Day 5

:01:04. > :01:14.Paul Foster comes out on top once A great shot by Paul Foster. He is

:01:14. > :01:26.

:01:26. > :01:31.Paul Foster has been destroying any opposition standing in his way as

:01:31. > :01:41.he bids for a record 5th title in the men's singles. But he is not

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:01:43. > :01:53.the only former champion left in the tournament. I am Paul Foster. I

:01:53. > :01:59.

:01:59. > :02:09.am ranked No. 2. I am David Gourlay They biggest prize in balls and he

:02:09. > :02:11.

:02:11. > :02:18.has one it again. -- bowls. My main achievement would be the world

:02:18. > :02:26.indoor singles which seems an eternity ago. I have one at four

:02:26. > :02:33.times. A fantastic feat. I have been very privileged. The biggest

:02:33. > :02:43.achievement of my career. I have not played a lot of bowls going

:02:43. > :02:53.into this competition. Sometimes you need to get that edge back.

:02:53. > :02:57.

:02:57. > :03:07.am still very dangerous in a one of the situation. I want to play well.

:03:07. > :03:12.

:03:12. > :03:22.I just want to come here and play my best. I would not when to -- I

:03:22. > :03:24.

:03:24. > :03:27.would not enter abided nothing I could win. -- if I did not think.

:03:27. > :03:32.am playing at the top of my game are just now. I am happy the way

:03:32. > :03:42.things are going. There is very little that separates everybody in

:03:42. > :03:47.

:03:47. > :03:57.The way the draw has unfolded means that four all world champions will

:03:57. > :04:12.

:04:12. > :04:22.We are just about all set for John Price against a David Gourlay. Time

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:04:26. > :04:35.to hand over to Richard. APPLAUSE.

:04:35. > :04:45.Thank you. It is always a pleasure to introduce this popular character.

:04:45. > :05:02.

:05:03. > :05:08.And now to a player who has appeared in more world ranking

:05:08. > :05:18.finals than any other player in the history of the game. A former world

:05:18. > :05:49.

:05:49. > :05:57.indoor singles champion. David to the 1990s. Both players were

:05:57. > :06:07.present in at the top 16, but John Price, well, I can remember him

:06:07. > :06:27.

:06:27. > :06:37.qualifying in the 1980s. Both very John Price. But he is more than

:06:37. > :06:46.capable. He will have his own set of supporters. A very popular man

:06:46. > :06:56.at Potters Leisure resort. David Gourlay, popular will matter where

:06:56. > :06:56.

:06:56. > :08:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:08:08. > :08:18.he goals. A really good competitor. swans, so he has had a good week.

:08:18. > :08:44.

:08:44. > :08:54.Yes, he has asked me to go to very precise, Compaq delivery. Very

:08:54. > :08:55.

:08:55. > :09:05.close. -- compact a delivery. is a great opening end from David

:09:05. > :09:28.

:09:28. > :09:32.better than he was two or three years ago. He is putting a bit of

:09:32. > :09:42.time him. He has played well so far this week. That was a poor final

:09:42. > :09:46.

:09:46. > :09:56.delivery. Chancier for David coolly -- David Gourlay to score two her

:09:56. > :10:00.

:10:00. > :10:10.losing a single, he will be very happy with the opening end. Once

:10:10. > :10:20.again, David Gourlay on a good line. Wrong side. It is going to be a

:10:20. > :10:55.

:10:55. > :11:04.single. You do not mind that in the metres. As they settle into that

:11:04. > :11:14.game, that jack length will be turned around to do the -- to the

:11:14. > :11:15.

:11:15. > :11:25.minimum distance. Always good to start off with a medium. David

:11:25. > :11:54.

:11:54. > :12:02.Gourlay has started off Paul Foster looking relaxed. His

:12:02. > :12:12.match against Mervyn King will be good. John has dropped short of

:12:12. > :12:15.

:12:15. > :12:25.David Gourlay. An opportunity to add another. Judy porter wearing

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:12:36. > :12:45.pink gingham today. A different coloured jacket on. -- Potter. All

:12:46. > :12:50.

:12:50. > :13:00.proceeds will go to the local that. The winner gets a weekend

:13:00. > :13:38.

:13:38. > :13:45.here at Potters Leisure resort. If it David comes out of the blocks

:13:45. > :13:53.of really quickly, as he has done, John Price can hang on to that

:13:53. > :14:00.until the game it settles down. John has not quite settled yet.

:14:00. > :14:10.David Gourlay is going to cover the respot here. Probably forcing John

:14:10. > :14:11.

:14:11. > :14:15.him to play the draw. I think he will look at. Here is the draw shot.

:14:15. > :14:22.The other option is to try to squeeze the jack. The only danger

:14:22. > :14:30.is that if he gets it to the wrong side. It is only the second end. I

:14:30. > :14:39.think John will just be trying to draw here. Trying to get him to a

:14:39. > :14:49.drawing rhythm. I think he was going for the conversion shot, but

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:14:49. > :15:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:15:40. > :15:46.a long way away. Still, only a short jack length is quite

:15:46. > :15:56.challenging. From a drawing angle, it is still quite good. John has

:15:56. > :16:16.

:16:16. > :16:26.concentration are absolutely remarkable. He has kept himself

:16:26. > :16:27.

:16:27. > :16:36.mentally and physically fit. He is now 46. Holding up well.

:16:36. > :16:46.certainly is. He has not changed much. This looks better from John.

:16:46. > :17:25.

:17:25. > :17:35.Absolutely perfect. Lovely delivery by David Gourlay. Two possibly

:17:35. > :17:41.

:17:41. > :17:51.this. It is very awkward. David Gourlay is putting early pressure

:17:51. > :18:00.

:18:00. > :18:10.It was a good effort. Lovely wait for the job. John was trying to

:18:10. > :18:29.

:18:29. > :18:34.it. Another shot and get cover at the same time. Down to four seconds.

:18:35. > :18:40.David is one of the slower players. The shot clock does not do him any

:18:40. > :18:50.favours. He is very precise. He really has started exceptionally

:18:50. > :19:00.

:19:00. > :19:06.either side. So close on the backhand. Just drop a little bit of

:19:06. > :19:12.weight and hope that you do not over correct. He did not look too

:19:12. > :19:20.happy with that. The width is perhaps OK, but he has pushed

:19:21. > :19:30.through it. Too wide and heavy. This is going to be a costly end. A

:19:31. > :19:34.

:19:34. > :19:38.very typical Gourlay end. He let his opponent pick up a one,

:19:38. > :19:42.occasionally a two and then he will play a loose end and Boheme heavy.

:19:42. > :19:47.Good stuff from David Gourlay. I watched his game against Alex

:19:47. > :19:52.Marshall and it was exactly the same. David came out of the traps

:19:52. > :20:02.quickly and put pressure on his opponents. Not happy with that jack

:20:02. > :20:22.

:20:22. > :20:28.unsettle John. But I do not think so. But it is not bad. But John

:20:28. > :20:38.Price, you do not want to give him two or three bedrooms of the same

:20:38. > :20:38.

:20:38. > :21:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:21:41. > :21:51.distance, he will find it very around the green ones. Certainly

:21:51. > :21:58.

:21:58. > :22:03.not wasted beer. Not a bad bowl. -- not wasted the shot. It is not like

:22:03. > :22:06.David. He is normally very good about any move would problems. I

:22:06. > :22:13.think the shot clock was stopped and that is what he was complaining

:22:13. > :22:19.about. He is not happy. You can tell he is not happy. He indicated

:22:19. > :22:29.there was a problem. He is walking up to have a chat with Alan. He is

:22:29. > :22:42.

:22:42. > :22:52.complaining about something. He got good back position, but he is

:22:52. > :23:13.

:23:13. > :23:22.vulnerable for the bowl to be he will. Nearly. I thought it was

:23:22. > :23:32.on the high side. There is a slight gamble if John one asked to take it.

:23:32. > :23:45.

:23:45. > :23:52.a chance and there. But if he catches the back of his own

:23:52. > :24:00.cupboard, he could be two or three down. It is whether he wants to dig

:24:00. > :24:08.a chance. I do not think he is going to get too many chances.

:24:08. > :24:13.agree. I think he is taking a chance. Trying to get down from the

:24:13. > :24:23.high line. That is the biggest problem of all. It looked good, but

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:24:23. > :26:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:26:02. > :26:12.he was never going to get back. played it well. Again. John plays a

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:26:28. > :26:32.really good first bowl and it is mannerisms when he is playing bowls.

:26:32. > :26:39.The twitch of the head and the stair and the look. It has not

:26:39. > :26:49.changed over the years, has it? He is a good character, John. Very

:26:49. > :26:51.

:26:51. > :26:57.popular. Some great trips around the world with John Price. He is

:26:57. > :27:00.good to travel with, but he does not like insects too much. We were

:27:00. > :27:09.invaded by black beetles in Australia one time and he was not

:27:09. > :27:13.happy. Look at this. A brilliant bowl from David Gourlay. This has

:27:13. > :27:23.been impressive stuff from David Gourlay. As good as I have seen him

:27:23. > :27:44.

:27:45. > :27:52.bowl. He is trying to play a little

:27:52. > :27:58.runner to disturb things. It has to arrive quickly. David Gourlay will

:27:58. > :28:03.do well to get one at the back. We were invaded by tens of thousands

:28:03. > :28:09.of these large, black beetles. They were all over the green and the

:28:09. > :28:19.players, attacking the equipment. Some of them jumped into a cup of

:28:19. > :28:46.

:28:46. > :28:56.coffee. Was that in Melbourne? this at the moment. It is a real

:28:56. > :29:02.

:29:02. > :29:12.you? Every time I played a loose end, he was picking them up in

:29:12. > :29:14.

:29:14. > :29:24.bundles. I needed a calculator. seconds to spare. Good enough.

:29:24. > :29:35.

:29:35. > :29:44.is a really tough end to get out of expect him to add another here.

:29:44. > :29:50.John Price has seen it all before, he knows what it is like. Through

:29:50. > :30:00.his career, he has been doing this to other people. John will not be

:30:00. > :30:01.

:30:01. > :30:11.overly concerned. It is along at the game. That is very deep. -- it

:30:11. > :30:42.

:30:42. > :30:48.get hold of the strike macro it and try to get a forward for, I would

:30:48. > :30:58.suggest. -- the jack. He is mixing up for length again and he will

:30:58. > :31:00.

:31:00. > :31:10.have to do something. David Gourlay has just been hot. John, you have

:31:10. > :31:10.

:31:10. > :32:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:32:47. > :32:52.his all round the jack macro. Things are just not looking good

:32:52. > :32:58.but this match has been on fire. thought it John would have attacked

:32:59. > :33:04.this to shake it up a bit. For he will have to do something quickly.

:33:05. > :33:14.-- he will have to. He is on a good road but if he is heavy, he will

:33:15. > :33:15.

:33:15. > :33:25.not get back. Well played. Unlucky, he knew set. Or always the way when

:33:25. > :33:27.

:33:27. > :33:33.you are going down -- always. It was a good bowl from John. I do not

:33:33. > :33:43.think David will be going near the head, he will be going for cover,

:33:43. > :33:56.

:33:56. > :34:02.to be tempted with a runner, take the bowl out clean and jack through.

:34:02. > :34:07.If he takes it out, he has to come back on the jack macro. A good

:34:07. > :34:17.forehand winner from John. Try to get the confidence up by playing a

:34:17. > :34:20.

:34:20. > :34:30.good bowl here. It looks wide. Unless he gets back. He is close.

:34:30. > :34:37.Got it, and follow through! A very controlled shot from John Price.

:34:37. > :34:47.hits the target and he trails the jack, a well played, John Price. --

:34:47. > :34:54.well played. Come on, John, give us a smile! Good shot. He won 9-1 down

:34:54. > :35:01.and every shot is difficult. -- 20 you on 9-1 down. He changed the

:35:01. > :35:06.tactics and brought them back slightly at the Queen. -- the green.

:35:06. > :35:16.If he knows this set has probably gone but he is trying to get into a

:35:16. > :35:36.

:35:36. > :35:44.rhythm and built himself up for a changing, I would play the forehand

:35:44. > :35:50.in this direction. Because you're opposition is doing it. -- you

:35:50. > :35:58.opposition. You have to mix them up, different lengths. I am sure he

:35:58. > :36:04.will be aware of that by the second set. That is the problem, he has

:36:04. > :36:09.been given a free run up. Of the opposition is playing well and

:36:09. > :36:19.winning on one side, you follow him. A few drops short, you could fault

:36:19. > :36:19.

:36:19. > :37:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:37:10. > :37:20.-- you could forced him onto the disturb things, in the area. Very

:37:20. > :37:20.

:37:20. > :37:30.close. Two Bowls, it is a toucher. And that is not good for John.

:37:30. > :37:32.

:37:32. > :37:42.was a good strike. It could have been a lot better. The toucher and

:37:42. > :37:51.

:37:51. > :38:00.the jack are at the bottom of the Look at this! It is relentlessly

:38:00. > :38:06.from David Gourlay. Two shots are enough to secure the first set.

:38:06. > :38:11.Eight inches from the Dutch and John Price knows this is almost

:38:11. > :38:21.impossible -- at the ditch. And David Gourlay has the last bowl, in

:38:21. > :38:31.

:38:31. > :38:41.is. Will it stop? That is the problem, it will it? Good try.

:38:41. > :38:45.

:38:45. > :38:49.was always tough. Very unlucky with the drive, John Price. 11-2 to

:38:49. > :38:53.David Gourlay, and that is a reflection on the way this set has

:38:53. > :39:02.gone, David Gourlay has been magnificent and John is struggling.

:39:02. > :39:12.But it is for a new game, start the second set well, John. -- it is a

:39:12. > :39:30.

:39:31. > :39:39.big football fan. John and his wife and his daughter are season-ticket

:39:39. > :39:46.holders. For Swansea City. John enjoyed that victory the other

:39:46. > :39:51.night over Chelsea, I sat watching it with him. He was very pleased. A

:39:51. > :39:56.trip to Wembley. Talking about football, there will be another

:39:56. > :40:02.trip to a very well known football club, Norwich against Luton on

:40:02. > :40:09.Saturday. Rebecca Field has been contacted at the Ladies' World

:40:09. > :40:19.Match Play Champion to present her trophy to the crowd. At the half-

:40:19. > :40:21.

:40:21. > :40:28.time stage in that match. Well done, Rebecca. So somebody from Norwich

:40:28. > :40:38.has been watching, maybe Delia. Thank you very much for recognising

:40:38. > :40:53.

:40:54. > :40:59.some of our players, much crowd. For a are trained to get him

:40:59. > :41:09.into this game, if they want a good even match -- they are trying. It

:41:09. > :41:26.

:41:26. > :41:34.tiring when you are playing against this. Beautiful to watch as a

:41:34. > :41:37.spectator. I do not think John would be enjoying this game at the

:41:37. > :41:42.moment. We have talked about the place to play bowls but when things

:41:42. > :41:52.are not going well, it is not a nice place and I do not think John

:41:52. > :42:25.

:42:25. > :42:28.to the woes of John Price. We know what it is like, Andy, it is not a

:42:28. > :42:34.good experience to play David Gourlay in this sort of form!

:42:34. > :42:41.feel for him, this has been fantastic. John has to hit this and

:42:41. > :42:51.Hopi has a good bounce of the jack. -- and just hope. A good choice of

:42:51. > :42:51.

:42:51. > :42:56.shot. It looks under. He missed the target. And that was the last bowl,

:42:56. > :43:06.which looks like another four coming up. The way David is plane,

:43:06. > :43:25.

:43:25. > :43:31.it is going to be four! -- is consistency from David Gourlay.

:43:31. > :43:41.John Price has run up against a steam train here. David Gourlay is

:43:41. > :43:50.

:43:50. > :43:54.like an express going through this in his prime. But John has been

:43:54. > :44:04.playing well, he has had a good tournament and he has been

:44:04. > :44:04.

:44:04. > :44:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:44:51. > :44:56.practising well, but he has been He provided what was asked for, a

:44:56. > :45:06.really good bowl. A few more of those just to ask David Gourlay a

:45:06. > :45:20.

:45:20. > :45:26.the shot. Every time John gets close, David beat him to the next

:45:26. > :45:34.bowl and he is not even waiting for two or three, he is doing it on the

:45:34. > :45:44.first. John a always had the same action on delivery -- always. He is

:45:44. > :45:50.

:45:50. > :46:00.between bowl and jack is important for David Gourlay, he can play up

:46:00. > :46:20.

:46:20. > :46:30.to his own bowl, no fear of pushing stuff, weary. The quarter-final of

:46:30. > :46:35.

:46:35. > :46:42.the world championships -- the time, John? So little available for

:46:42. > :46:49.John Price. A little bit on the high side. This is going to go

:46:49. > :46:54.pear-shaped. The trouble is, he has been forced into the shots. Up he

:46:54. > :47:01.has, and when you are under pressure, the shots become harder.

:47:01. > :47:09.John has not been able to relax and get into a good rhythm. David

:47:09. > :47:14.Gourlay is very fast down the rink. He has the rich will of the bowl

:47:14. > :47:22.moving a couple of times and off he goes -- which are well. He is going

:47:22. > :47:28.wide, for position. David Gourlay is giving John a lot of respect

:47:28. > :47:36.here by pushing that through, he expects John to hit it. And even

:47:36. > :47:42.that is on the spot! He is within four inches of it. Hit John hits it,

:47:42. > :47:52.I think he will still lose the shot, maybe more -- if John. I think it

:47:52. > :48:21.

:48:21. > :48:31.than the drive. He is trying hard He catches his own and run as a way.

:48:31. > :48:55.

:48:55. > :49:05.set when John was 5-0 down after both Scotland, where he is involved

:49:05. > :49:07.

:49:07. > :49:15.in working with the elite squad -- David Gourlay. He is involved with

:49:15. > :49:20.major outdoor events. The way he is playing, he should be in the team.

:49:20. > :49:24.David would not be interested in playing, but it was an inspired

:49:25. > :49:30.selection for him to come into that job because Scottish bowls at that

:49:30. > :49:35.level prior to Adelaide was in a bit of bother. They did not have a

:49:35. > :49:42.good Commonwealth Games but they certainly rectified it in Adelaide

:49:42. > :49:48.a couple of months ago. He is certainly effective, David Gourlay.

:49:48. > :49:52.An inspired choice. He has got a fantastic quality, it is just

:49:52. > :49:59.getting the harmony right and getting the players working as 18,

:49:59. > :50:06.and David has the respect of everyone. -- 18. But John Price is

:50:06. > :50:16.in a development will also. Welsh development. -- a development

:50:16. > :50:54.

:50:54. > :51:03.bowl of the match and even the crowd are reacting to that - the

:51:03. > :51:08.loosest. They are just seen he is human. It keeps the door open for

:51:09. > :51:18.John, a collection on his last delivery. An extra metre, he is

:51:19. > :51:30.

:51:30. > :51:37.close. The crowd are shouting for do, John, dig deep. -- you are out

:51:37. > :51:44.there. David is having a look at this, his first time out. I presume

:51:44. > :51:51.he has called it. Time-out is called, David has three-time its

:51:51. > :51:55.remaining. It is the first he has used, he is quick up and down a,

:51:55. > :52:02.David Gourlay, but he might be tempted with this, but it looks

:52:02. > :52:12.like a forehand Straw. The shot bowl is short of the jack so the

:52:12. > :52:40.

:52:40. > :52:46.path to the jack is difficult, I it is a good try. Of second bowl, a

:52:46. > :52:56.chance for John Price to get a double. -- second bowl. The crowd

:52:56. > :52:56.

:52:56. > :53:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:53:57. > :54:05.were expecting that to draw into jack and he is asking for the

:54:05. > :54:13.audience! Any ideas? I cannot blame him, phone a friend would be good

:54:13. > :54:22.at the moment! You are going to have to put it somewhere, John. It

:54:22. > :54:27.looks like a full life. -- length. It does get to that stage where you

:54:27. > :54:32.are not quite sure what to do. The weigh-in David Gourlay has been

:54:32. > :54:40.playing, it does not seem to be a problem. -- the way. He realises he

:54:40. > :54:44.is being outplayed at the moment, bringing some humour to the game. A

:54:44. > :54:52.good change of tactic, play the forehand in this direction, John,

:54:52. > :55:02.try and get that opening a bowl close. It is a good starter. Very

:55:02. > :55:09.

:55:09. > :55:19.not asking about the distance between the bowl and the jack but

:55:19. > :55:19.

:55:19. > :55:29.how far the bowlers from the tee. - - the bowl is. And there is a

:55:29. > :55:36.

:55:36. > :55:43.spends more time on it than anybody and all this practice is coming

:55:43. > :55:53.into fruition here. That, and the more games as you go along through

:55:53. > :55:54.

:55:54. > :55:58.the event. John is close here. David loves to experiment with

:55:59. > :56:08.which bowls to use and the different lengths on the carpet,

:56:09. > :56:28.

:56:29. > :56:32.and he has certainly worked this times that -- that our time has

:56:32. > :56:39.been in the commentary box is feeling good because I would not

:56:39. > :56:43.want to be out there! -- there are times. I would not enjoy playing

:56:43. > :56:53.against David Gourlay in this form. I am glad I am sitting up here with

:56:53. > :56:56.

:56:56. > :57:06.you. Done price is close again. -- John Price. I would be surprised if

:57:06. > :57:18.

:57:18. > :57:23.David changed on to the backhand cover. He cannot afford to reach

:57:24. > :57:29.the red bowl, and if he drops in, another shot. A chance for John

:57:30. > :57:37.Price, but not easy. And if he misses, it looks like it is a heavy

:57:37. > :57:43.scoring end. He has to try to play the trail but this is so difficult.

:57:43. > :57:48.And I am afraid he is under. This is going to be another heavy score

:57:48. > :57:54.for David Gourlay. It is a characteristic of his game is that

:57:54. > :58:04.if the opposition have three or four bought ends, he does go in

:58:04. > :58:10.

:58:10. > :58:20.heavy. -- could. -- a good ends. A big chance here for a. Mack -- for

:58:20. > :58:37.

:58:37. > :58:47.said, he missed! He may have done, but it is 9-1 after four ends and a

:58:47. > :58:51.

:58:51. > :58:57.previous set, it was 9-1 and he lasted two more. A massive crowd.

:58:57. > :59:03.This Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, will professional Championship. And

:59:03. > :59:08.Potters Leisure Resort is a wonderful place to play bowls. And

:59:08. > :59:14.I have no doubt John Price's wife is sitting at home watching this.

:59:14. > :59:19.Don't worry, we will look after John! Dom might also be worried

:59:19. > :59:28.about losing today and having to spend more time with you, David --

:59:28. > :59:38.John. It is all going bad today! is having a terrible days. -- day.

:59:38. > :59:38.

:59:38. > :00:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:00:31. > :00:41.In it could not get worse, could Oh, not be a gap. That is when you

:00:41. > :00:43.

:00:43. > :00:49.know it's not your day. Just shake his hand. That was a very good bowl.

:00:49. > :00:59.He should hoist the white flag. Some days is just not worth getting

:00:59. > :01:02.

:01:02. > :01:12.out of bed. -- it is just not. David Gourlay is trying to make it

:01:12. > :01:17.

:01:17. > :01:27.past his own bowl, he has done it. This looks narrow. He has got that

:01:27. > :01:33.

:01:33. > :01:43.one away well. The crowd are telling John to get up. That is not

:01:43. > :01:48.

:01:48. > :01:54.easy way it is all going pear- shaped. -- when it is all going.

:01:55. > :01:59.David Gourlay is looking to drop another one in. That is good advice

:01:59. > :02:06.from the crowd, but you can play all your bowls in behind the jack,

:02:06. > :02:16.and reach nothing. You're trying to be accurate, but sometimes you can

:02:16. > :02:24.

:02:24. > :02:34.reach nothing falls -- reach nothing. A good recovery. David

:02:34. > :02:37.

:02:37. > :02:40.Gourlay will be delighted with his form. I think he knows that John

:02:40. > :02:49.Price is an awful lot better than what we are seeing at the moment,

:02:49. > :02:59.certainly on the score. David did the same two Alex Marshall, winning

:02:59. > :02:59.

:02:59. > :03:09.a 12-1. David has been playing really well, he is happy with his

:03:09. > :03:18.

:03:18. > :03:28.form. I think David would have enjoyed a really good game here.

:03:28. > :03:32.

:03:32. > :03:42.think he will be happy to carry on like this! You always enjoy a good

:03:42. > :03:42.

:03:42. > :03:45.game, but you also want to be signing on in the winner's box.

:03:45. > :03:55.John going back to his backhand, which she has been struggling with

:03:55. > :03:55.

:03:55. > :05:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:05:27. > :05:37.is just a draw for John. Struggling, he will have to died in now. Around

:05:37. > :06:11.

:06:11. > :06:21.Going back to the forehand, just Gourlay. That is the winner. Once

:06:21. > :06:26.again, forcing John to have to play running bowl. He is continuing his

:06:26. > :06:34.good form, a very impressive from David Gourlay. John will be taking

:06:34. > :06:44.a time-out on this one. I don't think years. He better get a move

:06:44. > :06:48.

:06:48. > :06:54.on, he is going to miss it. I think that will be lifted. We are just

:06:54. > :07:04.waiting on a decision here. I think they will have to look at the TV

:07:04. > :07:08.

:07:08. > :07:18.monitor. A we will get a we play, it was so close. Three shots, John

:07:18. > :07:24.

:07:24. > :07:34.Price. I think the buzzer went off as the bowl was touching the

:07:34. > :07:41.

:07:41. > :07:49.carpets. At least the shotclock is working. I that was a good call, we

:07:49. > :07:57.knew it was close. I don't think I have heard it in any of the other

:07:57. > :08:06.games. It has gone off once by accident. I don't think anyone has

:08:06. > :08:16.had to forfeit their bowls. chance for Price to get into the

:08:16. > :08:38.

:08:38. > :08:48.on this end it to be free to the semi-final. -- to be through to the

:08:48. > :08:51.

:08:51. > :09:01.semi-final. He is looking for his bowl, it is in beside it. He will

:09:01. > :09:12.

:09:12. > :09:22.find it eventually. -- in at this side at the ditch. There are tears.

:09:22. > :09:22.

:09:22. > :09:31.-- there it is. Now, what is David going to do that this? It is in the

:09:31. > :09:41.area again. Bowl first. Oh, yes, well played. He will be happy with

:09:41. > :09:43.

:09:43. > :09:53.that. John Price is still looking for that bowl. He still hasn't

:09:53. > :10:06.

:10:06. > :10:16.found it. He has a chance to pick That was a good strike, this has

:10:16. > :10:44.

:10:44. > :10:53.time-out. Time-out called. He can take his time. He has two time-outs

:10:53. > :11:03.left. He is trying to draw another bowl into the head, just made the a

:11:03. > :11:08.

:11:08. > :11:18.card for John. -- jester making it hard for John. He has to gamble on

:11:18. > :11:19.

:11:19. > :11:26.it. What he is looking for is that, Andy. That would bounce the green

:11:26. > :11:36.bowl out. If he misses it, and gets the edge of his own bowl, he will

:11:36. > :11:43.

:11:43. > :11:50.give a shot away. By think he needs to gamble. -- i think. I think you

:11:50. > :11:55.are right, he has to go for this. I have been watching John practice

:11:55. > :12:05.committee has been practising well. It is the dreaded match conditions.

:12:05. > :12:11.

:12:11. > :12:21.He is under it. A it is not going to make any difference, I think. He

:12:21. > :12:36.

:12:36. > :12:46.is one down, that is OK. He will be happy they have one down. -- he

:12:46. > :12:59.

:13:00. > :13:03.will be happy with 1 down. a That will push this shot to the next end.

:13:03. > :13:09.They have been around for as long as I can remember both of these

:13:09. > :13:19.players. They have a lot of respect for each other. It has not been

:13:19. > :13:22.

:13:22. > :13:31.John's day. That is typical of the top 16, if one player is often his

:13:31. > :13:35.game, it is very difficult. John has been doing well in practice,

:13:35. > :13:39.but how often do we hear about sportsmen doing well on the

:13:39. > :13:42.practice table, it is when the pressure is on, that is where the

:13:42. > :13:52.top players turn to shine. John has just been under too much pressure

:13:52. > :13:53.

:13:53. > :15:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:15:00. > :15:05.there is not much. Pushing that bowl in. Look at this. I think the

:15:05. > :15:10.white flag will be wasted after this end, unless John does

:15:10. > :15:20.something very special. He needs to score a three to keep the game

:15:20. > :15:48.

:15:48. > :15:58.going. He is going to take one of Gourlay. I think that will be the

:15:58. > :16:04.

:16:04. > :16:12.last one of the game. He will have a go at this, another gap. The

:16:12. > :16:17.story of the day. Just going through the gaps. All credit to

:16:17. > :16:27.David Gourlay, he was absolutely superb in this game. A great

:16:27. > :16:46.

:16:46. > :16:56.exhibition of bowls. David Gourlay Gourlay sitting pretty at 5-1. The

:16:56. > :16:57.

:16:57. > :17:07.set was over the two overs later. Once again, David Gourlay popping

:17:07. > :17:07.

:17:07. > :17:17.the last bowl in a foray full house. A great way to start the second set.

:17:17. > :17:27.

:17:27. > :17:32.The stats are going to prove Here I am with David Gourlay, on

:17:32. > :17:38.the face of it, that looked like a very comfortable victory. Nothing

:17:38. > :17:44.is comfortable at this stage? practising with John just before

:17:44. > :17:51.the game, and he was getting really close, I knew he was operate. I

:17:51. > :17:55.tried to put him under pressure. The way that you are playing, the

:17:56. > :18:02.defeated Alex Marshall, and it John Price, two former champions, you

:18:02. > :18:09.must be pretty confident? pretty happy, I think I stepped my

:18:09. > :18:17.game up. I feel comfortable in the rink. I'm looking forward to the

:18:17. > :18:27.next game. What are your thoughts making it to the semi-final? It is

:18:27. > :18:30.

:18:30. > :18:37.great. A two Scot through. To be in the semi-finals is amazing. 1996

:18:37. > :18:42.the last time he won the title, perhaps it could be your year again.

:18:43. > :18:52.Our next man has been obliterating the opposition, it is a four tie

:18:53. > :19:20.

:19:20. > :19:29.and Champion, Paul Foster. -- a He remains on course for a clean

:19:29. > :19:35.He remains on course for a clean sweep of all three titles.

:19:35. > :19:41.He has already won two trophies this week, Alex Marshall has won

:19:41. > :19:51.the mixed pairs with Laura Thomas, standing in his way is the 2006

:19:51. > :20:10.

:20:10. > :20:20.My home clubbers in Norfolk -- club is in Norfolk. It is a small-town

:20:20. > :20:23.

:20:23. > :20:30.club. We have a strong team, it used to be a little bit better.

:20:30. > :20:38.When I go up to Scotland I am not the local person, I have not got

:20:39. > :20:48.the pressure on me. When you come here, and you are playing at people

:20:48. > :20:58.all the time, they can only be one winner. Today we once-in-a-lifetime

:20:58. > :20:59.

:20:59. > :21:05.is something, I have done that. -- to do it once in a lifetime. I work

:21:05. > :21:15.as an estate manager, doing all sorts of things. Edited gamekeeping,

:21:15. > :21:16.

:21:16. > :21:26.mending fences, there is not much I don't do. -- a bit of gamekeeping.

:21:26. > :21:28.

:21:28. > :21:38.I love being outside. Being indoors is not for me, I want to the

:21:38. > :21:47.outside. I have won the world pairs or three times, I have won the

:21:47. > :21:57.indoor singles. I got a silver medal in Delhi. It is nice to get

:21:57. > :21:57.

:21:57. > :22:04.back in that frame. The ambition for this year is to try and win the

:22:04. > :22:14.World Championship. At the end of the day, I want to come here and

:22:14. > :22:22.

:22:22. > :22:29.On paper, this looks like a cracking line-up. They are both

:22:29. > :22:33.high quality players. Alongside the is Andy Thomson, last year's

:22:33. > :22:38.champion. Before we talk about this match, a word about the previous

:22:38. > :22:42.one. On paper, it looked to be a close match up, but David has been

:22:42. > :22:46.in excellent form. He has been in excellent form throughout the

:22:46. > :22:54.tournament. Today showed the quality player that the years. He

:22:54. > :22:58.was phenomenal. Was it a case that you never let John get into his

:22:59. > :23:08.stride? I think John has been playing well, but David put him

:23:09. > :23:09.

:23:09. > :23:13.under pressure, he was relentless. I was listing t talking about doing

:23:13. > :23:16.very line practice, but it is completely different playing in

:23:16. > :23:21.front of the lights, and the TV cameras? It is all about pressure,

:23:21. > :23:25.and that is what the sport is about. You can practise your technique,

:23:25. > :23:30.but under pressure you can't practise that. For John today, he

:23:30. > :23:36.was under too much pressure, and David was magnificent. I was making

:23:36. > :23:41.the point a couple of days ago, the last time a player ended a 17 year

:23:41. > :23:45.wait for the title was Andy Thomson, so what chance does he have going

:23:45. > :23:48.all the way this time? He has a great chance of the plays like

:23:48. > :23:55.today, he will be confident of making it to the final. He has got

:23:55. > :24:04.to win another two games. Two guys who are practising behind us, Paul

:24:04. > :24:10.Foster and Mervyn King, guys who are both outstanding at drawing?

:24:10. > :24:19.They are to have the best in the world, Paul is very confident, but

:24:19. > :24:23.Mervyn is a very dangerous player. I was talking to Paul yesterday, he

:24:24. > :24:31.wants every match to come quickly, because his former so good, he

:24:31. > :24:41.wanted to carry on -- because his former is so good, he wants to

:24:41. > :24:41.

:24:41. > :24:48.carry on. He is playing every day now, with no gaps. What about

:24:48. > :24:51.Mervyn's chances, it looked like he would become a multiple title

:24:51. > :24:55.winner, but do you think he has achieved as much as he could have?

:24:55. > :24:59.A he has done well at a lot of tournaments. I can remember them

:24:59. > :25:06.both playing the Scottish Open a couple of months ago, if it was a

:25:06. > :25:11.great game and never played very well. -- it was a great game, and

:25:11. > :25:20.Mervyn played very well. He has to play as well as he can to have a

:25:20. > :25:30.chance of winning this. We are going to hand back to our

:25:30. > :25:35.commentators. It is always a pleasure to welcome

:25:35. > :25:45.this player, a Commonwealth silver medallist and formal well champion,

:25:45. > :25:47.

:25:47. > :25:57.north of's owner Mervyn King. -- a former world champion, and

:25:57. > :26:02.

:26:02. > :26:09.And now to a player who has won 10 world titles, three of which are

:26:09. > :26:19.the last six weeks alone, four times world indoor singles champion,

:26:19. > :26:51.

:26:51. > :27:01.ladies and gentlemen, it's Paul Mervyn is the consider a draw -- is

:27:01. > :27:11.

:27:11. > :27:21.the player who is good at drawing. There are not many witnesses for

:27:21. > :27:59.

:27:59. > :28:09.either of these players. -- few good first bowl some this game.

:28:09. > :28:09.

:28:09. > :28:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:28:54. > :29:04.drawing bowl. He is happier to see struggling. That is in a bad place.

:29:04. > :29:04.

:29:04. > :29:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:29:52. > :30:02.The this is going to make it slightly up, back at centre. His it

:30:02. > :30:02.

:30:02. > :30:12.is a spare shot. These shots are shots can count up very quickly.

:30:12. > :30:46.

:30:46. > :30:53.Paul will be expected to add and he was saying to me that in

:30:53. > :30:58.practice, just before the game, he felt that John Price was going to

:30:58. > :31:02.have a difficult day. I have already highlighted about playing

:31:02. > :31:12.well in practice, it is not always an indication of how you will

:31:12. > :31:12.

:31:12. > :32:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:32:36. > :32:42.situation in this match at. -- match. You expect Mervyn to draw

:32:42. > :32:49.close with this. It is not like him to miss his line, he is a good line

:32:49. > :32:54.player. The other night, he struggled in the second set against

:32:54. > :32:58.Jonathan Ross, he was not getting close to the jack. And again, this

:32:58. > :33:06.is another loose and Macro from Mervyn. He is in a bit of trouble

:33:06. > :33:16.here. -- a loose and Macro. He is mystified. He could be in a bit of

:33:16. > :33:28.

:33:28. > :33:38.the last few tournaments. -- union bowls. And he will not be happy

:33:38. > :33:39.

:33:39. > :33:49.with that. He will be close. have been tried to to draw it. He

:33:49. > :33:52.

:33:52. > :34:01.tried to play to his strengths. -- Mervyn it tried. -- tried. Still

:34:01. > :34:11.going to be a few down. Paul Foster has got a good eye and he must

:34:11. > :34:11.

:34:11. > :34:21.favour his three. Three shots to Paul Foster. What a start from Paul

:34:21. > :34:21.

:34:21. > :35:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:35:22. > :35:28.I think. He has always favourite his backhand side. That is why he

:35:28. > :35:38.is reluctant, but he is going to have to be going into which shortly,

:35:38. > :35:48.he is being outplayed. -- into it. He is still staying away from the

:35:48. > :35:56.forehand. He does prefer his backhand side. He has got a perfect

:35:57. > :36:06.line, by the looks of it. It is down to weight. That is better.

:36:07. > :36:07.

:36:07. > :36:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:36:51. > :36:59.be the forehand, go for cover. -- is a short bowl, but it is not in

:36:59. > :37:09.the way -- what a chance now for Paul! We will see if Fozzie gets

:37:09. > :37:10.

:37:10. > :37:20.back from there. And he is close. Lovely weight for the job. HeWas

:37:20. > :37:29.

:37:29. > :37:39.good. -- he knew that the line was the bowl to get back. His pace

:37:39. > :37:46.

:37:46. > :37:50.but in the last game, David Gourlay was not having too many problems.

:37:50. > :37:59.It was all about weight, but all does hold out if you are only

:37:59. > :38:09.slightly heavy. -- the bowl does. The weight was good. A change of

:38:09. > :38:09.

:38:09. > :40:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:40:04. > :40:14.with the first bowl to it. -- enough. Another chance for Paul

:40:14. > :40:14.

:40:14. > :41:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:41:07. > :41:12.weight. Very good, very good bowl! There are two red bowls in there

:41:12. > :41:21.and Paul Foster will be tempted with this. Who and Paul has the

:41:21. > :41:31.deepest all here so he will reach through on the forehand. -- the

:41:31. > :41:43.

:41:43. > :41:51.deepest bowl here so he will reach. May have been scores another. --

:41:51. > :41:54.Mervyn at schools. He has may be settled down a bit. He is just

:41:54. > :41:58.recovering at the moment. It is important to get on to the

:41:58. > :42:08.scoreboard and he will be relieved at the moment. He is now into the

:42:08. > :42:08.

:42:08. > :43:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:43:08. > :43:18.bowl! Well that is about six inches. -- your back. He is still sticking

:43:18. > :43:44.

:43:44. > :43:53.He does not want to touch that, so he is moving to the backhand. A

:43:53. > :44:01.chance for Mervyn. And it looks a good shot on the forehand. But he

:44:01. > :44:11.is very reluctant to play this forehand side. Backhand, he has got

:44:11. > :44:12.

:44:12. > :44:19.to be 100% on that. He knows he is too wide. But I would agree, it is

:44:19. > :44:25.the forehand shot. Everything has to be 100%, as you say, on the back.

:44:25. > :44:35.He only has the draw on the backhand. There are more

:44:35. > :44:45.opportunities. This will give him big problems. He left it too late.

:44:45. > :44:46.

:44:46. > :44:56.That is an -- that is another one from Paul Foster. That is perfect.

:44:56. > :45:16.

:45:16. > :45:26.He will certainly not be short with only way to get it was on the

:45:26. > :45:32.

:45:32. > :45:41.forehand. One green. Judy Potter looking after the dog, as always.

:45:41. > :45:51.And Brian Potter, nb, and the pink on the dog's head, she always gives

:45:51. > :46:01.

:46:01. > :46:11.it Axis. -- a kiss. He is very unlucky! Look at that result. The

:46:11. > :46:11.

:46:11. > :46:20.last thing you want to see when you are down is this. He gets it and he

:46:20. > :46:30.does apologise. He knows it was a fluke. But we all get them. If a

:46:30. > :46:36.player apologises, at Highfield you can almost accept anything. It --

:46:36. > :46:46.you can almost accept anything. Had there skips him a big chance now to

:46:46. > :46:46.

:46:46. > :47:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:47:34. > :47:44.schools. -- score. He is against the bus -- the best player in the

:47:44. > :47:44.

:47:44. > :47:54.world at the moment. Nobody argued -- nobody will argue with that. And

:47:54. > :47:57.

:47:57. > :48:07.Mervyn has to try and call back. -- claw back. He is still capable, and

:48:07. > :48:10.

:48:10. > :48:20.that is a good try. It is very close. It is very close for shot.

:48:20. > :48:54.

:48:54. > :49:04.good from Mervyn. He is just making this look easy. By Iain is saying

:49:04. > :49:11.

:49:11. > :49:21.it is very close. -- Brian. I think we all guessing now. -- we are.

:49:21. > :49:31.

:49:31. > :49:36.deliberate or not. It would suggest that may be Mervyn is lying.

:49:36. > :49:43.Paul Foster feels it is a green bowl, he will attack this on the

:49:43. > :49:49.forehand to push his own bowl in. It could be a marvellous result.

:49:49. > :49:59.Hard to reach a couple of feet away. But I think he is attacking. Merfyn

:49:59. > :50:12.

:50:12. > :50:16.has probably are lined the shot. -- Mervyn has probably aligned. Paul

:50:16. > :50:26.probably put it down on what he thought was a good line, that is

:50:26. > :50:46.

:50:46. > :50:54.the hardest part and it becomes try. I think we have to put it into

:50:54. > :51:00.context for the audience, this rink is long to begin with, corner to

:51:00. > :51:06.corner and it is laser level to to within something like one

:51:06. > :51:13.centimetre so it is as good as it will get. Probably everybody would

:51:13. > :51:19.love a rink like this. Because it is the one rink, we expect

:51:19. > :51:29.perfection. This is a good rink, but occasionally some shots are

:51:29. > :52:06.

:52:06. > :52:12.difficult to play. A one-shot to He has been around for a long time

:52:12. > :52:15.at the top level. At one stage, he was on the edge of dropping out and

:52:15. > :52:22.decided to play more 1 -- and decided to play and one more

:52:22. > :52:32.qualifier. What a good decision! quality player, always very

:52:32. > :52:41.

:52:41. > :52:49.difficult to beat. Certainly a top and when you look at most of the

:52:50. > :52:55.top players, John Price dropped out. Paul Foster was on the edge and was

:52:55. > :53:01.going to Wales to win one match to keep in the top 16 at one stage.

:53:01. > :53:08.Are remember a game down here at Potters and Paul had to it beat

:53:08. > :53:14.Darren Burnett -- I remember. Many people have got into the top 16

:53:14. > :53:23.over the years and it is difficult to keep performing. It is difficult

:53:23. > :53:30.out there, David! Very much so. Very good bowl again from Paul

:53:30. > :53:38.Foster. We have had Stewart Anderson and Robert Paxton coming

:53:38. > :53:48.in, Nick Brett, and a falling for feathers of the established players.

:53:48. > :53:58.-- ruffling. I think players do break into the top 16. Very close!

:53:58. > :53:58.

:53:58. > :54:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:54:42. > :54:46.I do not think that will be the -- a clue. It depends how

:54:46. > :54:56.adventurous Mervyn is feeling. There is a shot inside the front

:54:56. > :55:00.

:55:00. > :55:10.red bowl if he wants to play at. Nevin has to score here -- Mervyn.

:55:10. > :55:23.

:55:24. > :55:33.the shot. That could have made a difference and that might have just

:55:34. > :55:34.

:55:34. > :56:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:56:17. > :56:27.playing a 2 mm! -- playing to some mm! That was almost a perfect. He

:56:27. > :56:47.

:56:47. > :56:51.takes it out. That was unlucky, but official -- Sandra. She is now on

:56:52. > :56:55.the indoor international team again for Scotland, selected for this

:56:55. > :57:05.series -- selected for the series at Stanley, the north-east of

:57:05. > :57:05.

:57:05. > :58:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:58:34. > :58:41.become very discerning about what they applaud and what they

:58:41. > :58:46.appreciate. They can sometimes be very critical. Players have not

:58:46. > :58:53.always appreciated the good as shots! They are very knowledgeable

:58:53. > :58:57.and the expectation is to get close to every bowl, but they are not

:58:57. > :59:03.machines and it is not going to happen.

:59:03. > :59:13.You cannot put the bowl down way you want it all the time. All the

:59:13. > :59:38.

:59:38. > :59:43.Bowls here are within 2 ft but this No chance are getting back, he did

:59:43. > :59:53.not miss by much, but it looked like it would be a difficult shot

:59:53. > :59:54.

:59:54. > :00:04.to get back from. Paul is six up here with two to go, so much in it

:00:04. > :00:32.

:00:32. > :00:42.needs to score at least two or needs. More positive, going for the

:00:42. > :00:46.

:00:46. > :00:53.jack. He is close. A big gap. shots, and the first set to Paul

:00:53. > :01:03.Foster. In the end, very comfortable for Paul Foster, 11

:01:03. > :01:09.

:01:09. > :01:16.shots to Paris. -- 23. That was a big turnaround, but a good value,

:01:16. > :01:26.Paul is the better player at the moment. You will see some big

:01:26. > :01:31.

:01:32. > :01:41.scores here. There were some big scores for Paul Foster, Mervyn also

:01:42. > :01:44.

:01:44. > :01:54.had some good scores. Nobody has got into double figures against

:01:54. > :01:54.

:01:54. > :03:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:03:49. > :03:57.bit. That is quite common at the start of the second set, both

:03:57. > :04:07.players tend to lose a little bit of concentration. The momentum goes

:04:07. > :04:07.

:04:07. > :04:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:04:56. > :05:00.one? He has. It looks good. shot to Paul Foster. The normal

:05:00. > :05:10.situation in play is to wait until your opponent comes down to declare

:05:10. > :05:11.

:05:11. > :05:21.the shots, but they know each other so well, they trust each other.

:05:21. > :05:25.

:05:25. > :05:35.they will accept, if somebody says one shot, they will accept it. This

:05:35. > :05:36.

:05:36. > :05:44.is a short jack. 23.5 metres. normally doesn't happen unless

:05:44. > :05:54.asked her feels he is going to struggle -- unless Paul Foster do

:05:54. > :05:54.

:05:54. > :06:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:06:38. > :06:47.what is going to struggle. He goes best that the shorter jack length.

:06:47. > :06:57.-- at the short jack length. This is going to force Mervyn back. You

:06:57. > :07:28.

:07:28. > :07:38.will have to prove me wrong, Mervyn. whether Myrddin will take the

:07:38. > :07:43.

:07:43. > :07:51.danger away here. -- Mervyn. they does not seem to be much

:07:51. > :07:58.danger in this, if there is a danger, it is the weight. He is

:07:58. > :08:08.definitely getting into something, a split and run. Oh, dear!

:08:08. > :08:11.

:08:11. > :08:20.follow-through bowl stadium. -- stayed in. The two green bowls are

:08:20. > :08:30.in position to use for Mervyn. Paul Foster has a shot on the forehand.

:08:30. > :08:31.

:08:31. > :08:39.He is very quick on the mat. It is not a problem for him. He is happy

:08:39. > :08:47.with the one. That is interesting, what he is saying is, you play the

:08:47. > :08:57.hard shot, and he has just rolled the bowl on to the jack. He has a

:08:57. > :09:10.

:09:10. > :09:20.cupboard. -- he has it covered. Playing the draw. It looks too wide.

:09:20. > :09:31.

:09:31. > :09:40.match, and Mervyn King has been restricted to three singles. That

:09:40. > :09:50.is why it is so important that he gets in to this set, Paul ran away

:09:50. > :09:50.

:09:50. > :10:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:10:44. > :10:54.with the first one, he will have to out. He is not producing a typical

:10:54. > :10:56.

:10:56. > :11:00.performance. Paul is happy to play either side, really. At some stage

:11:00. > :11:04.Mervyn has to think about changing the pattern of the game. He has got

:11:04. > :11:10.to get closer before he can change the pattern, at the moment he is

:11:10. > :11:20.not getting close enough. This is better. That is better. And more

:11:20. > :11:41.

:11:41. > :11:51.weight. He knows he just has to get on the outside, and the jack will

:11:51. > :11:52.

:11:52. > :12:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:12:43. > :12:52.think he has. It was a good try. is going to be so hard to develop

:12:52. > :13:02.anything here. Mervyn could play a good shot, and still give it away.

:13:02. > :13:28.

:13:28. > :13:35.effort, but I don't think he put everything into it. I don't think

:13:35. > :13:45.there was a path to the jack on the forehand. He has closed the gap to

:13:45. > :13:45.

:13:45. > :15:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:15:09. > :15:13.is fighting against a more bowls. If you don't get in with that one,

:15:13. > :15:23.you are putting pressure on the other party macro. This man would

:15:23. > :15:58.

:15:58. > :16:08.running. He has dropped a yard. This could be costly. Just a

:16:08. > :16:33.

:16:33. > :16:38.last bowl. He would have expected to add another one there. I wonder

:16:38. > :16:45.if he will go with the forehand, he has gone bowls to remove. He just

:16:45. > :16:52.loves the draw though. It is all about pace, and I don't think he

:16:52. > :16:59.has got any. I think when you are struggling for your weight, you

:16:59. > :17:07.have to refer to the percentage shot. I think if he was playing

:17:07. > :17:14.well, that was a no-brainer. strength is the draw, but it is not

:17:14. > :17:24.working at the moment. This should be a fairly hefty account for Paul

:17:24. > :17:34.

:17:34. > :17:44.Foster. -- count. Has he pushed a degree too much? It is in full --

:17:44. > :17:46.

:17:46. > :17:56.it is in. Three shots to Paul Foster. Now then only got one bowl

:17:56. > :17:58.

:17:58. > :18:08.within 13 inches, that is not enough. -- Mervyn only got one bowl.

:18:08. > :18:17.

:18:17. > :18:24.He is going to be difficult to within himself. He has had a

:18:24. > :18:34.comfortable run in the championships. This has a few

:18:34. > :18:59.

:18:59. > :19:09.watching with their children, thinking that things are going well.

:19:09. > :19:19.

:19:19. > :19:29.She may make the journey downpour the final. -- and. There is

:19:29. > :19:35.

:19:35. > :19:45.Mervyn's wife. I think she has been working today. Suzanne does a lot

:19:45. > :19:57.

:19:57. > :20:07.of work in the business, they are bit more, it is not bad for some it

:20:07. > :20:12.

:20:12. > :20:20.is two, and in front. He was struggling against Jonathan Ross,

:20:20. > :20:30.and he got through on the tie-break. This one looks to be wide and heavy,

:20:30. > :20:42.

:20:42. > :20:52.0, -- oh, Mervyn! Paul may feel that two a shot is enough, and put

:20:52. > :21:05.

:21:05. > :21:15.in opposition. -- two shots. That one counts, it is a positional bowl.

:21:15. > :21:16.

:21:16. > :21:26.This is vital for Mervyn. If he loses by three shots, it will be a

:21:26. > :21:45.

:21:45. > :21:55.wide, and too heavy. We mention Pamela, Paul's wife, I suggest that

:21:55. > :21:57.

:21:57. > :22:04.she start looking at light. -- she start looking at flights. They do

:22:04. > :22:14.say you are only as good as your position, but he is struggling, and

:22:14. > :22:14.

:22:14. > :22:19.you can't afford to do that against Paul Foster. We have seen in both

:22:19. > :22:29.matches this afternoon, two players playing really well, and the

:22:29. > :22:29.

:22:29. > :23:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:23:18. > :23:23.opposition have found it hard to got one close, in the meantime,

:23:23. > :23:33.Paul Foster has kept his concentration. Anything past the

:23:33. > :23:33.

:23:33. > :24:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:24:19. > :24:29.found a gap! A good try. Eight beauty, that is brilliant, a

:24:29. > :24:39.

:24:39. > :24:49.fantastic, a brilliant bowl. That could be the killer. He is close

:24:49. > :24:51.

:24:51. > :25:01.with this one. Oh, yes! Well played, Mervyn. It is still one shot to

:25:01. > :25:07.

:25:07. > :25:17.Paul. Paul is taking his time. Unfortunately that bowl just falls

:25:17. > :25:19.

:25:19. > :25:29.away, it was a good one from Mervyn. You would be tempted to draw way on

:25:29. > :25:31.

:25:31. > :25:34.the backhand. -- away. Yes, one shot is good enough. He has to be a

:25:34. > :25:44.little bit careful, but he is playing with such confidence at the

:25:44. > :25:45.

:25:45. > :25:55.moment, you would not put it past him. You cannot do that, can you?

:25:55. > :26:00.

:26:00. > :26:10.He gave it a try. Well, nerve in. - - Mervyn. Even hitting the targets,

:26:10. > :26:27.

:26:27. > :26:37.I don't think he would get the shot. tactics has always been fascinating

:26:37. > :26:38.

:26:38. > :26:47.to me, much like snooker, and curling, and believe It Or Not

:26:47. > :26:56.croquet. One of the most of tactical sports ever played. It is

:26:56. > :27:03.a great sport, you should try it? have never tried it, I believe what

:27:03. > :27:13.you're saying. He it is a fascinating tactical game. -- it is

:27:13. > :27:16.

:27:17. > :27:26.a fascinating. I play every summer, weather permitting. So so, that is

:27:27. > :27:59.

:27:59. > :28:06.what to do! -- so, that is what you played. A tough shot of Paul Foster.

:28:06. > :28:16.He just has to score and he is a Brit to the semi-final. He is not

:28:16. > :28:16.

:28:16. > :28:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:28:58. > :29:05.going to be doing it with this bowl, is ideal for Paul, he is happy to

:29:05. > :29:11.lose a single, but not multiples. This is quite a famous day in

:29:11. > :29:17.Scottish history, Burns Night, it is fair to say that the Scots are

:29:17. > :29:27.having a good tournament so far. David Gourlay was in exceptional

:29:27. > :29:32.

:29:32. > :29:42.form. Mervyn has just replaced that bowl. He is going again. He is

:29:42. > :29:48.

:29:48. > :29:58.perfect. It is going to be a very easy double for Mervyn. The jack is

:29:58. > :30:00.

:30:00. > :30:10.in the ditch. He has to go five yards to draw a winner. You could

:30:10. > :30:20.even get this one! I knew could not resist that. You have to have

:30:20. > :30:56.

:30:56. > :31:01.played. Mervyn King is restricted to six shots over five ends.

:31:01. > :31:11.Stranger things have happened, even in this tournament. But Paul is not

:31:11. > :31:32.

:31:32. > :31:38.used to play a lot of matches over four hours and you would be

:31:38. > :31:48.thinking to yourself, I have got plenty of time. But not in this

:31:48. > :31:48.

:31:48. > :32:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:32:36. > :32:46.Just closing it down and making it impossible for mayor of them --

:32:46. > :32:49.

:32:50. > :32:59.Mervyn King. An exercise in closing down. Well played. Now, Fozzy, will

:33:00. > :33:06.

:33:06. > :33:16.you be tempted? Just draw. Do not give him any chances. This is what

:33:16. > :33:37.

:33:37. > :33:47.we have been expecting from them I do not see him adding another.

:33:47. > :33:57.

:33:57. > :34:03.another one in here. He will probably try it on the backhand. If

:34:03. > :34:13.he makes this, your talking about the shot of the week. -- you are

:34:13. > :34:15.

:34:15. > :34:25.talking. No, too high. But he had to give it a go. Too much on the

:34:25. > :34:32.

:34:32. > :34:39.Paul Foster. The cruises his way into the semi-final. -- he cruises.

:34:39. > :34:49.A wonderful display against Mervyn King. What a performance from Paul

:34:49. > :35:01.

:35:01. > :35:11.less sealed up the first set. One little bit of luck is all you need

:35:11. > :35:23.

:35:23. > :35:28.some times. This is where he was getting the spare shot and are

:35:28. > :35:38.really making it cut. The statistics will be pretty clear on

:35:38. > :35:55.

:35:55. > :36:03.Paul Foster continues his fine for you. Well played. I am over the

:36:03. > :36:09.moon the way I played. I thought Mervyn King was not on his top game,

:36:09. > :36:17.but he played well. I mention to you yesterday about your form and

:36:17. > :36:22.how good it is. You have only got two more games to go now. Probably

:36:22. > :36:32.today was the best. I was so relaxed, no nerves. When you get

:36:32. > :36:35.

:36:35. > :36:45.days like that, it goes really well. How is the cold? Getting better,

:36:45. > :36:55.thanks. What is it like being cold the Terminator? Something different.

:36:55. > :37:00.

:37:00. > :37:10.-- being called. You can see highlights of all the action

:37:10. > :37:18.

:37:18. > :37:28.Now, it is time to show you what happened in this morning's match.

:37:28. > :37:29.

:37:29. > :38:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:38:51. > :39:01.Stewart Anderson was up against of discretion when it comes to

:39:01. > :39:30.

:39:30. > :39:40.movement, especially when the crowd Stuart Anderson has a chance to

:39:40. > :39:40.

:39:40. > :40:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:40:31. > :40:38.this. He needs a good result, and It does look as far as it should be

:40:38. > :40:48.either. That is very unusual for them. He will have another go with

:40:48. > :40:48.

:40:48. > :42:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:42:01. > :42:11.fallen away. That is going to be close. I think Stewart reckons he

:42:11. > :42:17.

:42:17. > :42:23.is lying the shot. Very honest players. They both have a very good

:42:23. > :42:27.eye as well. Some of the players are not too sure when they look at

:42:27. > :42:35.the shots and they call the umpire on. But these guys have got a very

:42:35. > :42:40.good eye. Adding it is fair to say that when Jonathan Ross is out

:42:40. > :42:50.there and Andy Thomson is out there, the umpire will have a busy day.

:42:50. > :43:01.

:43:01. > :43:11.bring your glasses on to the ring. He does not like to wear them when

:43:11. > :43:11.

:43:11. > :43:21.he is player. He struggles to see a menu when he is not reading them.

:43:21. > :43:31.thought the only class as he used was to drink out of -- the only

:43:31. > :44:03.

:44:03. > :44:12.glasses. He is a good lad. Getting late. Nick is going early.

:44:12. > :44:18.looking for are Robert Paxton jack in the ditch. He is a very

:44:18. > :44:28.attacking player. He should be very happy with that. That is him all

:44:28. > :44:38.over, got the target, still not happy. Behave yourself! When we

:44:38. > :44:49.

:44:49. > :44:59.played together, if he was quarter if Mika will be tempted with this.

:44:59. > :45:12.

:45:12. > :45:22.-- if Nick. Not got quite enough pace. But it is close. This as an

:45:22. > :45:56.

:45:56. > :46:00.important tabard for Stewart think Nick will be tempted now.

:46:00. > :46:08.think so. A lot of people would stay on the draw, but this will be

:46:08. > :46:18.very tempting for Nicky Brett. Pretty sure he will be having a pot

:46:18. > :46:19.

:46:19. > :46:29.at this. You recall. -- here we go. A bit of this added that have

:46:29. > :46:29.

:46:29. > :47:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:47:17. > :47:25.nothing. -- and a bit of nothing. A very big crowd in for this match.

:47:25. > :47:29.As expected on quarter finals day. It is a great day. If I was going

:47:29. > :47:39.to come to any event to watch, I think it would be a quarter final

:47:39. > :47:43.

:47:43. > :47:51.day. I think Mervyn King was tried to get tickets from other players,

:47:51. > :48:01.pulling in all sorts of favours, but still coming up short. Nicky

:48:01. > :48:28.

:48:28. > :48:38.Brett, you really needed to score shift to the forehand drop now. --

:48:38. > :48:51.

:48:51. > :48:58.draw. It has a good line. Just unlucky. Without the touch it on

:48:58. > :49:08.their jack. He is in a better position now however. Stewart knows

:49:08. > :49:14.he needs to add another. That is looking good. Just getting here a

:49:14. > :49:24.little bit quicker by the looks of it. He did not want to be that for

:49:24. > :49:31.

:49:32. > :49:41.a way. -- far away. It is toiling for peace now. That is a bad bowl

:49:42. > :50:06.

:50:06. > :50:16.It looks very good. It looks very good. Great bowl. Lovely delivery

:50:16. > :50:24.

:50:24. > :50:34.by Stewart Anderson. But it still a Pressure on Nicky Brett here.

:50:34. > :50:44.is not an easy canter to play. Such a delicate shot. -- hand. He is

:50:44. > :51:10.

:51:10. > :51:13.taking it easy. He will be on it later today in the quarter-finals.

:51:13. > :51:23.He takes on Robert Paxton who has moved up the betting order a fair

:51:23. > :51:29.

:51:29. > :51:39.bet. After his Houdini act I am not surprised. He still cannot quite

:51:39. > :51:39.

:51:39. > :53:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:53:17. > :53:24.time. He is leaving it very late. He cannot afford to do that. Just

:53:24. > :53:34.slightly on the narrow side. Trying to turn the jack outside. It is not

:53:34. > :53:35.

:53:35. > :53:44.a disaster. The second bowl looking a bit vulnerable. Nikkei will be

:53:45. > :53:54.after that. -- Nicky Brett. He has played it very quickly. The angle

:53:55. > :54:04.

:54:04. > :54:14.was not enough. Too shallow. Just own shot bowl. I do not think there

:54:14. > :54:16.

:54:16. > :54:26.is room to come round. Looking good. He needs to get inside. Probably

:54:26. > :54:26.

:54:26. > :55:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:55:15. > :55:25.not quite good enough. Just a favourite jack length, around the

:55:25. > :55:42.

:55:42. > :55:52.close enough first. This is a good approach. A reasonable bowl, but he

:55:52. > :56:06.

:56:06. > :56:15.knows that is not close enough to would say that Nicky Brett would be

:56:16. > :56:25.that. He needs to up his game in this second set. Good track. Here

:56:26. > :56:39.

:56:40. > :56:49.it comes now. All the way in. the narrow line. He needs extra

:56:50. > :56:59.

:56:59. > :57:09.weight to run this. Might get his over. Just looking at that front

:57:09. > :57:25.

:57:25. > :57:35.to have a little Rahmat this. -- right, he can get the two bowls on

:57:35. > :57:37.

:57:37. > :57:47.the backhand cream and also gets into that front green one. --

:57:47. > :57:55.

:57:55. > :58:00.backhand clean. That is a big mess. He does not miss many of those.

:58:00. > :58:05.This is a good chance for Nicky Brett to add a spare shot. He has

:58:05. > :58:13.played it on a narrow line. He is possibly looking for the jack for

:58:13. > :58:17.four. Has he got enough run? Not quite. He went for the four. Yes,

:58:17. > :58:27.even a touch wider would have guaranteed some movement on their

:58:27. > :58:29.

:58:29. > :58:36.jack. That was a much better end for Nicky Brett. A lot of players

:58:37. > :58:45.would have been happy with the third shot, but Nicky Brett wanted

:58:45. > :58:51.the four. I thought he might have tried something different, possibly

:58:51. > :58:57.change things around a little bit. He is trying something different.

:58:57. > :59:03.He is moving to the forehand. He has been leading off the backhand.

:59:03. > :59:08.But he has decided it is time to swap to the forehand. It is the

:59:08. > :59:15.side that Stewart has been using so well. That is a decent start as

:59:15. > :59:25.well. You have to try things with Stewart. You have to mix it up with

:59:25. > :59:25.

:59:26. > :59:29.him. And at the same time, get your own game going. I think Stewart has

:59:29. > :59:39.played this forehand in this direction as well, if not better

:59:39. > :59:40.

:59:40. > :00:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:00:28. > :00:37.than everyone else in the in Nick Brett, the way ahead is

:00:37. > :00:44.sitting -- a measure for shot. better line this time, is it

:00:44. > :00:53.reaching? Not much, but he is just a way from playing a really good

:00:53. > :01:03.game. He has got three bowls within a small distance. The games they

:01:03. > :01:14.

:01:14. > :01:24.normally play, two would be week, there is plenty of room to

:01:24. > :01:45.

:01:46. > :01:55.available for Nick. Some days, he would play a four and runner, but

:01:56. > :02:01.

:02:01. > :02:08.it looks to be a draw today. -- for hand. -- forehand. The weight has

:02:08. > :02:16.to be good on this. A good bowl because he was playing to advantage

:02:16. > :02:26.and the percentage shot was to be slightly wide. A few chances, draw

:02:26. > :02:31.

:02:31. > :02:41.the shot. A no-lose gamble. Good bowling, very close. Stewart is

:02:41. > :02:51.chasing it. He played inside the line, can he gets lucky? He cannot.

:02:51. > :02:51.

:02:51. > :04:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:04:17. > :04:22.Brett, good performance in the Scottish International Open in

:04:22. > :04:32.Perth in November. Quarter-finals here at the world championships.

:04:32. > :04:37.

:04:37. > :04:47.For a chance to go further. The gap is 11 inches on your. Mack -- On

:04:47. > :04:53.

:04:54. > :05:03.it will get caught up. -- chasing it hard. He has done that a few

:05:03. > :05:10.times. It is close, but just going away at the end. Near to live at

:05:10. > :05:17.that very quickly, headed down very quickly. -- and Nick delivered that.

:05:17. > :05:26.I think he has played it very well, what is wrong with that? A little

:05:26. > :05:31.smile from him after that. That is most unusual. Normally, he is a

:05:31. > :05:34.great judge and if he delivers a bowl and it is not right, it is not

:05:35. > :05:44.right. He was not happy with that but it could not have finished any

:05:45. > :05:48.

:05:48. > :05:58.bit more pressure in this second set and he has been forced into

:05:58. > :06:08.

:06:08. > :06:18.these very difficult shots. Timing shot. -- shocks. -- shots. That

:06:18. > :06:18.

:06:18. > :07:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:07:07. > :07:16.is starting to break away in the second set. Five ends to go and

:07:16. > :07:26.four shots in front. Too early to start thinking on a tie-break. --

:07:26. > :07:46.

:07:46. > :07:52.fresh and well today. -- jack length. He took my wife to the

:07:52. > :08:02.dance for yesterday and they showed a few moves! -- dancefloor. I was

:08:02. > :08:31.

:08:31. > :08:41.back and stop scoring. -- start to the last eight at this level...

:08:41. > :09:11.

:09:11. > :09:18.You start to lose your way and the Two greens. A bigger shoulder on

:09:18. > :09:26.the forehand. Nick has decided to try and use the green bowl here.

:09:26. > :09:32.The line is very good. This looks like this is winning all the way!

:09:32. > :09:37.Even better because it dropped back on the jack and it pulled inside.

:09:37. > :09:41.Stewart Anderson really cannot afford to lose many more shots in

:09:41. > :09:49.this set or he will be in a lot of trouble and he will be chasing the

:09:49. > :09:59.game. This could be the first time out of the match, I think. -- time

:09:59. > :09:59.

:09:59. > :10:06.out. Stewart has three time out remaining. He might be tempted to

:10:06. > :10:11.have a runner at this. The alternative is to draw it, but no

:10:12. > :10:19.guarantees. I think he will play that runner. It would be perfect to

:10:19. > :10:27.get a split and to follow on and pick the jack up. He certainly

:10:27. > :10:37.looks like he is into the split. has been unlucky! That is a

:10:37. > :10:49.

:10:49. > :10:55.horrible result and he knows it. put in a really good draw on to the

:10:55. > :11:05.jack. Not so easy for Stewart to get out of this. He needs to get

:11:05. > :11:11.

:11:11. > :11:17.surprising. The only thing in his favour is that it is slightly wide

:11:17. > :11:25.-- that is surprising. It will forced Stewart to go outside it. --

:11:25. > :11:35.it will force. You would expect Stewart 24 -- 2 draw this shot but

:11:35. > :11:40.

:11:40. > :11:50.he has to go that bit wider. -- to draw. I think this is number one.

:11:50. > :11:50.

:11:50. > :13:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:13:30. > :13:40.Nice try. Very well played. That with these two bowls, giving Nick

:13:40. > :13:53.

:13:53. > :14:03.played, perfect. It really is a narrow target now and Stewart

:14:03. > :14:12.Anderson, a 27-year-old Scotsman, is in a bit of bother here. I think

:14:12. > :14:18.he is going to be using his second time out this end. Time-out called,

:14:18. > :14:23.he has two remaining. A lot of players would try to open this up,

:14:23. > :14:33.but it is a narrow target. As I think it will be a forehand draw

:14:33. > :14:56.

:14:56. > :14:59.is a fantastic bowl! That is superb. Superb from Stewart Anderson. To

:14:59. > :15:07.lose two shots in this had, it would have been very difficult to

:15:07. > :15:17.get near the head -- in this set. He has just played the drive, what

:15:17. > :15:20.

:15:20. > :15:25.has he got? Great shot! It is all happening now. I think it will be

:15:25. > :15:35.its respot positions. Two Bowls left, just waiting for everything

:15:35. > :15:38.

:15:38. > :15:45.to be sorted. Able in the ditch is still live. -- a bowl. I thought it

:15:45. > :15:55.was close... It is two to green. looks measure for shot from the

:15:55. > :15:59.

:15:59. > :16:09.monitor. It will be a three after this. There is plenty of room.

:16:09. > :16:13.

:16:13. > :16:23.is a very good number one. Nick's first objective is to draw second

:16:23. > :16:23.

:16:23. > :16:33.bowl, draw would be a bonus. He is playing across it. Wage drawing of

:16:33. > :16:36.

:16:36. > :16:46.bowls, of course. -- Wide drawing bowls. This is good. That is a very

:16:46. > :16:53.good recovery. A punch in the air from Nick Brett. That was a great

:16:53. > :17:03.end of bowls! He knew how important it was and ditch just need in front

:17:03. > :17:37.

:17:37. > :17:42.of the green. -- and it just start to the 7th end, and Nick

:17:42. > :17:47.Brett scores -- and if Nick Brett scores, it would almost guarantee a

:17:47. > :17:55.tie-break. I am saying nothing after yesterday morning! Some

:17:55. > :18:05.strange things have happened. to nine times out of hand -- out of

:18:05. > :18:05.

:18:05. > :18:15.100, a five-shot lead is plenty. Yesterday was the 100 times. -- the

:18:15. > :18:15.

:18:15. > :19:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:19:11. > :19:21.probably 15 inches. He can still draw the shot, one keeps him in

:19:21. > :19:24.

:19:24. > :19:34.touch. That is the only shot he has available, that raw. -- a draw. Is

:19:34. > :19:39.

:19:39. > :19:43.he going to get the jack? One red. Nick Brett needs to draw another

:19:43. > :19:53.bowl in close here. It would not be bad if he rested against the back

:19:53. > :20:11.

:20:11. > :20:18.has to go for the edge. That even if he gets into the jack, he has

:20:18. > :20:28.got a chance. But an edge out could be a massive times in this game. --

:20:28. > :20:36.

:20:36. > :20:46.looks under, just like we. He got an edge! Got back in at a perfect

:20:46. > :20:47.

:20:47. > :20:54.angle! It is a definite two! He was always diving under. Three shots to

:20:54. > :21:00.Stewart Anderson. Very quick apology from Stewart Anderson, he

:21:00. > :21:05.knew he was slightly off-target. But what a massive change in this

:21:05. > :21:15.game. For a little bit of good luck is all it needs sometimes -- a

:21:15. > :21:15.

:21:15. > :22:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:22:03. > :22:08.Nicky Bryant has to put the disappointment of the last end

:22:08. > :22:18.behind him -- Nick Brett. He needs a bowl for going into the last end

:22:18. > :22:35.

:22:35. > :22:45.Out into the Open a little bit. great bowls from Stewart, cranking

:22:45. > :22:53.

:22:53. > :23:03.up the pressure. Nick is playing a one bowl is going off the rink.

:23:03. > :23:30.

:23:30. > :23:35.have to say. Bowls and jacks hit and kneecaps. -- hitting. If he

:23:35. > :23:45.gambles, he has decided he is going to win this set. All the matches

:23:45. > :23:49.

:23:49. > :23:55.are over. He is a lot closer this time. -- or the match is over.

:23:55. > :24:01.Fantastic shot and a very small reaction from the crowd. But Nick

:24:01. > :24:11.Brett will be delighted. He takes all three away. It is in one bowl

:24:11. > :24:26.

:24:26. > :24:33.shoot-out. -- it is a one bowl this. He has pushed well throughout.

:24:33. > :24:39.One metre in front of it and one metre behind and all round it.

:24:39. > :24:49.it has taken five seconds to bowl this, he knows how important it is.

:24:49. > :24:57.

:24:58. > :25:07.-- even Nick. He needs to start to had missed that. Agreed recovery

:25:07. > :25:16.from Nick Brett. -- a great recovery. A small cushion into the

:25:16. > :25:26.last end, he can afford to drop one and still win the set. We are back

:25:26. > :25:26.

:25:26. > :27:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:27:10. > :27:15.very good first bowl from Nick little bit quicker. It is very much

:27:15. > :27:25.in Stewart's favour at the moment. He is tempted to take everything

:27:25. > :27:39.

:27:39. > :27:49.score two at the back. That is not silly. That is quite clever because

:27:49. > :27:51.

:27:51. > :27:59.he is forcing Stewart to draw the perfect bowl here. How is the pace?

:27:59. > :28:07.It is plenty good enough, the line. It is close, he just needs to hurry.

:28:07. > :28:17.It is a good effort, blocked for his last bowl. Up I think it will

:28:17. > :28:24.

:28:24. > :28:29.it would be great. But if he is a bit heavy, getting into this area

:28:29. > :28:34.here would be good. Try to prevent that jack going through. Playing

:28:34. > :28:39.the back home in a club, he would drive the jack through and play the

:28:39. > :28:47.set. He does not want a disastrous result in the world championships,

:28:47. > :28:57.the draw is the right shot to play. It is a perfect line. How is the

:28:57. > :28:57.

:28:57. > :29:02.pace? It is good. He is closing the head down, but there is still a

:29:02. > :29:12.shot for Stewart Anderson. It is a delicate shot, but it is definitely

:29:12. > :29:13.

:29:13. > :29:19.possible. Stewart, you have about two, three inches to draw in for a

:29:19. > :29:24.place in the semi-finals. Is he looking to trail the jack of

:29:24. > :29:32.between the gap? Running it through to the green bowl with a controlled

:29:32. > :29:36.weight. At the draw shot is almost easier, it is a very hard shot.

:29:36. > :29:46.normally, the Stewart would try to draw it, but he has that option for

:29:46. > :29:52.

:29:52. > :30:00.to play because it goes away so fast. Tie-break! It was a close sat,

:30:00. > :30:05.no doubt about that. -- a close set. But Nick Brett takes the second set

:30:05. > :30:15.and we are into a three end tie- break. It was always going to

:30:15. > :30:41.

:30:41. > :30:51.dangerous. I just cannot get rid of is just a matter of winning the end.

:30:51. > :30:56.

:30:56. > :30:59.It does not matter by how many statistics are, but quite a few

:30:59. > :31:09.players have told me that the player winning the second set quite

:31:09. > :31:10.

:31:10. > :31:20.often goes on to win the tie-break. Probably because their game has

:31:20. > :31:50.

:31:50. > :32:00.increased. It would be interesting weight. But it is not bad. I do not

:32:00. > :32:19.

:32:19. > :32:25.think it will be close enough to is still pushing through a bit.

:32:25. > :32:35.do not see the winning bowl they have yet. Stewart Rose that as well.

:32:35. > :32:43.

:32:43. > :32:49.He wants to get him tight on this very good bowl. Nicky Brett Mike

:32:49. > :32:59.Reid tempted to have a little ran add this to open it up. -- might be

:32:59. > :33:04.

:33:04. > :33:11.What a great strike that was. Very accurate and a good result along

:33:11. > :33:16.with that. Again, it is unbelievable. And yet the crowd

:33:16. > :33:26.have not have reacted. He will be very happy with that. It gives them

:33:26. > :33:39.

:33:39. > :33:49.it all again, Stewart. Three decent bowls. He needs to repay debt.

:33:49. > :33:52.

:33:52. > :34:01.needs to be with they mack six inches of the jack. -- within.

:34:01. > :34:06.First objective was to get the shot. It also puts choices in Nicky

:34:06. > :34:16.Brett's mind. There is rumoured to draw, but there is always a runner

:34:16. > :34:30.

:34:30. > :34:40.In the area. What has he got? has got their edge. He just held on

:34:40. > :35:05.

:35:05. > :35:15.to get to the edge. Advantage to he would make the gap.

:35:15. > :35:15.

:35:15. > :36:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:36:35. > :36:45.Concentration levels are not turn the jack. Can he hold on long

:36:45. > :36:52.

:36:52. > :37:02.enough? -- turn the bowl. Anything behind the jack was also good.

:37:02. > :37:02.

:37:02. > :37:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:37:53. > :38:02.Stewart, you need another bowl him. -- bowl in. How close can he get?

:38:02. > :38:12.The line is good, it is all on weight. The art is good. It is a

:38:12. > :38:25.

:38:25. > :38:35.shoulder, but he needed a second gentle weight now. I do not see him

:38:35. > :38:48.

:38:48. > :38:58.is waving it down. I cannot see him getting back from there. Just as

:38:58. > :39:18.

:39:18. > :39:28.well Stewart Anderson put that this game was going to go all the

:39:28. > :39:28.

:39:28. > :41:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:41:05. > :41:14.way and it has. Will it go down to He just needs to pass us on to S. -

:41:14. > :41:22.- to win. What a great bowl from Stewart Anderson. Just enough to

:41:23. > :41:30.sneak past his own. Forehand are now for Nicky Brett. The line is

:41:30. > :41:40.good enough. How is this? What an end we are in for here. This is a

:41:40. > :41:43.

:41:43. > :41:53.great shot. Wonderful, wonderful bowls. And a marvellous reaction

:41:53. > :41:53.

:41:53. > :42:02.from Nicky Brett. He knows how important this is. Every bowl

:42:02. > :42:08.taking the short. They are all very close. He is going to nominate

:42:08. > :42:13.appeal here. He is going to try and kill this. He can nominate as often

:42:13. > :42:18.as he wishes, but he can only kill it wants. That would mean that the

:42:18. > :42:22.end would be played all over again. It does not happen very often. It

:42:22. > :42:32.means that he is playing with enough weight to moved the jack of

:42:32. > :42:33.

:42:33. > :42:43.the rink. He looks to be immaterial. I think he has done it. -- he looks

:42:43. > :43:01.

:43:01. > :43:07.and baby play -- the replay the same end. That option will not be

:43:07. > :43:17.available to Stewart Anderson a second time. She has just seen

:43:17. > :43:17.

:43:17. > :44:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:44:06. > :44:16.jail card ones. Nicky Brett has one one. This is not going to win the

:44:16. > :44:19.

:44:19. > :44:29.end. He knew he had not said that. Goodness me. What have you done?

:44:29. > :44:34.

:44:34. > :44:44.That is amazing. It is all getting a bit nervous now. There is a lot

:44:44. > :44:48.

:44:48. > :44:56.of tension out there. Mick has to be a lot closer with this one. --

:44:56. > :45:01.Nick. He does not like this one either. He has turned his back.

:45:01. > :45:08.What is going on? He adjusted on the line, but he did not push the

:45:08. > :45:17.weight. What a chance now for Stewart Anderson. If it Stewart

:45:17. > :45:22.gets in close, Nick is actually blocked for the kill. How close

:45:22. > :45:32.construe it get? I do not think it is going to be very close. There is

:45:32. > :45:32.

:45:32. > :45:37.still room. This is the one to do it with, Nicky Brett. I would

:45:37. > :45:47.expect Nicky Brett to draw this. This is the one that you always

:45:47. > :45:48.

:45:48. > :45:58.want to win with. The third bowl. The line is very good. Can he get

:45:58. > :45:59.

:45:59. > :46:09.inside the green? He needs to get inside the green? It is too heavy.

:46:09. > :46:33.

:46:33. > :46:41.He has rolled the more all over the not enough to win the match. This

:46:41. > :46:48.is the best flying him that he has had. He is looking better with this.

:46:48. > :46:58.He needs to settle a little bit because it is running. Just over.

:46:58. > :47:00.

:47:00. > :47:07.Sitting on the edge of the mat. Here we go. Wonder bowl. We do not

:47:07. > :47:17.think it is close enough either. has a good putter to drop the short

:47:17. > :47:18.

:47:18. > :47:26.and a place in the semi-final. -- a good foot. Lots of pressure on this

:47:26. > :47:36.bowl. He is out on a white line. This is all about good weight. Yes,

:47:36. > :47:39.

:47:39. > :47:47.it is coming back. An unfortunate end for Nicky Brett. The pressure

:47:47. > :47:51.contributed greatly. Just the one end let him down. Stewart Anderson

:47:51. > :47:57.did some wonderful bowling throughout. He is through to the

:47:57. > :48:07.throughout. He is through to the semi-finals. Stewart Anderson is

:48:07. > :48:09.

:48:09. > :48:19.the third Scot through. We are going to join one match from last

:48:19. > :48:35.

:48:35. > :48:44.Pearse is in front. Yes, and he is playing well. He has worked himself

:48:44. > :48:54.into the game. Colin Walker was the better player, but Ray Pearse is

:48:54. > :49:15.

:49:15. > :49:25.stronger at the warm-up. Yes, I beating it extremely good

:49:25. > :49:33.

:49:33. > :49:43.opposition. Colin Walker took out Greg Harlow, on a tie-break. Both

:49:43. > :50:14.

:50:14. > :50:19.bowl. That was a good chance to add another. Yes, you feel that if you

:50:19. > :50:29.have got one in, you might get away with one loose bowl, but certainly

:50:29. > :50:34.

:50:34. > :50:44.not two. Will Colin Walker get back in time? Solid as a rock. Three

:50:44. > :51:20.

:51:20. > :51:26.Colin Walker. Do you think he will play it? He is bound to play it.

:51:26. > :51:31.Two inches. That is close enough to take a chance. Two inches, just

:51:31. > :51:39.about enough to tempt him into playing the shot. Any more than

:51:39. > :51:47.that, he could miss his own bowl too easily. Looking for a repeat of

:51:47. > :51:53.his previous delivery. It looks narrow. He has run through of it.

:51:53. > :52:00.Thought he might have been a little fortunate, but not this time. A big

:52:00. > :52:09.smile from Colin Walker as he walked up. Ray Pearse will be quite

:52:09. > :52:19.happy to lose a single. Just a bit vulnerable there. He could easily

:52:19. > :52:43.

:52:43. > :52:53.have dropped a four. He will settle acquitted themselves very well in

:52:53. > :52:53.

:52:53. > :54:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:54:01. > :54:07.If you play it on the edge, it will bounce. That is why he is on the

:54:07. > :54:17.forehand. He does not want to take it too far. That has worked out

:54:17. > :54:34.

:54:34. > :54:44.the red bowl. A big effort. Yes, just caught it. He has been a bit

:54:44. > :54:45.

:54:45. > :54:55.unlucky there. I do not think Ray Pearse wants to get anywhere near

:54:55. > :55:09.

:55:09. > :55:16.this. It is a difficult shot to do Keeping it wide, or even into the

:55:16. > :55:26.sort of area. It will be very difficult to cover the two bowls

:55:26. > :55:28.

:55:28. > :55:37.directly behind the jack. Backhand, fall into that sort of area that

:55:37. > :55:45.you showed us. If he gets down from our line, he should be good. That

:55:45. > :55:55.is a long way short. He certainly was not trying to block it. Look at

:55:55. > :55:57.

:55:57. > :56:01.this. He knew as soon as that had gone. He is not happy with that.

:56:01. > :56:08.The line and the weight. Not an easy shot for Colin Walker, but

:56:08. > :56:18.possible. I think he has just played it on the high side with

:56:18. > :56:35.

:56:35. > :56:45.into a three-end tie-break. The winner goes through to the quarter-

:56:45. > :56:58.

:56:58. > :57:08.finals. Robert Paxton will be Walker. He wanted the last bowl of

:57:08. > :57:14.the end. He has given the jack away to Ray Pearse. Always a good one to

:57:14. > :57:21.win. You have a chance to get in first, but the last bowl is against

:57:21. > :57:30.you, you can win this one, you can have the last bowl in the next end.

:57:30. > :57:35.That is the theory. But anything can happen in a tie-break. You just

:57:35. > :57:42.need one good one or one very lucky one. The jury is out on that, but

:57:42. > :57:50.most players would take the last bowl. I think it has to do with the

:57:50. > :58:00.variation in length, who has been playing what. That is why you have

:58:00. > :58:20.

:58:20. > :58:27.last bowl is really that you could lose by a fluke. Ray Pearse is

:58:27. > :58:35.looking to turn the jack around the corner. Surely he is close again.

:58:35. > :58:43.Two beauties. It does not get much better on a tie-break end. I think

:58:43. > :58:53.we will see Colin Walker hitting now. And the jack has gone in with

:58:53. > :59:01.

:59:01. > :59:11.a bowl. They will have to check the distance. It is not that close.

:59:11. > :59:23.

:59:23. > :59:32.two markers are on their bank. pretty good for your first attempt.

:59:32. > :59:42.I am not sure it is going to be quite close enough. Both players

:59:42. > :59:56.

:59:56. > :00:00.backhand. I wonder if Ray Pearse will move on to the forehand.

:00:00. > :00:08.thought column would have gone for -- I thought Colin Walker would

:00:08. > :00:18.have gone for broke with that last bowl. He still needs this one to go

:00:18. > :00:43.

:00:43. > :00:53.it might be good. It is more than good, it is perfect. That is a very

:00:53. > :01:04.

:01:04. > :01:14.good bowl, that will take some Ray. It could be beaten, there is

:01:14. > :01:22.

:01:22. > :01:32.to do, he is on a very good line. What is the pace like? Too heavy.

:01:32. > :01:40.

:01:40. > :01:46.You cannot blame him, he had to to the Australia and -- first and,

:01:46. > :01:56.Ray Pearse. Advantage to the Australian. He will have the last

:01:56. > :02:11.

:02:11. > :02:21.of two Hearts, but a total number of shots scored for both players

:02:21. > :02:24.

:02:24. > :02:34.for his equal. -- halves. There has been nothing Ginnette, and that is

:02:34. > :02:34.

:02:34. > :03:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:03:36. > :03:46.a good starter. -- nothing Enrique. think three is just one too many.

:03:46. > :04:01.

:04:01. > :04:06.And a great chance to put pressure needed it. At this level, you

:04:06. > :04:16.cannot give them any for -- at this level, you cannot give them three

:04:16. > :04:18.

:04:18. > :04:28.attempts. He did not want that! to -- you know where the next one

:04:28. > :04:30.

:04:30. > :04:40.is going from Colin Walker. It has to go deep, I think. Past the red.

:04:40. > :05:01.

:05:01. > :05:09.Ray Pearse has the deepest red bowl, out, no doubt about that. -- plenty.

:05:09. > :05:19.I think will be -- we will be going into a third end so we will need

:05:19. > :05:27.

:05:27. > :05:32.respot, it will be difficult to get the jack over. But he has wisely

:05:32. > :05:40.covered the respot and the deepest bowl. This is going to be very

:05:40. > :05:48.difficult to get out. Mack -- to get out of, John. He either has to

:05:48. > :05:56.play the perfect draw and strike the green and maybe one with the

:05:56. > :06:03.jack and get another connection, it is a hit and hope. A bit offside

:06:03. > :06:11.and a bit of bottom and coming off the side cushion at the same time -

:06:11. > :06:16.- a bit offside. He has to hope. He is in the area, but he is high, and

:06:16. > :06:25.he missed the chance that the second delivery and it has cost him.

:06:25. > :06:29.-- with the second delivery. Pearse has no time-out remaining.

:06:29. > :06:33.one end shoot-out is slightly different in terms of a tie-break

:06:33. > :06:38.rules in the World Bowls Tour, it is the only end when one player can

:06:38. > :06:47.nominate to kill the head. He does not have to if he has the respot

:06:47. > :06:57.position covered, but it is available. I think that... He

:06:57. > :06:57.

:06:57. > :07:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:07:42. > :07:52.is too far away from the jack and Colin Walker. It may not be close

:07:52. > :07:52.

:07:52. > :08:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds

:08:33. > :08:37.enough, but at the moment, it is a Plenty of room still. It is about

:08:37. > :08:45.adjusting the weight, something in the middle now. Can he fined the

:08:45. > :08:49.adjustment? -- can he fined. It is his third attempt, it looks a bit

:08:49. > :08:56.heavy and he decided not to changed on to the forehand weather shoulder

:08:56. > :09:06.existed. -- to change. Ray Pearse will now have the last bowl to try

:09:06. > :09:07.

:09:07. > :09:14.and save the match. He has no time- out left. It does not really matter

:09:14. > :09:20.to draw the shot. Colin it knows there is probably still enough room

:09:20. > :09:29.for his opponent to draw the shot - - he knows. I think he needs a

:09:29. > :09:39.close a bowl, I do. But he does not want to stay jack high. He he is

:09:39. > :09:42.

:09:42. > :09:52.trying for the absolute torture. -- he is. -- toucher. Just needed

:09:52. > :10:01.

:10:01. > :10:08.another 6, 8 inches. 10 inches is pace, has he enough? It is

:10:09. > :10:14.struggling. He has dropped it short! Not by much. It is enough

:10:14. > :10:17.for Colin Walker. So the Scotsman can qualify through the Scottish

:10:17. > :10:23.qualifiers in a difficult competition and he has won this

:10:23. > :10:28.match against Ray Pearse, from Australia. And Colin Walker goes

:10:28. > :10:33.into the quarter-final to play against England's Robert Paxton,

:10:33. > :10:43.two sets to one. Colin Walker is in action tonight

:10:43. > :10:46.against Robert Paxton. And David Gourlay defeated John Price and

:10:46. > :10:56.Paul Foster is the third Scotsman already through to the semi-finals,

:10:56. > :10:56.

:10:56. > :11:00.David Corkhill, we have seen tremendous action, we heard you

:11:00. > :11:05.talking about how this was one of the best days of bowls of the year.

:11:05. > :11:11.It always is, these players have come through previous matches and

:11:11. > :11:15.are used to there rink and quarter- finals is the best days.

:11:15. > :11:19.Outstanding today from Paul Foster and David Gourlay. They were on

:11:19. > :11:23.fire but the opposition did not play well, but that can drag you

:11:23. > :11:28.down and that did not happen. the opposition might have been

:11:29. > :11:32.intimidated by the fact they are both playing well. David Gourlay

:11:32. > :11:39.beat Alex Marshall, he did not have good luck but Paul Foster has made

:11:39. > :11:46.a brilliant progress. He has, and he is only in 4th gear at the

:11:46. > :11:49.moment. I do believe that. I think Paul Foster can step up even more.

:11:49. > :11:53.He has not really been under tremendous pressure and that is

:11:53. > :11:59.when Fozzie is at his best. For the best player in the world a Mahmood

:11:59. > :12:05.-- at the moment? He Fiddes. No discussion. What about the prospect

:12:05. > :12:10.of David Gourlay again Stewart Anderson? That is tremendous.

:12:10. > :12:15.has come back to Scotland and he has played exceptionally. Mack and

:12:15. > :12:20.I think this time, David Gourlay will be under some pressure --

:12:20. > :12:25.exceptionally well. Robert Paxton could be the only Englishman left

:12:25. > :12:32.in the tournament for all we could have four Scottish players. That

:12:32. > :12:36.throws me back to the 1980s. A lot of pressure on Colin as a qualifier

:12:36. > :12:42.but Robert Paxton -- Robert Paxton is very good and he has a big drive

:12:42. > :12:49.available to him. To remind you about tonight, highlights on BBC

:12:49. > :12:59.Two. Before that, to remind you about the tennis, the Australian

:12:59. > :13:05.