The Lions will have a full squad of players to choose from when the management sits down later today to pick the team for Saturday's second Test – apart from the second row Nathan Hines, who has received a ban this afternoon after being cited for a dangerous tackle against the Emerging Springboks last night.

The prop Andrew Sheridan is expected to play a full part in training tomorrow, the flanker Martyn Williams, who picked up a shoulder strain last night, has been passed fit and the full-back Lee Byrne is having pain-killing injections in his left ankle.

"The medics have told us that everyone is fit for selection," said the defence coach Shaun Edwards. "A number of players made a positive impact in last night's game and we have some decisions to make. It is clearly a game we have to win, but we are not going to abandon our strategy of going through multiple phases and attacking."

The assistant forwards coach Graham Rowntree said changes in all three areas of the pack would be discussed. "We had an honesty session on Monday, looking at aspects such as scrimmaging and defending driving mauls, and we will put things right.

"What was pleasing on Saturday was that we did sort the scrum out and we were on top in that area by the end of the game. They caught us cold with the driving mauls that led to their second try and the players know they have to do better than that.

"I was delighted with the way Phil Vickery performed when he came on against the Emerging Springboks and I was very pleased for him. He is a proud and honest man and there was no way we were going to hang him out to dry after last week because the problem was a collective one: it was not down to an individual.

"We have been working on our scrimmaging, as no doubt South Africa have. We will be better in that area, but so will they. We have to start the second Test up front as we finished the first one."

Matthew Rees and Adam Jones are likely to bolster the front row, but the back row may stay the same unless the Lions feel Williams will facilitate continuity more effectively than David Wallace.

The Lions will travel to Pretoria on Friday night to counteract the effect of playing at altitude but one disadvantage for them is that Cape Town is enduring a wet and windy week, while it has been dry and sunny in the capital.

"I don't think the change in conditions will be a factor," said Rowntree. "We will have a big scrimmaging session tomorrow and the pitch we are training on is hard despite the weather. Spirits in the camp are high and we have an interesting selection meeting ahead of us."

The Lions have won three of the four Tests they have played in Pretoria while Ian McGeechan has won five out of five second Tests he has been involved in as a player and head coach with the tourists.

"It is no use trying to draw inspiration from the past," said Edwards. "It is all about the here and now. We have a chance on Saturday and we have to take it. It is important not to get too excited. As a coach, you have to keep a clear head. It is up to me to work out what South Africa will throw at us in attack. Schalk Burger will add physicality to their back row, and there is no doubt they will be looking to improve their defence."