:00:39. > :00:43.Hello and welcome to a packed Potters. The BBC cameras have been
:00:43. > :00:49.here for the past week for the Bellis bowls tournament anywhere in
:00:49. > :00:59.the world and it has been quite brilliant. -- the biggest bowls
:00:59. > :01:36.
:01:37. > :01:39.So there is just one more trophy to be decided at these will balk
:01:39. > :01:49.indoor championships and after 13 matches featuring the best 32 in
:01:49. > :01:50.
:01:50. > :01:55.the world, we have just two men are It is Heinen and a shoot-out for
:01:56. > :02:03.the biggest bounty even World Bowls. It may not be the showdown that
:02:03. > :02:07.many predicted but I for one cannot wait to see it. It is Andy Thomson
:02:07. > :02:17.against Jason Greenslade, for the world indoor title. Which of these
:02:17. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:23.two has the true grit needed to World number 13, Jason Greenslade
:02:23. > :02:27.has fought his way to a first appearance in the singles final. He
:02:28. > :02:33.not at world number four Mark Royal and qualifier Wayne Hogg on which
:02:33. > :02:36.to his first Potters final. He was then a convincing win in the
:02:36. > :02:42.semifinal, beating David Gourlay in straight sets with a dominating
:02:42. > :02:49.performance. The final will be a great game. I have faced Andy at
:02:49. > :02:55.least four times and every game has been a classic. Andy Thomson is a
:02:55. > :03:03.legend and he is a good friend of mine. He has won every single title
:03:03. > :03:10.and to play him in the final is a massive honour. I would say I would
:03:10. > :03:15.like to go one step further in 2012 and take the title. Hall of Fame
:03:15. > :03:23.Award Andy Thomson was a world champion in 1994 and 1995. He is a
:03:23. > :03:26.father figure in the sport and one of the most decorated players,. He
:03:26. > :03:36.accounted for world number three Darren Burnett in the semifinal
:03:36. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :03:43.with a sudden death tie-break win. It is every bowl's dream. To be
:03:43. > :03:49.there at my age now is fantastic. Jason has been playing really well.
:03:49. > :03:53.He has changed his style of play. All of a sudden he has come to this
:03:53. > :03:58.tournament with beget swinging bowls. I have played well. I am
:03:58. > :04:04.confident, but it will be a tough game. Thomson versus Greenslade.
:04:04. > :04:07.Who will be Top Gun? Andy Thomson has done it before.
:04:07. > :04:12.For Jason Greenslade this is a new experience. Let's get the opinion
:04:12. > :04:19.of a couple of experts. David Corkill and the 1990 champion John
:04:19. > :04:23.It has been the most open tournament for over a decade.
:04:23. > :04:31.Everyone keeps asking me if I am going to win but I just do not know.
:04:32. > :04:35.Both players have been playing well. I am on the fence. 56-year-old Andy
:04:35. > :04:39.Thomson going for a third world title against 41-year-old Jason
:04:39. > :04:49.Greenslade in the biggest match of his bowls career.
:04:49. > :04:52.
:04:52. > :05:02.singles final, the Welsh wizard hoping to conjure up the best
:05:02. > :05:35.
:05:35. > :05:41.performance of his career, Jason for the first time in 17 years,
:05:41. > :05:51.ladies and gentlemen, the statesman of the game, England's Andy
:05:51. > :05:51.
:05:51. > :06:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:06:32. > :06:36.at the top for so long, an international bowler for 36 years.
:06:36. > :06:42.Jason Greenslade very experienced himself at 41, his first
:06:42. > :06:45.international Cup won when he was 17. But it has been a very strange
:06:45. > :06:50.and very are World Championship this year, a lot of the seeds
:06:50. > :07:00.dropping off. But these are two of the best players in the world and
:07:00. > :07:18.
:07:18. > :07:24.may have proved it by coming one? Yes, they want to settle into
:07:24. > :07:34.a line and length. I think this will be a classic encounter for
:07:34. > :08:07.
:08:07. > :08:17.end if you can. Try to get the first shot on the board and try
:08:17. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :09:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:09:18. > :09:23.hesitated, John. No, his first world final, he has been very
:09:23. > :09:27.conservative all week and we expect him to be the same again. Jason
:09:27. > :09:34.Greenslade has been a feature in this championship. He has been
:09:34. > :09:40.playing a very safe game, relying heavily on his draw shots. For most
:09:40. > :09:50.of his career he has been very courageous and the exuberant.
:09:50. > :10:11.
:10:11. > :10:17.This will be a very good start for Andy. It is always difficult, the
:10:17. > :10:27.first end. At this venue you get a lot of pre-match entertainment. It
:10:27. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :11:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:11:12. > :11:22.will change next year. Some big names on the way through, Mark will,
:11:22. > :11:40.
:11:40. > :11:47.Wayne heart -- Wayne Hogg and David not want to drop a three first end
:11:47. > :11:57.of any set but it is slightly longer in the final. Time for
:11:57. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:44.from London now. Originally from St Andrew's. That is his wife. He has
:12:44. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:22.is just waiting patiently until little Holly wakes up. She is
:13:22. > :13:31.
:13:31. > :13:41.the family, of keen bowler has. -- they are keen bowlers. The rest of
:13:41. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:50.them will be watching at home on have any sort of chance. A little
:13:50. > :14:00.touch. That was very handy. Be little edge just straightened him
:14:00. > :14:00.
:14:00. > :14:10.up on to the jack. Yes, good weight. Just inside the line. That will
:14:10. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:47.Thomson that have been really very good in his career. He has kept
:14:47. > :14:54.himself pretty fit, which is great. And he has kept his appetite for
:14:54. > :14:59.the game. Appetite to win. Most capped player for England. In
:14:59. > :15:09.indoor scene. In a couple of years' time he will be very close to 100
:15:09. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:15:57. > :16:04.caps, which is some going when you of his career, a long-time member.
:16:04. > :16:09.World ranking, ten. That will change, again. A very good
:16:09. > :16:14.international quarter final with Darren Burnett. The first game
:16:14. > :16:18.against Wilkie, he was one bowl away from going out of this
:16:18. > :16:28.championship. That is why you find, sometimes you get one game you need
:16:28. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.Darren Burnett in the semifinal. It came down to the tie-break. It
:16:47. > :16:47.
:16:47. > :18:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:18:00. > :18:10.Normally you would attack this. I think he will just stick with the
:18:10. > :18:10.
:18:10. > :19:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:19:00. > :19:07.into them to save mode. He wants to balance his game a little bit. It
:19:07. > :19:17.is a case of not overdoing it, isn't it, David? Yes, you can be
:19:17. > :19:26.
:19:26. > :19:30.too conservative. That head is what he has got much of a choice here.
:19:30. > :19:38.Must come down into the head, hope for a split connection. If he is
:19:38. > :19:45.able to get the split, it will be absolutely perfect. A chance of two
:19:45. > :19:55.from greens and two scoring greens, going well under the jack. Yes,
:19:55. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:23.first priority is to hit the target, Unlucky for all three not to go but
:20:23. > :20:29.he will be happy. Solid connection on the split. Clears two of the
:20:29. > :20:39.bowls. He would have liked to get the third of weight but a good
:20:39. > :20:39.
:20:39. > :22:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:22:28. > :22:34.Potters Leisure Resort now for over a decade. It is the home of the
:22:34. > :22:44.championships. We have Judy Potter in her usual seat and looked at her
:22:44. > :22:57.
:22:57. > :23:07.All the Potters. A family outing to the bowls today. Not too far to
:23:07. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:25.Brehme, a man who really did bring bowls to Norfolk, a man who is
:23:25. > :23:50.
:23:50. > :23:56.responsible for bringing bowls here may well have to adopt for this
:23:56. > :24:06.final. That is a good draw. Well done. We have a very large crowd
:24:06. > :24:06.
:24:06. > :24:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:24:59. > :25:09.MARKER: Five inches short of jack better. It was a good bowl.
:25:09. > :25:22.
:25:22. > :25:29.shot here. He can play a similar to his last bowl, looking to use his
:25:29. > :25:39.good green. He could get on to the red grit as well. He has a few
:25:39. > :26:05.
:26:05. > :26:15.Very close. It might be and one- green. Yes, if it is want to green
:26:15. > :26:26.
:26:26. > :26:33.similar shot to Jason if he wants to play it on the forehand. Tap the
:26:33. > :26:38.ball over or he can attack. Try to take the two green bowls out of the
:26:38. > :26:44.head. An element of danger though because he has not got cover on one
:26:44. > :26:50.side and if the bowl was to go to the right of your pictures, he
:26:50. > :26:55.could be a few bowled down. He has got an option, if he wants to play
:26:55. > :26:59.it, and that is to try to roll the bowl over. But all the danger is
:26:59. > :27:09.over on the side of the rink marker. If the jack ends up over there he
:27:09. > :27:32.
:27:32. > :27:42.is in trouble. He may not attack it and it would have been enough.
:27:42. > :27:47.
:27:47. > :27:57.turn it wants. A little edge would have been good. Bury control. He
:27:57. > :27:57.
:27:57. > :28:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:28:37. > :28:47.will not be too disappointed. He at the moment has been the first
:28:47. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :30:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:30:03. > :30:06.bowl. Yes, very impressive with the is still on the green. A smile from
:30:06. > :30:16.Jason there. He got seduced into playing out shot when he knew it
:30:16. > :30:24.
:30:25. > :30:34.single adult this without moving the jack. Andy was looking to do
:30:35. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :30:49.cover that area. Just a little touch firmer on the same line.
:30:49. > :30:57.he has his own bowl to use on the wide side. He needs to be wider,
:30:57. > :31:01.though. It has gone again. A lot of extra weight. Well that stay on? It
:31:01. > :31:06.went right to the corner of the back of the ring and has dropped in
:31:06. > :31:16.the ditch. That is a degree of difficulty with that particular
:31:16. > :31:31.
:31:31. > :31:36.for Andy Thomson. It is really working out very well for him.
:31:36. > :31:42.First four ends he has dictated the run of this first set. He is in a
:31:42. > :31:49.very good position on the 5th end. Jason cannot afford to go to much
:31:49. > :31:53.wider. If he takes his own bowl out he is in trouble. He will be
:31:53. > :31:57.unfortunate with controlled weight. The last bowl from Andy Thomson has
:31:57. > :32:02.covered any straight drive. I don't think he needs a lot of weight.
:32:02. > :32:08.Just over a heavy draw, a metre of weight. Anything inside there is
:32:08. > :32:16.good. If hope he does not get to the jack which will cost him two or
:32:16. > :32:26.three shots. Not going to be easy, though. A difficult shot for him.
:32:26. > :32:27.
:32:27. > :32:33.Plus point, he can use his own bowl. Inside edge all the outside edge.
:32:33. > :32:40.Similar weight, similar line. Closer to punching this in for
:32:40. > :32:46.three. Miss it on the inside. He was worried about his own bowl.
:32:46. > :32:56.MARKER: two shot stay and it Thomson. Did not play a great end
:32:56. > :33:07.
:33:07. > :33:17.on that shot. He does not want to play too many of those rolling
:33:17. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:46.bowls. MARKER: Jaques length 26.5 Leisure Resort. He has played for
:33:46. > :33:51.England for so long that he has a lot of support. Of course he is
:33:51. > :33:56.Scottish so he gets a lot of support from north of the border.
:33:56. > :34:04.He will be, without doubt, the crowd's favourite for this event.
:34:04. > :34:08.Some of them have travelled quite far from Inverness. That is not
:34:08. > :34:13.exactly a a ten-minute run down the road in the sports car, is it?
:34:13. > :34:23.certainly isn't. Lots of visitors here for this championship from all
:34:23. > :34:43.
:34:43. > :34:50.without support. A very popular guy on the circuit. Gets on with
:34:50. > :35:00.everybody. He is very funny, Jason, isn't he? He does very good
:35:00. > :35:02.
:35:02. > :35:05.imitations of players deliveries. And mannerisms. Managed to get him
:35:06. > :35:15.out on the rink one time to do it in front of the crowd and he was
:35:16. > :35:22.
:35:22. > :35:32.able to mimic the vast majority of certainly looks good. Has he just
:35:32. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:54.Jason will think about moving on to the forehand know. No reason why
:35:54. > :36:14.
:36:14. > :36:19.His bowl should Paul well. A good swinging bowl. He is going to be on
:36:19. > :36:29.the edge, isn't he. I think it just dropped away. I think his weight
:36:29. > :36:55.
:36:55. > :37:00.was good enough if he had had a Thomson. Very smooth. Drop in on
:37:00. > :37:06.the high line. Good weight again. See that adjustment. One before
:37:06. > :37:12.bowl. That is going to be very difficult to beat. That is exactly
:37:12. > :37:19.what Andy needs to do. He was given a sniff of luck by Jason missing
:37:19. > :37:23.the shot on the third delivery. all week he has been doing this.
:37:23. > :37:28.Adjustment from the last delivery dropping him on the high life.
:37:28. > :37:37.Finished well right in front of the track. A punch in the earth and the
:37:37. > :37:41.old guy there. Don't get too excited, Andy.
:37:41. > :37:47.This is difficult for Jason. It looks like he has to play something
:37:47. > :37:51.similar to his last bowl. If he can sneak past the red, there is a big
:37:51. > :37:57.enough dip in that for Hunt to drop on to the jack. Everything seems to
:37:57. > :38:07.be pushing away from the short bowl in terms of a strike. I just cannot
:38:07. > :38:23.
:38:23. > :38:28.see anything other than a draw on a Any weight and it would just hold
:38:28. > :38:38.off. There it goes. Surprised he played that. I had a feeling he
:38:38. > :38:51.
:38:51. > :39:01.much for Andy Thomson. 8-2 lead. A little bit more consistent than
:39:01. > :39:14.
:39:14. > :39:20.Jason. Andy's first two bowls have Well, when we first saw the draw
:39:20. > :39:24.coming through for Andy Thomson it looked very difficult. Brett Wilkie
:39:24. > :39:34.from Australia pushed him all the way to the last bowl on a tie-break.
:39:34. > :39:40.That was a tough opening game. Alex Marshall, the five-times world
:39:40. > :39:45.champion seed No. 7 from South Africa and he put out Alex Marshall.
:39:45. > :39:49.That was a massive surprise. Andy was due to play Alex we thought in
:39:49. > :39:59.the second round. He dispatched Craig fairly comfortably and in the
:39:59. > :40:02.
:40:02. > :40:05.meantime, Nicky Brett was taking out Greg Harlow. No. 2 seed. Nicky
:40:05. > :40:11.Brett No. 15 cert Andy played a key in the quarter-final and again all
:40:11. > :40:15.the way to the last bowl. What did underlines is the strength and
:40:16. > :40:20.depth in the game. Lots of players, some of them don't even making to
:40:20. > :40:25.this stage who are very good players. On any given day anyone
:40:25. > :40:35.can beat anybody. I think that is good for the sport. Depth of
:40:35. > :40:56.
:40:56. > :41:04.this particular rink. Under the television lights with a big crowd
:41:04. > :41:11.and a live television audience. So many great players don't like that.
:41:11. > :41:17.Would you agree? I would. It is very intimidating to play under
:41:17. > :41:21.television lights and cameras. It doesn't suit everyone. We have seen
:41:21. > :41:28.people crash and go out of events where they were terrific players,
:41:28. > :41:36.but when they get to the absolute elite, they just can't make it.
:41:36. > :41:42.Close, Andy! And it is staying up as well. He is beating Jason to the
:41:42. > :41:50.punch, isn't he? I think Jason needs to change his game plan. I do
:41:50. > :41:56.feel he is going to have to attack this game. Yes, once again Andy on
:41:56. > :42:00.a nice high line. His control is very good. Finding another
:42:00. > :42:10.brilliant bowl, he has done this all week. He has a good form and a
:42:10. > :42:21.
:42:21. > :42:25.good feel for the carpet. He knows little bit disappointed because it
:42:25. > :42:31.looked like the bowls were going out clean without the jack. That
:42:31. > :42:37.would have left him with two shots. As it is, it will go on the respot.
:42:37. > :42:47.It will be a single to red it but some distance away. It was not a
:42:47. > :42:51.
:42:51. > :43:01.bad result. He has cleared the bowl. I would not back against him
:43:01. > :43:19.
:43:19. > :43:29.different weight out there. Now, Jason, de you draw it will try to
:43:29. > :43:38.
:43:38. > :43:48.have a go at it. It is not a big target, of course. One bowl target.
:43:48. > :43:57.
:43:57. > :44:04.It is possible he could chip it hold just a little bit longer. Just
:44:04. > :44:10.a little bit longer for the jack is good. He has got it!. That is a
:44:10. > :44:16.great bowl from Jason Greenslade. That is more like Jason. MARKER:
:44:16. > :44:22.Three shots to adjacent. mentioned him being more aggressive.
:44:22. > :44:27.He does sit here and gets the Ajax solid. That is a game changes. He
:44:27. > :44:37.certainly needed that, David. he knew that getting the bowl was
:44:37. > :44:39.
:44:39. > :44:49.worth one, but getting the jack was worth a double. Four ends to go.
:44:49. > :44:53.
:44:53. > :45:03.stage. Andy would have been cruising to that first set, but now
:45:03. > :45:18.
:45:18. > :45:24.there is still a game on here. Give bowl. If he loses this first set,
:45:24. > :45:33.that exactly where the problem has been. It is often the case. Most of
:45:33. > :45:39.these games, an advantage with the first delivery set up the end. It
:45:39. > :45:47.has forced Andy Thomson to start on the forehand side. His preference
:45:47. > :45:57.is the backhand. It is a good start. Just overweight, it is a good
:45:57. > :46:26.
:46:26. > :46:33.Did not miss it by much, did he? Andy has followed him now, back
:46:33. > :46:38.onto the back can side. He has worked out that if Jason can slide
:46:38. > :46:45.under that, he can do the same. That is exactly what he hit his
:46:45. > :46:51.daring. Just let the red bowl by a couple of millimetres. What ever
:46:51. > :47:01.you can do I can do better, says Andy. That might force Jason on to
:47:01. > :47:04.
:47:04. > :47:10.the forehand. MARKER: The gap is four inches. Jason trying to stick
:47:10. > :47:15.with a backhand, I think it is a good decision. Yes, but as you know,
:47:15. > :47:25.it is very hard to repeat a bowl that you have just missed the Front
:47:25. > :47:34.
:47:34. > :47:39.He scored the last and walk and it is not looking very likely now.
:47:39. > :47:43.Predictable that Andy would go back to the forehand. He is trying to
:47:43. > :47:49.reach to the red. He would be too disappointed if he just slides
:47:49. > :47:59.through. Did not like it, but it is a good position there. It has not
:47:59. > :48:14.
:48:14. > :48:19.widen the target, so all of but needs to play good weight here. He
:48:19. > :48:27.does not need anything overweight. If he can play the back can similar
:48:28. > :48:33.to his second bowl. Swing back on a good length. Well, the margins are
:48:33. > :48:38.so slim in his back can now, this has to die very quickly. But Paul
:48:39. > :48:44.was a guard. Tibbles managed to miss it. I would suggest Andy might
:48:44. > :48:54.be tempted now on the forehand. He has a shoulder to rest on with the
:48:54. > :49:01.
:49:01. > :49:11.weight. If he rests on to the red he makes a double. Does not need to
:49:11. > :49:26.
:49:26. > :49:36.trip, he is very close, very close. May just have dropped the weight,
:49:36. > :49:36.
:49:36. > :49:45.but it is a good shot to get. in control in this first set. Nine
:49:45. > :49:55.shots-four. He needs to get it going, it is the key to success in
:49:55. > :50:15.
:50:15. > :50:19.And the a very fierce competitor, very laid back off the rink. He
:50:19. > :50:22.works for a manufacturing company and has been working for them for a
:50:22. > :50:32.long time so it is a very successful marriage there in many
:50:32. > :50:44.
:50:44. > :50:54.with his form here. Jason Greenslade, a civil servant. Works
:50:54. > :51:14.
:51:14. > :51:24.that. MARKER: One green. Two inches short of jack high. Gap is four
:51:24. > :51:41.
:51:41. > :51:46.inches. Two inches short of jack of the old bowls Tour officials
:51:46. > :51:56.that they take a mental note of distances. So that they do not have
:51:56. > :52:10.
:52:10. > :52:16.to revisit their head. It keeps the Very good line. And little movement
:52:16. > :52:23.on the jack would be good. There is another drop back on it. That is
:52:23. > :52:33.good. I thought for a moment he was going to drop back on it and move
:52:33. > :52:56.
:52:56. > :53:03.He is very close, he has played a really good bowl here. That is
:53:03. > :53:08.brilliant. That is magnificent thumb and the Thomson! It truly is.
:53:08. > :53:13.That is a really brilliant bowl. Not only did he get the shot, he
:53:13. > :53:23.has the double. Andy is looking very sharp today. That is great
:53:23. > :53:28.stuff. A little smile, he is keeping his concentration very well.
:53:28. > :53:38.He is not allowing anything to affect him. Do not play to the
:53:38. > :53:42.
:53:42. > :53:51.been feeling the copied all week and playing well. Got better as the
:53:51. > :54:01.week has gone on. A few problems for Jason now. Can't see him being
:54:01. > :54:28.
:54:28. > :54:32.short at this stage, I think he edge, got it! Could strike. Takes
:54:32. > :54:38.the jack of the confines of the ring. The jack will go on the
:54:38. > :54:48.respot position. Could strike by Jason. Got the edge of it. Cleared
:54:48. > :55:00.
:55:00. > :55:07.end, it is like the first set is almost over. He will be a happy boy.
:55:07. > :55:11.He is close again, he really is feeling the weight of the carpet.
:55:11. > :55:16.In practice he was absolutely brilliant. I watched him earlier
:55:16. > :55:25.and I thought to myself, if you are playing that well, get off the rink
:55:25. > :55:31.as quick as possible. Jason. He can't go for the hit this time, he
:55:31. > :55:36.has to draw. He needs to draw, David. Three down so he will follow
:55:36. > :55:46.the line that Andy Thomson has taken. Good weight, try and control
:55:46. > :56:16.
:56:16. > :56:26.past. Got an edge. I don't think he stopped in time. MARKER: One-shot
:56:26. > :56:31.
:56:32. > :56:36.Andy Thomson is still really dominating this final. Great effort
:56:37. > :56:41.by Jason. For a contact and he would have got the shot. Just edged
:56:41. > :56:51.the jack and got through. I think he knew he was just running
:56:51. > :57:24.
:57:24. > :57:34.he can afford to lose one at this Jason. Andy is not as tight with
:57:34. > :58:01.
:58:01. > :58:06.his first bowl. Needs to step in score a double. Try and force the
:58:07. > :58:12.last end of the set. He wants the set to run as long as possible. Try
:58:12. > :58:22.and get into his own game and keep putting pressure on Andy going into
:58:22. > :59:00.
:59:00. > :59:08.How many times has he done this. That is what he is really good at
:59:08. > :59:13.at the moment. He has been given the chance, hasn't he? Jason just
:59:13. > :59:19.not locking into the jack often enough. Andy getting the second and
:59:19. > :59:29.third bite at getting at the jack. Just can't do that at this level.
:59:29. > :59:32.
:59:33. > :59:39.Jason is just struggling a little difficult shots. That will drive it
:59:39. > :59:48.very quickly. There it goes. Not even reaching, actually. What is
:59:48. > :59:53.going on there? That was a very nervy bowl, wasn't it? I can see
:59:53. > :59:58.what he was trying to play. Trying to play overweight to nudge the
:59:58. > :00:03.green. Andy has got to play for hand and try to get into that area
:00:03. > :00:08.where the red off. If he can get into this area will be excellent.
:00:08. > :00:18.How he gets it there will be the problem. That will be the perfect
:00:18. > :00:21.
:00:21. > :00:26.place. Just what one in there. -- slot one in there. Very wide on the
:00:26. > :00:33.forehand. Trying to come around the red bowl. I think he is looking at
:00:33. > :00:41.the spot position more than anything. That is good. That is
:00:41. > :00:47.forcing Jason into playing be controlled shot rather than a hit.
:00:47. > :00:51.I don't see much other than a nudge on the green. It is a shot of the
:00:51. > :00:56.forehand, but he has not been really playing that a lot. I think
:00:56. > :01:02.it is a shot on the backhand just to nudge the green. If he gets it
:01:02. > :01:06.absolutely right, John, a little bit of movement, put the jack into
:01:06. > :01:13.this position and that will be worth a couple of shots. But it has
:01:13. > :01:19.to be inch-perfect. The other shot on the forehand side is coming in
:01:19. > :01:22.and rolling green away. It will be difficult now because he has played
:01:22. > :01:27.three bowls on the backhand side and will need an adjustment on
:01:27. > :01:37.weight and line on a new hand. He is going to play the forehand shot,
:01:37. > :01:53.
:01:53. > :02:00.that. Andy Thomson takes the single and takes the first set. Good Bali.
:02:00. > :02:10.His family are sitting in the players'' lounge. They were very
:02:10. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:32.decide what to do our Lent. Does he go for a dramatic change? -- on a
:02:32. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:47.have been sitting in their seats for quite some time. There was
:02:47. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :03:02.outside. I think they were allowed in at 1:00pm. A long time to be
:03:02. > :03:23.
:03:23. > :03:28.sitting waiting. the tactical front, didn't he? Andy
:03:28. > :03:38.Thomson has not been forced into playing any real conversion shots
:03:38. > :03:38.
:03:38. > :05:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:05:24. > :05:34.does not change the shot Ford Jason That is the weight Jason has been
:05:34. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:06.needed a couple of feet more on that line. Jason will be tempted to
:06:06. > :06:07.
:06:07. > :06:15.just drop the green bowl down for a possible four. There are
:06:15. > :06:25.possibilities. Forehand is probably safer, coming underneath to the red
:06:25. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:51.bowl, or turn the front wrote in Just flooding with danger on that
:06:51. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:12.side. Closer for a second. Very had drawn the shot that he was
:07:12. > :07:47.
:07:47. > :07:50.- Jason Greenslade. The 2010 world How could his Andy playing? I have
:07:50. > :07:57.just been chatting with his boys and they have said they cannot
:07:57. > :08:02.remember him playing so well. I agree. Andy's last world title
:08:02. > :08:07.victory was 17 years ago. It is still an amazing statistic. Yes, a
:08:07. > :08:11.lot of people say they do not think Andy will be in a World
:08:11. > :08:18.Championship. Most of the top players say he has at least one big
:08:18. > :08:22.win left in him. Maybe it is today. Jason, it is his first time in the
:08:22. > :08:28.rink on the final. How long did it take you to settle down into your
:08:28. > :08:33.stride? It is not as straightforward in the final. It
:08:33. > :08:40.will probably affect -- it probably affected Jason a bit in the first
:08:40. > :08:46.set. He has probably settle down a bit mad. The format of the game of
:08:46. > :08:56.bowls now gives you a chance to not do so well in the first set but
:08:56. > :08:57.
:08:58. > :09:03.then get a tie-break after winning in the first set you can eliminate
:09:03. > :09:07.a lot. I was going to ask you for a prediction of the match. But this
:09:07. > :09:13.did you think it will go to a tie- break? On what I have seen so far,
:09:13. > :09:17.I think and he will probably win 2- 0 but the nature of the game, quite
:09:17. > :09:22.often the chasing player gets better in the second set and if
:09:22. > :09:32.Jason wins the second set I will probably make him favourite. Thank-
:09:32. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :10:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:10:15. > :10:21.us thought that Andy Thomson had at least one big title in him left. He
:10:21. > :10:31.has had some very tight games and the draw has broken away in a
:10:31. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:57.has this man, Jason. Interesting end, here, because I think Andy
:10:57. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:13.trying to drop his own bowl down. It is worth dropping it down. It
:11:13. > :11:23.really is, just to take the danger away. If you miss it, you come
:11:23. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:05.more than anything. He was happy with that finish. I think what that
:12:05. > :12:12.bowl will do is force Jason to stay on the backhand side. If he was
:12:12. > :12:22.considering another bowl on the forehand, he will not be playing it
:12:22. > :12:58.
:12:58. > :13:03.Yes, a little unfortunate. Probably a bowl tie it. He did not want that
:13:03. > :13:13.in to the jack. He was rather unlucky. I think he thought that
:13:13. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:44.was good and last moment it ducked fully expect to see the umpire on.
:13:44. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:02.It will not take long to sort this We mentioned yesterday that we have
:14:02. > :14:09.evidence of Judy Potter's grandfather patenting this bowls
:14:09. > :14:15.measure for the first time in 1909. Charles Frederick Elliot. We were
:14:15. > :14:25.looking out some documents that prove that point. He was a prolific
:14:25. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :16:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:16:06. > :16:16.make a good start with his first settled a bit better in this second
:16:16. > :16:31.
:16:31. > :16:38.World Championships. They do not have to play the three or four away
:16:38. > :16:43.games that we used to have do. and Greg Harlow made a good point
:16:43. > :16:46.in the interview there that it is different in a world final, you get
:16:46. > :16:51.the pre-match hullabaloo and entertainment and sometimes you
:16:51. > :16:56.have not ruled on the rink and you see that one player starts faster
:16:56. > :17:02.than the other. Andy is settled better today, probably because he
:17:02. > :17:12.has the experience of world finals in the past.
:17:12. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:42.position, though. A good receiving position if he attacks with the
:17:42. > :18:06.
:18:06. > :18:14.wonder if Andy will be very controlled on this. I think if he
:18:14. > :18:24.is lying the one, he will draw to the rag bowl for two. A shot on the
:18:24. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :18:57.green bowl into the rag. -- into certainly stop-Jason's road in. If
:18:57. > :19:07.Jason thinks he is lying the shot here he will not even bother with
:19:07. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:27.leave it to the umpire to sort things out. The red ball is sitting
:19:27. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:59.have a slightly flatter the surface on one side.
:19:59. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:43.MARKER: One shot to Jason just touched the jack. It was by
:20:43. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :21:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:21:49. > :21:59.expensive, a set of bowls. They can last you a lifetime. Anything from
:21:59. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:20.be tempted with this. He is an attacking player, Andy. He has
:22:20. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :24:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:24:10. > :24:16.second bowl, get permission for It is nestled in there in the ditch.
:24:16. > :24:23.Quite often we see a jack running along the side of a ditch and it is
:24:23. > :24:33.very annoying. So they use a system which grabs the jack and keeps it
:24:33. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:43.in place. Well, the bowls look a long way away, Dave. They certainly
:24:43. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :25:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:25:36. > :25:40.a mistake with the second one. It is a long way away. He would like
:25:40. > :25:50.to draw the shot. He will be a where he does not want to get close
:25:50. > :26:06.
:26:06. > :26:16.shot you have to make if you are going to win a World Championships.
:26:16. > :26:17.
:26:17. > :26:27.MARKER: 1 shot to Andy Thomson. an easy single by any means, but
:26:27. > :26:37.
:26:37. > :26:43.Andy Thomson will be absolutely jack length, losing out. It might
:26:43. > :26:53.have something to do with the fact that Andy moved the jack around a
:26:53. > :27:09.
:27:09. > :27:15.to put Andy under continuous pressure. He is not having much
:27:15. > :27:25.success on the short length or the long-leg. I would go for something
:27:25. > :27:39.
:27:39. > :27:49.the first bowl you have a chance of setting the end up. He has not done
:27:49. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :28:39.that every player will have a lapse. Picking the game up a bit now.
:28:39. > :28:39.
:28:39. > :29:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:29:41. > :29:46.He will be very aware that this really responding. All the way in.
:29:46. > :29:53.That is a very narrow target for Andy Thomson. A very knowledgeable
:29:53. > :30:03.crowd. They started to clap that bowl three or four yards away. They
:30:03. > :30:30.
:30:30. > :30:38.is starting to put a really -- a Andy Thomson up. He was under
:30:38. > :30:44.severe pressure and he makes a beautiful bowl. Draws the shot back
:30:44. > :30:54.row. That was massive. Yes, he knew he had to find a big bowl here. A
:30:54. > :31:16.
:31:16. > :31:26.slippers yet. He is a good competitor. Jason has to try to
:31:26. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:37.follow that bowl. That is not going to be easy. A major escape bike
:31:37. > :31:43.
:31:43. > :31:48.is playing down the gap. It has got to be wide, surely. I can
:31:48. > :31:53.understand why he played it, margins were very narrow. Just two
:31:53. > :32:03.narrowed to try and draw it. That will hurt Jason. That was his best
:32:03. > :32:05.
:32:05. > :32:10.end of the match and he doesn't thinking, John, you are picking up
:32:10. > :32:18.a good solid three. Yes, but I think he has a look at a plus point.
:32:18. > :32:24.He has played some really good bowls in the last few ends. He has
:32:24. > :32:29.got to keep putting that pressure on. Andy can only go to the well so
:32:29. > :32:33.many times with a saving bowl. Sooner or later, if Jason keeps
:32:33. > :32:43.applying pressure, he can get a result. The game is still very much
:32:43. > :33:14.
:33:14. > :33:20.Championship will be very much remembered bought seeds dropping
:33:20. > :33:24.out a different times over the first few rounds. And then the
:33:24. > :33:30.domination of two or three players. It has been a memorable tournament
:33:30. > :33:34.for not only that, but also the quality of the play. Some of the
:33:34. > :33:40.matches we have had have been magnificent. A lot of close games
:33:40. > :33:48.and a lot of pressure bowls played. Is not just in the singles, but in
:33:48. > :33:52.the pairs, the ladies' singles. will go again. That is what Andy
:33:52. > :34:02.Thomson has been doing in this match. Every time Jason looks like
:34:02. > :34:17.
:34:17. > :34:27.he is building something, Andy Got it. That is not the best result
:34:27. > :34:34.
:34:34. > :34:40.he could have hoped for, but it is chatting with some players. Greg
:34:40. > :34:46.Harlow, the family are gathering. hope that his orange juice they are
:34:46. > :34:56.drinking, Dave. It is. A lot of refreshments available in the
:34:56. > :35:08.
:35:08. > :35:16.player's lunge. It looks like there is room here for Jason. Still
:35:16. > :35:21.very much in the game. He could find another good bowl here no will.
:35:21. > :35:28.Singles all the way. He will be happy to go into the last end with
:35:28. > :35:33.a real good chance of winning it. This bowl just sliding away, is it?
:35:33. > :35:39.Got enough of it? Yes. Turned off the bowl. He was definitely
:35:39. > :35:48.reaching. Reaching that cream all even if he pulled the jack. Good
:35:48. > :35:52.delivery. It is important he keeps for Andy. He is playing well. It is
:35:52. > :36:02.blow for blow this end. He is across the ring looking for contact,
:36:02. > :36:23.
:36:23. > :36:32.he looks like he has pulled it right across himself. Looking to
:36:32. > :36:36.chop the bowl out clean, but that was a long way away. Not a
:36:36. > :36:40.particularly easy shot for Jason to get the spare. He has to be a
:36:40. > :36:45.little bit careful. Andy never really got that away on the
:36:45. > :36:55.delivery. It was not a clean delivery. Just pulled it across his
:36:55. > :37:12.
:37:12. > :37:18.body. Like you said, it is not easy, not sure it will get back in time.
:37:18. > :37:28.It is coming back now, but the extra weight is just holding it off.
:37:28. > :37:38.Just feel that he needed that one. Not the end of the world. One shot,
:37:38. > :37:50.
:37:50. > :37:56.whole of the championship, and it Thomson just in front and yet the
:37:56. > :38:03.average score for Jason is just above it. So whenever he has been
:38:03. > :38:12.winning ends, he has been winning them in multiples. But it has been
:38:12. > :38:22.singles all the way in this second set. MARKER: Jack length 24.5
:38:22. > :38:22.
:38:22. > :39:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:39:45. > :39:55.that anyone can join a professional bowls Association and qualify for
:39:55. > :39:57.
:39:57. > :40:06.these types of events. Lots of qualifying events available to them.
:40:06. > :40:10.A wide-open competition open to everyone. It is a particularly easy
:40:10. > :40:14.way in, but certainly a way to test yourself against really good
:40:15. > :40:20.players around the world and a chance to have a go at some of the
:40:20. > :40:30.best in the world if you qualify. Jason trying to encourage this one
:40:30. > :40:33.
:40:33. > :40:39.forward. One of our regulars who is not here today. From Gloucester.
:40:39. > :40:49.Place in a lot of qualifying events and a number of wheelchair bowlers
:40:49. > :40:56.
:40:56. > :41:04.are involved. It is good to see. he can. He needs to get to the red
:41:05. > :41:08.bowl, he is very close. Oyez. He has done it again. He is playing
:41:08. > :41:13.bowls out of his skin. This is the best I have seen and a Thomson
:41:13. > :41:19.played in many years. What a time to do it, in the world final.
:41:19. > :41:24.has that ability at the moment, changed hands, went on to the fore
:41:24. > :41:34.and and pick the jack. He must be feeling that this is his day. It
:41:34. > :41:37.
:41:37. > :41:42.has to be. MARKER: One green. the one. Not an easy shot for Jason.
:41:42. > :41:48.Just a normal draw, could draw the shot. Could have a little ride of
:41:48. > :41:58.their green bowls. If he is even marginally overweight he will
:41:58. > :42:18.
:42:18. > :42:24.back hand. I think he will play a similar bowl to his last. If he
:42:24. > :42:28.plays the weight, green on to green, rolling it over to the jack. Do you
:42:28. > :42:35.think he would do it in the forehand? I would say he will play
:42:35. > :42:38.the forehand. It is the saved the shot. He can also get the split on
:42:38. > :42:42.the forehand and punched the bowl through depending on if it is two
:42:42. > :42:46.seconds against them. The alternative is the backhand. The
:42:46. > :42:52.trouble with that is he does not want to get a slice of the jack in
:42:52. > :42:57.that direction. He is bringing it towards the red bowls. For Hunt has
:42:57. > :43:02.a certain amount of danger to it as well. Does not want to get the
:43:02. > :43:12.outside of the red. Not an easy shot for Andy Thomson, but
:43:12. > :43:16.
:43:16. > :43:23.certainly he could capitalise on the shot I mentioned. Either get to
:43:23. > :43:29.the green plants or on to the red. He has got the red. Brilliant. Pick
:43:29. > :43:34.them all out clean. Is he making two or three out of this? Three
:43:34. > :43:41.right away. What able by Andy Thomson! Perfectly weighted. That
:43:41. > :43:47.is such a hard shot to play. It is a big turnover for Andy. Wait till
:43:47. > :43:55.you see the reaction. There it goes, each yes, and again. He really
:43:55. > :43:59.knows he is on fire in this final. He is pumped, pumped up. It is so
:44:00. > :44:06.rare that a player comes into the final and plays out of his skin and
:44:06. > :44:11.that is exactly what Andy Thomson is doing. Jason paid the penalty
:44:11. > :44:16.for a loose last delivery there. You would expect him to be close on
:44:16. > :44:20.the backhand draw. Run-through by five feet and left Andy the chance.
:44:20. > :44:30.And it was a good chance because the green into the jack was good.
:44:30. > :44:35.He played it so well. MARKER: At jack length 26.5 metres. We have
:44:35. > :44:42.now completed 17 ends in this final. Jason Greenslade has been
:44:42. > :44:49.restricted to five of those ends. Two doubles in the first set and
:44:49. > :44:56.three singles in the second. Andy Thomson has played some magnificent
:44:56. > :45:06.stuff, there is no doubt about it. Big, big recovery bowls. One time
:45:06. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:38.when it was line three which was a too big bowls like Andy Thomson has,
:45:38. > :45:42.both last deliveries and, you know, that really keeps the adrenalin
:45:42. > :45:48.throwing. Really gives you the chance to build on that before you
:45:48. > :45:53.can lift the trophy. Andy is very experience, he won't be thinking
:45:53. > :45:58.about the finish line just let. danger is, he was pumped up on the
:45:58. > :46:02.last and and has gone a little loose. And fortunately Jason did
:46:02. > :46:07.not take advantage on the first shot, but he has been given the
:46:07. > :46:14.opportunity. He needs to get this one in close. He is struggling. He
:46:14. > :46:19.is on the green one. You can't give and it Thomson three bites at this
:46:19. > :46:24.track. It is too many. Exactly. He has not had too many opportunities
:46:25. > :46:32.of a free draw like that and he has missed them. I don't think he will
:46:32. > :46:36.get third chance. Trying to encourage this one because then
:46:36. > :46:40.there it is close. The thing about Andy is that when he has been
:46:40. > :46:46.getting in with the third or 4th bowl it has always been a very
:46:46. > :46:56.close bowl. You just see this crowd erupting when Andy Thomson takes
:46:56. > :47:02.the next two or three Ms. Jason does not look happy about this one.
:47:02. > :47:07.I can see why. He has overplayed it and he is in trouble. He is in a
:47:07. > :47:12.heap of trouble here. It is a loose end and he has three shots against
:47:12. > :47:17.him by the look of it. If Andy Thomson was to pick up a three or a
:47:18. > :47:22.four, he will be very close to shaking hands. On not sure if Jason
:47:22. > :47:27.has recovered from that last end. It looks as if he has gone
:47:27. > :47:37.walkabout in his mind. Body- language is not great. He must
:47:37. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :48:06.delivery. You can hear the Scottish voices in the crowd. Shouting
:48:06. > :48:08.
:48:08. > :48:13.possible to draw shot if you're Jason Greenslade, there is a catch
:48:13. > :48:18.on the green bowl. He needs to find a big bowl here though. Cannot
:48:18. > :48:23.afford to be loose with this. would say, John, he has to score
:48:23. > :48:33.this shot. It will be very difficult to get back four down if
:48:33. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :48:46.he loses a single. Second shot is is not chasing it. I get the
:48:46. > :48:53.impression he is not chasing it. He has gone. If this goes past the
:48:53. > :48:57.green bowl he has gone. And it has. Andy Thomson will not believe this
:48:57. > :49:02.and nor will Jason. It looks like foreshocks for May and it is
:49:02. > :49:06.virtually the match if it is said full house of four. Jason is
:49:06. > :49:16.throwing them all over the park on the eight end and it has got to
:49:16. > :49:43.
:49:43. > :49:47.up with three ends to go, it is almost impossible. Jason has only
:49:47. > :49:54.scored seven shots and the whole match. Two inches in it, two inches
:49:54. > :50:02.in it. I would not even go to those ones, five or six inches surely?
:50:02. > :50:08.What a soft four John. Yes, it was a reaction to the previous end.
:50:08. > :50:14.Obviously disappointed to drop a count and he has played a bad end.
:50:14. > :50:21.MARKER: Foreshocks to Andy Thomson. I have a feeling that there goes
:50:21. > :50:25.his championship for this year. Andy's family will be starting to
:50:25. > :50:30.celebrate very shortly. I don't think there is any way back now for
:50:30. > :50:34.Jason. This could be over on the next end. Andy has caused a single
:50:34. > :50:41.and they will be shaking hands and you will see a man celebrating
:50:41. > :50:45.something that he did not think would ever happen again. He knew
:50:45. > :50:50.there was another title on the line for him somewhere. We all thought
:50:50. > :51:00.it, but I am convinced that Andy would not have been thinking of the
:51:00. > :51:00.
:51:00. > :51:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:51:53. > :51:58.supporters of bowls. Brian a great sporting man himself. Bryan Potter
:51:59. > :52:08.involved in a lot of different things. He is also a great command.
:52:09. > :52:12.
:52:12. > :52:17.Andy just trying to push that one this one as well. Well, it is never
:52:17. > :52:24.over until the fat lady sings, but I think she is warming up in the
:52:24. > :52:33.bar. I can just see a car running around Norfolk direction with an
:52:33. > :52:36.eight oil registration. An old colleague of mine used to say, you
:52:36. > :52:42.are in so much trouble you need Billy Graham and the 18 to get you
:52:42. > :52:45.out of this. I have a feeling that if they are in the area, let's get
:52:45. > :52:51.an emergency call-out for them because Jason need something
:52:52. > :52:56.special. It is Mission impossible on this one. Here he goes. He is in
:52:56. > :53:03.with this one. That is the trouble, Jason has led to many opportunities
:53:03. > :53:13.far and the in this match. When he has looks strong, Andy has looked
:53:13. > :53:26.
:53:26. > :53:33.released strong. The pressure of about weight. Controller wait and
:53:33. > :53:43.draw the shot. Great line in. This has got a shot. Very good bowl.
:53:43. > :53:47.
:53:47. > :53:57.has lost. It has really put paid to this set and Andy will try and
:53:57. > :54:02.close it down. Massive crowd here in the international arena. Really,
:54:02. > :54:12.this man has dominated procedures. Played so well. Managed to get
:54:12. > :54:16.
:54:16. > :54:23.through a few matches just with the with the last delivery on so many
:54:23. > :54:27.occasions. He is trying again, he is trying again. Has he got it? It
:54:27. > :54:32.has just dropped short. Three inches away from tapping the bowl
:54:32. > :54:38.down. If he had made that they would be shaking hands. A really
:54:38. > :54:46.good effort by Andy. Really solid a game. Closing down the end making
:54:46. > :54:56.it difficult for Jason to score more than one. Jason has to go for
:54:56. > :55:14.
:55:14. > :55:22.the second here. He Hastie try and forward to try and make the double.
:55:22. > :55:26.It is going to be a single. MARKER: One-shot to Jason Greenslade.
:55:26. > :55:36.needs to score seven shots in to Ms. I fully expect that this game will
:55:36. > :55:41.be over on the next end. And Andy Thomson can relax. Relax and so cut
:55:41. > :55:46.the atmosphere of his third world championship singles. The
:55:46. > :55:56.concentration for Andy Thomson has been immense. He knows he is never
:55:56. > :56:02.
:56:02. > :56:08.going to be in a better position looks pretty, at the moment,
:56:08. > :56:16.doesn't take? I bet he is pumping inside though. He has got to be. So
:56:16. > :56:26.close now. He probably will be one of the most popular winners of this
:56:26. > :56:34.
:56:34. > :56:39.event ever, and it Thomson. Popular not giving up yet. It is a tough
:56:39. > :56:44.call to get back in this set. don't think Andy is even worried
:56:44. > :56:49.here. He just wants to get close. Doesn't even need to get the shot,
:56:49. > :56:58.just wants to get close. He has. That is brilliant. Talk about
:56:58. > :57:03.keeping your nerve. That is brilliant. I was going to say, John,
:57:03. > :57:13.that Andy was struggling seven years ago and delivery was not
:57:13. > :57:16.right. Had to get that sorted. Once he did, he came back strong. Won
:57:17. > :57:26.the International Open and has kept his place in the top players in the
:57:27. > :57:35.
:57:35. > :57:42.over the years. He certainly sits at the top table of the all time
:57:42. > :57:47.greats. Alongside Marshall Foster, he is in good company. Certainly
:57:47. > :57:51.joining the greats of the three- time winners. Alex Marshall and
:57:51. > :57:57.Paul Foster of course, five and four times respectively in terms of
:57:58. > :58:03.singles. That is great stuff from both players. Andy has the Tube's
:58:03. > :58:10.bowls he needs in, the next one will certainly be deep. Goodness me,
:58:10. > :58:17.he is going to explode when he wins this. Unless Jason do something
:58:17. > :58:20.very, very special. Well, there is a little chance. I think Jason will
:58:20. > :58:30.play this overweight between the green bowls and try and moved the
:58:30. > :59:02.
:59:02. > :59:12.pushed and team -- he has pushed Andy's away. He got a good result
:59:12. > :59:24.
:59:24. > :59:30.out of it. It is going to be extra in on the high line, that is a good
:59:30. > :59:36.move, but is their chance here for Jason? I think there is. Well, it
:59:36. > :59:41.is half a chance. Just using a red bowl, a similar line to the last.
:59:41. > :59:46.Get the green out of the head and make a three. This is not going to
:59:46. > :59:50.be easy. Controlled weight. Must make the bowl on for contact, push
:59:51. > :00:00.it through if he can. In this to come through all the way into this
:00:01. > :00:06.
:00:06. > :00:16.sort of position. He has to stay circumstances, but to make it at
:00:16. > :00:23.
:00:23. > :00:30.this stage of a world final when hold a little bit longer. Has he
:00:30. > :00:35.got it? He has got it. Brilliant Paul! What a goal by Jason
:00:35. > :00:43.Greenslade! Holds himself in the final. That is a brilliant and a
:00:43. > :00:48.break! Fantastic delivery. To play that shot, that is something else.
:00:48. > :00:52.Brilliant shot by Jason Greenslade under the circumstances. Well
:00:52. > :01:00.played Jason. Showing the class that we know he has. It has not
:01:00. > :01:04.been his day so far. Andy Thomson has one bowl on his hand. We will
:01:04. > :01:10.know within two or three seconds of this bowl being released. Here it
:01:10. > :01:18.comes, here it comes! He is and that! I don't believe it, he was on
:01:18. > :01:23.the inside! Anything higher of the jack and he had a chance. MARKER:
:01:23. > :01:28.Three shots to Jason Greenslade. What drama! I would have put my
:01:28. > :01:35.mortgage on Andy scoring there. Well, a little bit of pressure,
:01:35. > :01:41.isn't it. Not so easy when under pressure. He has missed it. He is
:01:41. > :01:51.smiling now, but will he be smiling after the next end? He would not be
:01:51. > :02:09.
:02:09. > :02:16.smiling if there was one shot in it, stage, but still a lie for Jason.
:02:16. > :02:26.MARKER: Jack length 29.5m. thought it was going to be over in
:02:26. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:46.the last end, John, but I just Jason knows it, there is no way
:02:46. > :02:56.that bowl is going to be in the count. Just when he needed to find
:02:56. > :03:33.
:03:33. > :03:43.with the first bowl it might have been different. The crowd know,
:03:43. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:12.John, as well. Yes, Andy will not Jason does not even play his last
:04:12. > :04:22.bowl in this end because there is just no way to get anything out of
:04:22. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:48.very good bowl from Jason, but he is not even bothering. He is
:04:48. > :04:55.shaking Andy Thomson's hand because he knows the match is over. And
:04:55. > :05:02.there are the boys. They are shared emotional. Andy Thomson has to beat
:05:02. > :05:08.one of the most popular winners -- has got to be one of the most
:05:08. > :05:13.popular winners are this competition ever. We tease him
:05:13. > :05:18.about been 56 but he is fit and healthy and has the appetite to win
:05:18. > :05:23.major championships, and that is exactly what Andy Thomson has done.
:05:23. > :05:28.Didn't he enjoyed that? A fantastic display by Andy Thomson. Without a
:05:28. > :05:32.shadow of a doubt, the best man on the day, as the families celebrate
:05:32. > :05:42.in the players' lounge. A magnificent performance. Probably
:05:42. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :06:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:06:23. > :06:27.the most popular bar in England at Andy Thomson standing alongside me.
:06:27. > :06:32.Just uttering the words, I cannot believe I am world champion again.
:06:32. > :06:39.Last time you were world champion, John Major was Prime Minister...
:06:39. > :06:43.And Alan Shearer was the top scorer in the Premiership. A lot of us
:06:43. > :06:48.cannot remember that far back. sure a few people in the audience
:06:48. > :06:56.can remember that far back. Thank you for all the support. It has
:06:56. > :07:01.been brilliant. Thank you. I am over the Moon. To win the world
:07:01. > :07:05.title, and I am not saying I am bowl because I do not think I am,
:07:05. > :07:10.but I cannot believe it. I am so pleased and proud. What about the
:07:10. > :07:13.way you play today? OK, Jason probably will be disappointed in
:07:13. > :07:17.his performance but that is taking nothing away from the way you
:07:17. > :07:22.perform. It is probably fair to say that Jason did not have his best
:07:22. > :07:26.game today but he has had a brilliant week and sometimes in
:07:26. > :07:30.finals one player just tends to be slightly better but Jason has had a
:07:30. > :07:37.brilliant week and well done. was it like for you walking out
:07:37. > :07:42.here for the final, 17 years after you won the title last? It is great.
:07:42. > :07:52.My family is there and I dedicate this one to my dad.
:07:52. > :07:52.
:07:53. > :07:56.It is obviously emotional for you, Andy. You have had your family
:07:56. > :08:00.years were also a special moment for them and for you. Ladies and
:08:00. > :08:10.gentlemen, push your hands together for the 2012 world champion, Andy
:08:10. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:28.MC: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your presentation party,
:08:28. > :08:32.the sales and marketing director for Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines, Nathan
:08:32. > :08:40.Philpott, and the man who brought bowls to Potters, the chairman of
:08:40. > :08:44.Potters Holidays, Brian Potter. And, ladies and gentlemen, receiving his
:08:44. > :08:54.runners-up cheque, your appreciation, please, for Jason
:08:54. > :09:09.
:09:09. > :09:17.Greenslade! And receiving a Langham Glass
:09:17. > :09:20.trophy, a cheque for �40,000 and the title of the 2012 Fred.Olsen
:09:20. > :09:30.Cruise Lines World Indoor Bowls Championships, ladies and gentlemen,
:09:30. > :09:52.
:09:52. > :09:56.Andy Johnson! Ladies and gentlemen, one more time
:09:56. > :10:06.for Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines World Indoor Bowls Championships champion,
:10:06. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:26.Many congratulations to Andy Thomson, a remarkable success at
:10:26. > :10:35.the age of 56. In March, the world of sport and entertainment come
:10:35. > :10:40.together for a good cause for ages. 2012, the year sport gets serious...
:10:40. > :10:44.Sport Relief his back and it is your chance to be part of the
:10:44. > :10:50.year's biggest sport event. Get active and raised a whole load of
:10:50. > :10:54.cash. You can get behind it, really changing lives by two and the Sport
:10:54. > :11:01.Relief Mile on Sunday March 25th. This year we won one million people
:11:01. > :11:07.to take part. Why can't I be in the French? It is a cause, not an
:11:07. > :11:10.elephant, Gary! You can raise money by buying these lovely socks. There
:11:10. > :11:14.will be jaw-dropping celebrity challenges leading up to an
:11:14. > :11:19.unmissable star-studded night of entertainment, kicking off you
:11:19. > :11:29.Sport Relief weekend. However you decide to do it, get the extra mile
:11:29. > :11:29.
:11:29. > :11:33.for Sport Relief. I thought that Who will be your other half?
:11:33. > :11:43.raising of money for Sport Relief is already under way and yesterday
:11:43. > :11:44.
:11:44. > :11:54.at Potters, two of England's finest bowlers took on two of England's
:11:54. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:00.In a special challenge for Sport Relief, we are bringing together
:12:00. > :12:05.the best bowlers in the world, in a very unique bowls challenge.
:12:05. > :12:10.Representing the sport of indoor bowls and the World Bowls Tour, two
:12:10. > :12:20.of the game's finest, but were champions, Andy Thomson and Greg
:12:20. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:35.And now, representing the sport of cricket and the PCA Masters, two of
:12:35. > :12:41.England's finest. One was part of the Ashes winning squad of 2005 and
:12:42. > :12:45.has 248 Test wickets, the other was nicknamed the Destroyer by Nelson
:12:45. > :12:55.Mandela after he wrecked South Africa's batting line-up and was
:12:55. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:22.one of England's fearsome and unique, there is no doubt about
:13:22. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:37.smaller and lighter. They have had a coaching session, John? They have
:13:37. > :13:47.had a very brief coaching session. I am just positioning it at the
:13:47. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:06.back so when we drive... Maybe that is where we are going
:14:06. > :14:16.wrong. Look how widely is. Look how slow he is. He has done that before,
:14:16. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:31.hasn't he? Walk after it. I am action. This is not going to be
:14:31. > :14:41.very close but at least he is there. He is looking for reverse swing. He
:14:41. > :15:03.
:15:03. > :15:13.order in bowls. They have changed the rules. Do not take it away,
:15:13. > :15:22.
:15:22. > :15:32.keep it there! I think you need to of course, just to make it a bit
:15:32. > :15:33.
:15:33. > :15:43.more interesting. I do not think Greg will worry too much. You are
:15:43. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:17.are the fastest bowler in the world, the cricket pitch. We have gone to
:16:17. > :16:18.
:16:19. > :16:25.pot, Devon! We are down in the So a wobbly start for the PCA boys
:16:25. > :16:35.but things picked up in end three and the world bowlers went left-
:16:35. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:15.Just a touch heavy. It is in the middle, though. The line was
:17:15. > :17:27.
:17:27. > :17:37.perfect. No pressure. Get up! Get put the pressure on this time. But
:17:37. > :17:37.
:17:37. > :18:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 40 seconds
:18:24. > :18:33.of room, Greg. I think he will be A bit of sledging here, Dave. On
:18:33. > :18:43.the right hand, he is not allowed to play on the right hand! O'Dea.
:18:43. > :18:56.
:18:56. > :19:00.This is the shot. He is not there. it, Dave? I don't think so, but I
:19:00. > :19:08.think Matthew might help it. Just a little touch of the right foot
:19:08. > :19:15.might be good, imagine that. That will help.
:19:15. > :19:22.APPLAUSE. The cricketers take the single and
:19:22. > :19:26.take the match on the tie-break. A very special tie-break. A bit of a
:19:26. > :19:30.laugh for Sports Relief. Great stuff.
:19:30. > :19:34.Thank you. You have a future in coaching.
:19:34. > :19:40.I think he is going over to the lady who gave him a bit of grief.
:19:40. > :19:46.Good boy. He made a day. Ladies and Gentlemen, put your
:19:46. > :19:53.hands together for the four bowlers. We would like to invite them over
:19:53. > :19:58.for their presentation. The presentation of �4,000 on behalf of
:19:58. > :20:03.our -- potters that will go to Sport Relief. We thank them very
:20:03. > :20:07.much and the bowlers for taking their time. And Andy Thomson he
:20:07. > :20:16.played today in the final. Once again, around of applause for
:20:16. > :20:19.everyone. Great fun. They all help to raise
:20:19. > :20:29.�4,000 for Sports Relief, but I don't think any of the eyeballs we
:20:29. > :20:35.
:20:35. > :20:42.saw yesterday would have made shot end on this set. David Gourlay
:20:42. > :20:50.knows that this is an important bowl. He must it -- she must be
:20:50. > :20:57.praying. Must be a Gourlay fan. Time for divine intervention.
:20:57. > :21:01.don't know, close here. Good, I think it is good. Very good. Well
:21:01. > :21:09.played, that is exactly what he was looking for. He played a perfect
:21:09. > :21:19.bowl to get in trouble. Super a bowl by David Gourlay. Costly and
:21:19. > :21:36.
:21:36. > :21:46.them! Brilliant bowl. Absolutely brilliant bowl. Off beforehand. Get
:21:46. > :21:58.
:21:58. > :22:06.green bowls on to the jack. Giving it a real good go, though. Very
:22:06. > :22:16.close to the jack, squeeze it, big, big effort. Great bowl. We don't
:22:16. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:32.know if it is the shot, but it will trying here. Trying to get inside
:22:32. > :22:38.the gap for the bowl. Very close to it, edge and a perfect bowl that
:22:38. > :22:48.was. That is a wonderful shot by Robert Weale! A fantastic bowl to
:22:48. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :22:57.take the green one out and secured Stewart needs to get it with his
:22:57. > :23:02.bowl. Don't want to leave it for the last on the final end of the
:23:02. > :23:08.tie-break. Looking from the commentary box, he is on a good
:23:08. > :23:14.read. Does he have the running? is very close. There it is! That is
:23:14. > :23:22.the number one. He left the door open and Stewart Anderson just
:23:22. > :23:32.walked through it. Once again, the door was open and, Stewart Anderson
:23:32. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:50.one. He is close with this. And all the way in on the top of it. And
:23:50. > :24:06.
:24:06. > :24:16.the reaction was very positive as got it! Great call from Robert
:24:16. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:35.Weale. A marvellous bowl to keep the blue rink at Potters this week.
:24:35. > :24:41.This is the role of honour at the 2012 indoor championships. The
:24:41. > :24:47.men's singles champion, Andy Thomson. The ladies' world much
:24:47. > :24:55.went to Karen Murphy. Karen was runner-up here last year. Paul
:24:55. > :25:02.Foster and Alex Marshall retain their pairs title.
:25:02. > :25:05.I have been joined by David Corkill and Greg Harlow. Greg, your
:25:05. > :25:10.reaction to an incredible reaction to an incredible
:25:10. > :25:15.performance from a man who is 56. Absolutely, aged a part, I think
:25:15. > :25:20.and -- Andy's performance was not only the best of the championship,
:25:20. > :25:26.but the best I have seen in the final. He was that hot. What did
:25:26. > :25:30.you make of Jason? Unfortunately he could not get going. It is that gap
:25:30. > :25:35.just after practice and before the final and sometimes players can
:25:35. > :25:40.crash. Unfortunately he did not get going until the second set. At that
:25:40. > :25:45.stage, Andy was in such a row with them that he was playing a
:25:45. > :25:52.fantastic recovery. That is the best I have seen Andy play. Let's
:25:52. > :25:57.take a look at Andy's action today. Andy played three or four shots
:25:57. > :26:01.that could have been the top of the tournament. This is so difficult to
:26:01. > :26:07.drop around the whole pack in one shot. I think he scored two each at
:26:07. > :26:08.the time so it was critical. And the time so it was critical. And
:26:09. > :26:18.then this again, even better still. Arthur forehand, gets a little bit
:26:18. > :26:21.of turn, absolutely perfect. What did you rank of this performance
:26:21. > :26:27.did you rank of this performance today? I would agree that it is
:26:27. > :26:33.great. This pressure me when you have just got over the line in your
:26:33. > :26:37.previous matches which is what happened to Andy, last end of the
:26:37. > :26:42.tie-break, the same in the first round and he has kept that for all
:26:42. > :26:47.the way through. Other players have been up-and-down, but Andy has been
:26:47. > :26:51.consistent. I think his appetite is the key. We tease him about his age,
:26:51. > :26:58.but he is a fit guy an appetite is fantastic.
:26:58. > :27:04.How hard is it to keep appetite? can be difficult because you can
:27:04. > :27:08.have such a long career, but to be fair, if you can't kid yourself up
:27:08. > :27:11.for the World Championship, you can't play anywhere. Andy always
:27:11. > :27:15.brings his best performance and today was phenomenal.
:27:15. > :27:20.Overall, what we have seen here, we were looking for young players to
:27:20. > :27:27.come through, we have seen one of the experience once come through.
:27:27. > :27:34.Where does the Games than? I think it is healthy. What we are saying
:27:34. > :27:38.is that although Andy did when, they are still being challenged by
:27:38. > :27:42.young players in the qualifiers and that is important the turnaround.
:27:42. > :27:47.That is really key. Thank you very much feel time.
:27:47. > :27:53.Coming up tomorrow on BBC Two is the European Figure Skating