Day 2 - Highlights Bowls: Scottish International Open

Hello and a warm welcome. Unless you

watched our live coverage earlier,

we will show you something I bet you

have never seen before. More on that

later plus we have highlights of

four amazing matches coming up.

This is the way the draw looked at

the start of play.

Let's go to the one eagerly

anticipated, two very good friends

of the ring, but fierce competitors

on it. It is Greg Harlow against

Mervyn King. Mervyn King is the

master of the draw game but recent

seasons have been barren by his

standards. A drop in the rankings

reflect that drop in form. Greg

Harlow, he is the current Scottish

International open champion and

world number one. Mervyn King took

the first two ends to build a two

shot lead. But Greg Harlow had

fought back and when we join the

action he's leading 5-4 going into

the seventh.

APPLAUSE

COMMENTATOR: A lot of players would

have changed on to the forehand. Can

see an edge of the jack and can get

the shot but from Mervyn, it is more

of I will stick with the hand I know

I get a good second shot. Just not

reaching. That is exactly what would

be going through his mind.

Just the one, 15 inch gap.

Time to

move now because any touch brings

the black into play. Gentle, gentle

to get back from there.

Greg Harlow senses an opportunity.

One shot up. Great opening bowl, if

you can add to the pressure.

Any

touch on the forehand on the jack

will bring it to that bowl. Mervyn

is going to try and use it as a

shoulder to drop off. Not even,

going for the weight. This is a

difficult shot. Holding on.

Tell you

what, he wasn't far away from

getting what he wanted, but that

movements of the jack is a major

bonus for him.

Also an inch or two

from disaster. If it touched the red

bowl, it was three against him. He

can look to the heavens, but I think

it has been kinder than he realised.

Just missed the line slightly, the

wait was bad.

It is one and a

measure. Maybe time-out is about to

come.

The forehand draw, the back

and play, risky. Three different

chances.

I would fancy two from the

indication of the rings.

If it is

two, I would contemplate playing

through it. It might just stop on

the green bowl. It is a hard effort

to draw, this. Going for it again.

Not surprised. Just needs to drop

down on the inside. Run-through and

it touched the jack, this might make

the double. Goodness me.

He held his

hand up an apology, not sure he had

to. He played the shot, got a

fortunate result to a certain

extent, but he was online to make

something happen.

I am with him on

the apology. Any run-through bowl is

very, very hard to judge. It really

is. It's normally a bit of luck on a

run-through bowl. He was just a

quarter bowl of target. If he came

of it and ran onto the jack, it was

a perfect shot. He just cannot gauge

run-through 's. They are lovely when

they work for you, but they do hurt.

That looks like it is a clear road.

It is a big two.

It is two, what a turnaround that

is.

STUDIO: With the lead retained,

Mervyn King didn't look back as he

took the next two ends and the first

set. In the second set, rejoin it

with Greg Harlow leading 3-1, going

into the fourth end.

COMMENTATOR: Strong, opening bowl.

It is a good start, but in a match

of this quality, you almost expect

Greg to beat it.

Making sure he was

arriving. Didn't want to take any

chances on that dropping short.

He

wasn't hanging back with that one.

He doesn't like it, it represents a

target that might not come into play

immediately. Greg isn't hanging

around. He's underneath. Just how

much underneath with his own bowl.

That is the one I was looking at, at

the back. Goodness me.

Greg's first two bowls, off the

rink. Mervyn, dropping in for

another. Doesn't want to leave a

target, but he would love to turn

that jack around the corner. He's

not going to. That has made the

target so much wider. Could end up

with the jack in the ditch.

Mervyn

want that back, fair to say.

Did he

pull it again?

He has come under.

You have just witnessed something

very rare. Wayward weight shots from

Greg Harlow on the forearm.

You

would lose money all day long

betting on that one. He did seem to

go a little bit faster than normal.

Greg is very dangers on that very

controlled weight shots. I don't

think he has a lot of choice, he may

have to go again. Take the risk.

He

doesn't have a bowl on the rink.

This is his final delivery and he

will go for it.

He is on the front

inside edge of the matter. Which

means he's going for it.

He likes

it.

Didn't matter in some respects

because unless he touched the jack,

but bowl was taken.

Three. Three

shots, Mervyn King.

Indeed he did.

His bowl, not touching, is lifted

out. He uses the end and he loses

the lead.

STUDIO: Be traded singles in the

next two ends.

APPLAUSE

He has tidied up his opening bowl,

Greg Harlow, after a few loose one.

That is a better one again.

That's not a very pretty target for

Greg Harlow. Great picture from what

he can see, effectively, from the

mats. Single bowl target.

That will not help Mervyn.

Your

bowl, there is an inch gap. You are

about inches short of jack high.

Interesting way to describe that.

The closest edge to Mervyn is about

six inches short. But the distance

is only an inch. That is obviously

enough for Mervyn.

He liked what he

heard. Beautifully played.

This target is a horrible one. He

has no choice. He doesn't want to

lose it two or three. He has got to

go for it. I think he knew that

actually from a couple of yards away

from Amat, the look on Greg's face

was enough to tell me he realised he

was getting half of his own. This is

really difficult now because I don't

think he can get the two bowls

without the jack going.

Both Greg

Harlow's bowls have gone off the

rink. The one you can see is the

only one he has on the rink.

That is a great place to put it.

He doesn't even have the advantage

of the last bowl, Greg Harlow. It is

a horrible situation he finds

himself in.

It certainly is.

Time-out called. He only has one

bowl, if he takes that out he will

be looking at losing four. What he

is trying to work out is where he

can put to help things. He's putting

his foot around the jack for this

sort of area. But if the jack goes

into this area, he's going to lose

three shots. I think he is in so

much trouble here. He is a minimum

two down. The third could be close.

The best would be to draw the bowl

of and lie in, but goodness me, that

is hard.

It is all about connections on the

outside of the bowl, that is what he

is looking for. If he wasn't going

to make a connection, that is the

best he can do. Guaranteed to take

the back bowl out. He will be

thinking if Mervyn makes a slip, I

will only use two.

Every chance he

will be four down with two to play

in a setting must win can Mervyn

deliver here?

This could change the whole

complexion.

He's playing wide just

to try and get in jack high.

Beautiful.

He plays it so well

whenever he has to go wide for a

jack high bowl. Wide, drifting shots

work because you don't have to get

to the jack, you just have to get

closer to the nearest one than the

opposition. People become to jack

focused and Mervyn is an expert in

avoiding that.

STUDIO: After that there was no way

back for the two-time defending

champion and with the writing on the

wall in the last end, Greg Harlow

conceded the match.

Congratulations, that was some

lovely stuff.

Obviously I am

delighted to win. I think we both

could have played a bit better, but

in and out, brilliant shots. But

glad to get over the line yes.

You

seem to be struggling a bit for your

line and length to be consistent?

To

be honest, I didn't get into my

rhythm today, I didn't get going.

Mervyn played well and he is a

worthy winner, I hope he goes on to

win the title, it will be nice. Some

scrappy stuff but he played the

better bowls, tight bowls on that

was the difference. I couldn't find

any answers to his close touches.

The most important thing, if you can

get your first bowl in, you will

always put pressure on your opponent

and you were doing that regularly?

Yes, it is key to get your first

bowl then, I did it most of the

time.

We know you as the master of

the drawer shot, but you are playing

with weight, and this is the second

end of the first set, hugely

important in turning things around?

I play with more weight than I have

done in the last 24 years. I wasn't

drawing as well and thought I would

just go for a few shots. I won one

of, got one and I thought I would

keep trying.

Hard to sit and watch

that, but he did well with them?

I

have played him hundreds of times

and plays that shot all day long.

But the some reason on the world

Bowls tour, he has not played as

many shots. But I am know he's

capable of it so I wasn't surprised

seeing them coming down.

Quarterfinal Mervyn. You must be

feeling pretty confident now?

Reasonable, take each game as it

comes and go out there and play as

well as that, I have a chance.

Congratulations. Commiserations,

Greg, always great to see you here.

I'm sure you will be back picking up

trophies on the tour.

Mervyn King, through to the

quarterfinals. Next up we have a

firm favourite, Andy Thomson, the

Anglo Scot, he was up against young

Jamie Chestney. 30-year-old chess

knee up against Thompson. Jamie

Chestney one his first ranking event

at the International open in

Blackpool and it was the younger man

who took the first set here. The key

moment coming in the seventh end

when the slightly fortunate weighted

shot gave Jamie Chestney trouble to

put him in control. It is 20 years

since Andy won this event. His luck

was going against him this year.

This squeeze through and a possible

gap to help Jamie Chestney get the

advantage.

There would be no way back that Andy

Thomson in this match, by now Jamie

Chestney was turning the screw. Andy

Thomson couldn't respond to it, and

Jamie Chestney into the quarters. He

is a really impressive player, Jamie

Chestney, I wonder how far he will

go. Next we have a match covering

Paul Foster against Mark Dawes.

The bowler from Blackpool earned a

place in the top 16 in 2016 and has

moved up to 12th in the last couple

of years. You are something special

when your list of achievements

spreads across three pages. Paul

Foster has picked up trophies and

gold medals across the globe. We

join the action in the fourth end

with Paul Foster leading 2-1. You

have your commentators of Paul

Mitchell and fresh from his match

earlier in the day, Andy Thomson.

COMMENTATOR: There is a big gap

forcing yourself into the top eight.

You have got to be the Paul Foster

of this tournament to get into the

top eight.

Paul Foster, former world number

one. Currently at number four.

He has found his line, Paul Foster.

I think Mark is contemplating

running bowl. Easy, wide target, I

think he likes it.

He is unlucky. He

was asking if the two bowls for

touching?

Yes, I think you probably

thought if he could take one, he

could take them both out. Unlucky

result, he hit the target again. If

he caught the other bowl, he could

have removed two of them. As it is,

there is room to draw another.

Looks like he will put it back in.

Exactly where it was.

Will it be

deja vu, knowing your opponent has

right to reply. Mark will be

feeling, what happens if I strike

this? I cannot see him getting a bad

result. I don't think any of Paul's

bowls are touches. Looks like he is

shaping up for the drawer. Playing

the same bowl.

Looked tight out of

the hand. Held up with the weight.

He was underneath, so he is still

two down. You expect him to draw

another.

You expect him to put it on

top, not just get it close.

Number three. Brilliant bowls.

Perfectly done. For bowls within a

couple of inches, effectively. He

had one lifted out.

Three shots,

Paul Foster.

Final bowl coming in

here. Plenty of room for Paul

Foster, perfect start, great

bowling. Paul Foster, bringing with

him, appeared to Perth this year.

It

is the fashion these days. Your

co-commentator has also got one,

what do you think of that one?

It is

a nice shade of grey! Looking very

smart.

He suits the beard, I

wouldn't admit that to him, but it

does suit him. I did sport a beard

for a little while, it was quickly

removed after instructions from my

good lady. To be fair, I also looked

ridiculous.

Good reply.

Keeping a close eye on this one,

Paul Foster. Has arguably improve

things for his opponent.

Beautifully played. Tempting target

for Paul Foster. Good back and

running here, wouldn't be surprised

to see this one. Bowl or jack.

It was out the side and that will go

on the restart. Paul Foster's is a

touch. It will turn into basically a

drawing contest.

Mark has the

advantage, two bowls to Paul's one.

I don't think any of these bowls

will count, so I don't think it

really matters.

Judge to perfection.

Better from

Paul. Too much room for Mark to draw

another.

Suddenly a wider line. It is, a lot

wider than Mark.

-- certainly.

You've not draw it, have you?!

That

is outrageous!

Give us a chance!

That is brilliant. Mark will be

thinking, what's going on here. We

thought he was too wide.

He was

right on the very edge of the ditch.

But he knows his bowls and that is a

work of art.

It's brilliant.

Time-out called. That is the first

for Mark.

I think Mark has probably got to

take a chance on the backhand and

try to run Paul's bowl off but the

danger is removing your own but he

has to take a chance and try to

score.

It is getting to that point

in the set, four down, you don't

really want to be five or six down.

He is playing backhand across the

head here. The line looks fair. He's

having a look.

He's given it every

chance.

Great bowl.

No wonder he

goes up the rink. That brings out

the best in some players and we have

just seen -- seen three exceptional

bowls. STUDIO: Dawes was still

trailing by two shots as we rejoin

it for the last end of the first

set.

The percentage success rate of Paul

Foster's opening bowl is

astronomical.

Yes, very good. Making

it hard for Mark to score. Two is

always gettable, though. You can't

fault that, it might give him a

chance later on.

The ideal bowl for

Paul Foster here is a foot or two

behind.

He has his hand to his face,

he knew it wasn't a good one.

It

might act as a protector somewhere

along the line.

He is not happy with

that.

With every reason.

Do you gamble and try to go for the

jack?

He is round it and again it might

not be the shot but it is a useful

bowl.

Mark has to be careful. He has

good position.

He gathers the information and

processes it.

Trying to split the

two red bowls, that will be the

target. I don't think he will be

happy with that, not at all. It

gives Mark still a big chance here.

Any movement of the jack, Paul

realises this has given him a

chance. He could be lying to all

three.

-- two or three. He is positive.

It

is a little under and a bad result

from that point of view. He will

have to try to find a drive.

This is

an awkward head for Paul. He cannot

cover everything. Mark has three

deep bowls.

The bowl to the right of

the picture is still in.

Yes.

And

that is going to be awkward for him.

He has called a time-out and you can

see the position on the right-hand

side. Paul Foster, it is difficult,

because he will work out where he

thinks it is likely to go.

This will

certainly be through but there might

be a chance for Mark Dawes to score

at least two. I think if he slices

that jack on the other angle the

score is two or three I think. The

dot on the right-hand side of the

screen, if he slices the jack into

the area he will certainly score two

and possibly three.

Paul Foster

watches his opponent. He has missed

it.

He doesn't like it. He never

gave it a chance and Paul Foster

will take the opening set.

STUDIO: Foster continued with his

brilliant bowls into the second set

and we picked it up with him leading

far one -- 5-1 after four ends.

COMMENTATOR: Winner twice of this

tournament, in 2009 against Ian Ward

and Nicky Brett in 2012.

He is hanging in.

It is so difficult

because look where Paul Foster is

and he pulls out a great bowl.

He is

not far away and he starts to build

the dangerous position. Mark Dawes

has played exceptionally well no

matter what happens but he needs to

take that next level and the next

few ends will be interesting.

Stating the obvious but he has to

score in this end.

He has given

himself an exceptional chance.

Great

bowl and we might see a drive from

Paul. Two down, he has to hit this.

He has not brought out the weight

too often.

Playing the running bowl

as opposed to the very fast drive.

Got it.

50% happy with that, it

takes one away.

If he had nudged

that jack out, his two green bowls

were in good receiving positions and

you're talking millimetres.

It was

only that. Mark will be trying to

replace the last bowl. Trying to get

a bit of pressure on Paul's final

delivery.

Paul is only one down, this will be

back to the draw.

A rare bowl not reaching from Paul

Foster. Shall we be critical of

him?!

He knows where to find us! But

he obviously didn't intend it. That

is David Gourlay. He will be

involved with Scotland for the

Commonwealth games which we were

talking about earlier.

He will be

happy that his player, Paul Foster,

is playing well. A chance for Mark

to score a double, this looks good

and very well played by Mark Dawes.

It is superb stuff.

And having lost three straight ends,

it gives him a chance to set the

mat, although it is causing some

discomfort at the moment!

He is very

undecided, really. Where do I put

this to put him off?

Always good when you change the

length to get the opening bowl close

but Mark probably realises that

isn't going to be close enough.

It

does not look bad from that

particular angle but you get the

feeling it is just not good enough.

It just puts added pressure on to

your next bowl.

And there is the improvement.

He has turned his back already on

that one. He missed the line.

He

knew it immediately.

He is going to come the other way.

Mark Dawes playing his fourth

Scottish International Open having

made his debut in 2014.

Nudging the

ball back, that is number two. This

might force Paul into weight here.

He doesn't hang about.

Close. He

likes it. Not a particularly kind

result for him but it does open

things up. And he still has a bowl

to play.

He hits the target. Two of

the bowls stay in but still two down

and Mark should draw a third shot

here.

In a way, he may be doesn't want

this want to go to close because it

gives him a target so interesting to

see where it finishes.

Very good.

That's the way to do it. Paul Foster

did have the best back bowl so if he

had left it either side it might

have been a tempting target.

Paul is

looking at a runner here, I think it

is still a backhand draw. Difficult

to get a shot but he should be able

to get a second. The forehand,

playing the drive. It is

full-blooded.

The jack has broken!

I

have never seen that before!

That is

coming out of his paycheque!

What is

the ruling?

I don't think I have

ever seen that! Part of the jack

remained on the rink and another

part of it is off the rink.

That

jack surely must go off and on to

the spot.

That is superb. He treated

it like Play-Doh. That's

unbelievable. I would have thought

that the bigger half would have

counted.

Surely that goes on to the

crease but I would think.

Absolutely.

-- onto the re-spot.

They are going to put it on the

re-spot and then it is going to have

to be a measure.

I think Paul will

score two here on the re-spot.

They

are checking here.

Paul is not happy

with that. That's not right, surely?

It is not a dead end.

I think he is

appealing it.

I would agree. That

jack was going off, surely it can't

be...

It is a conference of the

officials here and they are going to

have to I think consult the rule

book as to what happens.

He is

arguing and he is right to argue as

well that the jack was going off. I

agree with that. It has to be the

re-spot. He was not happy and right

to not be happy.

Two shots, Paul

Foster.

Paul Foster knows his bowls.

And to be fair, the markers and

umpires here are first class and

they were happy to listen.

That see

this strike again.

This is

brilliant.

It was definitely going

off.

And to meet the majority is in

the ditch and therefore it has to go

on the re-spot. STUDIO:

Unprecedented scenes leaving foster

with what was to prove an

unassailable lead and he went on to

win the second set for the victory

which takes him safely into the

quarterfinals.

which takes him safely into the

quarterfinals. Without doubt that

was the best matchwinner seen here

all week. Congratulations, well

played.

Once again, delighted with

how I played but all credit to Mark

Connolly stuck in there and I

couldn't really played much better

in the first set but it shows how

good he is. I'm just delighted.

It

was incredible because you did play

a wonderful match and many other

players would be out and you would

be standing next to me looking ahead

to the quarterfinal.

I'm a little

disappointed to be honest, the first

bowl, when Paul missed which was not

often, I did not get in and you know

he will play well. While I am

reasonably happy, I know I can play

better and you have do to beat Paul.

He does put so much pressure on

particularly with the first bowl.

That was key and the two times the

missed, it is like 18 inch and a

foot off and he puts three inside

and you can't leave that much.

You

certainly can't. Amazing stuff and

we should talk about the

controversial moment and the talking

point which was this split jack. We

will show you it but talk us through

it.

I knew I could run at it. I had

a chance of getting it but I was not

expecting the jack to crack! I was

trying to take a couple out and I

knew his bolt was in the ditch and I

would count two but it's not often

you see that.

I think the first call

was for the end to be played again

but you agreed that was wrong?

I

genuinely don't know what the rule

is and to be there to pull the jack

looked like it was going out of this

side. I was more disappointed that I

was good to get back in the set and

he hit the target and I was two

down. I did not know the rule and I

was happy to go with the umpire.

Have you experienced that before?

I've never seen it, I've never done

it. I know that our a lot of hard

hitters on the tour but you don't

expect the jack to crack like that.

I said I would never cheat in bowls

with the jack was only going one

way. You saw the look on my face, we

are talking a turning point in the

match. I know Mark is lane three but

the re-spot and I get two and I

think everybody thought it was going

that way and I think it is only

fair.

And you agreed?

Yes, it was

going that way is up I genuinely

didn't know the rule and it was fair

enough. I probably would have said,

if the rule is not clarified and we

have to go with that, I would have

said to Paul, you have the two.

Have

you ever seen a split jack?

Unbelievable. Let's deal with the

last match today which was Perry

Martin against Michael Stepney. The

joiner from Elgin is no stranger to

this portable rink in that having

played in the Champion of champions

final on two separate occasions. It

may have needed a tie-break but

Perry Martin's victory over Jonathan

Ross in the first round was

extremely impressive. It was a cagey

Ross in the first round was

extremely impressive. It was a cagey

start to this match with neither

player able to exert control and we

picked it up on the seventh end with

Michael Stepney leaving 4-3.

COMMENTATOR: Hopefully this jack

will stay the distance in this

match! Michael Stepney going for one

of his big drives, we might see

something happening to it.

It's not

often you see the jack... I have

seen them split in half sometimes

but not having the top sliced off

like a boiled egg.

I have seen them

almost disintegrate believe it or

not. But that would have been a much

harder as Ishant to make, the fact

that the jack was going off the rink

at that angle made it an easy

decision. The Paul Foster match with

Mark Dawes... But we have plenty of

jacks.

Michael Stepney likes that

one. And the jack split, it was

probably one quarter and three

quarters and the three quarters

smashed its way into the side.

It

was definitely going in that

direction but fortunately it was

covered by television and we were

able to analyse it. Good bowl,

really good correction. The

integrity of the jack is absolutely

key when you think how much of a

battering they take. They did try to

drill them at one stage and put a

camera into it but it wasn't really

a bright idea! For lots of reasons.

The fact that they lost a lot of

cameras when the jacks were

destroyed did not help but nobody

had actually worked out that if you

hit the jack the camera goes into

the carpet. You're not going to get

much out of that.

And it needs to be

in an almost perfect position, it's

not always going to be facing front

but worth a try. Here comes Perry

Martin again. A little touch on

that.

Even better. He got around it

nice and clean. I think he will look

at this and say it has to be worth

coming into, two down, seventh end.

No waste of time with this one. It

looks under. And the follow-through

and shot draw. You were saying with

the follow-through is before, you

just can't gauge them but he put his

hand up right away.

We have seen a

couple this week, the unexpected,

seeing it stunned and then coming

once more.

That her! He played two

beautiful bowls and got it on a

fluke. Trying hard with this one.

Very close to the jack. Just needed

anything past that and he was there.

So close. Past it and he was drawing

the shot. Michael Stepney has given

one away with the last bowl. He will

have to be canny here.

He will not

give this work the way, I can tell

you. Seventh end is a key end.

STUDIO: Stepney went on to take the

first set 8-3 and we will pick it up

again in the fifth end of the second

set with the Scot leading 5-2.

COMMENTATOR: Full length jack.

Perry Martin has talked about

becoming less uptight on the rink.

It is the complete opposite for

Michael Stepney, is reputation is as

laid-back as they come.

Unfortunately, so is this bowl.

I have seen Michael animated at

international level, I know he knows

how to get excited if he tries that

singles is different.

This one is struggling a little bit

as well.

It looked lazy and it is

lazier.

Not a time to go walkabout,

not at 5-2 with five ends to go.

He has a chance with this. It should

come right into the jack.

Two short bowls, you have to be a

little bit careful not to over

correct but this has to run all the

way to the jack. He has got it. A

big recovery bowl.

He has played

quite a few of those in the match to

great effect. That was two, possibly

three against him and now the

pressure goes back on his opponent.

He will play down the forehand and

just try to move the red bowl in.

This is a hard shot he is trying. I

am surprised he played with that

weight, I thought he would have

played with a bit less. He was

aiming for the right side that occur

outside edge of the bowl but it

would have been hard to have stayed

in for any more than one with that

sort of weight.

Forehand runners, you are always

conscious if you go wide that you

are just go to hold off.

The value

of Michael Stepney's third bowl, it

could have been 5-5 but instead he

is looking to go 6-2 ahead and

possibly more.

I don't think there

is enough room for that. It needed

to go past it. Still a big recovery.

STUDIO: And a double the next end

meant the writing was on the wall

for Perry Martin. It Michael Stepney

who went through to the

quarterfinals with a comfortable

8-3, 8-4 victory.

very happy with how you played. I

think David Corkill said that any

aggressive play from your opponent

and you have the answer.

I was

really happy, Perry had a very good

start in the first set and I thought

I had to stick in and I got one

lucky result early on. It spurred me

on to keep on sticking in and

getting better.

And I guess this

portable rink is different from what

you're used to but you are getting

experience of playing on it on the

World Bowls Tour.

Definitely it is a

lot different, I struggled on the

pace massively in the second set, a

lot of short bowls and Michael

played really well. The first set,

two ends stick out where I could

have scored seven shots and ended up

dropping two but that's how it goes

and he played really well and had

the answer to everything.

We have

completed half of the quarterfinal

draw and we know that Jamie Chestney

will be there with Mervyn King Paul

Foster and Michael Stepney. We will

deal with the bottom half tomorrow.

It has been a great day, no doubt,

but Corky saw some wonderful shots

but which did he think was the best?

My shot of the day comes from the

match between Mark Dawes and Paul

Foster, a brilliant game. Paul

Foster had been fantastic in the

first set, restricting Mark Dawes to

three singles and in the second set

and suddenly Mark Dawes is playing

so much better. Foster is 5-3 in

front but three down on the rink and

the next shot is really important.

Forehand drive, the jack split and

it goes across, which is very rare

but the important thing was that at

that moment Paul Foster had to

change the head and he was going to

be one shot down at 6-5 if he did

not strike but he did and got it

perfect with the front bowl. Reece

Burke position, picks up two and

goes into a 3-7 positive position

and cruise on to win the set and

match -- re-spot position.

That is

almost it from us but our live

coverage gets back under way

tomorrow at 1pm on BBC Two Scotland.

It had been a fantastic day here at

the Dewars Centre in Perth, please

join us tomorrow, it's going to be

another cracker but from all of us

here, goodbye for now.