:00:31. > :00:37.After a week of international competition, this morning we were
:00:37. > :00:44.left with just four on the floor. We knew what ever happened today,
:00:44. > :00:51.the final would be a Scotland- England affair. First up, down
:00:51. > :00:56.Burnett won the title in 2001. Paul Foster took it several years later.
:00:56. > :01:01.Only one of them would reach the final. Nicky Brett had never
:01:01. > :01:06.reached a final before today. Standing in his way was the
:01:06. > :01:11.reigning champion Robert Paxton. It was another wonderful day, here at
:01:11. > :01:21.the Dewars Centre for the Scottish International Open. Letter stop
:01:21. > :01:56.
:01:56. > :02:03.with the first semi-final. -- let Burnett started strongly, winning
:02:03. > :02:13.three in the first couple of ends. We join the match at the top of the
:02:13. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :03:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:03:34. > :03:44.-- down really needs to get the adjustment on the other side of the
:03:44. > :03:44.
:03:44. > :05:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:05:22. > :05:27.it and now he has played the for the kill and force your
:05:27. > :05:37.opponent to chase it. Paul Foster is well aware of the fact that down
:05:37. > :05:37.
:05:37. > :07:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:07:36. > :07:43.Burnett has missed. -- that Burnett through for Burnett. He cannot get
:07:43. > :07:53.onto the jack, that is the problem. He is losing out because Paul
:07:53. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :09:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:09:10. > :09:20.Foster is all over the jack with the first one he has really hit
:09:20. > :09:20.
:09:20. > :11:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:11:25. > :11:35.in the last three meetings between Foster and Burnett we have had two
:11:35. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :14:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:14:28. > :14:31.beat the Nevins being a policeman will get to daylight robbery! -- it
:14:31. > :14:41.will be the nearest thing a policeman will get to daylight
:14:41. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:04.Thoroughly deserved it. The set was against him at the end and he held
:15:04. > :15:14.his nerve. Paul Foster took the first set.
:15:14. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :16:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:16:45. > :16:53.Let's rejoin it in the second set. to the longer jack length. Darren
:16:53. > :17:03.has got to be tempted to have a look at these two. The gap is two
:17:03. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:15.inches. He doesn't want to take his own bowl out. He is going for it.
:17:15. > :17:25.Snuck it across. That might still be in, it need to check. If that is
:17:25. > :17:33.
:17:33. > :17:37.in it is a nightmare. It has gone on to the respot. It is close.
:17:37. > :17:47.Interesting Paul Foster is playing down the narrow side with his big
:17:47. > :18:11.
:18:11. > :18:21.swing in bowls. Plenty of room on This is the perfect line. It is all
:18:21. > :18:35.
:18:35. > :18:44.right of reply. Beautifully delivered by Darren Burnett.
:18:44. > :18:53.could drive it off, it is up to him. Just to try -- just trying to wrest
:18:53. > :19:03.it with good weight. -- rest. He should be close with this, very
:19:03. > :19:03.
:19:03. > :19:13.close. He has got it. Another great end. The man with the last bowl he
:19:13. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:24.did the damage. -- who did the damage. Not all about the control
:19:24. > :19:25.
:19:25. > :19:32.and the weight back time. -- that time. It was a decent target. Good
:19:32. > :19:42.solid connection. If he had got the jack he would have made two. Good
:19:42. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :20:01.is precisely what we are getting. Last met in January 2010. Paul
:20:01. > :20:01.
:20:01. > :22:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:22:14. > :22:19.played, Darren. Unilever -- you with this. He doesn't want to get
:22:19. > :22:24.back to check out in the Open at too much. If he was just able to
:22:24. > :22:33.touch the bowl and move the jack to were three inches, but he has got
:22:33. > :22:43.to be careful. -- two or three inches. He has accepted the fact of
:22:43. > :23:04.
:23:04. > :23:14.losing a single, by the looks a bit. The forehand is incredibly
:23:14. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:33.accept the fact. This would be extreme high line drifting, as we
:23:33. > :23:33.
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:24:31. > :24:40.call it. He couldn't afford to runner-up in 2002. One that both
:24:40. > :24:50.the semi-finals he has played in this competition. -- he has won. He
:24:50. > :25:07.
:25:07. > :25:13.drifting in on that high line. Give you an idea of how far up the
:25:13. > :25:23.players have to judge. That is where the real skill of the sport
:25:23. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :26:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:26:05. > :26:15.a big chance if he gets it solid. necessarily easier for them. Darren,
:26:15. > :26:24.
:26:24. > :26:29.you don't really want to be at this this he could be in a position to
:26:29. > :26:39.win the match, not necessarily at this end but it would be one hell
:26:39. > :26:56.
:26:57. > :27:06.looks like it is going to drop away. That is most unusual. Paul Foster
:27:07. > :27:22.
:27:22. > :27:32.and so on. Just gets away. Has he been hurried too much? Unlucky. He
:27:32. > :27:32.
:27:32. > :27:42.was going for the red. That might have been a good time to court for
:27:42. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :27:49.that, he has got one time-out left. -- call for that. He can get a
:27:49. > :27:59.three but the way Paul Foster has been playing, highly unlikely.
:27:59. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:13.Might have been tempted by the doesn't want to get the edge of the
:28:13. > :28:18.jack. That might make the double. If it is two shots, that almost
:28:18. > :28:28.guarantees the match. Darren Burnett is looking, he doesn't want
:28:28. > :28:34.
:28:34. > :28:44.to concede it. He has got a good eye, Darren. Two shots, Paul Foster.
:28:44. > :28:45.
:28:45. > :28:49.He has a foot in the final. He needs a full house. Paul Foster was
:28:49. > :28:54.prepared to take the risk coming through on that are to bring up the
:28:54. > :28:59.jack back for the double. What a beautifully played shot. A little
:28:59. > :29:09.bit of danger involved. Happy enough to play it. Now he has put
:29:09. > :29:09.
:29:09. > :30:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:30:20. > :30:30.Darren Burnett is not happy. He has to try and come in and stay. He has
:30:30. > :30:30.
:30:30. > :31:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:31:12. > :31:22.knowledgeable crowd inside the four out of this. He is not giving
:31:22. > :31:22.
:31:22. > :32:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:32:03. > :32:11.up just yet. Paul Foster checking round the back. There is just no
:32:11. > :32:21.way he can move this. Paul Foster glances across as if to say, are
:32:21. > :32:38.
:32:38. > :32:48.you sure? It really is mission going to need more than a minute to
:32:48. > :32:48.
:32:48. > :33:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:33:32. > :33:41.figure this one out. He has no against Darren known that -- the
:33:41. > :33:47.first two sets against Darren Burnett. You must be happy?
:33:47. > :33:53.Absolutely. He became a runaway train. It was like hanging on to he
:33:53. > :33:59.and in the first set. If I could have kept scoring, maybe I would
:33:59. > :34:08.have done enough to keep scoring. But once he got the jack, he was
:34:08. > :34:13.deadly. The shot jack is something you have used to great effect. A
:34:13. > :34:23.sure there will be more of the same for you tomorrow in the final
:34:23. > :34:23.
:34:23. > :34:33.against Nicky Brett. I can play long bowls as well. Or see what
:34:33. > :34:36.
:34:36. > :34:46.happens tomorrow. An amazing game. Who will Paul Foster place in the
:34:46. > :34:46.
:34:46. > :37:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:37:33. > :37:43.two, taking the first set. We It might tent Robert Paxton into
:37:43. > :38:16.
:38:16. > :38:26.better Paul Paxton. That was a very difficult shot and he played it
:38:26. > :38:52.
:38:52. > :39:02.exceptionally well. -- for Robert weight. Using their own bowls to
:39:02. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :41:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:41:19. > :41:29.maximum advantage. Well-played of handy bowl. Robert is a bit
:41:29. > :41:34.
:41:34. > :41:44.stronger this time. And closer. I think it might be the green. Good
:41:44. > :41:44.
:41:44. > :44:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:44:27. > :44:37.is coming back. He has dropped the last two ends. It is good stuff,
:44:37. > :44:53.
:44:53. > :45:01.the bowling has been excellent. the World Bowls Tour. Reached the
:45:01. > :45:11.semi-finals in 2010. Nicky Brett lost to Stewart Anderson. One of
:45:11. > :45:22.
:45:22. > :45:31.Looking for the two bowls or that jack. Needs help. Wanted to be a
:45:31. > :45:40.little bit wider with the jack, rather than underneath it. That
:45:40. > :45:50.fell short of the spot. He is asking about the respot. He wants
:45:50. > :45:50.
:45:50. > :45:59.to try and cover the respot on the right hand side. Don't think he is
:45:59. > :46:09.going to make back. I think he changed his mind halfway through
:46:09. > :46:15.
:46:15. > :46:25.delivery and tried to split the two red bowls. Unlucky not to remove
:46:25. > :46:48.
:46:48. > :46:58.Got the connection. Stubbornly refusing to go. He just hit it is
:46:58. > :46:58.
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:47:50. > :48:00.too heavy. Needed a little bit less. Unlucky, that makes it so much more
:48:00. > :48:33.
:48:33. > :48:39.to go the wrong side. Nicky Brett will have to wind -- win the next
:48:39. > :48:49.end, so cover will be good. Almost like he has raised his game a
:48:49. > :48:49.
:48:49. > :49:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 81 seconds
:49:51. > :50:01.the forehand to ease this bowl off. This is a big shot of for Robert
:50:01. > :50:14.
:50:14. > :50:24.Paxton, a chance to pick up a weight to hold it? Needs help.
:50:24. > :50:38.
:50:38. > :50:45.Nicky Brett wins this end, with a single or more, he is three to the
:50:45. > :50:55.final. Robert Paxton wanted to pick this one out, give himself the
:50:55. > :50:57.
:50:57. > :51:04.advantage. He would have been absolutely plumb on the bowl.
:51:04. > :51:14.Defending champion. He is one up going to the last end, and one that
:51:14. > :51:44.
:51:44. > :51:50.said down. -- one set down. Nicky for the defending champion to do.
:51:50. > :52:00.Nicky Brett, the only one of the four semi-finalists that hasn't
:52:00. > :52:21.
:52:21. > :52:31.wants to draw to it, just look is bowl in. -- weather. You don't want
:52:31. > :52:50.
:52:50. > :53:00.leave that just sitting. Neither player has used a time-out in this
:53:00. > :53:06.
:53:06. > :53:14.match. I am sure we will see one in down, he is trying to jump, it is
:53:14. > :53:24.not happening. Makes a big difference when a bowl sits up on
:53:24. > :53:30.
:53:30. > :53:40.to play at this. Just trying to draw it off. A lovely line. What is
:53:40. > :53:50.
:53:50. > :54:00.Good end by Nicky Brett, he has kept his nerve in this match. He is
:54:00. > :54:10.
:54:10. > :54:17.here, if he is able to dropping short, try and block the way in. I
:54:17. > :54:20.did think he has blocked it. far enough round. Robert will let
:54:20. > :54:30.the clock ran down here and then called a time-out. Currently the
:54:30. > :54:44.
:54:44. > :54:51.defending champion is on the way Waiting for time out to be called.
:54:51. > :55:01.He has got another two if he wants. He is one at bowl away from going
:55:01. > :55:02.
:55:02. > :55:09.out of the event. He glances back. The defending champion, his third
:55:09. > :55:19.Scottish Open international semi- final. He is trying to play inside
:55:19. > :55:28.the line. He needs help with the front bowl. I think it will be
:55:29. > :55:37.green. What a comeback in the second set for Nicky Brett. He was
:55:37. > :55:45.7-1 down, he wins the set 8-7. The defending champion Robert Paxton is
:55:45. > :55:50.out and Nicky Brett is in his first You must be very pleased, a fine
:55:50. > :55:55.performance. Very pleased to get past Robert.
:55:55. > :56:01.Defending champion so that says it all. The first set up that was very
:56:01. > :56:06.tough. A decent performance in the second. It was scrappy today. He
:56:06. > :56:12.came out the blocks deservedly. Lots of pressure. I didn't have the
:56:12. > :56:21.bowls to answer that. The first set in particular, we were talking
:56:21. > :56:26.about the draw all week. He turned it around here. I have been scrappy
:56:26. > :56:35.all week in the first set. I gave myself a good talking-to all night
:56:35. > :56:43.and started a bit earlier. You have got a big shot as well, and you
:56:43. > :56:48.turn up the set ground. I felt the weight pretty good in the first set.
:56:48. > :56:53.I had to keep sneaking another one in. It should be absolutely
:56:53. > :56:59.fantastic. The Nicky Brett against Paul Foster live tomorrow on BBC
:56:59. > :57:03.Two, you have got to join us. What was the best shot off today?
:57:03. > :57:08.comes from the semi-final between Paul Foster and Darren Burnett.
:57:08. > :57:13.Darren Burnett had been hanging on, but going into the final and Paul
:57:13. > :57:18.Foster is only one shot in front, 5-4. He is in a heap of trouble,
:57:19. > :57:24.got two shots against him. Paul Foster plays the most beautiful
:57:24. > :57:30.draw. A little touch of the Fred bowl, didn't matter, his weight was
:57:30. > :57:35.perfect. -- Fred bowl. It was top class standard. Only Paul Foster
:57:35. > :57:39.could have played that under the pressure. That is why he is three
:57:39. > :57:42.to the final. Nick Brett will be hoping Paul
:57:42. > :57:48.Foster does it play many shots like that tomorrow when we reach the