:00:39. > :00:47.welcome to highlight of the 2014 dollars championship. Paul Foster
:00:48. > :00:53.and Laura Thomas were hoping to successfully defend their title.
:00:54. > :01:00.Laura Thomas from Wales and Paul Foster from Scotland.
:01:01. > :01:16.Look at this. The first major final on television. She has covered
:01:17. > :01:18.herself. Saving herself. Number one. Content normally on this site. He
:01:19. > :01:25.needs to hurry. They have won it. It is very
:01:26. > :02:02.deserved as well. Paul Foster. It is looking decent
:02:03. > :04:00.with this one. Great try. Draw up hard. Good
:04:01. > :04:08.effort. It is not as sharp as is normal bowl. He is using his same
:04:09. > :04:17.one. He could not do anything else. The rink is a little bit different.
:04:18. > :04:29.It looks like a slightly different profile. Is slightly miffed the
:04:30. > :04:46.jack. This looks like a good line. He
:04:47. > :04:52.needs to hurry to get past otherwise he will get a format. A missed
:04:53. > :05:09.opportunity to up by Laura Thomas's two balls.
:05:10. > :05:22.It will be surprising for Paul Foster to miss this one.
:05:23. > :05:32.There might be a full house. It will be close. Two cans to go after this
:05:33. > :05:51.and then a single hand. Then that'll be it. -- two hands.
:05:52. > :06:10.He cannot believe that. It is a missed a chance.
:06:11. > :06:16.If you have a mortgage, you would have put it on that. Normally, he is
:06:17. > :06:51.Mr reliable. Katherine Rednall is not wasting
:06:52. > :07:44.time. It is a good line. A bit of a disturbance there.
:07:45. > :08:03.Somebody's mobile phone going off. Good bowling. It sat on the green as
:08:04. > :09:23.well. It is locked in. They will drop on a Bornean. They
:09:24. > :10:10.will tidy it up. He needed another couple of feet on
:10:11. > :10:23.that. Andy Thomson is looking for anything available. I do not think
:10:24. > :10:32.so. He can run the jack. He is looking at the jack right at the
:10:33. > :10:38.back of the rent. -- rink. It would be hard. This has to work.
:10:39. > :11:03.Thus will do. A good drive-by Andy Thomson.
:11:04. > :11:15.He gets a double. That is interesting. That was the problem
:11:16. > :11:21.for Paul Foster in his last delivery. When you tidy up and do
:11:22. > :11:31.not make it, you are vulnerable at the back of the rink. Occasionally.
:11:32. > :11:35.There are two core three chances with the opposition. You have to
:11:36. > :11:47.pick one of them to stop them playing. It is a really good strike.
:11:48. > :12:03.They are going with a longer jack lengths.
:12:04. > :12:42.That is a good opener. They will try to get close to this. Good stuff.
:12:43. > :12:52.He was pleased with that. Come on, girl, he said.
:12:53. > :13:18.That is very good. Laura, you can try to squeeze that.
:13:19. > :13:33.Great asset. Yes. That is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. You think you
:13:34. > :13:40.will do it well to put a second in. She has pushed the jack onto ball.
:13:41. > :14:14.Just as the doctor ordered. Well played.
:14:15. > :14:28.He would have liked to have me that with the first one. He has options.
:14:29. > :14:32.Two seconds. Paul Foster is right when he said he cannot go near it.
:14:33. > :14:40.He will wander down to have a look and a chat. You have to be careful.
:14:41. > :14:50.The red ball is vulnerable. Can he come in on the other side and get in
:14:51. > :14:57.and around the red? If he can get into that position, it would be
:14:58. > :15:03.good. He might like the red ball in. There are so many options. He has
:15:04. > :15:11.the ball at the back. It will be a vital ball if he starts to hit
:15:12. > :15:21.things. I think that is the best way, to go back down on the
:15:22. > :15:28.backhand. If Andy Thomson plays the ball, he is likely to get back on
:15:29. > :15:32.the jack. Less chance he is giving the shot away as well. He will be
:15:33. > :15:40.safe enough on the wayside. Will it be useful? Not quite. It is
:15:41. > :15:58.Andy Thomson the draw. The board is still there to be
:15:59. > :16:08.removed. A difficult shot for Andy Thomson. It is a controlled weight.
:16:09. > :16:27.Just over the draw. He must think he is reaching. That
:16:28. > :16:40.is all it comes down to. Is he going to run? Does he have the width?
:16:41. > :16:45.Perfect line. The first set to Laura Thomas and Paul Foster.
:16:46. > :16:51.Katherine Rednall and Andy Thomson could not stop the pair from taking
:16:52. > :16:58.the first set. Or the second set. Congratulations.
:16:59. > :17:01.Time to focus on the men's singles competition, featuring many of the
:17:02. > :18:33.sport's biggest names. First up, one of the most improved
:18:34. > :19:10.players on the circuit. We join in at the start of the tiebreak.
:19:11. > :19:17.It will be a difficult one to call. My goodness, that was perfect. Very
:19:18. > :19:45.controlled. He is back again. It is up. Counterpunch. Nobody has
:19:46. > :20:05.been knocked out. It looks a little bit on the high
:20:06. > :20:25.side. Clear all the way through. That is OK.
:20:26. > :20:40.He's just underneath. The width was very good. With the last ball, he
:20:41. > :20:52.would not have played any better. He's thinking he has one foot in the
:20:53. > :20:56.quarter-final. He could not do anymore. Bight he will be up for the
:20:57. > :21:35.next one. On the keep aside. -- deep side. He
:21:36. > :21:42.misses his own green ball. He has a chance with the two red ball is. It
:21:43. > :21:47.is not an easy shot. The only other option is to draw it and drop off
:21:48. > :22:10.the ball. He needs to come back very deep. He
:22:11. > :22:14.is just over it. We thought it would be more aggressive. Nick Brett takes
:22:15. > :22:29.a single. So far, my prediction is working.
:22:30. > :22:46.But I still will not give much money on it.
:22:47. > :22:53.Once again, a slight advantage for Nick Brett. He had the last ball. 27
:22:54. > :23:15.metres. Nick Bracks, one up in the tiebreak.
:23:16. > :23:28.He has the last ball. -- Nicky Brett. Mervyn King, first one on it.
:23:29. > :23:35.This is slightly different. It is not and are committed shot. That is
:23:36. > :23:41.why Nicky Brett is playing weight with the first delivery.
:23:42. > :23:51.I didn't think he was going to miss it. It is still too many. And
:23:52. > :23:56.getting a little bit edgy here. He knew he was on the inside. It was
:23:57. > :24:17.just one under. I didn't think he needed to be that
:24:18. > :24:25.close, to be truthful. He surely has to go again. Here we go.
:24:26. > :24:34.It is very close this time. It turned out to be a beauty. Nicky
:24:35. > :24:43.Brett shook his head. He thought that. He must have been thinking
:24:44. > :24:57.there was no way. It has gone very well for Mervyn King.
:24:58. > :25:10.He is trying to drop one in. It is close but not too close. That is
:25:11. > :25:21.good. That is really good. Are you going to go again? The last weight.
:25:22. > :25:32.Would he hold? It is going under. It will have to be covered by Mervyn
:25:33. > :25:42.King. It will be difficult to cover that. I just wonder what he will do.
:25:43. > :25:55.The last ball is about seven or eight inches from the position.
:25:56. > :26:06.The respot position is here. The alternative is to drive the ball.
:26:07. > :26:14.That is unusual. It will be difficult to get to that position.
:26:15. > :26:18.It is sufficiently far away. I met in Australia that would be a
:26:19. > :26:24.definite option. But it is not Mervyn King's game. We have seen
:26:25. > :26:30.people pay that. But it is not easy to cover the respot when the
:26:31. > :26:37.opposition is so close. Nicky Brett will have a shot. Yes. He wants to
:26:38. > :26:44.push the ball further away from the respot. He has pushed it right on
:26:45. > :26:48.top of it. This goes on to the respot position and the jack goes
:26:49. > :26:55.back as close as possible to the front of the respot. Nicky Brett,
:26:56. > :26:59.you hit this either side of the jack, if it goes off, you will win
:27:00. > :27:19.the match. He looks under two. Mervyn King,
:27:20. > :27:37.stretching through to the last and of the tiebreak. -- end.
:27:38. > :28:31.The first polls in this direction in particular have been good. Brett
:28:32. > :28:38.seems to like this direction on the forehand in particular. -- bowls.
:28:39. > :28:44.The rules have changed again, the only time a player can nominate to
:28:45. > :28:47.kill the end. They replay it in the same direction. They are only
:28:48. > :28:54.allowed to kill it once, but they can nominate as many times as they
:28:55. > :28:58.wish. It's been blow for blow. Suzanne still looking pensive. No
:28:59. > :29:07.emotion at all. I'm getting a copy of this match, I really am. This has
:29:08. > :29:19.been fantastic. Well, what drama here. Absolute
:29:20. > :29:25.drama. It sums up everything that is good about this championship. Great
:29:26. > :29:32.players, rate coverage, wonderful bowls. This has been out of this
:29:33. > :29:38.world, it really has -- great coverage. Tremendous bowling. I tell
:29:39. > :29:42.you what, John, I've got a lot of copies of different matches over the
:29:43. > :29:48.years, but this is one that I'm definitely going to get.
:29:49. > :29:58.going again, Nick, looking for the edge to get the Greenaway. It is
:29:59. > :30:02.close. He has got it. -- the green away. That will be hard to get to.
:30:03. > :30:12.There's no way it will be a dead end now because the jack is live in the
:30:13. > :30:16.ditch. This is going to be tricky. Mervyn King will have two goes at
:30:17. > :30:21.this. No matter where he puts this, I think he will be after it. The
:30:22. > :30:27.problem for Nick is he has only got one bowl. I'm surprised he is
:30:28. > :30:31.playing it on the open hand, I thought he might have played it on
:30:32. > :30:36.the backhand and let its wing across. It will be hard to hold this
:30:37. > :30:43.bowl up. If he stays on he's very good. He's very good indeed. That is
:30:44. > :30:49.a tremendous bowl. No matter what happens, if he takes it away he is
:30:50. > :30:55.leaving Mervyn a shed load of space to repeat it. I don't think he can
:30:56. > :31:01.take it off. Beaded on the draw, John, that will be tough. It's his
:31:02. > :31:08.only option -- beat it. He has pushed this well out. As he got the
:31:09. > :31:15.wait? If he has he is close. A beautiful line, I'm not sure if he
:31:16. > :31:19.has pushed it, though -- has he got the weight. It is a great effort but
:31:20. > :31:24.it's not there, Mervyn King will take the third in a tie-break. A
:31:25. > :31:28.wonderful game between the divisional number six and the
:31:29. > :31:29.divisional number two in the world. A super game but Mervyn King gets
:31:30. > :31:40.over the line 3-1. So, Mervyn King, the 2006 champion,
:31:41. > :31:44.just edges out again Mickey Brett and he is through to the
:31:45. > :31:50.quarter-finals. Congratulations to him -- Nikki. Next it is Paterson
:31:51. > :31:54.against Greenslade. This was also a good match between two high-class
:31:55. > :31:59.players. We are joining it in the eighth end of the sixth set. It is
:32:00. > :32:09.65 and six after Paterson took the first set. -- 65 and six -- 6-6.
:32:10. > :32:27.I often think this would be a great place for the home international
:32:28. > :32:29.series. Accommodation on site. The accommodation is absolutely first
:32:30. > :32:35.class, it would be great from that standpoint. I don't know whether you
:32:36. > :32:38.would quite get enough people in. Obviously you would lose the stands
:32:39. > :32:45.because the rinks are under the stands. Obviously we normally get a
:32:46. > :32:47.good number to support the home internationals. It's always a good
:32:48. > :32:58.venue here. Once again Robert back in action
:32:59. > :33:07.again with his first delivery. He is making a run for home now. Last
:33:08. > :33:14.bowl, ten inches. A small correction. Looking back front
:33:15. > :33:40.touch, in control of another end. Judy Potter there. Resplendent in
:33:41. > :33:49.mint green. Bronze Age competition for charity to guess what colour of
:33:50. > :33:55.jacket she will were on the last day -- runs a competition.
:33:56. > :34:02.I did ask Judy once how many jackets she actually had, and she did tell
:34:03. > :34:11.me the answer but I won't repeat it. It is quite a few. It is
:34:12. > :34:19.absolutely scary. Quite a wardrobe, Judy. Plural.
:34:20. > :34:32.A chance for Robert. If he can get to the red it would be perfect. A
:34:33. > :34:38.very wide line on this one. The line turned out to be perfect. Jason's
:34:39. > :34:46.got a chance here. They are good Bowls, but I don't think they are
:34:47. > :34:50.winning Bowls -- bowls. In the first said he would have driven it off.
:34:51. > :35:01.Now he is contemplating a little touch on the jack. Anyone else would
:35:02. > :35:08.be drawing, driving to the bowl. He doesn't want to get his own two. He
:35:09. > :35:14.is close to the jack. He got the edge, lucky. That is what he was
:35:15. > :35:21.looking for. -- unlucky. He has taken his own away. That was always
:35:22. > :35:27.the danger. He was taking his own two out if he missed the bowl right.
:35:28. > :35:34.Really unlucky, without a touch on the green he was without a jack.
:35:35. > :35:42.100% for having a go at it. No doubt about that. He is a very brave
:35:43. > :35:46.player. Now he is in trouble. He is in a heap of trouble. Can Robert
:35:47. > :35:58.turn the screw? Can he get really close? This is effectively a match
:35:59. > :36:04.lie. He needs to draw the shot. I'm not even sure second bolt would do,
:36:05. > :36:17.he needs to draw the shot. -- second bolt. He's not sure about this one
:36:18. > :36:20.the way he let it go -- second bowl stop
:36:21. > :36:36.He wasn't sure when he let it go. Keeps him in the match. Wonderful
:36:37. > :36:40.draw shot by Jason Greenslade. Pick the bones out of this one. The
:36:41. > :36:43.biggest pressure bowl of the match so far. Brilliant. Match lie against
:36:44. > :37:03.him, brilliant shot. He has had this swashbuckling style
:37:04. > :37:07.of play for some years. It has held him in good stead. He has got
:37:08. > :37:16.himself in a position to force this match into the tie-break. This is
:37:17. > :37:20.effectively a tie-break end. Won't be looking for twos and threes, it
:37:21. > :37:25.is whoever scores this end will either win the match or extend the
:37:26. > :37:40.match into a tie-break. Not a great opener. Anything but short is good
:37:41. > :37:47.for Jason. now, Rob, your first bowls have been good, the last few
:37:48. > :38:08.ends. Decent again. Can he nail it? Just running a little bit. Still
:38:09. > :38:19.good. A swap to the forehand for Jason. Tremendous line. He is
:38:20. > :38:25.certainly a lot closer as it comes towards the jack. It is looking
:38:26. > :38:59.good. Would suggest you still need one a
:39:00. > :39:09.little closer than that to win the end. Switching back to the
:39:10. > :39:15.backhand, looking to beat his own bowl. Not worried about the back
:39:16. > :39:21.this time, just going for the shot. He is not very wide. He is
:39:22. > :39:25.definitely on a narrow line. That will drift away no matter what
:39:26. > :39:31.happens. Slightly slower on that inside line as well. This is the
:39:32. > :39:36.ball you want to do it with, the third delivery, you want to get the
:39:37. > :39:41.shot here. It is just the draw but the takeout is an option. If it is a
:39:42. > :39:47.drawer... He was so close to the last one, any drop on the way and he
:39:48. > :39:52.will be good. A timeout. You always want to do it with your third -- on
:39:53. > :39:59.the way. You don't want to leave the pressure on your last bowl. P has
:40:00. > :40:10.been in the area with the last two, so this should be somewhere about.
:40:11. > :40:14.Playing to his strengths. The line is certainly good enough. He is
:40:15. > :40:20.stalking it down. He feels that the pace is good as well. Definitely
:40:21. > :40:32.better with this one. He has got it. Really played that well. He kept his
:40:33. > :40:42.nerve, he drew the shot, a nice lie. One foot into the quarter-finals. He
:40:43. > :40:49.has left Jason with nothing but a draw here. Jason has no timeouts
:40:50. > :40:54.remaining. Jason taking his time as we see this ball come down, it
:40:55. > :41:02.looked perfect all the way. There it goes, on the ball, drops in for the
:41:03. > :41:08.shot. Now, Jason, can you win it out or draw the shot? He is going for it
:41:09. > :41:15.out. It looks under to me. It doesn't look right. Surely he has
:41:16. > :41:20.missed it. It was a great ball by Robert Paterson after the first two
:41:21. > :41:27.ends. He was six hyphen zero down, progressed really well, scoring
:41:28. > :41:34.three singles, a double and another two zeros -- 6-0. He goes into the
:41:35. > :41:57.quarter-finals. This is how the last 16 looked after that match.
:41:58. > :42:01.There's one more match outstanding from today to bring you news on,
:42:02. > :42:06.that's between Les Gillett and Jonathan Ross.
:42:07. > :42:10.A tough game for Les Gillett against Jonathan Ross, he has won the first
:42:11. > :42:46.set. That is what Les needs to do.
:42:47. > :42:49.Another foot on that and it will be a really good bowl, needed a bit of
:42:50. > :43:05.room. He has been left out of the Scottish
:43:06. > :43:11.International indoor team this year. He has been playing with them for
:43:12. > :43:15.the last few years. So Jonathan has got a bit of an edge in his game, he
:43:16. > :43:17.wants to prove the fact the selectors were wrong to do that. A
:43:18. > :43:34.good run here might help. Large teams and six rinks of four
:43:35. > :43:38.players. 24 players. When you consider how many boulders there
:43:39. > :43:47.are, it is quite an elite group. Scotland has strength in depth. Not
:43:48. > :44:06.many poor players in Scotland. A tough team to get into. That has got
:44:07. > :44:27.a chance. Changing onto his forehand I would have thought.
:44:28. > :44:40.It has got to be tempting for Jonathan to run the two off. A
:44:41. > :44:44.decent size of target. Still an open draw on his backhand side. He
:44:45. > :44:50.doesn't favour running those for hands, so he might stay away from
:44:51. > :44:58.that. He is deciding to draw. First the weight shot on his backhand.
:44:59. > :45:11.Now he has got a chance. Just the wrong side of the red one.
:45:12. > :45:19.Really, Les, he has got options but he could play the same bowl, draw it
:45:20. > :45:27.in and close it out on the backhand side. If he turns the jack a few
:45:28. > :45:32.inches he could get four out of it. It is his forehand, so he can go in
:45:33. > :45:35.on the wide side. This will take a big heavy dip on the right-hand
:45:36. > :46:08.side. Not quite enough. It looks like a decent line for
:46:09. > :46:46.Jonathan. So, Les Gillett, world ranked world
:46:47. > :46:53.number 19. Fighting his way back in this second set. 5-2 down, now 5-4.
:46:54. > :47:08.Three ends to go. The mat is well up the rink. 24
:47:09. > :47:24.metres. Lets see how Les gets on with his first delivery.
:47:25. > :48:19.The short jack means he is playing his backhand. Just making it.
:48:20. > :48:30.Jonathan coming down to have a look.
:48:31. > :48:37.There are choices for Jonathan Ross. He will have a look at the Angles.
:48:38. > :48:42.He can draw either side, not a particular problem with that. But
:48:43. > :48:49.there is also a temptation onto the green ball. He will take a timeout.
:48:50. > :48:51.But I fancy the runner on this. Playing them pretty well, he has
:48:52. > :49:02.been getting results from them. Decided on the draw. Of this has to
:49:03. > :49:28.be very accurate. -- this has to be. Always useful if he didn't want to
:49:29. > :49:33.play that split with the next bowl. All three bowls will have
:49:34. > :49:40.disappeared, Les will try to get one behind the jack if he can. We
:49:41. > :49:48.normally find this is the key end for any player that's in front. Win
:49:49. > :49:55.this and the opposition is really chasing things.
:49:56. > :50:03.I don't think there will be any messing about this time. 24 metres,
:50:04. > :50:11.a decent sized target. Three balls wide.
:50:12. > :50:20.On his favoured backhand for hitting.
:50:21. > :50:41.What a result. He has ended up with a front toucher as well. Les has
:50:42. > :50:48.absolutely no shot. There is nothing for him. What a result for Les. He
:50:49. > :50:56.is smiling but he is thinking, my goodness me. This is not my night
:50:57. > :51:04.for this. That is an unbelievable bowl. If anything, Jonathan, he hit
:51:05. > :51:10.the target, the centre bowl, but he couldn't have anticipated a result
:51:11. > :51:17.like that. Unbelievable. Heeded, the outside red and the Green. I thought
:51:18. > :51:23.he would end up two down -- he did -- green. It is a bit cruel on
:51:24. > :51:30.layers to be honest. Les might be advised to get past this and cover
:51:31. > :51:38.the other potential shot. He is trying to draw. Oh, no. He has got
:51:39. > :51:43.an opportunity now, Jonathan. Jonathan could win this virtually on
:51:44. > :51:52.this. Any movement on the Jack through the rink. He has to play
:51:53. > :51:56.this -- jack. With the jack through to there he will bring in his other
:51:57. > :52:07.two bowls, his own bowl will probably run through. He has drawn
:52:08. > :52:11.it on the backhand. Well, not to sound surprised, I think that was a
:52:12. > :52:46.chance. I have to say that you talk about
:52:47. > :52:54.the rub of the green, whether that be in bowls, snooker, other things.
:52:55. > :52:56.The reality is that Jonathan Ross has definitely had the luck in this
:52:57. > :53:11.match. Realistically he's probably only one
:53:12. > :53:17.shot away from a place in the quarter-final. Yes. You're right
:53:18. > :53:22.there, Dave. He just needs to score this end. I thought he might have
:53:23. > :53:27.played that shot on the last end, it was a big opportunity. That is a
:53:28. > :53:44.good start. Jonathan's last quarter-final in
:53:45. > :53:49.singles was the International open in Wales. That was three years ago.
:53:50. > :54:01.-- international Open. You have to go back to 2006 for
:54:02. > :54:16.another international Open The last quarter-final in the world
:54:17. > :54:24.singles is now ten years ago. It is a big hurdle for him.
:54:25. > :54:36.The is nine inches. Five inches past -- the gap.
:54:37. > :54:47.Les needs a really big bowl, John, to have any sort of a chance. He has
:54:48. > :54:59.underplayed this. It's not going to be with this one.
:55:00. > :55:06.I think that is pretty hard to beat, that situation, John. Jonathan
:55:07. > :55:16.has to be careful here because he doesn't want to leave a shoulder. If
:55:17. > :55:22.he can draw in and turn that front green down, underweight, though,
:55:23. > :55:29.missed his line. I think the layers will have to attack this. -- I think
:55:30. > :55:38.layers. It is virtually a match lie against him -- I think Les. He has
:55:39. > :55:42.to play into it. His backhand would give him better odds with his
:55:43. > :55:47.left-hander. The chance of getting the short balls into the jack with
:55:48. > :55:54.the two green bowls clean. Not an ideal position. He could end up with
:55:55. > :56:01.half of those bowls going away and still be in trouble. Not easy. I
:56:02. > :56:08.think he has to play it. Yes. It looks narrow to me. Doesn't want to
:56:09. > :56:19.get his own back, though. It's going to be a disaster. That's a
:56:20. > :56:24.nightmare. Poor old Les. That isn't happening, Razor. That is his
:56:25. > :56:33.nickname, not just because he hasn't shaved for a couple of days.
:56:34. > :56:44.Now he is in deep trouble. It is going to be very difficult, he has
:56:45. > :56:51.only got a dead draw now. Jonathan really should be going with this.
:56:52. > :57:01.Anything past the red is good. It's not bad. I think he has to go again,
:57:02. > :57:06.John. Bowl on to bowl he has got a chance, he will stay in with the
:57:07. > :57:14.red. It is so difficult to draw the shot the way it is sitting. Yes. Not
:57:15. > :57:17.a good position. He will try to draw the shot. Good on him for trying the
:57:18. > :57:33.difficult shot. I don't think he's going to make it
:57:34. > :57:41.for weight. He's going to lose a double. Match over. Two shots to
:57:42. > :57:45.Jonathan Ross. He takes the second 8-4having won the first 7-6. As
:57:46. > :57:46.Jonathan Ross from Paisley in Scotland goes through to the
:57:47. > :57:52.quarter-final. Congratulations to Ross, he is
:57:53. > :57:57.through to the quarters where he will face an inform Mervyn King.
:57:58. > :58:12.Here's a reminder of what's coming up on the BBC on Wednesday.
:58:13. > :58:18.The second trophy of the week has gone to Paul Foster and Laura
:58:19. > :58:21.Thomas, they are the mixed pairs champion but there's plenty more
:58:22. > :58:25.still to come. We will see you soon. Goodbye.