Jonathan Davies confident of Lions bouncing back after Auckland defeat

Wales centre Jonathan Davies believes British and Irish Lions can bounce back after their demoralising defeat to New Zealand in the first Test at Eden Park on Saturday.

Heading into the Auckland Test with a lot of expectation, Warren Gatland's men succumbed to a 30-15 defeat despite touchdowns from Sean O'Brien and Rhys Webb.

The only two times Lions have gone on to win the series in the past from losing the first game was in 1899 and 1989 but Davies insists the Lions have all the potential to beat the back to back world champions in a must win encounter in Wellington.

"Some boys might take a couple of days to get over that game because it was quite physical, but there is a sense in the camp that moving forward we can beat the All Blacks," he said.

"Everything is fixable. If we are more clinical and we put more pressure on them, who knows? They might start to tighten up, and the pressure comes on them then.

"It is a test of character. With this group, pressure has been put on us from the start of this tour, and we have reacted very well, and we need to make sure it is the same for this coming week.

"We have got to dust ourselves off, prepare for the Hurricanes game (on Tuesday), and then we have got another Test match.

"It is do or die in the series now, with the Test matches. But first things first, it is to support whoever who is picked to play against the Hurricanes.

"We have to win the second Test now. Everyone wants to get off to a head-start by winning the first match, but the best thing about the series is we have another chance next weekend. I am sure everyone will be looking forward to that already."

The 29-year-old also rued the missed opportunities during the first Test which allowed All Blacks to gather momentum and eventually raced to a 30-8 lead before Webb's final minute showdown reduced the losing margin to 15 points.

"We created chances, but we didn't finish them," Davies added. "We need to be more clinical against the best team in the world.

"Our discipline and error-count in that first 20 minutes gave them a 10-point head-start. We didn't take our chances, and we didn't get any scoreboard pressure on them. We probably left three tries out there, and that is the most disappointing thing."