Head coach Ian McGeechan, who confirmed the Lions would not be calling up any replacements, said the loss of Jenkins, Jones, O'Driscoll and Roberts had a major bearing on the second Test.

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The failed test will have no bearing on Austria's Davis Cup victory over Great Britain in September.

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Last year Chevron announced that test wells drilled 29, 000 feet deep into Buckskin found oil-bearing sands 300 feet thick.

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