Episode 16 A Question of Sport

Going head-to-head on the show are...

wheelchair tennis supremo, Jordanne Whiley...

sprinting powerhouse, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey...

Olympic bronze medallist, Sally Conway...

and Australian international goalie, Mark Schwarzer.

Let battle commence on A Question Of Sport.

APPLAUSE

Hello and welcome to the show,

our two captains are ready and waiting to do battle.

Matt, happy with your team, are you all set?

Cor... Happy?!

European champion, Grand Slam winner, thank you very much!

No chance, Tuffers.

-What about you, Tuffers?

-No, absolutely delighted.

Olympic medallist, world-class shot-stopper,

what could possibly go wrong?

-Probably some cricket questions maybe.

-That would be...

It... It sounds as if we're all ready,

let's kick things off with the One Minute Round.

And, Matt, your team are up first, 60 seconds on the clock,

any member of the team can shout out the answers. Everyone ready?

-Happy, yeah?

-Here we go.

In July at Old Trafford,

which England batsman scored 254 against Pakistan?

Ben Stokes.

No.

Um... Uh... Cook?

-No.

-Uh... Um...

-Move on.

-OK.

Which non-European country won a women's wheelchair tennis medal

at the Paralympics in Rio?

A non-European country.

Japan?

Yes. Who is this England footballer?

-PHIL:

-Ooh.

-HARRY:

-Is it Rooney?

-Yes.

-Good shout!

Phil Taylor beat which Dutchman to win his 14th PDC world title?

Van Gerwen?

Yes. Which rugby league team is this?

-PHIL:

-Ah...

-Catalan Dragons.

Yes. Who won his third European

Championship gold by winning

the 100 metres in Amsterdam this year?

Churandy Martina?

Yes.

Fill in the blanks with things

that you might find at a birthday party.

Cake, candles.

-Yes.

-Um... Clowns?

Uh... Balloons!

Um... People?

-No.

-Children.

-No.

-Juice, jelly, ice cream.

-No. No!

-Presents.

-Ooh, yes!

-Gifts.

-Yeah.

-Uh... Uh...

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-Oh!

-I haven't been to a kids' party in about ten years!

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-You did good, man.

-Is it Buttler... Is it Jos Buttler?

The BDO world champion,

Stephen Bunting, we were looking for.

Oh... Bunting?

Do you know Bunting? You know Stephen Bunting?

I've got a four and a two-year-old,

kind of go to a party every weekend and I've never seen any bunting!

-SUE LAUGHS

-Bunting!

Who was the cricketer?

In July at Old Trafford,

which England batsman scored 254 against Pakistan?

-No.

-LAUGHTER

-Joe Root.

-Oh, of course it was Joe!

Oh, Joe Root. Joe Root... Sorry, Joe.

But seven points scored, well done.

-We'll take seven, we'll take seven.

-Yeah.

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OK, Sue, we're ready.

-OK, Phil, 60 seconds.

-Yes.

-Right, here we go...

Which European golfer played in his tenth Ryder Cup in September?

-European...

-Westwood.

Yes. What is the lowest

weight division in women's Olympic judo?

Under-48s.

Yes. Who is this rugby union legend?

Oh, Gregan.

Yes. Scotsman Alex Marshall

is a six-time indoor champion in which sport?

-Alex Marshall...

-Alex Marshall. Scotsman, Alex Marshall.

-Um, squash.

-No.

-Um, bowls.

-Yes.

-Oh!

-Can you name this NFL team?

Um, San Diego Chargers.

-Yes.

-Oh!

Who did Chelsea re-sign in August two years after selling him...

-David Luiz.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Fill in the blanks with things you might throw.

Ball, darts.

-Yeah. Yeah.

-Um... Up.

-LAUGHTER

-Um...

Arrow, javelin. Um...

-Nick... Oh, come on, throw something at me. Water, sponge.

-Dart.

-Darts.

Um... Ball, cricket ball, cricket bat... Oh, what do you throw?!

-Frisbee.

-Party.

-Yes! Frisby!

-Frisby! Great shout, one more. Party, party!

-Oh!

-WHISTLE BLOWS

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Chicago Cubs pitcher...

Pedro Strop. LAUGHTER

No way, no!

SUE LAUGHS

Very good score as well.

End of the round, Matt's on 7, Phil's team in front on 8.

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OK, teams, it is time for a Sports Action now.

It will come thick and fast,

so make a note of WHEN it's taking place and WHO you see.

You might recognise some a bit more than others.

He's the champion of the world, the Betfred champion of the world!

Yeah, he's done it.

-CHEERING

-This, to win the Masters, and he did.

Well, we can see there that Shuker and Jordanne Whiley

are growing into this match.

This is the penalty that could take Manchester City back into Europe.

-Oh, good save by Schwarzer!

-CROWD CHEERS

Middlesbrough are in the UEFA Cup for the second year running.

A shortening stride, he's a half length in front...

Neptune Collonges is diving in... And, oh, it's tight!

Galthie again, to Betsen...

CROWD CHEERS

The French heading towards the Grand Slam.

COMPETITORS SHOUT

Oh! It's going to be a score.

Scored there, right on the bell.

-CROWD ROARS

-Yes!

Matt Prior has achieved something so special.

100 on debut for England.

Right, on the board are nine years and you're going to take it in turns

to match the action that you saw with one of the years.

So, guests, can you remember when you were competing?

Let's have a look. Matt, as you're trailing, you go first.

-What would you like to go with there?

-Um, I believe that race

-that I was running in...

-You're going with yourself?

Yeah, for myself... ..was in Birmingham in 2009, I do believe.

So, you're going for 2009, are you right, Harry...?

Yes, you are.

-Well done.

-Good man.

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-How confident are YOUR guests over there?

-Well, no, very...

Extremely. Yes, we've got...one, so far.

-No, but, are we going to go with it?

-Yep.

-Go on, mate.

-OK.

-The Robbie Fowler miss...

-Yeah.

-Or my save...!

-Yeah.

-LAUGHTER

-2005.

2005...

-Yes.

-Well played.

-Well done.

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-Back we go. I think he's... Matt's going to be looking right now.

-Uh...

-I am.

-Yeah, I think, um...

-Whoa - "I think"?!

-Oh!

I'm, like, 99% sure that mine was at Wimbledon in 2012.

-OK, 2012.

-Yeah.

-No, it wasn't, it was in 2011!

-Oh!

-Ooh!

-I was going on the hair colour, I thought I had black hair...

LAUGHTER

Normally works for me too! HARRY LAUGHS

-OK, Tuffers.

-OK.

-Well, hold on... Well, now...

-Do you know who was fighting?

-Yeah, Gazieva from Russia.

-Yeah...

-When was that?

-I've fought her a lot of times.

-Ah!

-In most of those years.

-Right.

-Um...

-Oh, no!

-So, it depends...

You don't have to go for yours...

-if you're confident about one of the others.

-Well, we hadn't...

-We don't... We ain't got anything else!

-OK!

-Um...

-Well...

-I'd...

-What was it? Was it an Olympic year or a...Commonwealth year?

-Mm...

I'd say 2012.

Uh... No, it wasn't! SALLY GROANS

It was 2013 in Abu Dhabi, the Grand Prix. Yeah, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

-Hard lines.

-OK, Daws.

I'm just thinking about the rugby.

I'm sure you said...

..in the commentary was Fabien Galthie.

I think he retired in 2003 at the World Cup, so it must be...

I say "must be", I THINK it'll be 2002.

So you're going for the rugby with '02...

Well done, it was!

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-You think that's Robertson?

-Mm.

-2012?

-Mm.

-I think it's 2012.

-Yeah, you happy with that? You happy with that?

-Yeah, I'm happy with that.

-Well, you're...

-What you think...? Yeah?

-Yep.

-Great shout, go for it.

Robertson, 2012.

-Going Robertson...

-Go on.

No, it was 2010. So, last go each.

-Go on, go with that one.

-2004...was...

-The golf.

-Him.

-Mickelson.

-Mickelson.

'04 is right, yes.

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-Cricket or horse racing?

-Well, it must be the Matt Prior '07, for me.

You're going for the cricket, '07, Matt Prior...

Yes, it is, well done.

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And, of course, the horse racing...

Neptune Collonges was in 2012.

So, at the end of that round, the teams are now tied,

they're both on 10.

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OK, teams, we've got a Top Ten for you now.

Matt, you're up first and the subject for your team is Rio 2016.

Mm.

You need to name the ten countries

to top the medal table in terms of gold medals won at the Olympics

and Paralympics combined.

LAUGHTER

We think... We think it's going to be

a bit of a toughie, so we are allowing you one life, OK?

-Just the one?

-Just the one.

Make sure you use it wisely

and if you're not sure,

you can freeze to lock in your points, cos if you get two wrong,

-then you'll lose all the points you've accumulated.

-Ooh!

-Ooh!

Got to show a bit of bottle.

-Oh, you've just written the same as me.

-Is that the same three?

We've all gone for the same three.

-Well, you can have one of those then.

-So, us, yeah, Great Britain.

You're going for Great Britain...

Second on the board, well done.

-China?

-China...

Number one, yes. Well done.

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-Very good.

-Going for the third one?

-I'm going to throw in USA there as well.

USA...

One, two, three.

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-Aussies?

-Aussies normally do...

-Big team, big team at the opening ceremony.

-Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, they normally do all right.

-Go on, then. Go on, then.

-Going for Australia?

-Yeah, go on, then!

-Australia.

-Yes.

-Oh!

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Right.

Should we go with Germany? I mean, we lose... We've got a lifeline.

-We've got a lifeline!

-Yes!

-We've got a lifeline! We'll go Germany.

-Germany!

-Germany, what are we talking about? We've got a lifeline!

-Yes!

-It's in!

-Yeah, cool.

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-What about France?

-France, yeah, Fr... I like France.

-France?

-France have got a pretty big team, haven't they?

-They're a big team, big team. Big team.

-Yeah.

-Going?

-We've got a lifeline, we'll go France, Sue.

-Going France...

-Yes.

-Ooh!

-APPLAUSE

-You bailed us with that one!

OK. Right, well, there are three more than France!

-Who are the big teams?

-Canada.

-Canada!

-Oh, Canada, yeah.

Canada, O Canada!

-Canada.

-Canada.

-You've just said that without...

Oh, no.

-PHIL:

-No!

-AUDIENCE:

-Oh!

-So, pressure's on now...

-OK, yeah.

-Six. Six, you've got.

It's a lot to lose, six.

If we get it wrong, we lose all six points.

Oh, OK.

-Should we leave...? Should we freeze it?

-I think so.

-I'm happy to freeze.

-We're going to freeze, Sue.

-OK.

-We're going to freeze.

If you had gone on, what was your choice? Next choice, do you think?

-Brazil.

-You'd have liked to have seen Brazil and you'd have liked...?

I think I would have said...

-Yeah, Egypt, or I'd just have...

-Egypt.

-OK, well...

From number ten, let's take a look...

-Russia was in at...

-Oh, they snuck in.

-..number ten.

Number eight... It was...

-Yes, Harry, Brazil.

-Good shout, Harry, good shout.

Seven...

-Netherlands.

-Oh, of course!

-Yes.

And then, number four...

-Oh!

-Ukraine, of course, they've got loads of...

41 Paralympics golds.

I hate it when that happens!

But six points scored, well done.

We'll take six, well done.

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Right, Phil. For you, this week, you've got football.

Oh!

The Premier League is currently in its 25th season,

there are six teams that have played in all 25.

Um... Man U, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool...

-Everton...

-Everton and Spurs.

-Everton and Spurs.

OK, no points for that, um, but... LAUGHTER

I'm exhausted already!

Now you need to name the next ten teams on the list

in terms of seasons played.

How's your footy?

-It's not my strong point, but...

-Who do you support?

Um, Bristol Rovers.

-I can see...

-Did they make it?

-I don't think they've made it.

-Oh...

-Everton...

-Right. Are-Are we kind of happy with that lot, though?

-Shall we get a few rolling?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-These three.

OK, right, keep thinking, keep thinking of teams.

Uh, Sue, we're going to go with Aston Villa.

Aston Villa...

-Number one, yes.

-There you go, thank you very much.

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Um... Newcastle?

Newcastle United...

-Number two.

-Number two.

-Yes!

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West Ham.

West Ham...

-Top three again!

-Number three, yes!

-On a roll!

-Three in a row!

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Right. Now it starts getting a little bit...tricky, right.

-You've got a life, remember.

-Yeah, we have.

-West Brom?

-Yeah.

-Southampton?

-Southampton.

-Southampton.

-Southampton, Sue.

-Going Southampton...

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Number six.

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Sunderland?

-Oh, City! Man City!

-Man City.

-Man City. Man City.

-Man City.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Yes.

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-I think this one. I think we need to go with that one.

-Go on, then. Go with that. Go on.

-West Brom?

Going West Brom...

No! Now...

Five points...

-I say we stick.

-Norwich. Norwich. Fulham?

If you get it wrong, you lose all your points.

That's the excitement.

Sunderland.

Listen, they always...

They nearly get relegated every year, but they might do this year!

-But I reckon they're in there, Sunderland.

-Go on, then.

-Sunderland, Sue!

-Sunderland!

Is it there?

-Oh!

-Yes!

-AUDIENCE CHEERS

-MARK:

-OK. So, right, Sunderland...

I don't know whether I can take another one.

You've got six, that's a lot to lose unless you're really confident.

-I think I'm going to bottle it. Shall we...

-MAN BOOS

-Shall we stay in the game?

-Yeah.

-Well, you come and sit down here...

-LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

See... They haven't been in long enough.

Getting sledged!

Let's stay in the game, stay in the game.

-Right, stay in the game.

-If you were going to go on, which would it be?

-Well, we would have perhaps gone Boro.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-Middlesbrough.

Well, let's see. Number ten...

-You mentioned it...

-Fulham.

-Fulham, had it, yeah.

-So, they're as well, they are in as well.

-Nine...

-They're in as well. Forgot about them.

-Oh! Bolton!

-They're in it as well then.

-Number eight...

-Oh!

-Oh, it's all right, no worries, no worries.

-I should have said it, 11 years...

-Number five...

-Blackburn Rovers.

-Ooh! We'll take six, we'll take six, won't we?

-We'll take six...

-APPLAUSE

Well done, both teams, there.

At the end of the round, the teams are tied, both on 16.

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Now it's a choice of Home or Away. Jordanne, coming to you first...

-Home question or away?

-Home, please.

-Home.

Who won her first Grand Slam singles title in 2016 before adding

a second Olympic doubles medal to the gold she won in London?

I'm pretty sure it's Marjolein Buis.

-It is, yes... MATT:

-Go on!

..the Dutch player, won the French Open.

-APPLAUSE

-Well done.

-Mark, home or away?

-Home.

-Home.

16 years after collecting the first of his three Champions League

winners' medals, who, this season, played in a record 162nd game

in the competition when he faced Leicester City?

How many have they played? They've played...

-Oh... Go on, have you got him?

-Yeah, I think so.

-Go on. Three, as well. Real... Real Madrid.

-Yeah.

That's a good old stat, that.

It has to be... Um... He plays for Porto, Iker Casillas.

-It is, yes. Well done. SALLY:

-Yes!

APPLAUSE, PHIL LAUGHS

Oh! Oh!

-OK, Harry, pressure's on. Home or away?

-It really is.

-Can I go home, please?

-LAUGHTER

No, you've got to stay there! Right.

Which former World Junior 100 metre silver medallist

anchored his country to a second successive

World Sprint Relay bronze in Beijing?

-And it's the 4 x 100m?

-Yes.

-OK. So, I think it's... It might be a guy called Justyn Warrener.

-OK.

-Cos he finished second at my World Juniors.

-Oh, hold on a minute...

-The one you won?

-Yeah.

That's that 100 metres silver?

-So the guy finished second to you...

-Yeah.

-..was...?

-Justyn Warrener.

-Oh, come on. Stop it right now.

-HARRY LAUGHS

Um... I'll... I'll go with Justyn Warrener.

Is the right answer!

-APPLAUSE

-Very good!

-Justyn WARNER, but we'll give it to you, that's close enough.

-Thank you.

-Sally, over to you, home or away?

-Home.

Who, since 2009, has been the 70kg division world champion three times,

but at the Olympics, her best is the silver she won in Rio?

(I can't remember her first name.)

-Doesn't matter.

-Say the surname?

-Surname's as good as gold.

-Oh. Alvear?

It is, yes, Yuri Alvear. Well done.

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Dead right.

-Right, captains, we are on the buzzer for this one.

-All right.

-Everyone is in play.

-Everyone in the middle.

On the screen, you will see a picture that will slowly reveal.

The quicker you buzz in, the more points you could win,

but be careful - if you buzz in and get it wrong,

-your team is frozen out for this question.

-Ooh!

-Ready?

Everyone ready? OK, fingers on the buzzers, here we go...

Goalkeeper.

BUZZER

-Joe Hart.

-Let's see. Are you right for two points?

Yes. Well done.

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Next one coming up.

Runner.

BELL

-Harry.

-I want to say his name correctly now. Michael Johnson.

Let's see.

Yes. Well done.

APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH

Here's the next one.

BELL

-Harry.

-Is it Chris Hoy?

You're right.

APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH

Famous thighs. Last one.

BELL

-Jordanne.

-Simone Biles.

-Let's see.

It is Simone Biles.

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-Happy with that, Matt?

-World-class.

And at the end of the round, Phil

has moved on to 20 but Matt's team

in front on 24.

APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH

And, Matt, your team are up first.

Who is this new female lead of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers?

MUSIC PLAYS

-I've got it.

-Have you?

-Yes.

-No, you haven't.

-I have.

-Have you?

-I think I have, yeah.

-Well, go for it.

I feel like it might be Eilidh Doyle, formerly known as Eilidh Child.

OK, let's see if you're right.

Yes, it is the European 400 metre gold medallist.

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Unbelievable.

Tuffers, for your team, who is this with quite a lot on their plate?

MUSIC PLAYS

-Any ideas?

-Tell you who I think it could be.

I think it might be one of my boys.

-Any ideas from you? No?

-I was thinking the same.

-Yeah? Go on.

Good answer, Sally. Good answer.

-Happy?

-Yeah.

-Yeah. Dominic Cork?

-We'll have a look.

Yes, I know that.

Yes, it is the former England bowler Dominic Cork.

APPLAUSE DROWNS SPEECH

Well done to both teams

in that round.

Phil has moved on to 22, Matt

in front on 26.

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Our final round tonight is the Sprint Finish and, Tuffers, you

need a big score now. They've set the challenge. Up you come.

Here we go. Come on.

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Very good on the buzzer.

-Ready, time starts now.

-Tennis, who is this little fellow? At the net.

-He runs...

-Ball boy.

-Yes. When you get thrown over your back

and you land on it.

-Ippon.

-Yes.

Yes. You take the goal-kick from it. The little...

-Penalty box.

-Six yard box.

-Yes.

The rower. There's two rowers.

-The cox.

-She's the oldest gold medallist.

-Katherine Grainger.

-Yes.

Boxing. There's two of those. There's a red... There's a blue one and a...

-Corner.

-Blue.

-No. Red corner, yes. Oh, well.

-No. Carry on.

Australian fellow, used to play for Everton. Tattoos. At number 10.

Little fellow. Good in the air. Aussie. Used to play... Tattoos.

Aussie? Cahill.

Yes, correct.

-Correct. Not brown belt, not yellow belt, the best belt.

-Black belt.

Yes.

Where do Scotland play rugby?

-Murrayfield.

-Murrayfield, yes.

-Yes.

It's in... It's in rugby league. They're white and they fly a lot.

Aussie rules. Aussie rules.

-What are they?

-Swans. Swans.

-Yes.

-Sydney Swans.

-Yes.

-Yes.

Oh. In...

WHISTLE

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Not bad.

Sadly not red corner or black belt.

-What did I say?

-"Not brown belt."

-"The best belt", I said.

-You can't say "belt".

-You can't say "belt".

-Oh, you can't say "belt".

LAUGHTER

But you scored seven.

That's still very good. Seven.

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-Yeah, you need four, Daws.

-I know. I'm not very good at this.

I'm not very good at it. Right, here we go.

-There's your first one. Your time starts now.

-OK, baseball.

Baseball. I've hit it and it's gone...

-Home round. Home run.

-Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

-It's... What is that? It's... Move on. What is that?

-OK.

-I know what it is!

-It's... It's... Tennis.

-Serve.

-Tennis. And if you... That's horrible! That's horrible!

-No?

-OK, on a bicycle.

-Cycling.

Yeah, yeah, and you're going over the trick...

-BMX.

-Yes.

-Yes. Yes. Oh, I've taken a penalty.

-Yeah.

-And it's... It's..

-It's missed.

-Crossbar.

-Nearly, but...

-Er.... Rebounded off.

-No. What am I doing to myself?

-You're hitting yourself.

-Yes.

-Hit the woodwork.

-Nearly, but...

-Hit...

-Hit the...

-Hit the bar.

-Yes. On your marks...

-Set, go.

-"Oh, sorry. Start again."

-OK. False start.

-Yes.

-Yeah?

-Yes. You're one of these.

-I'm a tennis player.

-You are.

-At Wimbledon.

-Champion.

-Yeah, and all those tournaments.

-Grand Slam.

-Yes.

-Yes. You've said it all.

-That it?

-Yeah.

Who the...? Runner. Runners.

HE SQUAWKS

-Bird?

-Yeah, it's a club. It's a famous club.

-A running club?

-Yeah.

WHISTLE

LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE

Harry, how did you not get Birchfield Harriers from that?

Honestly.

LAUGHTER

We couldn't give you false start.

-Oh.

-Cos you said the word "start".

-Oh.

-No.

And you missed topspin lob.

That is a tricky one in tennis.

But Theatre of Dreams?

-I got it. It's Man... Of course it is.

-Man United.

-I know. I know.

You served at me.

It was the one after the Theatre of Dreams and I don't know why.

-I should have just said Man United but...

-Well, you needed four to win.

-You missed three of them.

-I made a right proper pig's ear of that.

But you scored four. You win by one point.

Well done. Very well done. Great game right the way through.

Huge thank you to our guests, to Mark and Sally, to Jordanne and Harry.

The three of us will be back very soon.

Until then, from all of us here, goodnight.

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