Joe Marler is the latest England player to reveal he is set to be snubbed by Warren Gatland when he names his Lions squad on Thursday.
The England prop confirmed he was not among the long list of 50-odd players contacted by Gatland to ascertain their availability before the announcement.
It comes after fellow England star Ellis Genge admitted he had not been contacted either.
Marler missed the Six Nations for family reasons and the Harlequins prop is disappointed that he will not be touring with the Lions for a second time having been present in New Zealand four years ago.
"I didn't get an email. Bit gutted. I'm not surprised, but I'd have loved to have gone. I'd love to have gone with a different approach to it than I did in 2017," Marler said.
"I remember sitting down talking to (former Ireland hooker) Rory Best on that tour. He said he regretted the way he'd approached 2013 and the memories he had of it.
"It was pretty obvious from the start that he wasn't going to make the Test team and he let those feelings become bitter and cloud his enjoyment of the whole experience.
"And he wanted to make sure that in 2017, the midweekers didn't make the same mistake that he did. And there was part of that for me in 2017.
"It was pretty obvious from the start that I wasn't going to get a sniff of the Tests and I was a bit of a s*** at times. I regret having those feelings towards it.
"I still had an unbelievable experience and the friends I made for life, but I'd have liked to have gone back this time around and would have tried to help out."
Marler was selected in England's Six Nations squad but withdrew to be with his pregnant wife Daisy rather than in the squad's bubble in south west London.
The 30-year-old, who has openly discussed his mental health issues, pulled out of the 2016 tour to Australia and in 2018 announced his international retirement only to reverse the decision.
"If you are Warren Gatland, would you go: 'It's a pretty tight bubble, nine weeks away, it's already tough enough as it is, do I need someone who's got form of struggling mentally and away from home?'," Marler said.
"Is that the right person to have on that tour? Probably not. Who knows? Maybe it's because there are better players than me.
"There are pretty good players in the loosehead position before having to consider someone who hasn't played international rugby for 12 months and has got form of not being that good at not being away from home."
