Bolter: Noun, Australian informal - an outsider in a contest or race. Perhaps it was a term picked up on a previous tour down under. For whatever reason, in the northern hemisphere at least, the concept of a bolter has become synonymous with Lions squad selection. It refers to the inexperienced, overlooked and out of favour. Players propelled from leftfield to centre stage and on to the plane with the best of Britain and Ireland. Back row Sam Simmonds, who had not been chosen for England in three years, was that pick when the Lions toured South Africa in 2021. Some bolters have blossomed into Lions greats. Jeremy Guscott and Martin Johnson had each made just one appearance for England before playing for the Lions. Jason Robinson was still learning the game after switching from rugby league. Other gambles have not paid such dividends. Here are nine potential picks, all less than probable but the right side of impossible, to listen out for when Wales great Ieuan Evans announces the squad on Thursday.