Watching, then re-watching, Saturday's game, as many as 11 players shot their hands up for Test Series selection. I want to prove myself on the big stage and there's no better place to do it.
Gatland believes the Lions can now push their tour onto new levels after securing a hugely-important and morale-boosting victory.
"Every system that you have - whether it be attack or defence - is going to be adjusted to the quality of player that you've got", said Farrell.
Stuart Hogg could become the first major casualty of the British and Irish Lions' tour of New Zealand as he awaits specialist advice on a cheekbone injury.
The Lions face the Maori on June 17, a clash in which Gatland has already admitted he could well field a starting line-up that would closely resemble his Test XV.
Warburton is now back in action and captains the Lions against the Highlanders in Dunedin on Tuesday.
"I think he's got some bonuses out of it that he probably didn't expect with Jonathan Davies coming on and seeing [Owen] Farrell and [Johnny] Sexton work together".
"And we've seen over the last few weeks, they like to make a bit of noise and try to confuse us". But they still had the depth on the bench to comprehensively outscore the Crusaders in terms of rucks and mauls, possession and territory. "We got up off the floor and pushed. and that gave us some great front-foot ball". The box kicking of scrumhalf Conor Murray was outstanding and Farrell and later Jonathan Sexton also kicked infield to good effect. Things are looking up for the Lions, and who'd have thought that after the loss to the Blues?
The Europeans play a different game than we do down here.
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But it does so over a longer time frame than the House bill, giving the initial first impression that the cuts are kinder. Under the House bill, the CBO found that younger people would see savings and older people would pay significantly more .
"We've got machines where we plug them in and there's a programme that you set and it's filled with ice, and you put it in an insulated bag so the ice doesn't melt overnight".
"We'll play that by ear and see how it goes".
But a victory born of a huge defensive effort and the nearly unerring boot of Farrell - the one kick he missed looked from TV pictures to have gone over - will give them a major boost as they head to Dunedin to face the Otago Highlanders on Tuesday.
From the despondency of the Blues defeat to the elation of the Crusaders victory, a rollercoaster of emotion has been enjoyed and endured by the Lions and their fans this past week.
Asked if he learned anything new from the Lions' performance, Robertson said: "No".
Billy Vunipola's withdrawal from the squad due to a shoulder injury was billed as a serious blow to the Lions chances before they had even got on the plane. The Canterbury-based side are the best team in Super Rugby this season, unbeaten so far as the playoffs near.
"Defence shows the character of a team, how they are connecting, how they are respecting each other and that was what we saw from the Lions in Christchurch", he wrote in the Telegraph.
Gatland knew before he left that there would be plenty of mind games between Steve Hansen and the media.
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