Davies, Cuthbert and Hibbard on Wales' Lions woes

Andy Farrell's player selection for the British and Irish Lions' tour to Australia was another brutal reminder of Wales' fall from grace.

With Wales on a 17-game losing run, only two players - flanker Jac Morgan and scrum-half Tomos Williams - earned spots in the 38-strong squad.

Scrum V The Warm Up gathered the thoughts of Welsh former Lions on the make-up of the squad and the lack of their fellow countrymen to make the cut.

Former Scarlets and Clermont Auvergne centre Davies believes Morgan and Williams "will go out and give a great account of themselves and fly the flag for Welsh rugby".

He added: "It looks a strong squad and there is a lot of time spent deliberating over who goes, and they feel that they've got a good mix to go out and win a Test series

"I think Maro Itoje is a great leader, he's gained a huge amount of maturity over the last 12 months and the way he has led England has been extremely impressive and inevitably his form has been great, and you'd think he's a guaranteed starter for that Test team. It's great for him.

"You can tell how good Andy Farrell is with what he's done with Ireland, the Lions tours that he's been involved in. I've loved working with him and I'm sure he'll make sure everything is done to the best of his ability to make sure the team is best prepared to go out there and win the Test series.

"I think it will be a lot tougher than people expect. The hardest thing with the Lions tour is that you have four nations coming together and then in six weeks you're playing one of the best teams in the world, that is the hardest part of it.

"But with the experience that they have in the coaching set-up and players, I'm sure they'll be able to get on the same page very quickly.

"With the strength in that squad, I'm sure they can go out and win the series."

Alex Cuthbert, a 2013 series winner in Australia, believes Morgan and Williams' "performances probably deserve their call-up".

He added: "I'm gutted there's not a couple more Welsh influences in the squad, but Andy Farrell has obviously decided to go for familiarity and people he can rely on, which is the massive Irish influx in the squad.

"But I'm extremely excited for the two Welsh lads that got selected and hopefully they'll get the job done.

"Farrell has gone with a lot of Irish lads who have done the job away from home against New Zealand, and it's going to be no easy task over in Australia."

Cuthbert is also "pretty confident" Farrell's Lions can repeat the 2013 success he and his team-mates enjoyed.

"The players named are all top players from their representative countries, the style of play you can pretty much say is going to be the way Ireland play and they've done a job on Australia a number of times, but away from home it's going to be tough," he said.

Cuthbert says Morgan is "a very clever rugby player, world class in what he offers around the field".

"It's not just at the breakdown, but his leadership with Wales and Ospreys, his carrying, his defensive ability which we saw in the Six Nations," Cuthbert said.

"He's going to be in a team that are on the front foot, playing attack-minded rugby which I think is really going to suit him.

"And what he is, is a great bloke and I think he'll be really good in that environment. A lot of lads will get on well with him."

Richard Hibbard, who played in all three 2013 Tests against the Wallabies said: "I was hoping for a few more [Welsh selections], but unfortunately it's currently where we're at, but it's a fantastic achievement for those boys, it shows all the hard work they put in in the last season and I'm delighted for everybody that's been selected.

"Jac Morgan's always the standout player in every game, he's carrying a lot of weight on those young shoulders. He thoroughly deserves it, no player in Wales deserves it more than him, especially being captain through this tough period, he's just held himself so well, it's phenomenal."

Hibbard says Farrell is a "fantastic" coach for the players to work under.

"He is one of those coaches you just want to play for, the way he talks, he so passionate. His defence is very simple," Hibbard said.

"He makes you believe in it as much as he does. He's one of those coaches you will follow into battle.

"The Australian team is going to be coming back into some form. Playing in someone else's country and trying to get the wins is tough, but that's a very good looking squad, a very Irish dominated squad, but if anyone can do it, I think Farrell can take them out there."