The All Blacks hammered Woodward's weakened England side on a two-Test tour of New Zealand last month, and the Lions coach's comments are sure to fuel the rivalry ahead of next summer's eagerly awaited tour.
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers suggested this week that referees may have favoured next year's World Cup hosts New Zealand in his side's last two Test defeats.
But while New Zealand's bowlers produced a fine display, the batting performance will leave the home side with concerns ahead of the two-Test series between the sides which starts next week.
But Mike Hussey, with two centuries, slotted into the side like a seasoned Test player, and Brad Hodge also made a promising debut with 60 in the second Test at Hobart.
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The DRS allows each side two referrals per innings and was first trialled in a Test match in June 2008.
That two-Test series against the All Blacks will give Gatland's side another stern examination against the cream of world rugby, another chance to learn from their mistakes.
But the match-fit Lions, who had won all six of their games prior to Saturday's opening Test, scored two late tries against the visibly-tiring home side --who were hanging on when the final whistle was eventually blown.
The century was Dhoni's third in Test cricket, a score which puts his side in an unassailable position with two days remaining at the Brabourne Stadium.
But Michael Vaughan's side were level after the Second Test, winning an epic encounter at Edgbaston by just two runs.
But it was Trott's Test colleague Jimmy Anderson and fellow England paceman Saj Mahmood who proved their side's matchwinners with two wickets apiece.
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But the home side will go into the final two games in positive mood after piling up their highest limited overs total against a Test-playing nation.
The victory for an inexperienced Wales side - shorn of their Lions stars and players from the Dragons - was their first match of a two-Test summer tour than concludes against the USA in Chicago next Saturday.
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