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Hello everyone and welcome to a packed Potters resort in Yarmouth

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for BA World Indoor Bowls Championships. Yesterday there was

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high drama on the blue rink. Today there is promise of more drama to

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come because the second trophy of the week is on the line. He is

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drawing for the match. On Monday a dramatic finish to the pairs final.

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Today Potters the mixed pair title is at stake. It is the event I have

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not one. It is a challenge, but I'm looking forward to it. After

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recently breaking into the world top 16, Jamie is taken on Paxton. The

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ambition has two B to win the world indoor single. Yesterday was a

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fantastic day. The last bowl of the match coming through to win the

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pairs final. David Corkill alongside me. Yesterday was fantastic. I said

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the promise of more drama to come. We have Paul Foster and Rebecca

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Field up against Nick Brett and Claire Johnston. Welcome we expect?

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Three out of the four have been major finals. It is all new to

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Claire Johnston. She is used to big events playing outdoors, but she

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should relish this. Why is this event so different? There is no

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atmosphere like it. When it comes to an enclosed arena, the cameras are

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over you, it is very interesting and some people either it some don't.

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These guys will love it it. We also have singles action. Eight still

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left in the drawn. How of the line-up have we got. It doesn't get

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any better. Coming through the second round is harder. There will

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be surprises. One of our former champions was in action. Greg Harlow

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took on James Ripley. James Ripley face this encounter with Greg

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Harlow. Harlow, making his 20 of the parents produced a great reply. He

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moved into a 4-2 lead. The champion from 2010 turned the screw and this

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single in the eighth was enough to take the first set with and end to

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spare. James Rippey works for an attic company in the city. He had

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his family for support and they provided inspiration early in the

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second set as he built up a four shot lead after the first two ends.

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Harlow fought back as the 48-year-old used all his experience

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to take control of the match. James Rippey did not give up. He held his

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nerve and grabbed three shots. He took the match to a tie-break. After

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swapping the first to ends it came down to the last web James Rippey

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left it too. But Harlow played this fantastic running shot to snatch

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victory from the jaws of defeat. So Greg Harlow is the first player

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through in the second round after that defeat of James Rippey.

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Elsewhere some really good mash ups. But now it is time to get ready for

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our second championship match of the week. It is the final of the mixed

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pairs. Let's confirm the line-up. Paul Foster accompanied by Rebecca

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Field. Scotland and England. Nick Brett and Claire Johnston. We can

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hear from all four players featuring in today's final. I am looking

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forward to the final. It's great to reach any final whether it is a

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single, pairs or mixed pairs. It is good to get to the final after

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losing last year. It's been really great. What number are you in the

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world ranking? Number six. As former world number one, it was daunting. I

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have watched numerous matches and being on the rink as any of the top

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eight is an honour. Next one is World Matchplay. She is at the top

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of the women's game. Paul Foster has won everything in the men's game, so

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it won't be easy. It's not everyday you play with the world number one

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or the world champion, so I'll enjoy it. I try to enjoy edge -- encourage

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clear where I can. -- Claire. We have got on very well. We let each

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other play and it has worked well. We have good banter during the day

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and it relaxes me. It is a joy. It's the first time I have been in the

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final and it is the event I have one. It will be a challenge, but I'm

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looking forward to it. All players seem to be getting on well. This is

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how they made it through. So we are just about set for the

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second trophy match of the week. We will hand over to our MC.

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Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, Rebecca Field and Paul Foster MBA.

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-- MBE. And our next received a standing

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ovation after the thrilling performance in the quarterfinals.

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They're hoping to create that form in this final, will you please

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welcome Claire Johnston and world number one Nick Brett!

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Four players of the very highest order. Off we go to the commentary

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box. Andy Thompson along David Corkill. Three players very much use

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high-profile event here at Potters Resort. Claire Johnston is the only

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unknown, but only from the point of indoors. She is a world-class player

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outdoors. Yes, top-class outdoor. She's just back from New Zealand and

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will be playing with a lot of confidence. This will be a fantastic

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game. Looking forward to it. Good start. A couple of feet. There

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will be a little bit nervous. Three bowls, mixed pairs. A change from

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previous years when it was too. Nine ends. Plenty of time for them to get

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into the match. Had a quick word with Claire as she was practising.

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She was wondering what it was all about, just looking around. It's so

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unusual, it really is. You know what it is like Andy, you travel around

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the world and they think to themselves, that is called John. I

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can understand the way she is feeling. It is a daunting prospect

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just walking out in front of everyone. This is a final on TV. It

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is a tension filled event, but it is fantastic. This is what players

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think about. -- dream about. A bit of a nervy start from Claire. Just

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going to nestle in with her other green bowl. Handy there. I fully

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expect Nick Brett and Paul Foster to cancel each other out. Yes, I think

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we all witnessed the semifinal. Mickey Brett against Alex Marshall.

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It was just unbelievable bowls. I'm sure Nick will be hoping that he can

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produce that form again today. Paul and Rebecca will put him under

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pressure quite a bit. It looks like he has played it first

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time. That is what you dream about. The key to this will be instructions

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as well coming from the two leads. Scripts aren't allowed up until the

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second bowl. There has to be a certain amount of communication

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there. I spread to Rebecca about that. It's one thing she felt

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daunted by, the thought of telling Paul Foster what to play. It is

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quite a daunting prospect as you say, telling a top-class player what

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to do. The -- the same with Claire as well.

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Only a few people have got experience on the portable rink. You

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will be saying to yourself, how do I instruct these guys? The men will

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play the shot they feel best, but they will take instructions from the

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partner if they feel they can do something else. Has he got enough

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weight to pass that? No he hasn't. Everyone has been playing the

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drawing bowl in the opening end. Nick to square off the double.

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Good opening bowl. You would've thought he would have added with the

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second or third, but happy the one. -- with the one.

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Both the girls choosing to lead on the forehand side. Claire is

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left-handed, so it is the background, but most will lead on

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the other. They do feel comfortable though. It is hard to get it

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absolutely right. Slightly over the weight. Most of the other plays are

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leading off of the other side in this direction. Yes they are, David.

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She started well. I think this one needs to stop as well. Just a bit

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heavy. Extra weight and it when Paul back in time. Tighten the line quite

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considerably, but still was not making it. Understandably Claire is

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a bit nervous. She'll soon settled. Very good goals from Rebecca. --

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bowls. Nick will probably draw with the first one, but the option is

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there to hit it. He probably favours the backhand, so I won't be

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surprised if this is a backhand draw.

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Very close... Just 18 inches through.

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Clever-macro you are in, well played.

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For down but I think he has drawn the shop. -- four down but I think

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he has drawn the shot. The forehand option as well. The

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forehand offers two things. It offers his own bowls and the jack.

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Just a little push and it will come in time behind it. More options are

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more chances on the forehand. Very close. He is unlucky. He pushed it

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right through. Of course the players have the opportunity to see the head

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with the overhead camera on the big screen as well and assess the

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situation very clearly. Claire trying to push that one up. Paul has

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to be a little bit careful as well here, David. He'd dance. He has got

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one lurking around there at the back. I know he pushed one through.

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I'm not sure if it is still there or not, I can't see it. Paul is not

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sure whose line. Rebecca said it was definitely cream. The marker

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suggested it is definitely cream. Paul is overly convinced. There is

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the one lurking at the back I was talking about. That is the protector

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for Paul and I won't be surprised if he plays it again. He will either

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play the two bowls out all legit. Catch in the bowls, slicing the

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jack, as you say, it is going to be positive. Close. That was unlucky. I

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thought the two bowls were going there. Very close but it is one to

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Mickey Brett. -- Nick Brett. There was a connection. Might of disturbed

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it sufficiently. One shot. Brett and Johnston. Steady

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staff. That is the voice of the umpire, Alan Thornhill. He is -- of

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the marker on the rink sort out things for the guys. He is doing a

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good job. Fairly new to the sport. He is more than competent. The

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incompetence is not good enough at this level, you have to be more than

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competent and he is. A confident person. I spoken to one or two of

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the umpires and they say it is different to what they do back home

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and it is a nervy experience. Dan has taken that on board and he is

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doing a great job. That is the partner of Rebecca

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Field. I think it is her fiance now. He's a painter and decorator. He's

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taken a few days off to watch her. A lot of five litre tins about the

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place. A good player himself. Did well in the Scottish International

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Open. At the moment, Rebecca is winning believes. -- the leads. He

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lost in the quarterfinal to Greg Harlow. I thought it was a good

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performance though. I love it when you asked me these questions. But

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you always have the answers. People and enjoy themselves at night. Facts

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are just floating about in there. Here Arms, looking good again. She

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just wants to slip past the jack with this one and turn it. Yes,

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little term, that is good. Unfortunately, she has bounced it

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and framed it and you can see the wry smile from Paul. Nick will be

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right at that. We will see the first forehand runner. Good lead from

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Rebecca. We will see the forehand runner, I think. Very controlled.

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That is not a weight that he would normally play. I think what he was

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tempted to do their was to convert rather than push it right through. I

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think we will see more weight than next time. I don't think he will

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make that same mistake twice. Now he is going for cover. Definitely a

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conversion shot rather than trying to trail it through the two green

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bowls. Slightly more power. Yes, definitely stronger. Just needs to

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get down to get to the bowl and the jack. He has locked it in. Good

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bowl, maximum results. More pace on the forehand this time. Pushes the

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jack through, perfect result. He is doing the damage at the moment. It

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is hard to drop with that red one coming in. He could use it as a

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shoulder, but it's not easy, so he is going for the weight. He needs

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help from the front one. That was close! Nick will have to draw this.

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Certainly hasn't got the sport on one side, but the two bowls could

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disappear. There is plenty of room to draw a third, he's got at least a

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yard. I expect the third shot to come in now. That's number three.

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Very good bowling from Nicky Brett. I think we will see a big drive

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here. He goes faster on his forehand. That is hard on the

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backhand. It sweeps away so quick. Even for the best players, that is a

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difficult shot. Three shots, Brett and Johnston.

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Two or three bowls within 18 inches, there will be very happy with that.

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Gives them the opportunity to develop things. Rebecca is playing

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really well, but Nick Brett is doing all the damage. Rebecca can't do any

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more, it just keeps drawing away. The thing for Claire is to keep

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plugging away at it, keep the bowls imposition, let Nick use them. She

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is close to this. It looks very good.

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Hang on as long as you can. Well played. Good stuff from Claire

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Johnston. Paul asking Rebecca to change her

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hand. Resting a green bowl, probably score a shot. The line is good, it's

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all about the place. Very close. Good effort. The reason why he

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didn't want to play the forehand is because the jack was coming into the

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green bowl. I can understand that. She was very close to making it.

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Once again, a packed auditorium. Not many spare seats there.

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Come on, all the way. He has really started well, has Niki Brett. He is

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pretty close again. The bowl stood up as well.

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Just getting in there can be difficult enough.

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Come on, come on. Well, Claire is calling. He must be close. He wants

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the jack into the other two bowls. Has he got enough? He has. Brilliant

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bowl. Brilliant. My goodness me, this is just unbelievable stuff.

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APPLAUSE What a trail is this. Just the jack,

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catches the two green bowls, lies two or three, brilliant. What sort

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of weight? Whatever you feel comfortable with,

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really, it's not - they're both touching.

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Oh, wow, gets a result. Well, he was right down the middle of it. Got the

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perfect result. I would play similar. You can change places with

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the bowl or turn your own. Well, Nicky, can you produce another

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big bowl? Slightly high. Too heavy. Well, if Paul Foster is lying, he

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will not be playing this. Even Paul Foster is asking for a second

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opinion. It must be very close. Paul is pretty good at looking at

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measures. REFEREE: Measure for shot. He can not be lying. If he was lying

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he would not be playing this. Well, he we'll see what weight he uses.

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Probably wants a little nudge on it. He is playing backhand. Very, very

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difficult. He is in the area to get his own

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bowl to turn it over. If he gets that solid, he might make it. Oh,

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it's going to fall back. What an effort. That was a great bowl. You

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couldn't ask for anything better than that. Superb. The other green

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bowls should be taken awakes I'm sure, it is between the two on the

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left side of the picture. Yes, that's it. -- taken away.

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This is a close one. One shot, Foster and Field. Well, my goodness

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me, that was close. There was about a millimetre in that one but good

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enough to get Paul Foster and Rebecca Field on the board. 5-1

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down. Top quality bowling. It just shows, you know, Paul Foster played

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that almost as if the shot was against him. They just couldn't tell

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and of course they are not allowed to measure before the completion of

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the end. He just about played it to perfection. But he will be happy to

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be on the board it's fair to say that Rebecca is leading very well

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for Paul. ! As did Claire, after the previous end, she settled well into

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the game. Quality bowling. Indeed. Well good end for Claire Johnston.

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It is a new experience for her. All the way down now. Decent well

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done. It looks like Nicky is urging this

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Paul up. I don't think it's going to have the running. That's not going

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to help with the next one. It has blocked the path out that one has.

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You can see, it is right in the path for the draw.

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About 10 inches past. Well, another bowl on the head. Claire's previous

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delivery has forced her on to the forehand side. A wee bit quick. It's

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all right. She said she was a bit quick. That's the case. In a game

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like this, a back bowl is always useful. And he's in the frightened

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to attack the head. I would agree, David, back bowls are always going

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to count in a game like this. Paul will be looking to draw the closest

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now. Paul just back needs a couple of

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feet from his previous delivery. Well done. Well, the only thing is,

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he can't really afford to attack this, Nick, he only has one bowl in

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there. Yes, just a backhand bowl. Yes, a bit like Paul, he needs to

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add a couple of feet. The line is good.

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He needed the shoulder. If he dropped in, it was a different type

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of shot available with his last bowl. It's a definite two.

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You definitely one against at the back. If I draw another one, they

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could probably run that. . Exactly. I think Paul is right but if Nick is

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going to run it, certainly on the forehand, I would say one of the red

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bowls almost certainly has to come through. I think so, I think it is a

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backhand draw. I think it is hard for Rebecca but Paul should be going

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up to have a lack and making the decision himself, really. You are

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one down out here and probably two out there. The different in

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experience is absolutely vast Like I said earlier, I think Rebecca finds

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it a little bit difficult sometimes to tell Paul. I think Paul he will

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just be drawing on the backhand. Well, definitely a cover bowl. I'm

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not sure if Nick will bother running this. It is a dangerous proposition.

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If he gets the front red on to his green bowl, he could easily be four

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down. Yes, that's why Paul should have had a look and probably he

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would have gone up and drawn another. Nicky can't afford to take

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his own bowl out. Nick will be playing backhand draw here, I think.

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Needed the shoulder off his bowl. Just didn't get down. He thought he

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was close, though. He is two out. He wants another one, call the umpire.

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He raised his hand, he wants the umpire to measure. I thought Nicky

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would have drawn. He had three goes at it. I don't think it is his

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favourite hand. Probably would have drawn on the forehand side but that

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was blocked out. Umpires are kited out in very nice

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black and white. Yes, very smart. It's quite forgiving.

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UMPIRE: Three shots, Foster and Field. Nicky won't be happy with

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that. Rebecca back into the game. I think it is fair they deserve to be

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making this game a bit tighter. I think it is definitely a more

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reflective scorepline of the match. I think it's fair. -- scoreline.

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Good start, Bec, well done. Other angles of the competition, the

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domestic game, as I call t how many markers and officials still turn up

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in their jackets, their glasses in the top pockets and pens falling out

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of their pockets. It's staggering, really, in a sport this... Well, a

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traditional sport, I think it is fair to say but changes are

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happening, really. I think you are well aware, international teenagers

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we again used to turn up in our blazers, we now turn up in our

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tracksuits, I think we are getting, shall we say, slightly more modern?

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Well, we have coverage in Wales and we'll be going to the First Minute's

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Question Time Assembly in Wales. I'll let you know when that is going

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to happen, but you can get us on the red button, but only in BBC Wales.

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Everyone else will be be able to enjoy this on BBC Two, live.

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Very good from Claire. It really is. Is best two opening bowls of the

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claim for Claire. Drop it, drop it. Come back.

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APPLAUSE Well, we'll be leaving very shortly

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for viewers in Wales. So if you want to keep watching, please move over

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to the red button. A super end of bowls from the leads.

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And that's the really difficulty in heads like this, we're now in a

:45:18.:45:20.

situation where the skips really need to look at this, andy, after

:45:21.:45:24.

the first bowl, it changed things. I'd agree. As we are all aware, the

:45:25.:45:30.

rules state, basically that skips can only come up after two bowls

:45:31.:45:36.

each have been played. That's why questions are often asked for often

:45:37.:45:40.

than not. Well Nicky is attacking this. Will he bend? I don't think he

:45:41.:45:42.

will on the wide side. No, is this bowl going to stay on?

:45:43.:45:52.

No, it's all the way through. There it goes, it's taken away.

:45:53.:45:57.

This is quite a difficult head for Paul. He knows he is lying the one

:45:58.:46:05.

but doesn't really have an easy shot to add another.

:46:06.:46:16.

Well, it wasn't easy but I think Paul Foster has just scored another

:46:17.:46:24.

shot. A fantastic spot. I think the key thing to say was "normal

:46:25.:46:30.

people." Here we go, great strike. Perfect strike. No messing about and

:46:31.:46:36.

a lot of people would say - what's this all about, you can destroy

:46:37.:46:40.

things after a perfect draw, but all part of the game. Yeah, good strike.

:46:41.:46:47.

The jack is sufficiently far enough away. This will just come down to

:46:48.:46:54.

the last two bowls. Yes, I think it'll be one of the pair. The

:46:55.:47:00.

nearest bowl is about five yards away. The key for Paul, if he can

:47:01.:47:04.

get one within three feet. Nicky has to be going for second shot. Not

:47:05.:47:10.

close enough. He is saying he is not close enough. Well, not bad. He can

:47:11.:47:15.

not afford to make a mistake by going for the shot. He can't go in

:47:16.:47:19.

the ditch with this. So he has to err on the careful side. There are a

:47:20.:47:22.

few shots in this. It is easy to Oh, just. Well that was the right

:47:23.:47:44.

idea. That was a good shot. UMPIRE: One shot, Brett and Johnston.

:47:45.:47:52.

He wasn't sure, was he? There has been a few like that in this

:47:53.:47:58.

tournament. Just occasionally we think there is

:47:59.:48:10.

a little fast run. Yes, on the wide side.

:48:11.:48:32.

And again, come on, right up, right up. Yeah, well done.

:48:33.:48:56.

OK, well done. I think he will be happy with that. Another short one

:48:57.:49:25.

would have been quite disastrous. So just coming two or three feet behind

:49:26.:49:30.

is useful. In the previous end in this direction I think Nicky was

:49:31.:49:34.

blocked out on the forehand side. That's why he played a loose

:49:35.:49:39.

backhand but once again, Rebecca really is playing good leading bowls

:49:40.:49:45.

here. Just a bit out, the line is real good. Just a bit of

:49:46.:49:49.

encouragement from Nicky - your line is real good, just take a bit of

:49:50.:49:54.

weight off. Good skipping. Yes, staying positive. Played some good

:49:55.:49:59.

bowls Claire Johnston, especially in the last two or three ends. Good

:50:00.:50:08.

effort. Took a little bit off but just not enough. Both Paul and Nicky

:50:09.:50:15.

international skips, so you would expect them to be encouraging their

:50:16.:50:17.

players all the time. Is Rebecca front end for England?

:50:18.:50:31.

Yes, front end for England but that will change at some stage. I'm just

:50:32.:50:38.

thinking back to the pairs event, where, you sort of think, with Jason

:50:39.:50:46.

and Les gill the interaction was fantastic with Les saying - you

:50:47.:50:49.

really are hard work at times, down to him at the other end. It was

:50:50.:50:54.

really fantastic. It really S I was chatting to them the other evening

:50:55.:50:58.

and it is just brilliant the way they get onning together Yes, they

:50:59.:51:04.

certainly had a good night last night the pair of them. Imagine

:51:05.:51:11.

saying that to your skip? I think even Leslie's comment after the

:51:12.:51:14.

game, slightly criticising Jason but Jason took it all in good heart.

:51:15.:51:23.

Well, Nicky, three down here? He might be tempted with this. I know

:51:24.:51:27.

he has only one bowl here, but it would clear the road. He is looking

:51:28.:51:34.

for the draw. The last time in this direction it didn't work for them

:51:35.:51:37.

and he lost three. Claire likes this one. Come on, up you come. Needs to

:51:38.:51:39.

hurry. A clear run. I think it was good, I

:51:40.:51:54.

think he would have drawn the shop. Clear run he was there. He will be

:51:55.:51:56.

happy to have that one in. I don't think he has enough weight

:51:57.:52:10.

to turn that. Just another foot or so would have made the gap,

:52:11.:52:12.

probably. If Nicky looking at this, just a

:52:13.:52:24.

forehand draw, hoping to promote his last bowl. I think so, 6-4, you

:52:25.:52:29.

really don't offer the opportunity to pick up doubles and trebles. So

:52:30.:52:31.

just try and keep it nice and tight. Well, sometimes, there is a bit of

:52:32.:52:47.

movement and he he resets himself. He is pretty good at doing that. I'm

:52:48.:52:56.

not out. Which means he is inside the line. Therefore he will dive. He

:52:57.:52:59.

will dive because his weight is good.

:53:00.:53:04.

I tell you a loshgts he will give a will the for another one. The front

:53:05.:53:10.

plant is kicking the edge of the other one. But no more bowls left

:53:11.:53:17.

for him. I don't think there is much on Forestieri Paul. Just the

:53:18.:53:22.

backhand draw. Possibly 6-6 if he makes another one. I don't think he

:53:23.:53:27.

should be looking at anything here. Just a draw from the backhand.

:53:28.:53:37.

There are the trophies. A sturdy box required, I think. Ye, a nice trophy

:53:38.:53:42.

there. I bet your ones at home are full of

:53:43.:53:51.

jelly beans or something. Gathering dust somewhere I'm sure, David.

:53:52.:53:56.

Unlucky, Paul, good weight. UMPIRE: Won shot, Foster and Field.

:53:57.:54:02.

-- one shot. It's ban high-quality match. Some

:54:03.:54:19.

lovely bowling. Good draws, good conversion shots. Two leads having a

:54:20.:54:27.

decent battle. Becs just shading it slightly. Claire's had a couple of

:54:28.:54:31.

really, really good ends and obviously putting bowls in the right

:54:32.:54:36.

positions to allow Nicky Brett to do damage.

:54:37.:54:41.

That's what I say to people all the time when you are playing in rinks,

:54:42.:54:48.

don't get too jack focussed. Hit bowls in the head. As you say, it is

:54:49.:54:53.

not all about getting close to the jack. The practical side vital in

:54:54.:54:58.

the game, most obviously in team events. You've got to know where the

:54:59.:55:04.

bowls are going to go and where the jack ends up. But both - I would

:55:05.:55:10.

agree, both the girls are leading well. Claire's settled into her

:55:11.:55:15.

game. Run all you can now. And again. All you've got.

:55:16.:55:23.

The expressions of the players. She's just rolling her eyes there.

:55:24.:55:42.

Well, she's in the that short, only 18 to 20 inches according to Paul. !

:55:43.:55:47.

This is a good change of hand here from Rebecca. Drawn the shot.

:55:48.:55:53.

APPLAUSE It might be worth changing but she's

:55:54.:55:59.

sticking with it for now on her backhand. Opening bowl was good.

:56:00.:56:03.

Only 20 inches. Just a slight direction. The line's good.

:56:04.:56:11.

She promoted her own bowl, but not enough. Her weight was good. If

:56:12.:56:18.

she'd missed it, it is probably going to cancel it out now, I would

:56:19.:56:20.

think, play the other side. Fine. Turn it over similar thing.

:56:21.:56:33.

Just draw to it, if you get to this, good.

:56:34.:56:48.

She's got a chance with this one. Big chance. Well-played. Very well

:56:49.:56:54.

played. Well, Paul on his favoured side. You

:56:55.:57:22.

would expect him to be close here. A great effort. It's also very handy

:57:23.:57:35.

there and Nick will be aware of that. I think he is and that's why

:57:36.:57:40.

he is change to the forehand side. This will be going deep, probably

:57:41.:57:44.

trying to be a yard past the jack. This game almost deserves to go into

:57:45.:57:49.

the last end w a shoot out. Very good, well done. Well done.

:57:50.:58:03.

This is a more positive line from Paul. Playing this with a little bit

:58:04.:58:10.

of weight. Looks to be slightly under. But where is the jack going,

:58:11.:58:15.

if he touches the green and it is moving, there is a bowl lurking back

:58:16.:58:18.

there. There it is. Not that far away. Just a bowl underneath the

:58:19.:58:27.

line with Paul Foster's last delivery. Nick needs this one in.

:58:28.:58:31.

Come on. Just lay it here. Super bowl. They'll be going into

:58:32.:58:51.

the last end three-down. Obviously Nick's last bowl a perfect front

:58:52.:58:55.

toucher. Paul has come down to look at T he has got a red bowl. There's

:58:56.:59:01.

front plants available. All sorts of things could happen in the drive.

:59:02.:59:05.

We'll see. That's Paul's view. It is a wide head, Andy, I think he will

:59:06.:59:08.

get into this. There is an element of a hit and hope about it. I think

:59:09.:59:14.

so, backhand runner looks good. Any movement to the jack will move to

:59:15.:59:17.

the red bowl. Just needs to hit the target. Needs that front planter.

:59:18.:59:19.

Will he get it right? Well, took one out. That's good. He

:59:20.:59:30.

was in the target area. He had absolutely no idea where the jack

:59:31.:59:35.

was going to go. Not bad. No, he has taken one away. About 15 inches here

:59:36.:59:40.

I would think for Nicky to draw another. So this is a big bowl. He

:59:41.:59:45.

is aware the ball is right on top of the jack, so he can not afford to

:59:46.:59:49.

touch the shot bowl, the jack would move. He has to be very careful with

:59:50.:59:51.

this. See if he can drift in jack high and

:59:52.:00:06.

make a double. He is trying hard now. It'll drop away I think.

:00:07.:00:24.

They're having a measure. Well, he had to be careful, Andy, but at the

:00:25.:00:29.

same time, another one would've been useful. Yes, I'm sure he slightly

:00:30.:00:34.

annoyed at himself. Three up in the last end was good. It is reachable.

:00:35.:00:42.

A double with six bowls in particular. A lot harder when it was

:00:43.:00:51.

only two bowls each. Obviously the counts have come up and there have

:00:52.:00:55.

been two threes in this game already. All the rest have been

:00:56.:01:07.

single. A mid-length ball or a Midland Jack -- mid-length jack for

:01:08.:01:18.

Claire to get to. And again. And again. Two feet. Always looking for

:01:19.:01:31.

good weight with the first bowl, but when you are playing with players of

:01:32.:01:38.

this kind of quality, behind the jack is almost better. You don't

:01:39.:01:41.

want to block the drive to stay out of trouble. Correct. Just needs a

:01:42.:01:50.

couple of feet. The good close second in here. Overcorrected on it.

:01:51.:02:23.

Just needs to get down off the line. Not showing much reaction. Without

:02:24.:02:53.

the touch it was so much better, but it is dropping in.

:02:54.:03:16.

She knew it was too high, but that the is coming around which good.

:03:17.:03:28.

It's Paul's option now. The choice is really here for Paul Foster, but

:03:29.:03:36.

what do you think, Andy? Will he attack it only? He will play with

:03:37.:03:42.

weight, but it could be an awkward weight. He did try to get another

:03:43.:03:56.

bowl ahead. Missed the front one. Now that is actually not too bad. It

:03:57.:04:03.

has opened up the gap on the backhand, but the forehand was

:04:04.:04:13.

dangerous. This is awkward for Paul. I don't think he can get back off of

:04:14.:04:23.

the red bowl, not with weight. This is the type of shot back at your own

:04:24.:04:28.

club you could probably play well, but on this portable, once again we

:04:29.:04:32.

see him going, but he might get a result here. Oh! He just about got

:04:33.:04:40.

the red bowl. He has opened up on the forehand now. Let's see if Nick

:04:41.:04:49.

goes deeper with this. He has and rightly so, Nick. It will be on the

:04:50.:04:54.

forehand now. That is a good bowl. Just needs to come down very

:04:55.:05:19.

quickly. It is a big bending bowl. Oh, my goodness me. His own bowl

:05:20.:05:23.

fell in against the bias. This is going to be close. I think Nicky

:05:24.:05:33.

will be coming in with a forehand, trying to draw the shop bowl. He

:05:34.:05:37.

needs another one in. Probably forehand draw. I would love to know

:05:38.:05:41.

the line. Clear is calling this. I don't think

:05:42.:06:04.

he is going to make it. I'm not sure whether line is, whether it is one

:06:05.:06:06.

or two. It needed the perfect shot and Paul

:06:07.:06:26.

is more than capable of playing it. He is looking at the backhand. My

:06:27.:06:32.

goodness me. I think the reason he is looking at that is because he

:06:33.:06:40.

might need the line as well. We need to know who is lying the shop. --

:06:41.:06:51.

shot. If he is 1-0 down, it is a good shot on the bowl. Not getting

:06:52.:07:04.

anything from the officials, but if he is on the forehand it must be

:07:05.:07:14.

line one. He is not going to get back. Paul will know. He knows his

:07:15.:07:20.

bowls very well, as all be top players do. Nobody is making a

:07:21.:07:33.

decision here. If it is wrong it doesn't matter, it really matter.

:07:34.:07:39.

Happy enough to give the one shop. You know you have won the set. Paul

:07:40.:07:54.

knew he was just slightly on the outside. 7-6, ath the reflection in

:07:55.:08:00.

terms of scoreline, but in terms of the overall match, I think it should

:08:01.:08:07.

have been a draw. Yes. Nicky Brett and clear Johnson will be delighted

:08:08.:08:14.

that they have one set lead. -- Claire Johnston. Nick did play some

:08:15.:08:25.

big ends. Then Claire came in and it was an even competition. Both

:08:26.:08:31.

players started to play well. In the early part of the set Nicky Brett

:08:32.:08:38.

showed his class. That is understandable. Claire was just

:08:39.:08:41.

getting into it and she is well in the groove now.

:08:42.:09:21.

I spoke to David Gourlay this morning and the Scottish squad will

:09:22.:09:32.

be announced soon. That will get things going. Social media will be

:09:33.:09:39.

alive. Who is in, who is not in. I don't think we will go down that

:09:40.:09:46.

path in case we get some letters in. It does not matter who they pick, it

:09:47.:09:50.

is always going to be a conversation piece. No difference whatsoever. The

:09:51.:09:57.

good head of bowls already. Nick is right on it, Claire has a chance to

:09:58.:10:03.

move it with this one. She might be over the weight with this one. That

:10:04.:10:19.

is all right, that is OK. Too anxious to get to the shot, but a

:10:20.:10:22.

good line. A very good bowl from Rebecca. Judy

:10:23.:10:43.

Potter is there. My goodness, look at that. Cream and lemon. It is a

:10:44.:10:49.

new one. Icon remember that one. You know them all. She has got racks of

:10:50.:11:03.

them! Nick is playing this with attacking weight. He is very close.

:11:04.:11:09.

Oh, that has opened it up. It'll give him a chance. A very good bowl.

:11:10.:11:15.

He clears the third bowl which is very heavy now he comes into play.

:11:16.:11:33.

If this drifts across it might help. Looking far too inviting now for

:11:34.:11:45.

Nicky. It depends. He is playing the hard weight, Andy. Urging the ball

:11:46.:12:03.

back. Close to it. Superb weight. Nick of the Red Bull, trails a jack.

:12:04.:12:19.

He was still getting it. -- of the red bowl. He needs to hold it. And

:12:20.:12:29.

it will help. It is going to drop and offer an opportunity. That bowl

:12:30.:12:35.

is almost locked in and the two greens will disappear, so Nick is

:12:36.:12:38.

aware he needs another one in. I am just looking to see what weight

:12:39.:13:27.

it is. This front one is in the way, but if he can get onto that one it

:13:28.:13:33.

is possible the two Greens will disappear. 100%. Not easy to get to

:13:34.:13:38.

the red one, but if he does he'll get a good result. There is red on

:13:39.:13:46.

the outside edge of the mat. Mrs the front ones, he is very close. He is

:13:47.:13:53.

not getting down. -- he misses the front ones. If he had known that

:13:54.:14:06.

from six yards out... Good effort. Nicky Brett again turning their head

:14:07.:14:15.

around. Beautiful arena here at Potters result. We are being very

:14:16.:14:21.

well looked after a pit in the commentary box. We certainly are. We

:14:22.:14:29.

made a comment about jellybeans and two minutes later they appear. And

:14:30.:14:34.

many other suites are available from many other manufacturers. You are

:14:35.:14:41.

being spoilt. Yes, and the coffee appears. It's like being at home.

:14:42.:14:54.

The girls are never at home, they are too busy out enjoying

:14:55.:14:56.

themselves! Write-up now. Run. And again. And

:14:57.:15:28.

again. Good stuff. Well done. That is fine. Good. Any touch that

:15:29.:16:00.

will get past to the last ball is good. There are some advantages to

:16:01.:16:07.

the indoor game, of course. You don't have to worry about the

:16:08.:16:11.

weather conditions, but the standard of play in terms of the distances

:16:12.:16:15.

from the jack is somewhat different as well. Well done. We're good.

:16:16.:16:26.

Another one. Claire hasn't got the shock, but she has got two good ones

:16:27.:16:40.

in there. With indoors, the commentary box is very comfortable.

:16:41.:16:43.

It's a bit different when you're outside at the top of the stand.

:16:44.:16:55.

Good stuff. Excellent stuff. Rain in Glasgow, bugs in India, bogs in

:16:56.:17:01.

Melbourne. You can't win. Yes, it is too comfortable here for you, David!

:17:02.:17:08.

The crew love it as well. They are not hanging from some gantry with 50

:17:09.:17:13.

mile and I were wins and lashing rain and all the rest of it. We are

:17:14.:17:19.

all happy boys and girls. Nick is attacking this. Lots of chances. Bad

:17:20.:17:27.

result. Really horrible result. That is a bit crawl back. It hit the

:17:28.:17:33.

target perfectly. Everything went out, now he is back to the draw.

:17:34.:17:49.

Normally he would go again, but he doesn't have anything close though

:17:50.:17:56.

it's a bit of a problem. Such a confident player on the forehand

:17:57.:18:03.

runner. He has got this perfectly. Oh, not another one? Oh, dear me! To

:18:04.:18:11.

perfect strikes, to bad results. Oh, dear me, that is just awful. Any

:18:12.:18:16.

connection with the jack moving was good for him. Paul Foster will keep

:18:17.:18:24.

his concentration to add another. I expect number two to be going in

:18:25.:18:34.

now. I think Nick will surely play this differently now because if he

:18:35.:18:37.

misses or go through the gap, he will end up losing three. I don't

:18:38.:18:47.

know if I agree with this one. I don't know if I agree with that one,

:18:48.:18:55.

Nicky. This is not an easy three. I understand what he was doing. He had

:18:56.:19:02.

all the position at the back to work with, but missing it will be costly.

:19:03.:19:14.

He is guaranteed to drop three here. Such confidence, Nicky, in playing

:19:15.:19:17.

the running bowl, that is why he played it. Suffering the

:19:18.:19:27.

consequences now, dropping a three. APPLAUSE

:19:28.:20:08.

Good quality there. Played really well. Good correction here from

:20:09.:21:25.

Claire. Well played, very well played. Good job.

:21:26.:21:49.

That was the one to arrive at it. If you miss it, you come through. Yes,

:21:50.:22:00.

because it blocks Paul from playing any. The bowl at the top of the

:22:01.:22:06.

screen, the red one, it blocks any option that he was going to play.

:22:07.:22:15.

Actually, that is OK. It gives another shot and there is still good

:22:16.:22:23.

stuff from both players. I think the three polls has helped actually,

:22:24.:22:28.

particularly in the mixed pairs. It has been very beneficial. We are

:22:29.:22:39.

seeing more heads built up. More shots played, strategies. Maybe

:22:40.:22:53.

people feel with a two bowl game, that's not necessary, but I think

:22:54.:22:56.

there is a case for both. Absolutely. I have a personal

:22:57.:23:06.

preference to have three balls and the opposition to have two. I think

:23:07.:23:11.

I need five or six and the opposition should have won! Need a

:23:12.:23:22.

bit of instruction here from Rebecca. Choices are you are still

:23:23.:23:31.

looking to fall off mine or falling off the back line. She is giving

:23:32.:23:39.

poll a -- she is giving Paul a chance. That is a good shot to look

:23:40.:23:50.

at. A good backhand shot. He's not sure. He doesn't know. Be positive

:23:51.:24:00.

Rebecca. Told him what to play. I think it gets to the stage where you

:24:01.:24:03.

just have to say look, Paul, just play it. She has given him too many

:24:04.:24:16.

options. Very close. Yes, that's good. That's good.

:24:17.:24:31.

The last bowl is just that through. This one here is probably two feet

:24:32.:24:38.

in front. I don't know whether you could play it in there, or there is

:24:39.:24:42.

a draw here. Come on. Come on... He works to get

:24:43.:25:15.

in front of it. A good bowl. Pour indicating he's going to play the

:25:16.:25:25.

backhand draw. It is an open draw. Just can't afford to be too heavy on

:25:26.:25:29.

it because there are a lot of green bowls back there. This is his

:25:30.:25:37.

favourite side, so I wouldn't expect them to be far away here. Very

:25:38.:25:48.

close. Perfect. He has played for the double. Still there. Just

:25:49.:25:55.

touched it and dropped away, but I think it is still there. He has got

:25:56.:26:05.

one. A good bowl, a very good bowl. Straight at that angle when they hit

:26:06.:26:11.

a ball and it stays up. Rebecca said well played, so same type of shot

:26:12.:26:24.

for Nicky. If he could trail this a yards, he could top it. He is well

:26:25.:26:31.

under. The shot tempted him, to play the yard on, but it is so hard.

:26:32.:27:26.

I really hope I've pushed that... No.

:27:27.:27:52.

And again. Keep rolling. All you can. Well done, well done. A really

:27:53.:28:03.

good battle. After the first three or four ends, Claire has really

:28:04.:28:08.

settled in. I agree. It has been a good game. They've provided some

:28:09.:28:13.

very good balls. It is changing quite a bit. It's not a case of

:28:14.:28:18.

draw, draw, draw. Maybe I'm coming round to it. It just makes it

:28:19.:28:24.

exciting. I think that is the nature of the game when it comes to shot

:28:25.:28:28.

play and they are moving the game along quickly. That is the worry,

:28:29.:28:32.

that the change wouldn't work, but it has. Play your two bowls and that

:28:33.:28:36.

is almost it, isn't it? I think that was a lot like the shot

:28:37.:28:56.

put. I didn't like it when it came out, but of got used to it. Maybe

:28:57.:29:00.

players will get used to a three bowl game. Great strike. Onto the

:29:01.:29:10.

response position, bowls following through. -- respot.

:29:11.:29:30.

You adapt to the different styles and you make it work for you. Change

:29:31.:29:39.

things into a situation that favours your play. The changes for the

:29:40.:29:53.

better hopefully. He's the up and down and he is a fit guy, believe

:29:54.:30:04.

me. He has made it up to the end. The two skippers have to walk

:30:05.:30:07.

together. The walls are very clear about that. All part of keeping the

:30:08.:30:11.

game moving and the match continuing. That is just going to

:30:12.:30:13.

drop under. Two of the fastest players on the

:30:14.:30:29.

circuit up there, Paul Foster and Nick bre. That was a bit risky. But

:30:30.:30:34.

he has played it well. Very well. Right up to the edge.

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APPLAUSE I don't think Nick uses any

:30:40.:30:43.

time-outs when he is playing his singles game. He just gets on with

:30:44.:30:45.

it. It's so rare. A better try from Paul this time.

:30:46.:30:55.

Will he hold up? Will he get the gap? The important bit? Oh, my

:30:56.:31:01.

goodness me, Andy. On another day, that just makes the gap. Good bowl.

:31:02.:31:09.

Got the edge. This is different, going for the bowl.

:31:10.:31:13.

Oh, Claire, can we see? On the high side. Unlucky. He thought that was

:31:14.:31:20.

there. He honestly thought that was there. A shake of the head. He

:31:21.:31:24.

reckoned he'd made that. Just held off.

:31:25.:31:31.

Well, Paul lying 1. Needs another bowl in. He knows Nicky will run at

:31:32.:31:39.

this again. I expect Paul could draw here another. -- another here.

:31:40.:31:51.

Where he finishes is the question? Oh, he has let Nicky in here, this

:31:52.:32:00.

is a chance. He has indeed. Same bowl from Nicky, try to run the

:32:01.:32:04.

other one out and score two or three. Jack's good, too. A hard shot

:32:05.:32:09.

being on the respot but he'll be close. He's got this all the way.

:32:10.:32:17.

A brilliant bowl. Takes it out. Makes the double. Well, played Nicky

:32:18.:32:25.

breath but Paul will be mad at himself. UMPIRE: Two shots, Brett

:32:26.:32:32.

and Johnston. A chance for him to get second bowl in. 4-3 up on this

:32:33.:32:37.

set. A big turn around. A massive turn

:32:38.:32:54.

around. Yes, it was. If Paul scored a one or a two there, they were

:32:55.:32:59.

favourites. But a big two from Nicky keeps it tight.

:33:00.:33:17.

Right back, right back. Yeah, decent, well-played, well-played.

:33:18.:33:22.

APPLAUSE The jack's been moved around a fair

:33:23.:33:48.

bit at different lengths. The leads are doing well to keep a track of

:33:49.:33:53.

it. It is not easy, they can't get into a rhythm. You sort of think if

:33:54.:33:57.

they get six or eight lengths at similar length, they can get into a

:33:58.:34:01.

rhythm. But they are having to make adjustments. Run. Well-played. Very

:34:02.:34:05.

good. APPLAUSE. We saw in the men's final

:34:06.:34:10.

yesterday, it was generally long all the time. I think I heard some

:34:11.:34:17.

comment yesterday, in the full day's play, there was only two jack

:34:18.:34:23.

lengths under 25m. 25 and 23. It just shows you that long has been

:34:24.:34:28.

the favourite length. And again, even if you hit the odd green one or

:34:29.:34:39.

to the red, as well. Yes, we have gurus buried away out the back

:34:40.:34:42.

telling us these things, Andy, experts. That will keep. I should

:34:43.:34:51.

have left you, sorry. Or as one of my friends back home calls them,

:34:52.:34:57.

gurieres. Rebecca's opening two bowls, a yard through. Needs to

:34:58.:35:01.

adjust slightly. This looks to be under. Well, if she's got extra

:35:02.:35:09.

weight on t it'll hold. Unlucky. Just dropping now

:35:10.:35:14.

It's fair to say Rebecca has had a good game. This not her best end but

:35:15.:35:19.

she's not had many like that. So Nick hoping to drop the wing bowl

:35:20.:35:41.

out of the way if he can. A little bit of a shoulder for Paul Foster to

:35:42.:35:45.

use, and he wants to move it. Does he get it right? Well, he has used

:35:46.:35:51.

it himself. It'll be interesting to see what Paul does, whether he draws

:35:52.:35:53.

it or plays through it. Come on, back now, back now, jack,

:35:54.:36:09.

jack. OK. It's close, I would maybe say this

:36:10.:36:25.

is the shot. Keep running, right up. A very good

:36:26.:36:49.

bowl by Nick Brett to recover the situation. And we welcome back our

:36:50.:36:54.

viewers in Wales. In the meantime what you've missed or maybe had the

:36:55.:37:00.

chance to see, the first set very close, 6-6 all the way through --

:37:01.:37:05.

7-6 all the way through to the last shot. It was exciting stuff and the

:37:06.:37:09.

second set, 4-3 after four ends. Once again, excellent bowling, a lot

:37:10.:37:13.

of shot play. A lot of head scratching from the skips.

:37:14.:37:19.

It is difficult here for Rebecca, asking Paul really what to play.

:37:20.:37:27.

Quite simply Paul would like to have a look at this one but Rebecca,

:37:28.:37:31.

you're going to have to be quite strong. That looks to me forehand

:37:32.:37:35.

shot. I think if you played aer if hand, reached through the head. Bowl

:37:36.:37:42.

or jack. Yes. Looks good. He has his own on the way in.

:37:43.:37:45.

I think that's what he is playing. Good call, Rebecca. He is in the

:37:46.:37:51.

area. Very much in the area for the jack.

:37:52.:37:55.

Lovely weight. Beautiful weight he played that. It is a hard shot to

:37:56.:38:04.

play, Andy. Across the head as well. He played it to perfection. He has

:38:05.:38:10.

made one or two out of that. Here we see the final delivery. Bowl out,

:38:11.:38:14.

jack movement, good. But he is happy with that. That is one or two.

:38:15.:38:32.

Looking at this, I think it is a backhand draw. If it is two shots, I

:38:33.:38:41.

think it probably is. The back position is all against him. So, the

:38:42.:38:44.

difficulty he is probably thinking about is - if I draw the shot,

:38:45.:38:50.

Paul's got one left to run it and lose a three or a four. I don't

:38:51.:38:54.

think he's got any choice, though. To me it is just a backhand draw,

:38:55.:38:59.

hoping that the ball finishes in a good position. I don't think there

:39:00.:39:02.

is an attacking shot on here, really. We are showing one red at

:39:03.:39:06.

the moment but we have a feeling that it might be two. It makes a

:39:07.:39:13.

difference. Just played the backhand draw.

:39:14.:39:16.

Just going to drift, is it? I think it will, I think it'll fall away.

:39:17.:39:32.

Well, this has to be tempting here for Paul. I think Paul will be

:39:33.:39:38.

trying to draw another, really. Lying the one. If he does trail the

:39:39.:39:43.

jack, gets the bonus but I think it is really just a draw. Yes, last

:39:44.:39:49.

end, needing three, the shot would be obvious. But this is a close set.

:39:50.:40:10.

Always on the high side. Safe side. UMPIRE: One shot, Foster and Field.

:40:11.:40:40.

Quality match. Good stuff all round. That's a good picture that isn't it?

:40:41.:40:48.

Very, very good and it gives us an independencation of the size of the

:40:49.:40:54.

international arena here. Good stuff. A full size green underneath

:40:55.:41:01.

the portable rink. You will the way back now. Very

:41:02.:42:00.

good, Becs. -- all the way back.

:42:01.:42:05.

She didn't like that. She didn't right away. She knew it wasn't good.

:42:06.:42:14.

Not quite. She knew out of the hand that it wasn't right. OK, Claire,

:42:15.:42:18.

ignore that one. Ye, as long as you know. It is when you let them go and

:42:19.:42:23.

you think you are close and you are five feet away. Yes that's a big

:42:24.:42:29.

problem. Everybody playses a loose delivery. Forget about it Claire,

:42:30.:42:30.

get on with the next one. Right down now. Right down.

:42:31.:43:00.

Well-played. It's good. Good correction. Great recovery ball. It

:43:01.:43:09.

is a very strange thing, isn't it, Andy, you are talking to an

:43:10.:43:14.

inanimate object. Chatting away to the ball, bend, run, stay up. As if

:43:15.:43:19.

it is going to listen. But we all get involved. It never will listen.

:43:20.:43:24.

But it is all part of the game, isn't it? That encouragement.

:43:25.:43:34.

Paul Foster is having a look here. A great ball. A perfect ball. Toucher.

:43:35.:43:43.

I think when you are calling the ball, it is as much for the players,

:43:44.:43:51.

just play it. We are used to play international bowlses. And there's

:43:52.:43:56.

plenty of people there just shouting and noise. We'll look forward to

:43:57.:44:03.

that in Belfast. We'll welcome you. A kind rub there for Nicky. I can't

:44:04.:44:08.

believe that one. A bit of a tease there from Nick. Yes you will be at

:44:09.:44:13.

Belfast for two greens, but we'll just use one of them. A big club.

:44:14.:44:19.

One of the greens blue? Both are. It is a big, big club,

:44:20.:44:24.

Andy. Yes, I have been there a few times. Looking forward to it. And of

:44:25.:44:31.

course you can have a quiet sherbert at the end and walk back to the

:44:32.:44:37.

hotel. Yes, perfect situation. Yes, looking forward to it. The Mm, Nick,

:44:38.:44:42.

well, you want to be through this at least. If he gets past the short

:44:43.:44:46.

one. Yes, there it is, now he is past that. Well, that's a little bit

:44:47.:44:52.

different. Yes, gives him options I think with his final delivery.

:44:53.:44:56.

Certainly does. Paul not thinking too hard about this. I think he's

:44:57.:45:01.

just trying to draw the shot bowl. Yes, looking to drop on the green

:45:02.:45:05.

bowl or turn on the jack. That will make a big difference to the set.

:45:06.:45:13.

Hurry. Oh, just dropped under. I thinks' got to play this, Andy.

:45:14.:45:17.

Looks like a reasonable running bowl on the backhand side. I think it is

:45:18.:45:21.

there for him if he wants to play it. Paul's last bowl actually helps

:45:22.:45:26.

on the plant as well if he goes narrow. The trouble ator if hand is

:45:27.:45:30.

if he comes off the green bowl and draws back he'll probably give

:45:31.:45:34.

another shot away. It looks like an attacking backhand shot. I think

:45:35.:45:38.

that's what he is playing. And he is looking at this. I think he is very

:45:39.:45:45.

close. Now, ye, indeed. The red bowl stopped and he is picking up a

:45:46.:45:48.

double here. Perfect strike. Good strike. -- yes indeed.

:45:49.:46:04.

That brings them back level. UMPIRE: 5-5 after six ends.

:46:05.:46:16.

Well some interesting people up there, David Gower lay in the middle

:46:17.:46:24.

and Neil Ferman from the USA. Opposition tomorrow morning, aren't

:46:25.:46:27.

they? I think they're playing each other. Oh, there you go. Choke him

:46:28.:46:34.

now, David, och, he doesn't deserve that, Neil's a nice guy. He learned

:46:35.:46:44.

his bowls in South Africa before moving to... I think he lives in

:46:45.:46:49.

California. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever. None. David Gower

:46:50.:46:54.

lay lives just south of Barcelona. It just gets worse. They are making

:46:55.:47:02.

us so jealous. -- David Gourlay. The business end of the set now,

:47:03.:47:09.

three ends to go. Paul needs to score to get us into a tie-break.

:47:10.:47:16.

Probably deserves a tie-break I would think, David. It's that sort

:47:17.:47:23.

of game. Yes, a bit like yesterday. It's a very, very good game.

:47:24.:47:31.

Highly entertaining for everyone. A bit of something to keep all our

:47:32.:47:38.

viewers and speculators happy. I think the bowl has been very good.

:47:39.:47:43.

Greg's game this morning and the two pairs games. Quality bowling,

:47:44.:47:44.

really. Absolutely. It gives me the impression of the

:47:45.:47:54.

rink of allowing that as well. Excellent.

:47:55.:48:20.

Just needs to bend. Just on the high side.

:48:21.:48:29.

About an inch-and-a-half off. Inch-and-a-half. That means you can

:48:30.:48:39.

play away at that without too much damage being done if she touches her

:48:40.:48:43.

own bowl. If the jack had been against the bowl she could have'

:48:44.:48:45.

moved it away. Looking pretty good again.

:48:46.:48:53.

Well, that might tempt him playing something. I think don't think Nick

:48:54.:49:04.

would have happy with that, it has probably dropped the backhand draw

:49:05.:49:09.

out. Well, he needs a close ball at 5-5. He has to think about getting

:49:10.:49:13.

something in there, before he plays an attacking shot. Yes, 3-down, he

:49:14.:49:16.

will be happy with second bowl here. He was in the area. Oh, he has found

:49:17.:49:29.

the gap. That's unlucky. Yes and he is on the seam which held him up. It

:49:30.:49:34.

didn't allow him to drawback. That's a big difference missing that bowl.

:49:35.:49:50.

That looks like number four coming N Perfect. The perfect spot. Got to be

:49:51.:49:59.

tempting but it is a big, big head. It is tempting, too tempting. Going

:50:00.:50:04.

for it. Needs to get down to the jack, though. That edge was massive.

:50:05.:50:11.

That was a massive edge to get. He was finding the gap there without

:50:12.:50:16.

the edge. I think he might have even, well, just taken one away,

:50:17.:50:20.

four down. But that was a big, big result. UMPIRE: One green measure. I

:50:21.:50:27.

think Paul would've expected it to happen. It was a probably target.

:50:28.:50:33.

Paul has two bowls to Nick one. Still advantage Paul and Rebecca to

:50:34.:50:39.

score on this end. Good now. It started to bend away from this side.

:50:40.:50:45.

That's the one. Oh, I think I've left it on me toe.

:50:46.:51:04.

That means it isn't up. Which means Paul is in with a chance of drawing

:51:05.:51:08.

another but Nick knew that out of the hands. He played a great ball

:51:09.:51:12.

with the second delivery. He didn't get that away good but a big, big

:51:13.:51:22.

chance for Paul Foster to score two. And then that will be 7 with two

:51:23.:51:26.

ends to go. A nice little break to get. Good height.

:51:27.:51:33.

Number two coming in. You never think something is a foregone

:51:34.:51:41.

conclusion but you can see that coming in. UMPIRE: Two shots, Foster

:51:42.:51:44.

and Field. Well done, Becs. Very impressive,

:51:45.:52:51.

David. She really has. She played the backhand. Her hand, I felt has

:52:52.:52:56.

been tricky but she played it well, Rebecca. Sometimes it is down to the

:52:57.:53:02.

size of the bowl. Right down now, Claire, well done, very good. That

:53:03.:53:08.

was a good replay. Very good. Both these players are using strong

:53:09.:53:14.

biassed bowls as well. Again, both leading on different hands.

:53:15.:53:26.

It's good, Becs, keeping turning. Yes, shot.

:53:27.:53:42.

Well, Claire, can you repeat the same delivery? She's close, too.

:53:43.:53:50.

Come on, all you've got, all you've got. Good bowl, well done. Good

:53:51.:54:01.

effort. I I know it is not easy. If you can touch t it is great, if you

:54:02.:54:10.

come by, it is good. He is telling her to change hands. Good

:54:11.:54:14.

instructions. Making sure she is arriving at the head with two feet

:54:15.:54:18.

of running. Now, wider with any pace you are good. Paul was happy. I

:54:19.:54:24.

think there is no skip in the world will be unhappy with that. No, good

:54:25.:54:30.

leading from Rebecca and a good opposition bowl. Paul two-up, so in

:54:31.:54:36.

a good position, he knows if he scores he'll probably win it so Niki

:54:37.:54:41.

needs to score here. Claire has enough to carry this all the way to

:54:42.:54:45.

the jack. Or slide off the red? Hurry, hurry. Well-played. Oh, it is

:54:46.:54:55.

going to draw. A great bowling. At the At the other side it was perfect

:54:56.:55:00.

for the double. It is the bowl falling back, that's the problem.

:55:01.:55:01.

Good stuff. Unlucky, Claire. Paul will just try to hide this jack

:55:02.:55:17.

away. It is still an inviting target for Nicky. So trying to take the

:55:18.:55:22.

shot away from Niki. -- Nicky. Lacking. He is but where is it going

:55:23.:55:30.

to go? Well, Nick has a choice here. If he gets the grown bowl on to the

:55:31.:55:34.

red, that's probably the perfect result. Will he bend?

:55:35.:55:43.

The bowl is going to stay on the green so that gives him more options

:55:44.:55:49.

later. Paul should still be thinking of pulling the jack through. That's

:55:50.:55:55.

what he tried to play with the previous delivery, it dropped shot.

:55:56.:55:57.

If he gets it right it'll take Nick's shot away. Missed the line

:55:58.:56:02.

again. Under again. He slapped his thigh there. He knows he is giving

:56:03.:56:08.

Niki chances here. Sorry. It's all right. There we see the deepest

:56:09.:56:13.

bowl. That might come into play shortly. Nick doesn't waste any

:56:14.:56:20.

time. Bowl. Bowl. Well done. Always looked good for that.

:56:21.:56:29.

Jack through was worth the double as well. Catches it perfectly. And

:56:30.:56:36.

takes two. Paul Foster has to be very careful here. He can't remove

:56:37.:56:40.

his own bowl. I think Paul will just be trying to draw this. The whole

:56:41.:56:44.

position of the head has been changed. He can't afford to run his

:56:45.:56:48.

own bowl out. Two-down, not a disaster.

:56:49.:56:55.

Is he high enough? He is calling it as being away. He would know better

:56:56.:57:05.

than anyone. He is absolutely right. So, this'll be an interesting one

:57:06.:57:09.

for Nick Brett. Will he really risk this? Or will he take the two? If he

:57:10.:57:15.

gets a three, he can afford to lose a single on the last end. Well, you

:57:16.:57:20.

see by scoring a two it makes no difference. I think I would be a

:57:21.:57:27.

devil, try to plant the bowl out. If he scores a three, a big advantage.

:57:28.:57:33.

Massive. Two makes no difference. Paul Foster will have the last bowl.

:57:34.:57:41.

Yes. I think I would gamble here. He also has the deepest bowl. You are a

:57:42.:57:46.

gambling man, I've never heard so much gambling talk from you, except

:57:47.:57:50.

up here. I'm good with other people's money. Go on, Niki, gamble.

:57:51.:57:57.

Even in the ditch is two. I think I would be positive. Trying to draw.

:57:58.:58:01.

It is a dangerous thing to do, any touch on the jack he'll lose the set

:58:02.:58:03.

effectively. Gets half jack he is all right but

:58:04.:58:12.

he's got the wrong side of it. Well, I think he's got away with that. He

:58:13.:58:21.

has and only just. On the high side it was worth four.

:58:22.:58:25.

Oh, a wee blow of the cheeks I would think for that one.

:58:26.:58:29.

It is a great match. It really is. ! Both the pairs have given us drama

:58:30.:58:37.

haven't they? Right up to the end. In the open pairs we had a 7-7

:58:38.:59:01.

scoreline in the first set. And a 7 of 6 going into the last end in the

:59:02.:59:05.

second set. Yes, very similar, similar gauges really. Absolutely.

:59:06.:59:11.

7-6 in this first set for the Johnson breath pairing and now a

:59:12.:59:16.

quun-end shoot out. -- a one-end shoot out. Hang around and grab with

:59:17.:59:20.

both hands. Not bad. A toucher. Run all you can now, and again, and

:59:21.:00:10.

again. Looking for best back. If he is calling that one through? Yes.

:00:11.:00:15.

Well, I would say nobody is basically lying, you would have to

:00:16.:00:17.

say, at the moment. That's the thing about the indoor

:00:18.:00:27.

game, it's very hard to score shots when you are any more than a few

:00:28.:00:29.

inches away. Well, that's the shot. Well, she is on a better line this

:00:30.:00:54.

time. Will she hold up? She will just dive away, I think. It is a

:00:55.:00:58.

good effort. It is in the area. She is close with this. Asking

:00:59.:01:28.

people to settle. I think she will just try to turn the jack if she

:01:29.:01:33.

can. Don't think she could do much more than she has done. Claire has

:01:34.:01:40.

got good position balls. He will draw with the first ball and he will

:01:41.:01:45.

be tempted with the second too. Just a draw here.

:01:46.:01:57.

Close. Has he got the gap? He has. That is a very good bowler. Just

:01:58.:02:10.

unlucky. The jack in particular would have been absolutely perfect

:02:11.:02:20.

with that weird. Changing to his favoured backhand side. How close

:02:21.:02:25.

can you get bowl? Very close, the answer is. That is very good. That

:02:26.:02:31.

one is coming across on his forehand. That is a very good ball.

:02:32.:02:38.

That is not a lot of room. Even if you drop, it will still be against

:02:39.:02:42.

you. He is going with weight. He favours

:02:43.:02:58.

beforehand. I'm not sure if he will get a great result here. Jack, no.

:02:59.:03:04.

But he has opened it up. That is what he was looking for. I think

:03:05.:03:13.

bowl needs another bowl in here because I think Nicky will be

:03:14.:03:22.

running at this again. One foot in the tie-break. The crowd love a

:03:23.:03:32.

tie-break. They do, they certainly do. It is the players on the Green

:03:33.:03:39.

who don't enjoy them. Will he then took to the centre? Is that third

:03:40.:03:48.

shot? If it is not third shot, Nick Wilco again. It is. That is a big

:03:49.:03:54.

difference. Taking the two bowls and would not be an advantage. He needs

:03:55.:04:00.

the jack. He has a choice. He played a great first ball. I am thinking he

:04:01.:04:04.

might play this just slightly over the weight. Hard to pick the

:04:05.:04:15.

line-out. Playing the same role he played with his first. Just has to

:04:16.:04:18.

give it a chance. Cannot afford to be short. He looks under. Definitely

:04:19.:04:27.

under. He needs help of the red. It is tie-break time.

:04:28.:04:41.

Applause from the audience, rightly so. Once again, we are treated to a

:04:42.:04:50.

great game. We won the toss, bowl, give it away. Bowl Foster will want

:04:51.:05:01.

the last bowl. Yes, everybody once the last bowl. There hasn't been a

:05:02.:05:08.

dramatic difference in life is here, so there is no tactical advantage.

:05:09.:05:13.

Both pairs are happy with the medium length jack. A bit of drama to come

:05:14.:05:25.

yet, I think. If you bounces of the jack.

:05:26.:05:37.

That one is not going to hold the line. That is all right. That is OK.

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Tie-break rules are different, of course. Just scored the shot,

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doesn't matter about how many you score, just when the end. There are

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?3. -- three ends. Harry, Harry. Some nervous stuff out

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there now. The short ball is not the place to be, because Nick has such a

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good ball. Rebecca looks like she is under.

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Just under as well. I wouldn't play that game. -- that I gain. There is

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enough room to draft. I don't think she will hold that

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line. It is her forehand. She is still under. That will not be

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shocked at the end. The shock is not currently on the green. Both the

:07:35.:07:38.

chaps will beat that. How close can Rebecca get? She will probably get

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the shot. It is not bad. I don't think any of the balls on the green

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here will be counting. It is almost like a 3-goal single between bowl

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and Nicky. A lot of debris in the way.

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Good line from bowl. All about pace now. It is a swinging ball. That is

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good. That is very good. We talked earlier about Claire APPLAUSE

:08:53.:08:54.

Short ball. That is blocking beforehand. That is

:08:55.:09:10.

stopping the forehand runner. It's oh dear. Look where he is finishing.

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The green bowl has come to the reshot. It is a distance away. Still

:09:16.:09:27.

nothing close. It is still two against one. It is still in bowl's

:09:28.:09:41.

advantage. -- bowl's advantage. How close can you get? Pretty close, by

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the look of it. He wants to stay just in front of it. It is good.

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Nick would be better come up and having a look at the angles on this.

:10:05.:10:17.

Try to draw the shot. A tough one. Will he bend, I don't think he will?

:10:18.:10:23.

He is over at the weight, he is not going to get it. He was making sure

:10:24.:10:27.

he was there. Advantage to foster and Field. They

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take the opening end. The game is now pushed well into its

:10:48.:11:37.

second hour. I had a feeling that was probably going to be the case.

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It has been close to a two and a half hour game. It has been good.

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Interesting all the way through. The time has been flying through. I have

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enjoyed this one. I think Claire was making sure she

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was behind that. Yes, yes, rightly so. Just wrong. Still a reasonable

:12:10.:12:41.

target. Two good balls. I think Claire is being positive with this

:12:42.:12:47.

line. Very. Just need to drop down. The extra weight might hold off.

:12:48.:12:54.

Good effort. The wait was very good. I thought it was about a yard

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heavier than that. I thought she was more aggressive, but not far away.

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Rebecca will be looking to try to see this end, took the jack away.

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Bowl Foster looks interested. Well played. That will create all sorts

:13:16.:13:33.

of havoc. Nicky resisting the temptation to go at this. These

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shots are difficult when you have been used to playing draw shot all

:13:44.:13:48.

along. Trying to provide a shoulder. Still heavy. There it goes. Nick

:13:49.:13:52.

will be forced into playing something very, very special here.

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Bowl Foster speaking to Rebecca, just trying to find out where the

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jack Wilco. They are losing the spot on the jack, so it is a fair call.

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It is a hard shot to beat. You can really improve on the hit. If you

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can't improve the hit you have to go for position.

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He will be going for the spot on the other side. That is one covered.

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Nick really well do well to get this out with the first ball. He has no

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choice. It is the HRT has available. The problem is he will have to

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invest another one to get out of. Both the spots will be covered. This

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is looking difficult for Nick Brett. Certainly wide enough to gain. That

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is the two spots covered and the combination of Field and Foster have

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one hand on the trophy. Nick must do something here, you feel. Close.

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Great strike. Brilliant strike. That is a hard shot, a very hard shot.

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I'm not sure if the crowd realised how difficult that was. Not much

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applause. It was a brilliant ball. There is space, he will try to get a

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lot closer with this one. Foster is about 18 or 19 inches short. Nicky

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has given them a chance here. It depends on how close Foster can get.

:16:09.:16:13.

He has already played one ball there, so he knows exactly what to

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do. The problem for Nicky is that he has to have, where are you going? He

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asked to have room to get to it. How close is this one going to get? He

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is closer, let's put it that way. He is definitely closer. Six inches.

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Just a backhand drop for Nicky now. Not easy with the game against you.

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The game against you, for inches, he could draw two balls, but there is

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too much of a gap between them. It is not worth it. It will be hard to

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get back after two running balls. A backhand draw. One hand on the

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trophy and the other ready to grab it. He is on a good line. You know

:17:06.:17:15.

what, he is very closely. He is very close. They shot to save the match.

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Well done bowl Foster. I heard him say. Brilliant stuff. Brilliant.

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That is what we like to see. A good shot from Foster. Absolutely. Both

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players have been here before. They know what it is like. The opposition

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plays an absolute bomb on it. What a beautiful bowl that was. Just

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brilliant, just brilliant. For inches. I tell you what, if there

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were nerves out there before, there will be even more now.

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That is tight, Claire. Push it out. That is one thing you cannot afford

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to do. A bit like the first end. Just calm yourself down a bit,

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Claire. It is hard. I know it is difficult.

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That was brilliant from Nick Brett had that and draw within for inches.

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To get out of that was fantastic. World-class, absolutely world-class.

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Now, Claire, and your body and led the ball flew out onto the line. --

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angle your body. She will know. Nick says one in the middle next time.

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The line was pretty good. I think that reaction says there is

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something not right about this. None of these balls are going to count at

:19:51.:19:55.

the moment. Both the chaps would like something within six inches.

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Nicky says Bibi Wright weight. I bet he is hoping it is. I bet he is

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hoping it is. -- be the right weight. There would be a big smile

:20:19.:20:27.

on Claire Johnston's face is that stays there. What was I doing with

:20:28.:20:32.

the first two? I am not sure if she is enjoying this or not. It is

:20:33.:20:37.

testing, no doubt. I know that we are. It is great.

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Rebecca drops short. Possibly blocked Foster's favoured hand.

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Let that won't do a little bit. It has given Foster room. The big

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shoulder was always going to be running through. Foster, sticking to

:21:35.:21:39.

the backhand, needs another one in. It just looks to be slightly blocked

:21:40.:21:46.

out. He has so much confidence in his own ability to come around

:21:47.:21:52.

things. He is very close. Passes the short one. That probably needed

:21:53.:21:56.

another food or so. He is blocked and now, he cannot play the

:21:57.:22:02.

backhand. Again, you almost feel the shot is not yet on the green. Nicky

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needs a good one. He has let it go again. He knew that was out of the

:22:10.:22:18.

hand and it was absolutely right. He has let it go again. Chance after

:22:19.:22:23.

chance here. It has to be forehand draw for Foster. And the reaction?

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He is usually pretty good. Rebecca is looking at this. It has a big

:22:40.:22:45.

brood on the ball, but won't make it. This will go down to the last

:22:46.:22:53.

bowl on the last end of a word mixed pairs final. I am glad they are on

:22:54.:23:00.

the green and not me. You'd love it. There is nothing better than the

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pressure to get the last bowl. No change in the shot. Still trying to

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draw because shot. There are three or four players in the world you

:23:11.:23:14.

would like to be out there and two of them are on the green. Have you

:23:15.:23:26.

corrected, Nicky? Still looks high. He is going to frame it. He is going

:23:27.:23:34.

to frame it. It is two shots, but he has friended. The back position

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favours the green. I think Foster might nominate to destroy this end.

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This is the only time you can destroy it and have it replayed. He

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has two nominated. There is a chance for the two balls at that angle. I

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agree, this is awkward. The other option is to play a heavy shot until

:23:58.:24:01.

he kicks up the jack and attaches to one of the red ones. He has

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nominated to kill. I agree. He has to play at. There are all sorts of

:24:10.:24:18.

chances there. He has to be, from the outside green one, that is the

:24:19.:24:22.

absolute limit he can go wide. He has gone for a jack, trying to put

:24:23.:24:30.

the jack out of the ring. The reason being, he is two shots down. We

:24:31.:24:39.

could go through this all again. Nick's bowl Freeman has decided what

:24:40.:24:43.

he would do. This one will come down fast. -- framing it. Brilliant,

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absolutely brilliant. What a strike. We are going to play this again.

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That is as heavy as it gets. You have to keep the bones back and stop

:25:07.:25:12.

that is the rude, that you take the bones back. Absolutely fantastic

:25:13.:25:17.

strike. No messing about. Full concentration. Just got the half

:25:18.:25:23.

edge on the inside. Didn't really wanted food, to be fair. Food would

:25:24.:25:30.

have been in the ditch. Could not have played that only better. So, on

:25:31.:25:39.

the first replay and of the third end in the tie-break. That is all

:25:40.:25:47.

they are allowed to do. They are only allowed to kill it once as a

:25:48.:25:56.

team. I think both players will be thinking, we have got to go through

:25:57.:26:01.

this again. Nick Brett cannot nominated to destroy the end. So, we

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could end up playing at another time. Yes, we could. One of the ruse

:26:09.:26:19.

is the Leeds cannot kill the end. I really cannot understand that, to be

:26:20.:26:23.

truthful. I did have a look at it is true. It is in the rooms, a could

:26:24.:26:30.

read it. It is a new one to everyone, I think. Says clearly in

:26:31.:26:40.

the 3rd of March director, each skip will be entitled to kill the end

:26:41.:26:44.

once. They must clearly declare the nomination. I think that is a new

:26:45.:26:53.

one for all the players. However, that is not where you want to be.

:26:54.:26:59.

You want to give Nicky the option to drive at it. Need to be in with the

:27:00.:27:09.

next one. Claire and Nicky had one hand on the trophy in the last end.

:27:10.:27:16.

They certainly did. You don't see Foster going with that much weight

:27:17.:27:24.

that often. Nicky pushing the boat out.

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There is only one bowl to go, Claire, don't worry.

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You have to love the excitement of the game, don't you? Anyone who

:27:50.:27:55.

thinks bowls is boring should have a look at this. The games have been

:27:56.:28:00.

good this year. They have been superb. Some very good single

:28:01.:28:10.

schemes, some very good team games. This is slightly different. Not

:28:11.:28:19.

hearing much from Nick. Foster has already uploaded the ball. Just look

:28:20.:28:28.

slightly different on the way down. That is a very good bowler. He said

:28:29.:28:36.

you could still draft. Should the gap between the ball and the jack.

:28:37.:28:42.

Three or four inches. It is very much there. It is available to be

:28:43.:28:54.

played off the shoulder. It depends on the weight. I don't think she is

:28:55.:28:59.

that far away. Just holding slightly. I didn't think she was

:29:00.:29:08.

that far away. Blocked the path for the drop. And he knows that. It was

:29:09.:29:19.

a very good effort. Not far away, Rebecca. You can tell she is going

:29:20.:29:28.

mad, just looking at. She is thinking, please read this over.

:29:29.:29:37.

Certainly advantage to Nicky and Claire at the moment. The line is

:29:38.:29:42.

clear and a good shot. Just a bit over the weight. Foster just tries

:29:43.:29:51.

to promote the red and push the green belt, maybe. A difficult shot.

:29:52.:30:00.

It is a hard shot. We have to get it absolutely perfect. He has a

:30:01.:30:03.

difficult backhand shot. To promote the red is difficult. It is a health

:30:04.:30:12.

board she is looking for. -- a half bowl. Possibly bowl and clean if he

:30:13.:30:22.

gets it on the time. He has been playing these runners under. Well,

:30:23.:30:30.

actually, that is a lot better. A lot better for Foster. He will be

:30:31.:30:36.

happy. That is a good result, actually.

:30:37.:30:48.

Paul will not be disappointed in any way with that. Needs to come back

:30:49.:31:10.

in, and Claire is calling it. It will have go on to the restored.

:31:11.:31:15.

Only allowed to do it once, and he knows that. Must be in the area.

:31:16.:31:29.

Very close, what a result! That is a fantastic result. Wow! I thought the

:31:30.:31:40.

ball had to go with it. An amazing result. Definitely have to see that

:31:41.:31:49.

again. Look at that, just the angle. That's it, he hit it on the high

:31:50.:31:54.

side, the Jack went straight back and the green bowl went off to the

:31:55.:31:59.

side. That's not easy to beat. No commies got about three or four

:32:00.:32:04.

feet, taking his time here. Quite right, take your time, get yourself

:32:05.:32:11.

composed. The last bowl of the game for Nikki. This is very difficult.

:32:12.:32:16.

He played a few big bowls like this against Alex Marshall in the

:32:17.:32:23.

semifinal, can he play another? He's definitely up. How close to the

:32:24.:32:37.

ditch? APPLAUSE. Fantastic. Who's down at the business end, you can

:32:38.:32:42.

tell. There's no doubt about it, this has been gladiatorial I think.

:32:43.:32:48.

The skips have been knocking nine bells out of each other.

:32:49.:32:54.

Sensational. The red bowl that they could see nearest the green is

:32:55.:33:03.

blocking the path. I think you can probably time it around because it

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is so close to the ditch but if he tries to draw it on the backhand, he

:33:07.:33:17.

has to get within one foot. I think it's fair to say the three bowl

:33:18.:33:26.

mixed pairs is it. I think it is here to stay! What do you do, Paul?

:33:27.:33:34.

This is fantastic stuff, it really is. What can Paul do here? I think

:33:35.:33:38.

he will try to push the bowl out on the forehand. The timing shot is

:33:39.:33:47.

available. Let's see if he draws this, this will be shot of the week.

:33:48.:33:53.

He's trying to draw it, all what bowl this would be. Paul Foster, one

:33:54.:33:58.

of the few players in the world that would even attempt this. The line is

:33:59.:34:12.

good. Oh! He was right to try and draw it because he had so much

:34:13.:34:16.

confidence in his ability. I have to say, that is one of the best

:34:17.:34:24.

pairings I have ever seen. Wonderful game, anybody could have won the

:34:25.:34:27.

tournament but well done to Claire and Nikki.

:34:28.:34:46.

Rightly so, a standing ovation. Without a shadow of a doubt. Great

:34:47.:34:54.

bowls, right from the first end we were treated to something very

:34:55.:34:59.

special. There were so many good bowls.

:35:00.:35:04.

Claire is coming on looking very relaxed, I have to say. The first

:35:05.:35:12.

new pens were tense, but Nikki Brett was doing a lot of damage. Paul

:35:13.:35:20.

Foster, doing what he does best, forcing Nikki into playing running

:35:21.:35:28.

bowls, but Brett proves he can draw as well. Then Paul Foster, that was

:35:29.:35:36.

a great bowl, fantastic delivery. Take a bowl out and stay. Nick Brett

:35:37.:35:43.

just pulling that through for a double. Going into the last end of

:35:44.:35:52.

the second set 7-7, but Nick Brett, what a bowl to win the match. Paul

:35:53.:35:57.

on the reply is just dropped in but honestly that was fantastic bowls,

:35:58.:36:02.

full entertainment and you couldn't ask for any more than that. Well,

:36:03.:36:13.

11-10, the total shots scored, just one in it. Claire Johnston's first

:36:14.:36:25.

final here at Potters and she will remember it.

:36:26.:36:29.

It was an amazing game, and rightly the players received a standing

:36:30.:36:31.

ovation but first I will speak to the runners-up. It was a wonderful

:36:32.:36:36.

want to be involved with, but obviously coming out of the losing

:36:37.:36:43.

side, what did you make of that dramatic tie-break? It was certainly

:36:44.:36:50.

something different. Lost for words really, I felt I played probably the

:36:51.:36:55.

best I've played all week actually. I wanted to set Paul up well, then

:36:56.:37:02.

Nikki had a good game, so worthy winners. Well played. Paul, you had

:37:03.:37:11.

to produce some magnificent bowls just stay it. Yes, I thought Rebecca

:37:12.:37:18.

was brilliant today. This fella here on the end, he played unbelievable,

:37:19.:37:24.

especially in the first set and deserved to win the first set. We

:37:25.:37:28.

fought back hard, then the tie-break. Within two inches of the

:37:29.:37:33.

jack, then he played a wonderful bowl and you have to put your hands

:37:34.:37:38.

up and say congratulation. He's not the champion for nothing. I threw it

:37:39.:37:47.

heavy on my last bowl. It was great to be involved in, I wasn't

:37:48.:37:55.

disappointed to lose, but well done to them because they played really

:37:56.:37:59.

well. There was lovely sportsmanship between all four players but one

:38:00.:38:05.

thing we enjoyed was watching your facial expressions all the way

:38:06.:38:10.

through, Claire. There was exasperation, disbelief, what did

:38:11.:38:17.

you go through? I just had to dig deep. I'm not used to playing in the

:38:18.:38:22.

portable rink at this level and these guys are so I had to hold

:38:23.:38:26.

myself together and give nick something but it has been an honour

:38:27.:38:30.

for me to come here and play with him. It has been a joy and I will

:38:31.:38:36.

treasure the moment. You certainly have played your part today as well.

:38:37.:38:41.

Paul referred to a couple of magical bowls you played, we will go to the

:38:42.:38:47.

last bowl of the second end tie-break, the penultimate one where

:38:48.:38:51.

you got the jack, it was fantastic but to produce what Paul said was a

:38:52.:38:55.

once-in-a-lifetime effort, talk us through that. If you have only got

:38:56.:39:01.

one in a lifetime, I've wasted it, haven't I?

:39:02.:39:10.

LAUGHTER. I don't mean wasted it, but I've used it. When it is your

:39:11.:39:14.

day, sometimes they go your way and I got lucky to bowl a good pace

:39:15.:39:21.

really. It would have been unlucky to miss. It has been great playing

:39:22.:39:28.

all week with Claire. I have been missing with runners all over the

:39:29.:39:33.

show and she just said never mind. She has been great really, just

:39:34.:39:36.

letting me get on with some good ones. When I played a good one she's

:39:37.:39:42.

said well done, when I've played bad ones I have apologised and she has

:39:43.:39:45.

said don't worry about it, just get on with it. Paul and Rebecca were

:39:46.:39:50.

fantastic today and I'm sweating like a pig here. It was hard work,

:39:51.:39:58.

but most certainly deserved. Well played to all four players. Sadly

:39:59.:40:03.

Paul and Rebecca were on the losing end today but a fantastic effort in

:40:04.:40:07.

defeat. Ladies and gentlemen, the mixed pairs champions 2017, Claire

:40:08.:40:19.

Johnston and Nicky Brett. Well, it is presentation time now,

:40:20.:40:24.

ladies and gentlemen, and here to make that presentation, the managing

:40:25.:40:31.

director of Potters resort, Mr John Potter, and Peter Buoy. And how

:40:32.:40:42.

about these runners-up, they gave us such a magnificent final. Your

:40:43.:40:49.

appreciation for Rebecca peel and Paul Foster MBE!

:40:50.:41:09.

APPLAUSE -- Rebecca Field. Your winners, receiving a line glass

:41:10.:41:17.

trophy, each cheque and the title of the 2017 mixed pairs match play

:41:18.:41:22.

champions, it is of course Claire Johnston Nick Brett!

:41:23.:41:30.

APPLAUSE. Come on, ladies and gentlemen, one

:41:31.:41:53.

more time. How about these winners there, the 2017 mixed pairs match

:41:54.:41:59.

play champions, Claire Johnston and Nick Brett!

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APPLAUSE. We thought yesterday's performance

:42:09.:42:14.

in winning the pairs was fantastic, this performance has superseded it

:42:15.:42:19.

from Claire and Nicky today. A reminder the Australian open tennis

:42:20.:42:25.

highlights follows us today at 4:45pm on BBC Two, and we are back

:42:26.:42:32.

with action on the BBC app, BBC sport online. At 7:30pm tonight we

:42:33.:42:46.

will be showing the match between Wilford and Foster. But up next is a

:42:47.:42:55.

clash between last year's runner-up, Robert Paxton and Jamie Chestney,

:42:56.:43:04.

who has broken into the top 16. The format for this match is now active

:43:05.:43:09.

nine Elms, four bowls each, and there is the shot clock for each

:43:10.:43:15.

player to be aware of. Firstly we will hear from Jamie Chestney, who

:43:16.:43:19.

has broken into the top 16. Let's give this a try. I've enjoyed

:43:20.:43:32.

participating and watching pretty much any sport. I live particularly

:43:33.:43:39.

close to Exeter Chiefs Rugby ground in Exeter so I get there as often as

:43:40.:43:47.

I can. Rugby, football, and I play squash, go cycling, so sport is a

:43:48.:43:53.

major part of my life. I don't play a lot of snooker, no, I have played

:43:54.:44:01.

a bit here to kill time between matches. I knocked in the 38 break

:44:02.:44:06.

last week but more by luck than judgment. I was playing with Les

:44:07.:44:12.

Gillett and Mark Dawes and they will vouch for the fact I cannot get much

:44:13.:44:17.

straight. I like to play an attacking game. Everyone knows if

:44:18.:44:21.

you are going to do well in these championships, it is going to be a

:44:22.:44:28.

job involved to win you the match. The first two bowls are crucial. You

:44:29.:44:32.

can get yourself out of trouble with attacking bowls but you cannot win

:44:33.:44:39.

with that. I played Rob here last week in the pairs. We both play in

:44:40.:44:45.

the same county. In outdoor bowls as well. We have probably played each

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other ten, 20 times over the years in various different formats.

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We play the qualities the other person has so it will be about who

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can perform on the day. It is so tough, every single round you play,

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especially against one of the top 16 players, everyone can beat anybody

:45:14.:45:16.

on their day. The most important thing for me is to go out there and

:45:17.:45:21.

try to perform to the best of my ability. If I can play well, I give

:45:22.:45:26.

myself a chance against everybody, but if I don't go out there and

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perform, you will be in trouble. The ambition has got to be to try to win

:45:32.:45:35.

the world indoor singles, it would be the biggest achievement in my

:45:36.:45:41.

bowls career. Stick to the bowls I think. He has done a pretty good job

:45:42.:45:48.

of sticking to the bowls. I say he's broken into the top 16 in the last

:45:49.:45:52.

year, he's earned that but one place is always done well is here, from

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the very first time he turned up to Potters. Yes, he likes it here. He's

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a very fluent player, he rolls them in well, he's a quick player as we

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will see but also a very confident player and this will be a tough test

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for Paxton. What about the style of play? We spoke about his

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personality, Jamie Chestney, is there something he needs to work on

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to send him into the highest stratosphere? Yes, it's about moving

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up that gear when he needs to. I played him in the first round of the

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Scottish open international... Was he playing that long ago? It was

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last November, would you believe it, and I got the last bowl to beat him

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so he needs to step up. I think what will happen is he needs to move into

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a different gear against Robert Paxton who put him under a lot more

:46:52.:46:56.

pressure, but Robert Paxton knows he's in the game here. Talk to me

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about Robert Paxton because last year was a fantastic effort at

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Potters, he's been doing well in the mixed pairs and pairs as well as the

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singles. He knows what it is all about, he's been in the pairs. The

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thing about Robert Paxton is his very dedicated and he will work

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hard. He wants to be world number one and that his drive. Would it be

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fair to say Robert Paxton is probably aware where Jamie Chestney

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is now? Yes, he really needs to just say to himself what do I want, and

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Jamie will want Robert Paxton's place, and Robert Paxton wants Paul

:47:52.:48:01.

Foster's place. We can hear from Robert Paxton now. The last 12

:48:02.:48:07.

months have been a fantastic ride, I'm coming here full of confidence

:48:08.:48:10.

so looking to do well and possibly one game better than last year. I've

:48:11.:48:15.

had my first child which was a great experience and we have been waiting

:48:16.:48:18.

a long time for the little one to come along so he's very special to

:48:19.:48:24.

us. It changes it on the bowls from. The main issue is when you are on

:48:25.:48:28.

the green and things aren't going quite right, or afterwards, if you

:48:29.:48:40.

come off after a defeat, you look at pictures and things like that or

:48:41.:48:43.

hopefully if he's at the venue you forget what happened and get on with

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looking after him. It makes things easier really. After a bad defeat.

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I've been told there's no chance he will be bowling, from the good lady

:48:51.:48:55.

at home, but actually someone sent down a set of bowls at three days

:48:56.:49:00.

old engraved with his full name and date of birth on, which was very

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nice, but it's up to him basically. If he wants to give it ago, he can

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but Louise wants him to go down the rugby route to be honest. This will

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be a tough match for Paxton against Jamie Chestney, emerging as one of

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the top players in the world. It is time to hand over to our MC once

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again. Richard. Ladies and gentlemen, a former under

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25s singles champion, your appreciation please for Jamie

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Chestney. APPLAUSE. And this world number

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three has had a fruitful few seasons, securing his place in the

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world's top 16. Last year 's world indoors singles finalist, your

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appreciation, please, for Robert Paxton.

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APPLAUSE. Always a tough act to follow when we

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have just had the fantastic final but we did with the mixed pairs, and

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they produced something special but I'm sure many who watched the final

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will remember for quite a while. Robert Paxton and Jamie Chestney are

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extremely talented players, and about to do battle here for a spot

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in the last 16, and we will go to the commentary box. Greg Harlow has

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had a very busy day, Corky. His in there alongside COMMENTATOR: Yes,

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Greg is here with me, suitably recovered.

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Still a little bit exhausted to be honest. I was going to have a few

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beers and remembered I've got to come in here and talk the game so

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back to the ring for an hour and relax, and ready for a good game

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this afternoon. Beer is not allowed, Greg. Maybe one or two later. Jamie

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Chestney, you will know him very well of course. Yes, I've backed him

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for a number of years. When he was young I thought he was going to

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break through. He sort of didn't quite fulfil his potential then, but

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now he's every bit as good as any player on the circuit. He's a very

:51:47.:51:57.

natural sort of player, Jamie. And Robert Paxton, he has been Mr

:51:58.:52:01.

consistency over the last while, and he's always at latter stages.

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Looking at the second round draw, this is the pick of the matches.

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People would class this is a very even match, two top players. I think

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now Jamie is secure in the top 16, relaxing little bit more and then

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joining the games, whereas obviously when he was trying to break in there

:52:30.:52:33.

when nerves and pressure on every single game, every point he could

:52:34.:52:36.

score. He certainly looks more relaxed when he's playing now. Yes,

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it's about getting the seeded players against each other. We have

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other matches to look forward to, including King and Marshall, always

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intriguing. Yes, top matches. For me, this was the pick of the round.

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You sometimes see two players evenly matched and you think that is the

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one I want to watch. When you ask players what's going to happen, they

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say I don't know, I really don't. Still, they will have to go through

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the problem of course of playing on the ring after an unbelievable

:53:22.:53:26.

final, and people have left the auditorium. They will be coming back

:53:27.:53:31.

after a comfort break. Yes, it is always the hardest session to play,

:53:32.:53:35.

vinyls are always slightly longer than a normal match. People will go

:53:36.:53:40.

out for a comfort break, a cup of tee and a glass of lemonade. Robert

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and Jamie will know this, it won't be a shock to them but it is still

:53:49.:53:52.

quite hard when you are trying to get into your rhythm. It is a good

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start at this end, I have to say, for Jamie Chestney. Yes, either of

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these two can choose the forehand or the backhand to play. He wanders

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down, he never seems to be in a hurry in his life. He never looks

:54:10.:54:13.

bothered, I can guarantee he is bothered. He just has that air of I

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will wander down, throw the bowl down the other end and see where it

:54:20.:54:26.

lands. It looks like it's landing in the third position, that will be

:54:27.:54:30.

tempting for the runner but there is space to draw for a good second.

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Yes, two options. Obviously drive through the front red. Or there is a

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drop either way, depends how he feels on the first end. Probably the

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drive. Needs it solid. Slipped a little bit wide out of the hand. He

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will be disappointed to miss the whole head. As we said, Jamie has

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been around quite a while now. 30 years of age, he really should be

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making his move into the top echelon of the indoor game will

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played well against Alex Marshall just a couple of months ago in

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Scotland, 10-6, 7-6. Played very well in the first round here as

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well. I watched that game, very impressive.

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That looks like it is nearly up the middle.

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The different jack length, and a little bit on the loose side. As we

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said, I think after that great final it is going to take a couple of

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errands for the players to settle down, find their pace. -- a couple

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of ends. Robert down on a similar line.

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APPLAUSE. Well, Jamie is quite an aggressive player, those two bowls

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will go. Yes, I think it is a good head to drive. If he gets the second

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bowl first, both should go with no jack movement. Looking for it to

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turn a fraction. Unlucky. Just got it solid, wanted it half all on the

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right side. -- half bowl. I saw Robert on his way down to the arena,

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I said to him good luck going on after that. He looked at me and

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said, it will be tough. Yes, always the one the players would rather

:58:33.:58:40.

avoid, to be honest. It looks like he's going to be in for a double. Is

:58:41.:58:47.

it going to stop? It ran a little bit. Certainly did. Just the one.

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That was very much a missed chance. Yes, unlike Rob. Normally when his

:58:57.:59:06.

rolled one or two in, he makes the third one. The crowd is starting to

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sneak back in now. Probably about half an hour until it is totally

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full again. That's when the disturbance starts for the players.

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They just need to take their time and let people settle. The jack

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measures 29.5 metres. I find it was a little bit warmer in

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there this morning. There is a little bit of extra turn on that

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forehand. It worked in my favour for one. Earlier in the week I couldn't

:00:23.:00:28.

quite get them back. With the touch of eight I felt I was getting back

:00:29.:00:34.

that little bit extra. Everybody is using strong biased balls as well.

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He never gives nothing away. Looks OK to me. I am not sure if he will

:00:55.:01:05.

reach it. Sometimes he just gets the ball away and you see the flick of

:01:06.:01:11.

the arm. Robert has got a lovely easy, smooth follow-through.

:01:12.:01:23.

Not going to make the trip, but he is going to be in an awkward place.

:01:24.:01:46.

Something about this does not look right. Well, that is most unlike

:01:47.:02:28.

Robert Paxton. He has put one in there and he is nowhere on the next

:02:29.:02:33.

two. It is very strange when he does that. Very unusual. He is usually

:02:34.:02:40.

very good at the draw shot. Just a little shake off the hit. An

:02:41.:02:53.

opportunity for Jamie. He has not pushed through it either. Pretty

:02:54.:03:07.

loose stuff at the moment. The crowd leaving, coming back in again. Will

:03:08.:03:13.

that effect the pace of the rink? For 20 or 30 minutes.

:03:14.:03:26.

Robert just allowing the opportunity. There we go. The guide

:03:27.:03:36.

dog. Just lying there sleeping, most of the time. Very friendly if you

:03:37.:03:42.

come after him. He will sit up and let you have a little of his hit.

:03:43.:04:29.

A quiet reply from Jimmy. That is more like it. What we expected.

:04:30.:04:53.

The smallest of corrections needed here from Robert. I think he has

:04:54.:05:02.

missed the line. Or the place. It is one or the other. It is not quite

:05:03.:05:04.

right. The couple of inches to draw the

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shot. Switching to his forehand. He is on a good track.

:05:55.:06:08.

That is a good attempt from Robert. It helps Jamie. Jamie will be drawn

:06:09.:06:20.

to that if he draws the second shot. Forget about the jack, play toward

:06:21.:06:25.

the bowl. He is giving this a go. Just need to bend quicker.

:06:26.:06:41.

All the manufacturers of bowls are getting a good run out on this

:06:42.:06:50.

event. I think it is a fairly evenly spread across all the players. The

:06:51.:06:56.

one common denominator is the strength of the virus. No, no,

:06:57.:07:03.

something wrong with this. That is not like, at all. He is not finding

:07:04.:07:15.

the level of consistency that we are used to. A reasonable opportunity

:07:16.:07:26.

for a second shot. If he plays the same food as his third, he can rest.

:07:27.:07:33.

Either red or green for a second. He is in with a chance. No, hit it too

:07:34.:07:47.

solid. A missed chance. It doesn't seem too desperate for important at

:07:48.:07:51.

this stage but once you get to the last eight or nine ends it is

:07:52.:07:56.

important. Same as Robert. Cannot miss the spares. Who ever loses the

:07:57.:08:03.

set does look back on the early ends and think that is where I could have

:08:04.:08:07.

won it when I had the extra opportunities with no pressure.

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Francis Fletcher marking this match for us. Jamie has got the Mac quite

:08:15.:08:25.

a wave of the green. Perhaps he has just gone out to keep chopping it

:08:26.:08:29.

about to try to unsettle Rob a little bit. A good opener.

:08:30.:08:41.

Surprising that some players go out and they want to play the same

:08:42.:08:46.

length of the time, others want to move about. It is amazing the

:08:47.:08:49.

different tactics that go into these games. Robert is just scratching

:08:50.:08:56.

around at the moment. This is a chance for Jamie to start scoring a

:08:57.:09:01.

few shots on that board. Robert is struggling. If Robert is struggling,

:09:02.:09:07.

keep moving it about, don't keep playing the same length and bringing

:09:08.:09:11.

him into the game. That is the best way. Sometimes it can be a bit

:09:12.:09:15.

scrappy but you don't care if the scoreboard is turning over. Is he

:09:16.:09:21.

going to go for a draw or a big drive early? I will be surprised if

:09:22.:09:27.

he has a go at this, just to get the frustration out of his arm. He

:09:28.:09:33.

certainly is, it is straight, can he miss his own?

:09:34.:09:43.

They forehand drop for Jamie, ideally he would like to turn the

:09:44.:09:49.

jack around the corner and out of salad. -- out of sight. He does not

:09:50.:09:56.

want to leave anything wide to frame it. If he makes the middle of the

:09:57.:10:08.

rink it will protect a little bit. I think Robert just draw this, surely.

:10:09.:10:17.

Yes. You put yourself in a terrible position, for down, if you missed

:10:18.:10:24.

this. Good enough for third, but only just.

:10:25.:10:45.

He has put his hand out as if to say it might be a little bit quicker.

:10:46.:10:56.

What she is. After two good openers, he has not played a good third or

:10:57.:10:57.

fourth. A narrow line from Rob. He just

:10:58.:11:23.

needs to run up and reach. Better with garden this one. A touch on the

:11:24.:11:33.

front bowl would be good. You are not going to get away with that in

:11:34.:11:40.

too many ends for the whole match. He needs to change something.

:11:41.:11:44.

Excellent recovery, I have to say. Perfect draw. Keep it nice and

:11:45.:11:50.

tight. Jackson and 29 metres. -- jack

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length 29 metres. Once again, Jamie getting in with

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the first bowl and Robert missing. Seven inches, it is enough room to

:12:56.:13:04.

drop off either hand. Probably looks slightly better from the map. You

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can just see the jack on the right-hand side. Good approach. That

:13:10.:13:13.

is going to have to carry a bit. That will do. It is scratching

:13:14.:14:13.

around for one of those in every end. He will be happy he is there,

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but he will know he needs to get the first one for at least one of the

:14:18.:14:25.

first two there. Jamie is a great line again but he is just under the

:14:26.:14:32.

pace. That will make it harder. It will force the to come in a bit

:14:33.:14:37.

wider. A nice little one for Robert to get past. If you can get past the

:14:38.:14:43.

first bowl it will hide it in for a double. He could choose either hand

:14:44.:14:48.

here. No danger either way. He is going for the backhand. Nice

:14:49.:15:02.

approach. If it runs a touch more he will begin. It is just one good

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bowl. It is a very good one. But just one. A very good one, hard to

:15:15.:15:21.

beat. He has a guy wandering down in his guideline. He will take a seat.

:15:22.:15:41.

There he is. The umpire is nice and alert, they stopped the shot clock

:15:42.:15:48.

there. Forehand draw, the line has been good three times. He is

:15:49.:15:55.

certainly further this time. Just going to get the edge. Good effort,

:15:56.:16:00.

the wait was perfect, but it is another single. I think, on

:16:01.:16:11.

reflection, both players will be happy it is for all. Neither have

:16:12.:16:17.

really found their true forum. It is a bit scratchy. It is one of those

:16:18.:16:24.

ones where you will have to dig deep to get something out of it. Unless

:16:25.:16:28.

one player suddenly finds their range. They would be away and

:16:29.:16:35.

running. Usually what happens is one player finds their range and the

:16:36.:16:40.

other follows suit. That quite often happens. They respond to each other.

:16:41.:16:54.

Robert decided he has not played the forehand well enough in this

:16:55.:16:57.

direction so he has swapped to the backhand to see if he can find a

:16:58.:16:59.

better opening bowl. A nice wide line in. Is he going to

:17:00.:17:14.

run? It looks better this time. A good

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correction from both players. I think that will force rather

:18:10.:18:13.

Thornton beforehand. They touch on the jack could make to. He has a

:18:14.:18:23.

good line for it. Pushing it forward. That is more like it. Two

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good prose. He is not giving Jamie much to play with because an

:18:41.:18:45.

extension on the jack is not good. He has gone big. Needs a contact. He

:18:46.:18:52.

has got it. That is the one thing he didn't want was a run through to the

:18:53.:18:58.

jack. That is pretty horrible now. He was looking for bowl and clean,

:18:59.:19:02.

which would have been great. Even worse, pull out jack and onto the

:19:03.:19:08.

respot. A delicate touch and now he is in worse position before he

:19:09.:19:18.

played drive. The draw shot for Robert on either side. That is why

:19:19.:19:22.

she feels so close with the last one. Just repeated. -- just repeat

:19:23.:19:36.

it. Looking good. That is the best end for Robert Paxton. He has played

:19:37.:19:40.

three really good clothes there. That is more like what we are used

:19:41.:19:46.

to seeing from him. I think it is a forehand draw here for Jamie. There

:19:47.:19:50.

is not a gap between the front two to drive. It would be a tough one to

:19:51.:19:56.

drive that. It will have to be a forehand draw. Unless he can see the

:19:57.:20:08.

gap. Shaving for a drive, isn't he? This will have to be quick and

:20:09.:20:13.

straight. Didn't quite look like there was enough room through there,

:20:14.:20:18.

did there? He must have been able to see it, but we couldn't. A good end

:20:19.:20:32.

from Robert Paxton there. First time I have seen his true forum.

:20:33.:20:58.

Just taking his time. There are still a few spectators coming in and

:20:59.:21:07.

finding their seats. Yes, as well as that, both players realise how

:21:08.:21:11.

important the first bowl of the end is. Get in nice and tight with your

:21:12.:21:15.

first one, it takes off all the pressure for the rest of the end.

:21:16.:21:44.

Robert, I think you have dropped this game. -- this I gain. I just

:21:45.:22:18.

wonder what is happening out there. When you are on your own jack, you

:22:19.:22:24.

have played a good end, if you push through and this then you have a

:22:25.:22:28.

chance to wrap up the set. Rob has put hours and hours of practice in

:22:29.:22:32.

on this length, so you would expect better than he has played. Jamie has

:22:33.:22:44.

got to touch, that helps his cause. You would expect Rob to just drop

:22:45.:22:48.

the shot quite easily, but the pressure of the World Championships,

:22:49.:22:55.

it is certainly on a good road, pushing it forward. A little touch

:22:56.:23:05.

as well, not enough for the set. A good second.

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Is it going to drop for true? It is indeed. Rob certainly had the line

:23:28.:23:43.

on all three. Just needs of the smallest correction for this one. If

:23:44.:23:49.

you do just overplay, it doesn't peg back. If he overplay city and quite

:23:50.:23:56.

get back. The line is certainly good enough. He has pushed it out on a

:23:57.:24:03.

nice wide line, it is all about arriving in time. It needs to be

:24:04.:24:10.

there. For short balls, it will be costly. This is obviously a very

:24:11.:24:21.

important specialty. The free draw. Not much room that he has played a

:24:22.:24:28.

good one with his third. He will fancy slotting another in. He can

:24:29.:24:39.

afford and the wiki once. The length and the jack will not make any

:24:40.:24:51.

difference. That is good. A weekend from Robert Paxton. He played short

:24:52.:24:56.

balls like that and you will get punished.

:24:57.:25:15.

Both players played some good stuff, both played some loose stuff as

:25:16.:25:20.

well, but they will have to forget about that. It is all about winning.

:25:21.:25:27.

Last end of the first set. Rob will be happy to come away with a drama

:25:28.:25:33.

set. Just the level of inconsistency, to get something out

:25:34.:25:44.

would be good for him. It is one of those situations, Jamie has just got

:25:45.:25:48.

the advantage on the board but rather has last ball. Evens things

:25:49.:25:50.

up a little bit. Two reasonable openers. I don't

:25:51.:26:11.

think either of those will win the end. Still plenty of those to be

:26:12.:26:14.

play yet. Once again, advantage to Jamie. A

:26:15.:26:42.

little bit of movement there. The clock has been stopped at 22

:26:43.:26:47.

seconds. It will be restarted again, but that is the time for Robert. The

:26:48.:26:54.

officials are very sharp on that, if they find any disturbance around

:26:55.:26:58.

they are very quick. The stop the shot clock. It needs to Harry. That

:26:59.:27:04.

is not going to help, is it? There is obviously something going

:27:05.:27:20.

on in the arena, Jamie is having to stop now. A terrible time for a

:27:21.:27:25.

little bit of disturbance. I can see what it is. Jamie deciding he is

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very happy the way the hit lies. He will be looking to beat the back red

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bowl. He lays he said. He wants to cover so he doesn't lose the set.

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Not bad, not bad at all. I think Robert might be looking at this and

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think I can hit the red bowl through but there is a drop there as well.

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If he plays the strike it will give more of an indication of his

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confidence. If it is a strike it will open it up to give him a chance

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with the last bowl. He will be drawing to win, driving to save.

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Sticking with the draw. That is the right shot. It is the right shot. He

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is in the area for the jack, he needs to get the kind connection. He

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hasn't got it, I think. It has just bounced off his own. It shows you

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how good Jamie's positional bowl was there. Is the Green gold log in if

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Robert decides to drive with his last. I think it is. Certainly

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enough to make it very difficult. I don't think there is a gap

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sufficiently big enough. If it is locked in, does Jamie consider

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playing a blocker? As I am looking at it here, Robert hasn't got a

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great deal on. Do you just go round the back and leave it to him and say

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there you go? I would be tempted to leave it because he can draw it on

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the backhand. He has played some very good single bones, Robert. Gone

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for the blocker, I think. He hasn't played too many groupings. He is

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trying to swim across onto the backhand. I don't know. Where I am

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sitting, that is not a bad blocker. Did he think he will go heavy? He is

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looking at all the angles. It is a long way down but I think he is

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looking at the three bowl planned. Read on to the that isn't set right.

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The green ball will go on to the jack. He is looking at that onto the

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green ball which doesn't look right to me.

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As hard as it seems, it looks like a backhand draw is all he has got. But

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we cannot see all the angles from here. I think Jamie's blocker is a

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decent bowl. I think he's better chopping in on the forehand but it

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will be interesting to see what he plays. If he's going big, he's

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looking for a real result. He's going big... And he missed. He

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nearly smashed the whole lot into the ditch. Speculative shot, didn't

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work out. The jack has been bouncing about a

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little bit. Paxton going for the longer jack and Jamie sticking to

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the short. Very hard to get into a regular... Oh, my goodness, the jack

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is going short there. Difficult to get into a regular place if you are

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jumping about with the jacks. I don't think Jamie will go much

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longer, he's moved the Matt back a little bit. He's taking it back to,

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well my favourite position really, a couple of metres from the... 25.5

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metres, that's where he's playing the jack length. I think when you

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are playing really well, Greg, and things are going good, you don't

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notice those just as much. You don't notice anything when you are

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playing, you are on autopilot. You're not thinking about anything.

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When you are struggling, you're thinking about delivery and weight

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control. Little bit of movement can catch your eye and put you off. But

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Robert was obviously going for a 23 metre jack so he was looking to

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change things totally, but he cast it too short so Jamie gets to put it

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on his favourite length. Jamie has turned his back on this

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really quickly, he doesn't like this at all. Oh, pushed through it.

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The last, two feet short of jack height.

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Looks good here. Yes, good bowl. APPLAUSE Still sitting off the side,

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but a good weight. Yes, Jamie just looking to draw it off. It is

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adjacent, it just needs to run a touch. Perfect line.

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Not much reaction from Robert. He is having to work very, very hard. It

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is more frustration for the player when you are not hitting your form.

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It doesn't matter what the opposition is doing, they really

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have to work on their own game. This looks every bit as good as the

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third. He would like to make it harder for Jamie to get in. If Jamie

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wants to, he could go strong at that. I think he has already made

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his mind up, he's going to draw. He was on a great line last time, he

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just needs a bit more pace. Trying with this, is he going to get back?

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Yes, I think he is. The clean jack is worth the double. He just shaved

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it, but he got the single. Good shot. Coming in there, you think

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perhaps he's going to make two, but happy to score the one. Asking for a

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measure. The two guys will be chatting away

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of course, colleagues on the international team and they know

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each other well. Looks like just the one. I think

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that was in by a margin. Jamie not too good at the measures? He

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normally is, to be fair, but sometimes you look at it from one

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side and favour your own. You call for a measure, go around the other

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side and then you can see it is well in. Once you have called for a

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measure, the umpire is normally on. Realistically you know the outcome.

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Obviously our mate Andy Thomson is brilliant at calling the measures.

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He gets so much stick, doesn't he? Never was good. It's not just a

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recent thing. Looks a little bit different, this

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one. Edging forward, didn't push. Neither player really, once they

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have played one good one have followed it up with the second and

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third, have they? It is almost like a game that you think to yourself,

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after a really good final it has been hard for the players to settle.

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He has brought the jack out into the open. Just the one called. Possible

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backhand drive from Jamie. Sits nice. Resisted. That's very

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controlled. Needs to arrive at this on this line though, needs to hurry.

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He needs to be deep, at the very least he needs on behind the head

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but he won't be happy about moving it. He has the last bowl so he will

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be trying to draw another shot. Slipped by, in a good position.

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Jamie really hasn't got that much now, far from just the drop. He can

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turn the jack to his own for two. Positive draw.

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The line looks the same, has he pushed that little bit extra? I

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don't think so. Two chances. Is Robert looking at the positive bowl?

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Is he looking to take the jack through? As you say, Greg, a couple

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of chances, he complains of the bowl, get into the jack. He has a

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bowl at the back of the head to pick up a double. Cannot really go wrong.

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He would be very unlucky to go wrong. No, just playing the draw.

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Needs a big finish from there. It had a bit more weight than we

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thought, but it looks like one shot. 1-1 after two ends.

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The first time in the match, Rob has decided to give the forehand of

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role, see if he can get a better opening bowl. -- to give the

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forehand a roll. Jamie has led off this forehand in the whole game. We

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will be moving over to the red button. Unfortunately we have to

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leave you here on BBC Two. But hit the red button and you can enjoy the

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rest of this match. Just needs one player to hit their

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form here. Jamie is just getting the edge over Robert but he's not

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playing very consistent either. I think throughout the whole game

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roll's best all has been his third. Again, on this end, two loose-ish

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opening bowls. Looking to make the adjustment and draw the shot with

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his third bowl. A bit of disturbance, he's just taking a

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moment. Well, we are almost at the end of

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our coverage on BBC Two today as we make way for highlights of the

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Australian open tennis, but if you hit the red button you can see the

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conclusion of this match and highlights of all today's matches at

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five Should've seen Hillary's face.

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She was stood there with Bill.

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