article_snippet: national selector James Whitaker added on Sky Sports News: 'People go on the Lions tours, and it gives People a good indication of the next level up, and Jonathan embraced that. '
article_snippet: Jonathan wanted to captain the team, which Jonathan did very well.
article_snippet: It added to Jonathan experience, and Jonathan really enjoyed It. '
article_snippet: It's just a marker for us to gauge Jonathan by ... and Jonathan's happy to go again.'
article_snippet: Read Sportsmail's exclusive interview with Jonathan in November .