell says his issue is not as bad as first feared.

"I think he had a bit more of a scare than anything else," Farrell said.

"He recovered pretty quickly in the changing room after the game.

"He's still a bit sore this morning but he's obviously going through a few protocols now with the rehab but we’re going to give him until tomorrow, he’s made such improvement. We’re optimistic about that."

If Healy has a setback in the next 24 hours, it's expected Tom O'Toole will replace him on the subs bench, with Finlay Bealham available to cover loosehead, while Leinster's Ed Byrne is set to join the squad as additional cover, as revealed by Bernard Jackman on this morning's RTÉ Rugby podcast.

James Hume hasn't been as lucky as Healy it seems. The Ulster centre suffered a hip injury in the second half of yesterday's defeat, and while he's still waiting on the results of a scan, Farrell didn't sound confident about the outcome.

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