:00:37. > :00:45.Welcome to pilots from the 2014 World Indoor Bowls Championships.
:00:46. > :00:46.First, the trophy on the line as Paul Foster and Alex Marshall go for
:00:47. > :01:12.the fourth successive win. Paul Foster, Alex Marshall! This is
:01:13. > :01:24.very pleasing, especially to defend it.
:01:25. > :01:36.We're both relax now and are enjoying our bowls even better. We
:01:37. > :01:48.were dominating purely because we are of the formidable pair. Standing
:01:49. > :02:00.in the way was the English pair, Greg Harlow and Nicky Brett. They
:02:01. > :02:44.want the first set. -- they won the first set.
:02:45. > :02:53.Very close bowl. Can you go. Keep swinging. Well played, Paul. Come
:02:54. > :03:03.down. Interesting line. Come on, Nick.
:03:04. > :03:18.Just one run, Nick. Good boy. Keep swinging. Down here. In the
:03:19. > :03:48.area. One red. The better head here for great. A
:03:49. > :04:35.shot against him. Doesn't have the running? A couple
:04:36. > :04:43.of feet. That was all. Try and get as close as you can. It is dangerous
:04:44. > :04:48.leaving it as it is. They could give a shot away here and still be better
:04:49. > :04:53.off in some respects. Yes, it is an awkward one. I would agree. They
:04:54. > :05:00.will probably try and put another bowl and here. Hopefully he doesn't
:05:01. > :05:07.move it. Even if he does, it is better losing one in three or four.
:05:08. > :05:09.They will be dropping short. At this will drop short, I would be
:05:10. > :05:12.surprised. That is what has happened. Too frightened to go near
:05:13. > :05:34.it. Can't blame him. Alex thinks it has finished in a
:05:35. > :05:38.good place. I don't think it has. There is plenty of room around the
:05:39. > :05:42.bowl. If it can get in there and move that bowl, what you were
:05:43. > :05:46.talking about is bringing up through here. If the jack moves across into
:05:47. > :05:51.this area with the bowl dropping, we have four shots will stop not only
:05:52. > :05:57.that, the short bowl is hampering him. Exactly. They think it is just
:05:58. > :06:02.a reach. Maybe he is looking at a drive. He is looking at the corner
:06:03. > :06:12.of the bowl. On the forehand. I wouldn't play that. Greg Harlow is
:06:13. > :06:16.close to that. I wouldn't have any more than that.
:06:17. > :06:26.You know that Nick is an attacking player. Greg has to think, I'm here
:06:27. > :06:34.to play my own shot, he is. I think you will play this one at one foot
:06:35. > :06:42.away. He is looking at it. A good angle. It is not too heavy. It is
:06:43. > :06:50.too heavy. It won't get back. It was just over the draw. Just too strong.
:06:51. > :06:55.I'm surprised Alex is going down to play this. He is going down to play
:06:56. > :07:16.his fall because it is nowhere near it.
:07:17. > :07:28.He is on the line to draw. What are you doing? Surely, he can't... That
:07:29. > :08:13.was courageous. Berry. -- Very. He is just over. About 1.5 feet,
:08:14. > :08:56.mate. There is still room here for Paul.
:08:57. > :09:00.16 inch short, your last one. They won't want to get caught on that but
:09:01. > :09:05.he is not prepared to move on to the forehand. 16 inches. He will feel as
:09:06. > :09:17.though his bowl will come around and draw the short. Drop, drop.
:09:18. > :10:05.That has a shoulder for Greg to rest on. He has given us a good look.
:10:06. > :10:13.Keep running. Keep running. Yes! Another day. It falls away. They are
:10:14. > :10:20.finding the centre in space was to upgrade will -- centre in space.
:10:21. > :10:31.Greg will be happy. He is close. Down. He got the full
:10:32. > :10:57.in that hand, surely. Paul thinks it is against. That is
:10:58. > :11:08.one marker. Definitely favours green, so do we. Very close, just
:11:09. > :11:15.slightly. I think it is green. The ring is a very accurate. The camera
:11:16. > :11:17.is right over the top of the head. It is all down to the expertise at
:11:18. > :11:32.the end of the day. Here We Go, slightly favouring the
:11:33. > :11:48.green. The backend is slightly bought out.
:11:49. > :11:54.It is an awkward one. I don't know where the best place to put this one
:11:55. > :12:15.is. Maybe on the forehand, yet near the red one. It is very difficult.
:12:16. > :12:27.He is having a really good go at this. No! He falls back on the red.
:12:28. > :12:31.That is so unlucky. If it was closed... It certainly isn't, that
:12:32. > :12:39.was so unlucky from Greg. It has to be red now. Yes, a massive
:12:40. > :12:49.difference. In one of the red. One red.
:12:50. > :13:04.Alex Glenn with confidence. -- Alex can play with confidence.
:13:05. > :13:11.I think it is just the case for taking the one, Alex. Two to go. Two
:13:12. > :13:39.up. No high drift. I am going to predict Alex to be
:13:40. > :13:46.shot. I don't think he should go near this. One shot is quite good
:13:47. > :14:10.here. It is all about your own confidence.
:14:11. > :14:18.That was one that wasn't really worth bothering with. You will see
:14:19. > :14:24.that. Greg may question whether he should have gone near that. When you
:14:25. > :14:30.give a shot away in a situation like that is act ever easy? It could be
:14:31. > :15:17.quite crucial. The run for home in the last two
:15:18. > :15:19.ends. Scotland is looking for the three and tie-break. England is
:15:20. > :15:26.looking to win. Good match. I have enjoyed this one.
:15:27. > :16:04.Yes, yes. This is all about pace from Paul
:16:05. > :16:13.this time. The big swinging bowl. Drop back. Very close.
:16:14. > :16:21.Alex and Greg have been playing. Maybe they could fit one of their
:16:22. > :16:25.4-ball inside that. I would agree. This is why a don't think the short
:16:26. > :16:29.bowl will be the short bowl. Unlucky. Very unlucky. The other
:16:30. > :16:47.side was perfect. He is coming down to have a look. I
:16:48. > :16:49.can understand what he was thinking. That is a shot that rate will be
:16:50. > :17:03.playing. I reckon I am faster than you.
:17:04. > :17:26.This time it is Greg's turn on the green.
:17:27. > :17:34.That arrived quickly. That is what Greg will be looking for. Give it a
:17:35. > :17:43.chance, mate. It helps others if you lift it wants. Harsh! That is hard.
:17:44. > :17:59.You are asking for absolute perfection.
:18:00. > :18:15.He is very close! Will he left at? OES. That was wonderful. -- Will he
:18:16. > :18:31.lift it? Oh, yes. That is absolutely cracking. That
:18:32. > :18:44.was the difference of Alex Marshall not getting an. -- getting in. Alex
:18:45. > :18:52.is on the backend now. I don't think Alex and Paul will be very
:18:53. > :18:58.disappointed. Two said massive difference.
:18:59. > :19:11.They still have to win the last ten. The jack is available on the backend
:19:12. > :19:24.he gets straight. He could pick up three or four shots.
:19:25. > :19:32.Not too bad at all. That is very close. Under the line.
:19:33. > :19:37.A thinking has to be careful. Editors to it is almost better
:19:38. > :19:42.rocking away from it. You can drop his own bowl away.
:19:43. > :19:55.If they favoured two, they could defend. Yes, two shots. That is a
:19:56. > :20:14.lot different. Yes, I think that is what he is talking about. Let it be.
:20:15. > :20:21.I think it would be better taking the two and leaving it. That bowl is
:20:22. > :20:47.sitting on its age. I think most of the players ever
:20:48. > :21:16.two. -- favour. That is not getting through. I am
:21:17. > :21:47.going to put two down on my card. I agree.
:21:48. > :21:49.A little question here for the English pair. They could afford to
:21:50. > :22:09.lose one but not to. -- not two. Paul and Alex Marshall are defending
:22:10. > :22:35.champions. They have been playing red or blue through the event.
:22:36. > :22:50.Reasonably happy with that. Both of these passive managed to stay using
:22:51. > :22:55.the same coloured bowls or later the pairs.
:22:56. > :23:03.Good start, good start. I think Alex is happy with the bowl behind the
:23:04. > :23:13.jack. They were deliberately making sure
:23:14. > :23:19.that it was behind this one. They are slightly up. It won't be lost.
:23:20. > :23:21.That one is better that. That is OK.
:23:22. > :23:31.Always better than being in front of it. Draw the shot. Get the bonus,
:23:32. > :23:43.just a draw. He is very close. He has got this
:23:44. > :24:10.perfectly. He makes two out of it. Two red. This is a simple backhand
:24:11. > :24:17.draw. It has to be backend. Very pensive. A large crowd have really
:24:18. > :24:20.enjoyed this. It has been a wonderful game. Not always the
:24:21. > :24:30.bowling, just attention. He is definitely one of the best
:24:31. > :24:37.players on the rack. Can he draw to win the game?
:24:38. > :24:47.He is on a white line. I think it is too heavy. That looks quick. There
:24:48. > :24:52.is no way it will be getting back. Can't blame him. Yes, you can't
:24:53. > :25:04.blame him for reaching. You won't get anything if you are short. .
:25:05. > :25:08.What does he do? He wants a close one. He wants to put the pressure on
:25:09. > :25:14.Greg. Both bowls are about nine inches
:25:15. > :25:38.away. Greg doesn't really want to change
:25:39. > :25:52.the line much. We still have two thirds if you wanted to arrive at
:25:53. > :25:55.Pier. Nicky! No! He likes putting the bowl down. I would be telling
:25:56. > :26:03.him, draw the shot in the background. He takes one bowl out at
:26:04. > :26:12.a time then you have to draw the shot. Yes, it draw the shot. The
:26:13. > :26:18.fingers, F Greg pops one in that it will be hidden, out of the way. It
:26:19. > :26:24.will be almost impossible for Alex. I think that is what it is saying.
:26:25. > :26:32.There is too much space. Yes, that is why I think it should be the
:26:33. > :26:37.backhand draw. Nicky lost the run out it is has to be a draw.
:26:38. > :26:41.We will be looking at him coming into this position. What he is
:26:42. > :26:48.looking at is coming down in the forehand, either bowl right there or
:26:49. > :26:52.their small... That space is too big.
:26:53. > :27:19.Exactly. 18 inches in front. He could drop on the forehand. The
:27:20. > :27:28.jacket is off centre which helps a bit. I don't think you likes the
:27:29. > :27:34.forehand down here. Sometimes you have to say to your partner, I
:27:35. > :27:38.really fancy playing this. He is so undecided. It is not a good sign. He
:27:39. > :27:52.is really taking his time over this one.
:27:53. > :27:56.You have to give him 100% on the back when you decide what you want
:27:57. > :28:30.to. You can't keep the? In the mind. He has been the run. Alex Marrow. --
:28:31. > :28:43.Bend the narrow. 18 inches, two feet. That is too far. Evatt had is
:28:44. > :28:50.then a definite streak against them... I still don't think that was
:28:51. > :28:56.the right shot. They did the best they could with it.
:28:57. > :29:10.There is pressure on Alex here. There is a lot of pressure. It is
:29:11. > :29:17.still tough. He is telling him to take his time. Iraqi people you
:29:18. > :29:26.would want on the mat and Alex Marshall. -- on the mat then Alex
:29:27. > :29:38.Marshall. Often running to stay in the
:29:39. > :29:51.championship. He is on a high line. This needs to steady. It looks good.
:29:52. > :30:08.It didn't drop! It didn't make it back.
:30:09. > :30:23.What a dramatic finish, that was. Receiving the goblet, a cheque, and
:30:24. > :30:27.the title of the 2014 World Indoor Bowls Championships, Greg Harlow and
:30:28. > :30:57.Nick Brett. They've finally gone and done it -
:30:58. > :31:03.one more time, the 2014 just retirement world indoors pairs
:31:04. > :31:19.champion, Greg Harlow and Nick Brett.
:31:20. > :31:28.So a great day for Nicky Brett and Harlow. It is their names on this
:31:29. > :31:32.year's men's pairs trophy. Now it's time to switch our attention to the
:31:33. > :31:38.men's singles and Stuart Anderson's attempt to become the fifth man in
:31:39. > :32:19.the last 35 years to successfully defend his crown.
:32:20. > :32:30.Well, the defending champion took the game against Josh Grant and
:32:31. > :32:37.we'll join him in the second end of second set. The 19-year-old leads
:32:38. > :33:06.2-0. Now it's John Price alongside Corky.
:33:07. > :33:17.Starting to go with the first delivery.
:33:18. > :33:44.Very good ball there for Stuart Anderson.
:33:45. > :33:51.Provisionally equal with Jason Gleanslade. And this will bolster
:33:52. > :33:53.the rankings here at the moment. One behind!
:33:54. > :34:01.Yes, it's all very congested in the middle part. Nice to be fighting for
:34:02. > :34:06.the Champions League spots rather than fighting off the relegation.
:34:07. > :34:10.I've been there a few times in recent years! Could be there with
:34:11. > :34:15.Swansea the way that things are going as well. And Stuart is looking
:34:16. > :34:18.to improve his ranking position. Two great balls again there. This looks
:34:19. > :34:21.like it will be a little bit of weight from Josh. He's been very
:34:22. > :34:44.good with the weight shot. In the area there with that side
:34:45. > :34:47.green, gets it. Good run through. Well played. That was the perfect
:34:48. > :34:52.way to play it in many ways. You've got to get in off the ball and on to
:34:53. > :34:56.the red and stun the weight off and carry through. Played well! Yeah, a
:34:57. > :35:11.good shot! Stuart has to do it again. These
:35:12. > :35:15.aring looking good, though. Looking very good indeed.
:35:16. > :35:26.It's a bit of a choice here. Does he draw? Try to keep it tight? So if he
:35:27. > :35:33.loses anything, he only loses a single. Does he go again? Took the
:35:34. > :35:38.ball out and leave it to Stuart to have to draw the shot. I think he
:35:39. > :35:42.may be tempted to go aagain -- again. Yes, it's a non-toucher here
:35:43. > :35:48.to get in to the jack, it's not a problem. If he gets in to the rank
:35:49. > :35:52.there. No, that's conservative drawn ball on the wide line. Not easy
:35:53. > :35:55.after playing weeth. You're more likely to be able to run through
:35:56. > :36:06.heavy. The running ball and then getting
:36:07. > :36:10.back down again to dead weight. It's difficult at the best of times,
:36:11. > :36:16.John, but in the portable rink, you really need a lot of experience to
:36:17. > :36:19.play that sort of shot. Yeah, and you'd think that Stuart would
:36:20. > :36:23.probably get in with this one. He's got the line and weight and I would
:36:24. > :36:26.expect him to draw another. It's not the end of the world for Josh. It's
:36:27. > :36:35.only the second end. No mistake. Two beauties from Stuart
:36:36. > :36:46.Anderson. That was a good end for Stuart, he
:36:47. > :36:50.played two good first balls and two really good second balls. You could
:36:51. > :36:56.almost see two sections off singles play. The first section with the
:36:57. > :36:59.first two and then the second section and he played a really good
:37:00. > :37:56.end. A cracking line dead-centre of the
:37:57. > :38:29.ring. So, if he thought that that one was
:38:30. > :38:31.absolutely the same as the previous delivery. But it doesn't always work
:38:32. > :38:38.out that way. This is good. Really good
:38:39. > :39:08.correction. That's a good ball. It looks like a lovely line for
:39:09. > :39:11.Stuart Anderson. Has he got the weight this time? Oh, not quite.
:39:12. > :39:33.Good grouping, though. Good bowling. I like the way Stuart Anderson play
:39:34. > :39:36.the game. I thought that the first tile that he arrived at the
:39:37. > :39:41.championships. He doesn't go for the big drive. He's conservative and he
:39:42. > :39:45.draws well. He thinks about the game.
:39:46. > :39:55.That is close again. It's a very good goal. It's a good end. Really
:39:56. > :39:59.good bowl. That's a beauty. I quite like the look of this lad as well.
:40:00. > :40:04.He's playing well. First time in the rink and he's giving a good account
:40:05. > :40:10.of himself. A few more goes like this and it will raise an eyebrow.
:40:11. > :40:33.Doesn't look too ruffled, does he? Oh, he's trying with this. He's
:40:34. > :40:42.trying to get on to the jack past his own. Oh, what a ball! Goodness
:40:43. > :40:45.me. Josh looking to score a potential two shots in this end and
:40:46. > :40:49.suddenly sees it taken away from him. What a bowl by Stuart Anderson.
:40:50. > :40:55.There's not a lot that you can do about that one. If someone plays a
:40:56. > :41:16.bowl as good as that. Just say, "Well done." Check his pulse!
:41:17. > :41:26.Good frt. Had to be there. Had to give it a chance.
:41:27. > :41:30.I'm not sure that Anderson isn't getting it all his own way in the
:41:31. > :42:31.second set. That's what we expect from Stuart
:42:32. > :42:35.Anderson. Josh, you just get another one close again, and build up the
:42:36. > :42:42.head like the last one and opportunities are abound for both
:42:43. > :42:47.players. That's good zuf. It's a very good reply. Good and quality
:42:48. > :42:50.game at the moment. Not so good close bowls being played. And good
:42:51. > :43:00.with the running ball. Yes, absolutely. It's good bowling.
:43:01. > :43:16.He had a good line. I think that he thought he was closer than that.
:43:17. > :43:31.Very good line in. It just didn't run.
:43:32. > :43:36.The same problem for Josh. He would really be playing the same ball
:43:37. > :44:24.rather than try to adjust anything. The balls looked good. UMPIRE: Two
:44:25. > :44:29.inches past jack height here. Nothing easy about this one. The lie
:44:30. > :44:35.of the ball has now gone to the backhand side. He's not happy. He
:44:36. > :44:39.didn't push it through. I think that the line was pretty good there, he
:44:40. > :44:42.just didn't lay in to it. You could see from the follow-through in the
:44:43. > :45:04.action that he hadn't pushed it. He's very close again. Wants to just
:45:05. > :45:08.miss the jack and get the green one. Well, it may not be in but it's a
:45:09. > :45:28.very good ball. A decent line. Now, then, what's the
:45:29. > :45:35.weight like? Decent line if he runs, Dave. He's got to run on that line.
:45:36. > :45:51.Yes, this is just the weight. Big effort.
:45:52. > :45:57.Well, Stuart Anderson kept up the momentum and went on to take the
:45:58. > :46:01.second set to book his place in the last 16. But Josh Grant will take
:46:02. > :46:04.plenty away from the first experience of the big time. So, who
:46:05. > :46:08.will play Stuart Anderson in the next round? That's a match between
:46:09. > :46:14.Michael Stephanie up against the man who is the former World Champion and
:46:15. > :46:18.current Commonwealth champion, Rob Wheel.
:46:19. > :46:32.Has he got the edge? The edge? Oh, he has. Oh, he got them all!
:46:33. > :46:37.Precision, drive! Got a chance, he's got it. Oh, great ball, Robert. If
:46:38. > :46:43.he pushes the red ball out, it's Wheel. That's the one. Meet the new
:46:44. > :46:46.World Champion. Very close to it. Edge. Oh, what a perfect ball that
:46:47. > :47:01.was. Rob Wheel took the first set before
:47:02. > :47:08.Stepney fought back to take the second. All credit to Michael
:47:09. > :47:12.Stepney. He came back strong and won it 8-3 and now it's all to play for
:47:13. > :47:30.in the 3-end tie-break. In tie-break situations, it only
:47:31. > :47:34.takes one good one and one lucky one to win it for you, Dave. The way
:47:35. > :47:37.that tie-breaks work. It's not accumulated shots like in the
:47:38. > :47:49.previous two sets. You just have to win the end. So the rules are
:47:50. > :48:13.slightly different. Not a bad bowl, but not close enough.
:48:14. > :48:21.Well, Michael Stepney has really worked his way in to this match. He
:48:22. > :48:28.was blown away really in the first set. Robert Weale was very
:48:29. > :48:32.consistent. He's come back strong. Still not operating with his first
:48:33. > :48:36.bowl, but the recovery bowls have been good. He's been particularly
:48:37. > :48:41.good with the third bowl in the back end of that second set. That was a
:48:42. > :48:50.good second ball then. Robert needs to react to this.
:48:51. > :48:57.Tighter line by Robert. -- Robert. It's in the area.
:48:58. > :49:07.Oh, he's got to get something with this. But how far is he going to go?
:49:08. > :49:15.Portable rink. The jack moves quite a lot. On nom normal club carpets,
:49:16. > :49:24.the jack almost attaches itself to the bowl. But not here. Goes on to
:49:25. > :49:31.the forehand side for a good bowl to go around and around the bowl. He's
:49:32. > :49:37.high and he's wide. It's still useful, though. Three red, you only
:49:38. > :49:42.need one. So, what does Robert do, John? Does he go deep or go in to
:49:43. > :49:45.the spot? I would probably go to the re-spot position on the forehand
:49:46. > :49:52.side. So where the last bowl is there in the area. Or go past the
:49:53. > :49:56.re-spot and cover the green bowl. I think that Michael will probably run
:49:57. > :50:00.at this and gamble if Robert doesn't get a bowl in the back position.
:50:01. > :50:04.He's slow on the mat, Robert, and the time clock is coming down.
:50:05. > :50:10.Plenty of time - two seconds! Not even close! Wow! I tell you what, if
:50:11. > :50:17.the hooter goes off, he'll certainly hear it. That's a good bowl. It's on
:50:18. > :50:21.the green. Well, he's covered almost everything now. He's got the re-spot
:50:22. > :50:27.covered. He maybe could have done with a little bit more on that to
:50:28. > :50:31.have the best back. But the big question being asked here now. The
:50:32. > :50:42.thing is - is there still enough room to draw the shot? There is.
:50:43. > :50:52.UMPIRE: Time out called. Two time outs remaining. If he hits the
:50:53. > :50:56.percentages with Robert, got three bowls in the end and a good cover
:50:57. > :51:00.bowl. But it's still open for the bowl there. Good weighted bowl
:51:01. > :51:04.there. Either that or play the percentages on to the jack and try
:51:05. > :51:09.to run it all the way through if he can. Got to be a little bit lucky on
:51:10. > :51:14.the bounce to get that, though. That's what he's looking for. Oh,
:51:15. > :51:19.he's in the area. Depends where it goes now. It didn't go right because
:51:20. > :51:24.the jack is now off the confines of the rink. It will go on to the
:51:25. > :51:27.re-spot position. We'll see that. There it is. And it's the first end
:51:28. > :51:34.to Robert Weale. Using the mat on the backhand, the
:51:35. > :51:36.shorter jack length will allow the bowl to pull back in to the centre
:51:37. > :51:50.of the rink. Here it comes. On the late draw. All
:51:51. > :51:54.the way back in again. That's a very good opening by Robert. That's what
:51:55. > :51:57.you're looking for, isn't it? That's really good. . Michael might be
:51:58. > :52:46.tempted to go early at this. I think if I was Michael, I would be
:52:47. > :52:53.starting to go for that one? He has to really get in to it quickly. Yes.
:52:54. > :52:56.He's in the area by the looks of it. Just on the edge there. He was
:52:57. > :53:01.having a good look at that on the way down, but that just holds off.
:53:02. > :53:07.Yeah, just brought it a little wide. A lot of weight on that and never
:53:08. > :53:14.looked like getting down. I can't see Robert going close with this.
:53:15. > :53:18.The re-spot position. Stay wide on the line in this situation and you
:53:19. > :53:21.definitely don't need another one close, unless he's going to block
:53:22. > :53:25.it. Oh, he's going for the block. He's got the re-spot position
:53:26. > :53:30.covered, probably. Oh, that's good. That's a really good blocker. I have
:53:31. > :53:36.to say! Maybe he would have liked it to be a little bit shorter. Still
:53:37. > :53:40.did well to find the centre there. It was a good bowl. It's always a
:53:41. > :53:43.gamble when you play a bowl like that. You could send up not making
:53:44. > :53:48.the centre line and you could give the guy a target. Yeah, well,
:53:49. > :53:52.looking at the re-spots there, you've got one there and you've got
:53:53. > :53:57.one there. I think that he's got a time out. Really, I think that he's
:53:58. > :54:01.needing to be crunching the jack in this sort of area to try to spring
:54:02. > :54:04.it out to this. You know, if he gets it absolutely right, it will go in
:54:05. > :54:12.to there and that brings the other bowl in to play at the bottom. There
:54:13. > :54:18.you go. So that's the way to do it. Got all of the options covered
:54:19. > :54:22.there, Dave. I bet he's trying it, though. And he is.
:54:23. > :54:47.Looking for the crunch bowl on the jack. Just missed it!
:54:48. > :54:52.I would go a little bit deeper than the green bowl there. I would too.
:54:53. > :54:59.He's got everything covered. Anything at the back of the rink.
:55:00. > :55:08.Maybe three or four feet behind the green bowl would be good.
:55:09. > :55:16.Where are you going with this? Just past it. Owe's OK. That's pretty
:55:17. > :55:24.good, actually. Well, he had that covered, really, to be truthful.
:55:25. > :55:44.It's a bowl to save the match for Mike Stepney.
:55:45. > :55:51.You know, that's really where he needs to be, John. But again, if
:55:52. > :55:55.he's fortunate in that sort of area, if a bowl goes with it, you know,
:55:56. > :56:00.he's coming in here. He's trying to bring the jack through. If he comes
:56:01. > :56:03.with the jack in to that sort of area, he could stop on it. It's a
:56:04. > :56:07.solid connection he needs, really. He's got to get the jack solid and
:56:08. > :56:11.hope that the bowls flies through with it. He's going on the forehand
:56:12. > :56:15.side and he's going to play a different shot. Oh, this is stuff if
:56:16. > :56:19.he's playing this shot. This is a really hard shot to play. Trying to
:56:20. > :56:22.rest the bowl off with maybe a yard of weight on that forehand. Well, if
:56:23. > :56:27.he gets this, it's going to be a fantastic bowl. No, never going to
:56:28. > :56:32.get back there. That was never really on for me. Good effort,
:56:33. > :56:37.though, by Mike Stepney, I have to say. Fought back very, very well in
:56:38. > :56:42.this match. Took it really back in to Robert Weale, but it's Robert
:56:43. > :56:46.Weale, number 16 in the world, who gets through the first round match.
:56:47. > :56:53.A match that he had to win against the Scott, Mike Stepney.
:56:54. > :57:00.So, the last 16 line-up is complete. Stewart Anderson will play Rob Weale
:57:01. > :57:14.and Greg Harlow up against Darren Burnett.
:57:15. > :57:20.Eight former champions still feature in our draw for the men's singles,
:57:21. > :57:25.so the quality is all there. A reminder of what's still to come on
:57:26. > :57:32.the BBC. We're on the red button at ten am. We're on BBC Two at one pm
:57:33. > :57:36.for the final for the mixed pairs. That brings to a close the coverage
:57:37. > :57:43.of day one of the World Championships at Potter's. There's
:57:44. > :57:48.lots more still to come from the biggest names in bowls.