Men's Singles Final

:00:50. > :01:00.This has probably been the best week of my life. The biggest title you

:01:01. > :01:06.can win in bowls. Over a five-game World Championship, you have two dig

:01:07. > :01:10.deep somewhere along the line. You have got to back yourself 110% to

:01:11. > :01:18.draw the shot and keep yourself in the championship. I have not been to

:01:19. > :01:24.the world singles final. A new thing for me, all the razzmatazz that goes

:01:25. > :01:33.with it. I am looking forward to it. Nicky Brett. To walk away undefeated

:01:34. > :01:38.and win the world singles is the biggest honour in the game. The man

:01:39. > :01:45.who dethroned Alex Marshall in yesterday's semifinal, Robert

:01:46. > :01:51.Paxton. Robert Paxton is a world-class performer. He has proved

:01:52. > :01:56.he can beat the best. Some achievement to get top of the pile.

:01:57. > :02:00.He has become so consistent now. Is what dreams are made of, to get your

:02:01. > :02:07.hands on the World Championship trophy. One -- You want to be there

:02:08. > :02:13.so much. One of us is going to be lucky. I hope it is me. I just have

:02:14. > :02:19.to knuckle down and win a game of bowls.

:02:20. > :02:24.APPLAUSE. Hello everyone and welcome to the

:02:25. > :02:28.final of the world indoor bowls singles championship. This is the

:02:29. > :02:33.blue ribbon event, not just of the week, but in the sport of indoor

:02:34. > :02:37.bowls. David Corkill is here. We have been waiting for this all week

:02:38. > :02:43.and we do have a wonderful final in prospect? We do. These two guys have

:02:44. > :02:48.been under pressure. They have proved their worth. They have faced

:02:49. > :02:52.defeat and come through it. Yesterday could conceivably both

:02:53. > :02:58.could have been knocked out? Yes. It was marvellous stuff. Nicky's bowl

:02:59. > :03:05.Justin on a measure. It does not get closer. Both in the final for the

:03:06. > :03:10.first time. What will they be feeling? They will be fairly

:03:11. > :03:18.relaxed. It is difficult when you are coming on with a few minutes.

:03:19. > :03:22.But when you have got that atmosphere, the adrenaline gets

:03:23. > :03:27.going. They will be used to playing major finals. What is the most

:03:28. > :03:35.important characteristic? Handling the pressure. I think it will also

:03:36. > :03:42.come down to one or two big bowls. It is how the bowls break. The

:03:43. > :03:48.semifinals from yesterday have been -- were two examples of what has

:03:49. > :03:51.been a wonderful week. Here at Potters they know a thing or

:03:52. > :03:55.two about putting on a show. And while it has been cold outside this

:03:56. > :04:04.week, inside the action has been bubbling up quite nicely. It is a

:04:05. > :04:10.week that has featured everything you might expect, -- from the great

:04:11. > :04:20.British seaside holiday. A trip or two to the beach. A heavy dose of

:04:21. > :04:25.amusement. Alex was going to lift the wrong bowl there. That is how

:04:26. > :04:34.much he is thinking of it. And budding relationships. Burnett and

:04:35. > :04:46.Anderson were equally irresistible in the world pairs, securing their

:04:47. > :04:50.first title together. And big Darren Burnett was at it again 24 hours

:04:51. > :05:01.later. He and Katherine Rednall went toe to toe with Julie Forrest and

:05:02. > :05:07.Alex Marshall. The best pair won on the day. You cannot win them all.

:05:08. > :05:11.Although for a while we wondered if Burnett might. Nobody had ever

:05:12. > :05:14.bagged a hat-trick of titles at Potters before. Darren was in with a

:05:15. > :05:18.shout. The tournament was serving up more than its share of drama and

:05:19. > :05:25.tight finishes. Becky Field and Ellen Falkner enjoyed a three end

:05:26. > :05:30.tie-breakers to book their places in the women's final. Alan triumphed

:05:31. > :05:39.and became only the second woman to win three world indoor titles. No

:05:40. > :05:44.man, of course, has won the title here as often as Alex Marshall. This

:05:45. > :05:51.complex, this venue, there is nobody better. The best thrive under

:05:52. > :05:55.pressure and so it was in the second round where Marshall saw his

:05:56. > :06:06.tournament life flash before his eyes. I must beat Alex!

:06:07. > :06:15.He is there. What pressure. Alex was through. But

:06:16. > :06:20.what of burn-out in his pursuit of the hat-trick? The dream crushed by

:06:21. > :06:27.local hero Greg Harlow in the second round. The history books remain on

:06:28. > :06:31.written. As for Harlow, the favoured at the Potters, he only made it as

:06:32. > :06:38.far as the quarterfinals. But the show must go on. And we were

:06:39. > :06:45.building to a thrilling final act. Semifinals Saturday served up two

:06:46. > :06:49.stunners. The perseverance of Paxton meant Marshall will have to wait one

:06:50. > :06:57.more year at least before a sending the stairway to seven. The 2016

:06:58. > :07:02.world indoor balls Championships concludes today. A new champion

:07:03. > :07:08.waits in the wings. And then there were two. Two

:07:09. > :07:09.Englishman, Robert Paxton and Nicky Brett. Robert Paxton from Taunton

:07:10. > :07:44.seeded number four. And so we are ready to roll.

:07:45. > :07:58.Time to introduce RMC. The atmosphere is absolutely

:07:59. > :08:03.electric here at Potters. An all England final. Only the third in the

:08:04. > :08:05.38 year history of this tournament. Let's meet the players and

:08:06. > :08:11.introduced them on this famous blue carpet. Ladies and gentlemen, Robert

:08:12. > :08:20.Paxton and Nicky Brett! CHEERING.

:08:21. > :08:43.Genuinely a wonderful atmosphere inside this famous arena. At the end

:08:44. > :08:47.of today either Nicky Brett or Robert Paxton will have their name

:08:48. > :08:52.on the coveted singles trophy for the first time. Who will it be? You

:08:53. > :08:56.can tweet us who you think will win. Corky has eased himself into the

:08:57. > :09:02.commentary box along with Andy Thomson.

:09:03. > :09:08.It is an all England final. There has not been one of those for a long

:09:09. > :09:12.time. Who is going to win? Very hard to call. Nicky Brett is slight

:09:13. > :09:18.favourite. It could go either way. It will be a very tight game. I

:09:19. > :09:32.think it will come down to a couple of bowls. Yes, and luck will play a

:09:33. > :09:39.part. Perfect start for a Nicky. That is what you dream about. The

:09:40. > :09:40.bowl right on top of the jack. You cannot ask for anything better than

:09:41. > :10:00.that. It is so rare enough to have a Scot

:10:01. > :10:08.in the final. -- not to have. Yes, I would agree. You would expect to see

:10:09. > :10:12.Darren, Alex or Paul compete in the final. Nice to see two ping players

:10:13. > :10:41.competing. -- two English players. Very good recovery from the second

:10:42. > :10:47.shot. That settles the nerves. They may be a little bit nervous. I

:10:48. > :10:52.actually think these two guys are pretty relaxed characters. They have

:10:53. > :10:57.been two major finals before, albeit not the world. They will know

:10:58. > :10:59.exactly what they are doing. I do not think it will be as much

:11:00. > :11:05.exactly what they are doing. I do pressure event for them in terms of

:11:06. > :11:11.that. They have played in big events. This is the biggest event in

:11:12. > :11:32.their careers really. To become the world champion, the pinnacle.

:11:33. > :11:42.The messages are coming in from various people. Huntington bowling

:11:43. > :11:47.club have their fingers crossed for a Nicky Brett. I am sure they are

:11:48. > :11:50.watching. I am sure they are. I think Nicky was scrambling about

:11:51. > :12:05.four tickets for his many friends and managed to get a few in.

:12:06. > :12:15.I do not think Robert will be attacking this too early. Just a

:12:16. > :12:27.draw on that. Opening end, one down, a reasonable result.

:12:28. > :12:39.That is a very narrow gap to come in through. What a bowl. That is a

:12:40. > :12:56.great effort. One to me. Good effort but no cigar

:12:57. > :13:03.on this occasion. That is very good for Robert Paxton. He will feel very

:13:04. > :13:07.comfortable about getting those two bowls really close. I think you

:13:08. > :13:15.will. Both players will be happy with the start they have made. As

:13:16. > :13:22.expected, a large crowd for the final. A large crowd for every match

:13:23. > :13:27.really. Yes, this is the culmination of a couple of weeks of play. Every

:13:28. > :13:47.day, almost capacity. Absolutely fantastic venue.

:13:48. > :13:56.Nicky's wife, Sam, on the left. The family all over the arena. The two

:13:57. > :14:05.girls are here as well, sorry and Lauren. -- Chloe. Mum is in the

:14:06. > :14:13.stands. Trying to control her nerves. She was a little bit

:14:14. > :14:16.nervous, as you can imagine. It is the amazing -- it is amazing the

:14:17. > :14:23.information you clean through Twitter. Debbie Clapham has just

:14:24. > :14:55.tweeted that Robert Paxton used to be her postman many years ago.

:14:56. > :15:08.Settling in now. That is Louise, Robert's wife, who came up from

:15:09. > :15:12.Devon last night. Not the easiest journey when her car decided to run

:15:13. > :15:25.out of oil but it got here eventually. Very good. She got it

:15:26. > :15:34.sorted. I hope we do not get any Tweets, but I think Robert is from

:15:35. > :15:37.Taunton, which is Somerset. He was from Devon! All of these people from

:15:38. > :15:41.Somerset will be tweeting you shortly. Do not bother. Andy is

:15:42. > :16:02.here. It will be fine. It might be two to red. I would like

:16:03. > :16:06.to know what the position is. It is difficult to tell. Very close on the

:16:07. > :16:15.second one. Definitely one red. On the draw. A chance to rest off his

:16:16. > :16:20.own bowl. Just needs to reach up to the jack and he has got a chance.

:16:21. > :16:26.That lacked a little bit. Good effort. A very good effort. Another

:16:27. > :16:32.foot away and it would have carried him past that. A good standard of

:16:33. > :16:44.bowling. Every bowl within 15 inches. A chance here for Robert. He

:16:45. > :16:52.is on the forehand. I just wonder if he is going for this back bowl? That

:16:53. > :17:00.is the plan. He could push the outside green bowl. Very confident

:17:01. > :17:06.shot to take on. I thought he would have dropped on the backhand. That

:17:07. > :17:11.would have secured another. Yes, there was room in the backhand. He

:17:12. > :17:17.has taken the one way I thought he would play for. The referee asking

:17:18. > :17:33.for both of them to be measured. Alan Thornhill will sort this out.

:17:34. > :17:42.The two semifinals were absolutely remarkable in this event. Fantastic

:17:43. > :17:48.bowling from all four players. I agree, David. It was an unbelievable

:17:49. > :17:51.standard for a semifinals. Ulf David Gourlay and Alex Marshall will be

:17:52. > :18:19.disappointed. They put on wonderful displays.

:18:20. > :18:32.Referee macro 28.5 metres. Jack links. --

:18:33. > :18:40.potentially 25 ands in this match. Going by the two semifinals I would

:18:41. > :18:48.not be surprised if we need them all. Not a lot between the players

:18:49. > :19:18.here. Certainly a good standard. I agree.

:19:19. > :19:27.It is very easy to get caught dropping short and that forehand

:19:28. > :19:33.away from the commentary position. It has been quite a common bowl all

:19:34. > :19:36.week, finishing the yard down in the centre. Nicky changing to the

:19:37. > :20:12.backhand. That is well played. Nicky is somebody who is local,

:20:13. > :20:16.lives in Peterborough. Not too far from Nicky. That is why he has got

:20:17. > :20:26.good support in the crowd. That lacks a little bit of pace.

:20:27. > :20:29.good support in the crowd. That has to be careful here. He obviously

:20:30. > :20:32.won't want to touch the red ball down. Even if he does, there is a

:20:33. > :20:50.good chance the red will move. That is a handy bowl. He might need

:20:51. > :21:01.that after the next one. Green bowl out is a perfect result. Red bowl

:21:02. > :21:07.onto jack is a good result. REFEREE: Robert, your bowl has just fallen.

:21:08. > :21:11.That is not really going to help him. It makes it a bit harder. It

:21:12. > :21:29.makes it now a draw. He got very close to it. Except that

:21:30. > :21:38.bowl had not fallen, you would have made that. A clear run.

:21:39. > :21:48.Unfortunately, gets a nick. From a tactical point of view, he

:21:49. > :22:27.has gone is likely shorter From a tactical point of view, he

:22:28. > :22:35.length. -- he has gone slightly shorter. Most players have played it

:22:36. > :22:36.on the tee. This is 26.5. Yes, guaranteeing the length by bringing

:22:37. > :22:40.the mat or per. It means he is guaranteeing the length by bringing

:22:41. > :22:51.long for the jack. He is still OK. I think the length has been chosen

:22:52. > :22:56.more to do with trying to get the bowls back to centre rink than

:22:57. > :23:23.anything. Yes, I think so. Robert is the one who has founded.

:23:24. > :24:17.Nicky needs another bowl in here. It dropped away. He will try to think

:24:18. > :24:25.of anything he might change. A double shot available. Good forehand

:24:26. > :24:33.shot. Good attacking ball from Robert. Good position if he moves

:24:34. > :24:44.the jack. Will you get back. Struggling. Good weight. It was a

:24:45. > :24:49.good weight, particularly from picking up the jack, but hard to

:24:50. > :24:57.narrow that line. If he does, it will come across very quickly. Nicky

:24:58. > :25:01.again needs to get another one in. I think Robert might be more positive

:25:02. > :25:12.with the final delivery. I don't think he is here.

:25:13. > :25:22.I think you should be going for this. Just playing the inside line

:25:23. > :25:32.you should have a little bit of extra weight. Close. Just not

:25:33. > :25:41.enough. A thicker edge and he was onto the jack. He was. I think that

:25:42. > :25:50.was the first big opportunity for any player to score a count but

:25:51. > :25:55.Robert just failed. Nicky will be thinking he got away with that

:25:56. > :26:11.little bit. I think you will. -- I think he will. Early days in this 11

:26:12. > :26:56.and set. -- end. REFEREE: travelling 26 metres.

:26:57. > :27:09.Once again that forehand. I don't know why it is. I think maybe there

:27:10. > :27:14.is a different line on it sometimes. It should not be the case but I

:27:15. > :27:18.cannot think of any other reason. It does appear that once you get into

:27:19. > :27:28.the centre, the bowl seems to slow down. For some reason again, I don't

:27:29. > :27:38.know why. It should not be the case. Through the gap for a second.

:27:39. > :27:57.Nicky quickly on the mark. He does not hesitate. Just didn't catch it.

:27:58. > :27:58.The red bowl was his target. Same sort of shot for Robert as his last.

:27:59. > :28:15.A slight correction. Not there. That is going to be a

:28:16. > :28:25.very good protector for the green ball. -- bowl. It certainly is. The

:28:26. > :28:45.same with his previous delivery, I think it will be a backhand draw.

:28:46. > :29:00.That struggled as well. Nothing really close. I do not think it is a

:29:01. > :29:05.draw. Two seconds. The problem for Robert is getting around his own

:29:06. > :29:14.short bowl with sufficient weight to turn the green eyed. He can afford

:29:15. > :29:18.to be reasonably positive. Yes, just a draw, quite right, Robert. Don't

:29:19. > :29:27.be too adventurous at the moment. Only one down. He has got it.

:29:28. > :29:47.APPLAUSE So good on that last bowl.

:29:48. > :29:52.I think we will see a different jack Link from Robert, I will expect to

:29:53. > :30:39.see it on the tee. Once again, Robert getting caught by

:30:40. > :30:42.that short bowl. First delivery. It gives you

:30:43. > :31:07.problems later on. You are always looking for the

:31:08. > :31:11.correction, Andy, if you don't make the correction, you end up in a heap

:31:12. > :31:19.of trouble which is what is going to happen now. Correction not made.

:31:20. > :31:25.Two down. You can't keep leaving it to the last bowl. If Nicky gets a

:31:26. > :31:27.good shot, there could be a bit of trouble.

:31:28. > :31:37.This one is counting, how close is it?

:31:38. > :31:51.It is still a draw. Just that extra push that is needed,

:31:52. > :31:56.without over correcting. This looks better.

:31:57. > :32:00.It is still burning. That is the danger, the over

:32:01. > :32:06.correcting. You are frightened of dropping short again, so you push

:32:07. > :32:10.that little bit more. I would expect Nicky to add number

:32:11. > :32:16.three here. These ends are dangerous because the

:32:17. > :32:25.target... He doesn't really want the jack here.

:32:26. > :32:32.Nicky's last delivery, touches the jack, doesn't move it.

:32:33. > :32:37.A very narrow target. Not very appetising for him.

:32:38. > :32:43.Sticking to the door. Try to get at least a second bowl.

:32:44. > :32:46.Can't blame him to stay in the draw but he had to negotiate his own

:32:47. > :32:55.front ones first. No. If it had dropped the other way.

:32:56. > :32:59.A very good end for Nick. My 12 turn onto the forehand and

:33:00. > :33:03.leave that bread bowl. I would agree, David, he doesn't

:33:04. > :33:13.want to push Robert's bowl. Forehand drawl.

:33:14. > :33:24.-- draw. Robert had a good weight with his

:33:25. > :33:27.last bowl. This one looks a little bit heavy.

:33:28. > :33:32.He has missed the spare shot bit heavy.

:33:33. > :33:40.He would be happy with that. However, he will be happy to score

:33:41. > :33:45.three. Robert was dipping into that, so

:33:46. > :33:50.effective. On this occasion, he came up drive.

:33:51. > :34:06.You can't rely on the last bowl all the time.

:34:07. > :34:54.He is bowl going.

:34:55. > :35:15.That will start to play on his mind. Nick is getting good bowls in.

:35:16. > :35:21.Coming up really close. Robert will hope to correct with

:35:22. > :35:26.this one. You would expect Robert Paxton to be drawing the shot here.

:35:27. > :35:31.It looks wide, wide and heavy, I think.

:35:32. > :35:35.It looks wide, wide and heavy, I The line was ending up pretty good.

:35:36. > :35:39.It looks wide, wide and heavy, I Into the centre drink, just a bit

:35:40. > :35:43.pushy. To make sure he didn't drop short. That is more the worry for

:35:44. > :35:48.Robert, just hasn't got the feel of the rink in the last couple of ends

:35:49. > :35:54.in particular. His first bowl has been a problem. Just pushing the

:35:55. > :36:09.bowl... A bit of a shoulder. REFEREE: Three inches short of jack

:36:10. > :36:17.high. Just get the arm a bit looser. Tried

:36:18. > :36:24.to put the jack in the ditch, take the green bowls out.

:36:25. > :36:32.That is better. Good stuff, bang on target.

:36:33. > :36:37.You can see the white dot to the right-hand side. Robert will be very

:36:38. > :36:43.happy with pushing things out, getting a bit of space around the

:36:44. > :36:50.jack. We see it replaced. The red light short. At least four

:36:51. > :37:03.off I feat. Nicky Brett will draw, how close will it be? -- four or

:37:04. > :37:11.five feet. The question is... The jack in the

:37:12. > :37:21.ditch is worth two. He is going again, the jack in the

:37:22. > :37:28.ditch is worth two. He needs to hold on, slightly on the

:37:29. > :37:35.inside. Well done, Robert. That is a very good bowl. Absolutely solid.

:37:36. > :37:40.The jack was worth a double. Find delivery from Robert. He takes

:37:41. > :37:49.the green bowl out, probably has one shot.

:37:50. > :37:57.It is a long way away. It is always very difficult.

:37:58. > :38:05.When bowls are six feet away, it is difficult to judge. That one is not

:38:06. > :38:08.in the measure, obviously. The running bowl just ran on through.

:38:09. > :38:28.Two here would be a massive result. These are long sets, 11 ends. The

:38:29. > :38:32.shot is being taken away. Although with a mission that this,

:38:33. > :38:39.it might seem a little bit antiquated, we have tried lasers and

:38:40. > :38:47.sonic measures, various other devices. To be truthful with you,

:38:48. > :38:51.they just don't work. I think the players do prefer this

:38:52. > :38:54.method. It looks like it could be two.

:38:55. > :39:08.There is a situation of human error. The bowls officials are very highly

:39:09. > :39:19.respected, by the players. They are happy to see them do their jobs. A

:39:20. > :39:24.good score for Robert. The sonic measure was an interesting piece of

:39:25. > :39:30.equipment but just wasn't reliable. No. It had to be basically level

:39:31. > :39:37.with the bowl. It wasn't always consistent. We are better back with

:39:38. > :39:41.the strings. Try using a sonic measure when the

:39:42. > :39:46.jack is in the ditch, completely obsolete then.

:39:47. > :39:51.Robert, you have to get this first bowl up.

:39:52. > :39:55.It has been the failing really, he is hanging on in this set.

:39:56. > :40:01.He may be thinking of changing hands.

:40:02. > :40:04.Constantly dropping two feet short in this direction.

:40:05. > :40:14.At the moment, the first bowl is hampered linking -- him.

:40:15. > :40:25.Might have affected the speed of the carpet.

:40:26. > :40:57.Nick, giving this a chance, even of his own bowl, doesn't want the gap.

:40:58. > :41:03.Clean through. Still, a good one. Good position bowl. It is fair to

:41:04. > :41:09.say, Andy, the rink is playing a bit slower this year. It appears, for

:41:10. > :41:15.some reason, to have actually produced great actors.

:41:16. > :41:21.You are right. A lot of the games I have really enjoyed. I think players

:41:22. > :41:32.will adapt to a slower green. The lines become tricky.

:41:33. > :41:41.Similar bowl to the last. Certainly, the, he will have to use the bowl

:41:42. > :41:49.this time. Not sure if that has affected things. Still one red.

:41:50. > :42:01.Robert still has too played the back and even if he gets into that gap.

:42:02. > :42:33.REFEREE: Time out called. Robert has five Time outs remaining.

:42:34. > :42:40.He has gone across into a decent position, properly another shot, but

:42:41. > :42:43.not what he was looking for, he was looking for the split.

:42:44. > :42:51.He has given Nicky a chance here. Final delivery scores. It gives

:42:52. > :42:55.Nicky a chance to be positive. A chance of moving the jack back.

:42:56. > :42:58.Backhand with a little bit of weight to see if he can get into the split

:42:59. > :43:09.of the bowls. Looks to be under. Oh, to see if he can get into the split

:43:10. > :43:11.well, one in, one out, baby. I think that is what has happened.

:43:12. > :43:26.Two. -- one out, maybe.

:43:27. > :43:36.REFEREE: Dawlat shots, Robert Paxton.

:43:37. > :44:04.Slight movement in the crowd, both players are aware of it. Just

:44:05. > :44:47.getting on with it. Again, that forehand of Robert.

:44:48. > :44:48.Change to the facts and this time to see what happens. Doing well to

:44:49. > :44:57.fight back into this set. This will be the only problem for

:44:58. > :45:22.players never letting bowls go. It is in the brain, saying, I am

:45:23. > :45:24.good. Then a dropped shot. That is better from Nicky. A problem for

:45:25. > :45:50.Robert. That is an interesting choice, to

:45:51. > :45:51.come around on the forehand. Probably the only had he could draw

:45:52. > :46:00.the shot on. He is close with this. Probably the only had he could draw

:46:01. > :46:03.Good enough? Just not enough. But a very good effort, a very good second

:46:04. > :46:19.shot. He will be happy with that. Both these players are quick

:46:20. > :46:28.players. Just getting on with the game. This looks a nice line. That

:46:29. > :46:31.is a good home. I don't think Robert can do much here other than repeat

:46:32. > :46:58.his last bowl. Another six inches of weight.

:46:59. > :47:10.Again, he is very close. Do you have the weight this time, Robert? Oh,

:47:11. > :47:12.dear me. Take the one, and run. I think he is going to come down and

:47:13. > :47:20.play it, difficult to add another. think he is going to come down and

:47:21. > :47:25.time, having used time think he is going to come down and

:47:26. > :47:35.I think this will be a practice shots. Happy with the one. Keep the

:47:36. > :47:44.set tight. Two ends to play. On the wide side, safe side. That was

:47:45. > :47:49.definitely a practice shot. He wasn't putting his full 100% into

:47:50. > :47:54.that one, very wise. We knew it was going to be tight, not a classic in

:47:55. > :48:01.terms of some of the burning, but it has been intense. Certainly tense.

:48:02. > :48:06.So surprised. -- in terms of the bowling.

:48:07. > :48:10.I think the opening bowls have meant it has not been a classic. Both

:48:11. > :48:19.players have struggled to get close for the opening bowl, that normally

:48:20. > :48:28.creates the heads, the heavy bowl. Not unusual we have to say for a

:48:29. > :48:32.world final as well, never easy, both players must be at the top of

:48:33. > :48:35.their form. He turned his back on that one, it is not that bad.

:48:36. > :49:01.Definitely not that bad. Robert Hickey sure he's through with

:49:02. > :49:06.the first. Just a bit further than he would want. We are getting some

:49:07. > :49:13.information on the tweets, Craig Burgess saying, when he played

:49:14. > :49:18.against you some 20 years ago. Craig is doing a lot on the short game,

:49:19. > :49:35.another of bowls which very popular. Derek is asking, Dave Cutler is was

:49:36. > :49:38.here with a group from the Met. David Cutler from the days of

:49:39. > :49:49.Commonwealth Games and international is. Yes, I know David, speaking to

:49:50. > :49:54.him at lunch time. Reminiscing the world gold pairs level we won almost

:49:55. > :49:58.20 years ago I think. It was if you years ago, Andy, 20 years ago, my

:49:59. > :49:59.goodness me. Very good bowl, very good

:50:00. > :50:15.correction. Not a particularly easy

:50:16. > :50:24.championships. Down in Adelaide. Along with Tony Allcock. Fast

:50:25. > :50:28.greens. A chance with this. Just need to get the connection right,

:50:29. > :50:35.oh, he has got the edge. A solid bowl and missed it. It would have

:50:36. > :50:37.been perfect. What does Robert do here, Andy?

:50:38. > :50:46.He doesn't have a lock to do, probably just a forehand draw. But

:50:47. > :50:51.Nick has all the play here. There is an advantage with the forehand, if

:50:52. > :50:57.it drops short, it will give him a protecting bowl. We have talked

:50:58. > :51:04.about Nicky's running bowl, we might see one shortly. He is trying very

:51:05. > :51:09.hard this, gentle on the jack, doesn't want to move it too far. Oh,

:51:10. > :51:15.dear. It is not too bad actually. But I think it will create an

:51:16. > :51:18.opportunity for Nick to play the two bowls.

:51:19. > :51:25.I don't know. I think now it is just a backhand draw for Nick. We can see

:51:26. > :51:32.the plant pushes the red bowl. I know he is two damn but I still

:51:33. > :51:37.think this will be a backhand draw. Forehand one would be the best he

:51:38. > :51:45.can hope for. We spotted jack. And a lot of room in it. This end, 7-7,

:51:46. > :51:56.you don't want to lose a double. He is two down, so, backhand draw.

:51:57. > :52:00.Touching the jack is a bonus. He is certainly on a good height for it,

:52:01. > :52:06.has he got the pace to make it run? I think he has. I thought he was

:52:07. > :52:13.trying to get a thin edge. Didn't make it. Robert having a good look.

:52:14. > :52:16.He knows he is lying two. It is not easy but it is at least not too

:52:17. > :52:22.dangerous. I think he will throw the bowl out.

:52:23. > :52:24.I don't think he will be concerned. He will be in the high side here on

:52:25. > :52:40.the backhand. This will be out on a wider line

:52:41. > :52:48.than normal. Just trying to keep good weight and drop in. Just not

:52:49. > :52:49.getting back. It got back beautifully, it was just over the

:52:50. > :53:12.weight. Not a guarantee, if you have made a

:53:13. > :53:15.third, it would have been. I think so. Two gives him a good

:53:16. > :53:28.cushion, he can afford to lose one. Nick, just off for a moment there,

:53:29. > :53:35.of water. As we see Sandra McLeish here for the last time at world --

:53:36. > :53:42.at a world Bowls tour event. We will miss you, Sandra.

:53:43. > :53:54.Robert, this is the hand dropping short a lot with the first bowl.

:53:55. > :54:03.Not bad, Andy. It is OK. Reasonable opener.

:54:04. > :54:12.Sandra McLeish, an international in her own right in Scotland, they call

:54:13. > :54:18.them internationalist Lovell. -- inernationalists.

:54:19. > :54:38.APPLAUSE REFEREE: Three inches. Roberts will

:54:39. > :54:42.try to keep bowls in the head, if he has to lose any, just the opening

:54:43. > :54:52.bowl. Something wrong with this one.

:54:53. > :54:55.Now he is in trouble. Yes, he is. Possibly two downplaying his third

:54:56. > :55:01.delivery. I am surprised.

:55:02. > :55:06.He could have made the gap. Nicky made the gap.

:55:07. > :55:24.Just a matter of getting back. Again, it is not bad. Robert Paxton,

:55:25. > :55:28.having to go for that big bowl. They look sufficiently far enough where

:55:29. > :55:33.you would stick to the draw. I think so. That second bowl is so

:55:34. > :55:41.far away. Backhand draw. He knows if he gets

:55:42. > :55:47.one really good bowl in here, he will have to chase this a bit.

:55:48. > :55:51.Well, it is all down to whether he gets back from there. He is on a

:55:52. > :55:57.wide line. Trying to encourage it but it won't make it. Nick, what do

:55:58. > :56:04.you do, clutter the heads up? I think so, I will be tried to add

:56:05. > :56:09.another, put the pressure on. -- trying.

:56:10. > :56:14.I think he had to take a chance, if he can get in behind the jack, that

:56:15. > :56:22.would be the perfect results. It means if Robert played in runner

:56:23. > :56:26.would be the perfect results. It Either side of the Red Bull.

:56:27. > :56:30.would be the perfect results. It to clutter up the backhand too much.

:56:31. > :56:42.would be the perfect results. It -- the red bowl.

:56:43. > :56:51.would be the perfect results. It danger is if Robert puts the running

:56:52. > :56:54.bowl. Bowl on the jack, the bowl will be

:56:55. > :57:01.pushed into the ditch. Probably one down. Even the follow-through, he

:57:02. > :57:09.might get the shot. Plenty of time. There is also a case

:57:10. > :57:14.for a draw here. The way he has played this end, he is struggling

:57:15. > :57:22.for draw weight. He has to push into it, surely?

:57:23. > :57:34.He is under. He wanted it on the jack. A chance of getting two bowls.

:57:35. > :57:39.He is still asking Nicky to draw within a foot and those two red

:57:40. > :57:42.bowls will be in the way. The best percentage shot. Always

:57:43. > :58:01.going to take one away. It chance for Nicky to tie the set. --

:58:02. > :58:05.Switching back onto the other side of the rink, trying to slip this

:58:06. > :58:09.bowl in He doesn't want to get caught.

:58:10. > :58:25.It is very good. Well played. Well played, to score a double.

:58:26. > :58:32.Under a lot of pressure with that final delivery.

:58:33. > :58:41.REFEREE: First set, tie. I don't think any player has been

:58:42. > :58:46.dominant so that is a fair call. Using the corner of the bowl, adds

:58:47. > :58:51.another. He was delighted. Yes. He knew that as soon as it

:58:52. > :58:53.started to bend and into the inside half. He had enough weight to slide

:58:54. > :59:02.through. Two players, just chatting half. He had enough weight to slide

:59:03. > :59:06.away to each other. Two international colleagues. They knew

:59:07. > :59:11.each other well when it comes to playing the game. And Louise, does

:59:12. > :59:12.she look tense or what? I don't think she is enjoying this.

:59:13. > :59:25.Understandable. A1 Schechter shoot out possibly for

:59:26. > :59:43.the title? -- one set shoot out. In WBT matches they are very

:59:44. > :00:01.similar. Nicky Brett has played 70 on the

:00:02. > :00:08.tour and won 48. Three titles for Nicky, just the one for Robert.

:00:09. > :00:11.Nicky has been the player of the year. The man to beat in all events

:00:12. > :00:21.over the last couple of years, really. Robert has won the press. --

:00:22. > :00:43.the pairs. Again he tried to play big bowls

:00:44. > :01:04.with third and fourth. I don't think this is running. If

:01:05. > :01:12.there has been any fault with Robert, it has been those short

:01:13. > :01:16.bowls. When he analyses this performance, he will know that he

:01:17. > :01:25.had far too many. A big chance for a Nicky. Robert is in trouble here.

:01:26. > :01:36.That was a good plan. It was a good plan. Robert will have a look at it.

:01:37. > :01:41.Robert will be looking at that. He is a little bit on the wide side. He

:01:42. > :01:49.could always get the bowl to go solid. That one is not guaranteeing

:01:50. > :01:54.anything. The advantage of getting the front one is it will go through

:01:55. > :01:59.with the jack in this position. He could play the draw but the best he

:02:00. > :02:06.could hope for is second, maybe third shot. No guarantees on the

:02:07. > :02:16.running bowl extra either -- running bowl either. That was high. The body

:02:17. > :02:26.language said everything. A great start for Nick Brett. That final

:02:27. > :02:31.delivery from Nick in the first set has given him some confidence, I

:02:32. > :02:46.think. A good chance to score an opening four. It is almost as if it

:02:47. > :03:01.was a body blow for Robert. Number four coming in. Absolutely no

:03:02. > :03:07.problem for Nick Brett. Four very good bowls. The problem for Robert

:03:08. > :03:15.was created by his first deliveries, which were short. To be fair, in the

:03:16. > :03:17.first set, Robert had a few loose opening bowls. He has two pick his

:03:18. > :04:27.game up, Robert. It is amazing, all the girls love to

:04:28. > :04:33.have a little wave. Chloe and Lauren are there, two of Nicky's daughters.

:04:34. > :04:44.The boys just sit and try to look cool. They will be looking forward

:04:45. > :04:54.to seeing that when they get back and having a look at the game.

:04:55. > :05:08.It is available, on BBC iPlayer, of course.

:05:09. > :05:12.Well done. He is having to make that pressure all the time. You really

:05:13. > :05:14.want to be adding a double rather than trying to get that single in.

:05:15. > :05:35.Exactly. That was a great try. I heard a

:05:36. > :05:46.squeal from one of the girls there! Excited about their dad. Nicky Brett

:05:47. > :05:56.loves his bowls, all competitions. He has got a good daughter as well,

:05:57. > :06:06.Chloe, a fairly good player. That is brilliant. That is the sort of form

:06:07. > :06:13.shot Robert was playing in the semifinal. He knows he needs to up

:06:14. > :06:18.his play. It does not leave much for neck. It certainly doesn't. I cannot

:06:19. > :06:26.believe we have not seen a running bowl from Nicky. I do not think it

:06:27. > :06:39.is on, to be honest. I cannot believe we have actually gone ten

:06:40. > :06:42.ends without seeing a running ball. Still a draw shot available. He is

:06:43. > :06:50.looking to see if he can drop on his own bowl and if that will make an

:06:51. > :07:20.extra foot. He will try to rest on to his own red.

:07:21. > :07:33.I think it was difficult to add another, really. That was shot to

:07:34. > :07:44.nothing. Still, after losing four, getting the two back was excellent.

:07:45. > :07:55.A bit more relaxed now that her man is back in the game. I am not really

:07:56. > :08:01.sure if the willies ever relaxes when Robert is playing. Yes, a good

:08:02. > :08:03.supporter. Always about when Robert is in major finals. And add the

:08:04. > :08:12.international series. Change of length here from Robert.

:08:13. > :08:50.Three quarters. That is a good one. It has been one

:08:51. > :08:55.of his best though. Yes, he has not had a front touch too often.

:08:56. > :09:03.of his best though. Yes, he has not certainly won the battle with the

:09:04. > :09:17.front bowls. That was a good effort. A good bowl. Lots of the regulars

:09:18. > :09:30.are watching. Andy Newell loves watching the bowls. Loves playing as

:09:31. > :09:37.well. A good bowl course --. Well done. We are still waiting for our

:09:38. > :09:45.first bowls event in Jamaica, but if anybody can do it, and the can. You

:09:46. > :09:55.will no doubt be commentating there. If I get asked! Still good headers

:09:56. > :10:00.for Nicky Brett. Robert has only got one bowl on the rink.

:10:01. > :10:02.for Nicky Brett. Robert has only got draw for Nicky. Trying to give

:10:03. > :10:26.Robert more problems. He just does not want to frame the

:10:27. > :10:33.black. -- jack. That is very good. Nicky has got the last bowl as well.

:10:34. > :10:34.Forcing Robert onto the draw. After the running ball, that is never

:10:35. > :10:48.easy. Slightly wide. Who would like to

:10:49. > :10:50.have arrived with that weight. Another chance for Nicky to pick up

:10:51. > :10:57.a big count. The first Another chance for Nicky to pick up

:10:58. > :11:12.in the game really to stretch a would be a good lead.

:11:13. > :11:33.Well played, Nicky. 100%. Robert just not finding his true form in

:11:34. > :11:35.this match. 7-2. Not all over yet. But Nicky has a good lead in this

:11:36. > :12:07.game. REFEREE: jack length, 28.5 metres.

:12:08. > :12:12.Very heavy scoring in the world final in getting a four and a three.

:12:13. > :12:17.And as you say, Nicky has not been forced into the running bowls, which

:12:18. > :12:21.is remarkable, really,, because we thought there would be a lot of

:12:22. > :12:27.those in this match. I think that is probably an indication that Robert

:12:28. > :13:22.is not getting close enough for him to play those kind of bowls.

:13:23. > :13:37.That is good. Yes, it gives him a chance. Six inches weight, barely

:13:38. > :13:53.got a murmur. It is a tough crowd out there, Andy. This is perfect. He

:13:54. > :13:58.is just moving up a gear in the second set. Unfortunately Robert is

:13:59. > :14:04.being forced into playing some very difficult shots. This is not going

:14:05. > :14:14.to be easy. Two bowls could go out if he strikes this. Oh, dear! That

:14:15. > :14:20.is a horrible result. When you get something like that at this stage

:14:21. > :14:25.and your five down, the first thing that comes into your mind is, it is

:14:26. > :14:32.maybe not my day. Yes, possibly. It was a good strike. There wasn't a

:14:33. > :14:39.lot going for him. Danger signs for Robert Paxton. Three down. He is

:14:40. > :14:54.glad to have two draw with the next one. -- to draw.

:14:55. > :15:00.REFEREE: Time-Out called. Nick Brett is looking very good

:15:01. > :15:10.here. The family will go absolutely mad if he picks up a three or a four

:15:11. > :15:14.on this end. A four would almost secure the game. I know it is only

:15:15. > :15:24.the fourth end but it would be a healthy lead. A second shot would be

:15:25. > :15:31.good. Very good. There are too many holes in there. You could flick off

:15:32. > :15:34.one bowl and leave three. Normally Robert Wood walked down and just

:15:35. > :15:42.draw this shot and would not even give it a second thought. -- will

:15:43. > :15:47.walk down. This is awkward. Four damn, what looks a forehand runner.

:15:48. > :15:58.As you say, the corner of any green ball runs away and drops three. He

:15:59. > :16:02.would be four down on the re-spot. It is a brave shot if he goes for

:16:03. > :16:14.it. And if he is on the forehand, he is. This is crucial.

:16:15. > :16:26.He has taken two away. A reasonable result, shall we say. Yes. I can

:16:27. > :16:34.understand why he went red. It was a very brave shot but very difficult

:16:35. > :16:43.one. 9-2 is a good lead for Nicky Brett. You just cannot imagine what

:16:44. > :16:58.his family is going the moment. Seven up with seven ands to go. --

:16:59. > :17:00.ends. REFEREE: jack is 28.5 metres. All is going well in the Brett

:17:01. > :17:54.family. They are happy. It is now a matter of just trying to

:17:55. > :18:01.scratch away through, scoring singles to get back within four or

:18:02. > :18:05.five shots with three ends to go. 9-2 is not a winning lead but it is

:18:06. > :18:10.a good lead. Nicky Brett has definitely picked his play up. He

:18:11. > :18:16.has moved up a gear in the second set. A lot of support I'd there. A

:18:17. > :18:21.lot of noise for him. I do not think that will bother Robert. He knows

:18:22. > :18:28.that most of the audience want Nicky to win. But they are fair. They have

:18:29. > :18:37.been very fair. Bowls audiences are generally. That needed to hold.

:18:38. > :18:57.Still one to green. He does not want to leave that green

:18:58. > :19:05.one sitting where it is. I think he has given the shot away but it is

:19:06. > :19:07.probably a safer position. He has got a good head. Needs to play a

:19:08. > :19:28.good bowl to score a double. This will just be a draw for Nicky.

:19:29. > :19:37.Nothing spectacular needed. Backhand draw. You get the impression that

:19:38. > :19:45.Robert really needed another one there. Just the way Nicky is

:19:46. > :19:48.playing, you expecting to be very close to this.

:19:49. > :20:17.-- expect him. I think he likes it. Very close. If

:20:18. > :20:25.you had picked up that jack are around the corner I think it

:20:26. > :20:26.would've been end of the game. You really feel Robert has to make this

:20:27. > :21:02.one. Well played, Robert. Excellent

:21:03. > :21:04.stuff. Got the spare shot. Now, will we see a change of length and a

:21:05. > :21:28.change of patronage -- patter and? He has only got the match

:21:29. > :21:33.couple of metres. -- mat. Not quite minimum but 24, 25, I would think.

:21:34. > :22:23.REFEREE: jack length, 23 metres. On a new length like this it takes

:22:24. > :22:29.both players nearly a bowl or two to come to terms.

:22:30. > :23:04.REFEREE: the gap is nearly nine inches.

:23:05. > :23:12.He may give another away here. Not sufficiently far

:23:13. > :23:17.He may give another away here. Not might see Robert just change now.

:23:18. > :23:30.Nicky could play an attacking bowl if he wants to. That was unlucky.

:23:31. > :23:36.That really is unlucky. He has framed the jack. He knows it. I do

:23:37. > :23:40.not think Nicky is going framed the jack. He knows it. I do

:23:41. > :23:53.disappoint bit this time. I think we might see the runner.

:23:54. > :24:00.He has taken away all the danger. That was because of Robert's contact

:24:01. > :24:07.with the front bowl. It was unlucky the way it broke for him. Framed the

:24:08. > :24:09.head and made it easy for Nicky. Just the one bowl Shoot Out now,

:24:10. > :24:28.really. You could hear the cheers for

:24:29. > :24:36.Robert's bowl. He has got plenty of support here as well. They are also

:24:37. > :24:38.hoping for a good game. I fancy a tie-break. They would like to see a

:24:39. > :24:57.tie-break. Just over the weight. The line was

:24:58. > :25:01.good. Second bowl. As I was saying earlier, Robert needs to put their

:25:02. > :25:08.head down, scratch a few shots out and see if he can get close to Nick

:25:09. > :25:10.in the last three ands. -- ends.

:25:11. > :25:24.Absolutely, David. We always have good crowds at this

:25:25. > :25:26.venue. It is one of the venues where you're always guaranteed to get good

:25:27. > :25:45.support. Another short jack length. Robert

:25:46. > :25:46.knew he had to change the length. Changed the length and changed his

:25:47. > :26:39.hand. I think it is still green. Yes, just

:26:40. > :26:55.got a thin edge. He needed more of it than that. Nicky is so quick,

:26:56. > :27:02.really. The shot clock was stopped. They must've been something in way.

:27:03. > :27:06.The officials are very good at that. If it is an external attraction they

:27:07. > :27:10.will stop the clock running down from 30 seconds to zero. That was

:27:11. > :27:37.OK. That was useful enough. He got a result there off the green.

:27:38. > :27:49.It looked like he was not going to make it. Maybe two. Close with two,

:27:50. > :27:58.says Sandra. That is a bonus. Still a draw. Nicky Brett, world number

:27:59. > :28:13.one, certainly justifying that position. He does not want to make

:28:14. > :28:22.the gap. Looks good. On green, confirmed by Sandra McLeish. Robert

:28:23. > :28:29.knows exactly what he has to do. He really needs to score at this end.

:28:30. > :28:36.He needs to keep scoring at every end, Robert. He has a reasonable

:28:37. > :28:44.head at this end, Robert. Don't think you can get back from there.

:28:45. > :28:49.That was outside the line out of the hand. Something was not right

:28:50. > :28:56.because the wait was too heavy as well. If Nicky is able to make this

:28:57. > :29:04.a double, I don't really fancy Robert's chances of getting back

:29:05. > :29:10.into it. Robert Mueller was a slight chance to score a single. -- knew

:29:11. > :29:21.that was a slight chance. If Nicky scores a double here he is in the

:29:22. > :29:25.favourite seat. He played that well. Let it drift in so he did not get

:29:26. > :29:33.near the red ball. Family support for Nicky Brett.

:29:34. > :29:44.Still got four ends to go. Alan Thornhill is our umpire,

:29:45. > :29:52.keeping everyone absolutely aware of the correct score, no mistakes.

:29:53. > :29:55.5-11. Because the player in bread is always first.

:29:56. > :30:53.REFEREE: Jack length 28.5 metres. Always feel Robert is one bowl away

:30:54. > :30:59.from playing well. He did well to draw the first set.

:31:00. > :31:03.He did. Nicky's final delivery to tie the first set. Since then,

:31:04. > :31:11.Nicky's performance has been better than Robert.

:31:12. > :31:15.He is going defensive now, a very good single shot, he is more than

:31:16. > :31:21.happy to play the ends down, saying to Robert, you have to draw within

:31:22. > :31:32.two inches to get the shot. More than capable of doing that. But

:31:33. > :31:37.yesterday, he would almost say he would put two inside it.

:31:38. > :31:45.Not so much today. No, he has not hit top form today, Robert. But that

:31:46. > :31:52.happens. Sometimes more in finals, for the player to catch the form

:31:53. > :32:21.they had been born -- they have been in, all week.

:32:22. > :32:30.This had to be good, even to give him a shoulder to work off. Can't

:32:31. > :32:32.afford to be short. Adding a bit of pressure onto this shot. It is a

:32:33. > :32:40.good bowl, it gives him a chance. Roberts will be looking down the

:32:41. > :32:50.backhand for the next bowl. It is good. Forehand draw is still

:32:51. > :33:15.delivery, just It is good. Forehand draw is still

:33:16. > :33:19.there for Robert, if he wants it, but another

:33:20. > :33:24.there for Robert, if he wants it, that, try and move

:33:25. > :33:31.there for Robert, if he wants it, possible to come

:33:32. > :33:38.excellent. He has to start to take chances.

:33:39. > :33:44.excellent. Once again, it is hard shots, or

:33:45. > :33:48.draw again on the forehand. Obviously, the angles are not good,

:33:49. > :33:53.playing this on the forehand. Probably still the same sort of

:33:54. > :33:59.shot, looking for the front bowl. What a shot that was. How on earth

:34:00. > :34:03.did he see that? Absolute perfection. That didn't

:34:04. > :34:11.look like an option from the commentary position, really didn't.

:34:12. > :34:15.Final delivery, clips the bowl, perfect bowl.

:34:16. > :34:18.That was absolutely brilliant. I'm still trying to work out how he

:34:19. > :34:30.generated the weight. Louise, a little bit happier with

:34:31. > :34:39.that one. 11-7.

:34:40. > :34:42.That was virtually a championship life.

:34:43. > :34:49.I would agree. Dropped a shot there, would have been over. He is back in

:34:50. > :35:02.the game. He has two score in the last three ends, though. -- to

:35:03. > :35:10.score. A marvellous delivery, ageing the

:35:11. > :35:14.bowl. We couldn't see that shot. The angles on the screen didn't allow

:35:15. > :35:17.for that. Didn't think he could possibly get a short one with enough

:35:18. > :35:24.weight. He played it to perfection.

:35:25. > :35:29.Unfortunately, first bowl next end is short. And Nick Brett is all over

:35:30. > :35:35.it yet again. He has put so much pressure on.

:35:36. > :35:42.Robert is an honest player and he should have come off after the game,

:35:43. > :35:45.and said, the opening bowl wasn't good enough to put Nicky under

:35:46. > :35:52.pressure. Taking it deep.

:35:53. > :35:56.Again, planning the odd bowl on the edge of the jack. When you are

:35:57. > :36:06.playing well and things are going while you wait, pick that up. He is

:36:07. > :36:14.mercurial when it comes to scratching out a win. As is this

:36:15. > :36:19.man. Both dug deep in their semifinals

:36:20. > :36:27.against Alex Marshall and David Gourlay, to secure wins.

:36:28. > :36:48.Always placed inside outline. This has to be good. He is on a better

:36:49. > :36:58.chat, I think, it is all about weight. -- plays.

:36:59. > :37:21.Good correction. Bit of tension out there. Both

:37:22. > :37:25.players know that the World Championship title is just about

:37:26. > :37:36.within their grasp. Nicky, are you running? I think he has it close to

:37:37. > :37:46.the weight. Has that dropped into shot, I think it might have. It is

:37:47. > :37:54.close. We need Sandra to tell us. I think it might be one green.

:37:55. > :38:01.Robert Lee should use a time out, it is too important. I don't think he

:38:02. > :38:09.has many time outs left, Robert. Two seconds left.

:38:10. > :38:14.It is all automated. Very nearly lost it.

:38:15. > :38:20.He is looking at this. Need to get the right side of the green bowl. It

:38:21. > :38:24.will be one to green now. When you touch a bowl like that, you will

:38:25. > :38:29.move it half an inch on the carpet. Definitely one green.

:38:30. > :38:39.If it is, Nicky Brett will not be playing his final delivery.

:38:40. > :38:50.No need to. He knows he has won. It got a nice little touch to fall off.

:38:51. > :39:01.12-7, five up, a good position to be in for Nicky Brett. A three, and a

:39:02. > :39:07.two, is what Paxton is looking for. Nicky is saying to himself, just one

:39:08. > :39:11.shot here. He has one hand on the trophy, just waiting to put the

:39:12. > :39:14.other one there. Even if he loses one shot, still in a very strong

:39:15. > :39:21.position. Certainly is.

:39:22. > :40:10.Jack length -- REFEREE: Jack length 27 metres.

:40:11. > :40:13.He will be confused as to where the form has gone this afternoon,

:40:14. > :40:29.really. Is he short? It is as though he hasn't been play

:40:30. > :40:36.in top form. Showing how good he is, applying himself, getting on with

:40:37. > :40:44.the job. A determined character is Robert. Never beat him easy. This

:40:45. > :40:46.one looks under. He has dropped it. That was a chance, a big chance to

:40:47. > :41:04.add the pressure. Wouldn't be surprised if Nicky draws

:41:05. > :41:12.a shot with this. Pressure on. If he draws shot here, it almost wins the

:41:13. > :41:20.game. This was a walking 70. All the pressure from Nicky, you can see the

:41:21. > :41:24.reaction from the family. They are screaming for their dad. REFEREE:

:41:25. > :41:29.Nine inches. They note at the moment he is lying

:41:30. > :41:34.championship game. Roberts is in a bit of trouble here.

:41:35. > :41:43.-- they know. Nothing easy about this one. Moving onto the backhand.

:41:44. > :41:50.He will have one bowl to stay in this championship. I wonder what

:41:51. > :41:57.Nick will do here. Because he knows Robert can pay through, he has got

:41:58. > :42:04.the back position. -- play. Robert could have nowhere to go. The

:42:05. > :42:09.alternative is, Andy, you know what it is like, stay away from it.

:42:10. > :42:15.Yes. There is a case that and I think he is actually staying away.

:42:16. > :42:19.Keeping it high. He is on the right side of it but he was to be passed

:42:20. > :42:25.jack high, he is, that is a good bowl. Robert has got absolutely

:42:26. > :42:29.nothing behind the jack coming he has to try and turn his own bowl

:42:30. > :42:38.over with a shot. Possibly score two or three.

:42:39. > :42:42.This man is the world champion. He is not showing it. A little puff

:42:43. > :42:49.there. It is what he has been working for all these years. He is

:42:50. > :42:55.in the area. Let us see how it pans out. He has got it, got the single

:42:56. > :42:59.he needs to go to the next end, Nick Brett will have to wait.

:43:00. > :43:06.APPLAUSE Good bowl, always in the area.

:43:07. > :43:26.Keeps the game going. Robert has scored five ends out of

:43:27. > :43:31.the pen, same as Nick, and he is four behind. Big four scores cost

:43:32. > :43:35.him. Louise is almost resigned to this

:43:36. > :43:41.now. A four in the final end is there.

:43:42. > :43:46.You don't tend to get them. Don't get them when you need them.

:43:47. > :43:53.Exactly. Plenty of time. No need for the...

:43:54. > :44:14.No need for the shot clock in the first bowl, so plenty of time.

:44:15. > :44:19.If it had been behind the jack, Andy, it would have been a

:44:20. > :44:26.possibility. I would expect Nicky to beat that.

:44:27. > :44:29.That would be the game. Expecting to beat it with the first

:44:30. > :44:37.one. Which he has. That is excellent. All

:44:38. > :44:43.he is doing is trying to pack the head with bowls.

:44:44. > :44:56.I think Robert, unless something dramatic happens, we'll just keep

:44:57. > :44:58.drawing to this. -- well. Yes, close with this one, that is where he

:44:59. > :45:11.wanted the first one. What a lovely position to be in,

:45:12. > :45:14.Andy. I would think Nicky is enjoying

:45:15. > :45:19.this. He can chill a little bit on this

:45:20. > :45:23.end. He knows if he puts another one close, it will build up against

:45:24. > :45:33.Robert. Because that front Red Bull... That is all he needs to do.

:45:34. > :45:38.That front Red Bull will not count. This is an impossible situation for

:45:39. > :45:41.Robert. I think he might improve the

:45:42. > :45:48.scoreline for the finish, that is all. Nick, very determined. We

:45:49. > :45:52.always knew, but it is only in the last three years he has come

:45:53. > :45:56.through, adapted his game for the Portable Rink. Robert knows this had

:45:57. > :46:02.to make contact, looking for the front bowl onto this. It could be

:46:03. > :46:04.all over. It has gone. Shake the hand. Robert is already coming.

:46:05. > :46:24.World number one. Nick Brett played really well.

:46:25. > :46:30.Robert Paxton not at his very best. But's wife, Louise, has been

:46:31. > :46:34.accepting it for the last few ends. I think Robert will be the first to

:46:35. > :46:38.accept his performance was not as good as in previous games. Well

:46:39. > :46:42.done, Nick Brett, so pleased for you.

:46:43. > :46:44.His wife can't believe it. It will be a big night tonight, the tears

:46:45. > :46:49.are flowing. No one deserves it more be a big night tonight, the tears

:46:50. > :46:58.than Nick Brett. Fought be a big night tonight, the tears

:46:59. > :47:00.qualifying if you years ago. The crowd are on their feet to the

:47:01. > :47:07.new world champion, Nicky Brett. A good effort by Robert Paxton but

:47:08. > :47:25.just not enough. for a decade. Robert Paxton, last

:47:26. > :47:32.bowl, proving he was in good form for this match.

:47:33. > :47:34.Nicky Brett get the double he needs to go 9-9. Look at the reaction, to

:47:35. > :47:40.level the first set. to go 9-9. Look at the reaction, to

:47:41. > :47:48.The first end, Nicky Drew another one in 44 but Robert not letting go.

:47:49. > :47:54.Proving that the hands... Just moving through, a big bowl to go 7-2

:47:55. > :48:00.in front on the fourth end. Moving on to the last bowl for Robert, for

:48:01. > :48:06.two. Again that edge, how on earth he got that bowl out, I don't know.

:48:07. > :48:14.A brilliant bowl. Nick Brett celebrates. Good friends,

:48:15. > :48:14.Robert Paxton and Robert saying congratulations, always just

:48:15. > :48:25.second-best on the day. Not much between this as you can

:48:26. > :48:28.tell. Really down to the big scores of

:48:29. > :48:39.Nick Brett. Nick Brett, the world number one and

:48:40. > :48:47.now the world champion, it doesn't get any better.

:48:48. > :48:50.I am with the runner up and world champion, first of all, Robert, it

:48:51. > :48:55.day at the office, one or two things didn't go your way, how do some it

:48:56. > :48:58.up? Disappointed, obviously, world

:48:59. > :49:05.final, not coming out on top. One end cost me the first set, down the

:49:06. > :49:09.bottom which Nicky capitalised on. Then give him a seven shot lead, you

:49:10. > :49:14.are chasing. People hate making its gizzards, you

:49:15. > :49:19.did have a tough match which was epic, was it difficult to lift

:49:20. > :49:22.yourself again today? Yes, and no. You are in the world final, if you

:49:23. > :49:27.can't lift us up, you shouldn't be here. Credit to Nicky, he has played

:49:28. > :49:31.fantastic in the last few years on the tour.

:49:32. > :49:37.Your performers getting to your first final here? Aneke? Before we

:49:38. > :49:41.get to the nitty-gritty of the match, how does being the world

:49:42. > :49:50.champion sound to you? Pretty bloody good, I'd say!

:49:51. > :49:53.APPLAUSE I think we'll allow that. There were one or two pivotal

:49:54. > :49:58.moments in the match as there always will be in a final. At the end of

:49:59. > :50:03.the first set, the double turned things around.

:50:04. > :50:08.I can't remember any of the game. We are looking at it now. The moment

:50:09. > :50:15.that drag you back. I was quite pleased with this one!

:50:16. > :50:20.Obviously, miss this one, you are a set down.

:50:21. > :50:24.Massive bowl for me, managed to get it.

:50:25. > :50:28.And celebrated. Yesterday, we noticed when you had a good permit

:50:29. > :50:32.against David Gourlay, the body language was positive. After that

:50:33. > :50:38.moment, you picked herself up, start of the second set, credible.

:50:39. > :50:44.You try to look for momentum in the final. It may not have been an epic,

:50:45. > :50:49.a cop ever too much. Rob played some good bowls early doors, I did. We

:50:50. > :50:55.scrapped a bit. A couple of take out shots. All in all, just managed to

:50:56. > :50:59.do enough when it counted. The one thing you most certainly had

:51:00. > :51:04.in your corner today was a lot of support from your family.

:51:05. > :51:10.Yes, I blew them up before they came here.

:51:11. > :51:14.How special is it to have done what he did today in front of your family

:51:15. > :51:16.and friends? First class, I can't thank them

:51:17. > :51:27.enough along. APPLAUSE

:51:28. > :51:33.The crowd were great to me yesterday, I was struggling and they

:51:34. > :51:45.pulled me through against David. My friends and family for coming.

:51:46. > :51:47.Ladies and gentlemen, your 2016 singles champion, Nicky Brett!

:51:48. > :52:10.APPLAUSE This will put a smile on his face

:52:11. > :52:15.because it is now wages time. The men with the money, the managing

:52:16. > :52:19.director for Potters Holidays, Mr John Potter, the group marketing and

:52:20. > :52:30.distribution director the Just Retirement, Mr David Cooper.

:52:31. > :52:37.And, to receive his runners up checks, ladies and gentlemen, Mr

:52:38. > :52:56.Robert Paxton! APPLAUSE

:52:57. > :53:05.But now, it is indeed to the winner, receiving a Langholm glass Chevy, a

:53:06. > :53:11.cheque for ?55,000. And the title of the 20 16th Just Retirement world

:53:12. > :53:11.indoor singles champion, it is Nicky Brett!

:53:12. > :53:38.APPLAUSE ladies and gentlemen, for the first

:53:39. > :53:41.time in his career, the 20 16th Just Retirement world indoor singles

:53:42. > :54:15.champion, Nicky Brett! And a standing ovation for Nicky

:54:16. > :54:20.Brett and Robert Paxton, but for Nicky Brett, the world number one,

:54:21. > :54:24.the moment he has worked his whole bowls life for, David Corkill? Nicky

:54:25. > :54:28.has been around the International Arena for a long time. Like

:54:29. > :54:32.everything else, do you only have one target, the world singles. He

:54:33. > :54:37.was fantastic today. Big moment at the start of the

:54:38. > :54:43.second set, a four. He came into that beautifully,

:54:44. > :54:47.coming off the back during -- of going the second shot. Robert had a

:54:48. > :54:53.bad end. Unfortunately, Nicky took full advantage. It looked easy but

:54:54. > :54:57.it is not. Looking for that full house. Because of the psychological

:54:58. > :55:01.effect on your opponent. You were talking in commentary, when

:55:02. > :55:07.things aren't going for you, they don't. Robert Paxton, fourth end of

:55:08. > :55:11.the second set, misfortune. I was saying earlier, it all depends

:55:12. > :55:18.on whether you get the breaks. When you hit things. That was unlucky. He

:55:19. > :55:22.hit the target perfect, took two of his own bowls and leaves Nicky line

:55:23. > :55:26.three. When that happens, you start to question if it is more day.

:55:27. > :55:30.Your thoughts on Nicky becoming world number one and following up

:55:31. > :55:34.with this world title. Does that make him undisputedly the best

:55:35. > :55:41.player in the world at the moment? No, but what it does make him is

:55:42. > :55:45.world champion, and be confirmed where he is at this moment in time,

:55:46. > :55:49.world number one and world champion. But he needs if you will years to

:55:50. > :55:53.back that up and overtake people like Alex Marshall.

:55:54. > :56:00.Become ignore six world titles. Nicky Brett, supreme this year at

:56:01. > :56:03.Potters. Coming up after the bowls today on the east coast of England,

:56:04. > :56:12.we have action from ski Sunday in Austria. At 5:15pm on BBC Two.

:56:13. > :56:15.we have action from ski Sunday in Time now to bring you action

:56:16. > :56:18.we have action from ski Sunday in the ladies final. Between Ellen

:56:19. > :56:26.Falkner and Rebecca Field, former champions going head-to-head. Ellen

:56:27. > :56:31.Falkner one in 2005 and 2006, Rebecca Field in 2013. Ellen Falkner

:56:32. > :56:35.won the first, we join it in the second end of the second set,

:56:36. > :56:36.Rebecca had her nose in front. Andy Thomson and David Corkill in the

:56:37. > :56:47.commentary box. Always enjoyed the women's final

:56:48. > :56:53.here. At Potters leisure resort. Not many seats there, David.

:56:54. > :57:02.Spare seats, shall we say will stop it is the one place where everyone

:57:03. > :57:08.wants to be able to enjoy the bowls, get a good view.

:57:09. > :57:14.The players go into the auditorium to watch as well.

:57:15. > :57:21.I've seen you sitting on the back row a few times, Andy.

:57:22. > :57:49.Keeping myself tucked up on the way. We find you!

:57:50. > :58:06.After the adrenaline rush of the first set, first few ends of the

:58:07. > :58:09.second set, both players want to settle in. This is a good

:58:10. > :58:33.correction. They certainly do not want to lose counts.

:58:34. > :58:49.REFEREE: The gap is one inch. bowl, three feet.

:58:50. > :58:54.Textbook delivery that, David. Backswing, nice follow-through. It

:58:55. > :58:57.is Backswing, nice follow-through. It

:58:58. > :59:03.key to it. Follow the line with the hand. Excellent. Excellent action

:59:04. > :59:09.from Rebecca Field. Nice follow-through from Ellen as

:59:10. > :59:33.well. That one dropping a bit short. The

:59:34. > :59:35.chance to make the correction with the last bowl. By then it should be

:59:36. > :00:15.three against her. That may come in useful. I think it

:00:16. > :00:23.is just a draw. No drive shot available really. I don't know if

:00:24. > :00:30.she likes the backhand in this direction. She has not played many

:00:31. > :00:35.good drawing bowls with it. I don't think she has picked a line. Her

:00:36. > :00:44.previous ball was good. Just had to follow that one. Just missed the

:00:45. > :00:47.line. Uncompromising in that situation, that backhand. If you

:00:48. > :01:02.miss the line you will go over very quickly. A good start for Rebecca.

:01:03. > :01:12.3-0 up. I have been asked a question on Twitter about how the umpires

:01:13. > :01:16.George the distance. As they walk up the side of the rink they can

:01:17. > :01:25.calculate exactly where that is in relation to the mat. It makes for a

:01:26. > :01:38.quicker game, so you can set the jack in line.

:01:39. > :01:52.A good start by Rebecca. She has composed herself and is drawing well

:01:53. > :02:08.after the final ends of the first set.

:02:09. > :02:13.14 inches. She still feels confident of toying around with the opening

:02:14. > :02:30.bowl from Eleanor. Inside the bowl. That is OK. That is

:02:31. > :02:42.fine. We do everything in metres now. But bowlers are used to working

:02:43. > :02:45.in inches and feet and yards. Yes, it is all in feet and inches. That

:02:46. > :03:00.is how we have been brought up, really. Of course for schoolchildren

:03:01. > :03:08.now it is all in metric -- metric. On the other countries in the world

:03:09. > :03:14.it is metric. -- in so many others. I think if we were telling our

:03:15. > :03:21.players you a ten centimetres short, they would go, what on earth is

:03:22. > :03:31.that? If you say four inches, they would know exactly where you are. It

:03:32. > :03:36.will be interesting to see what Alan decides here. It will be difficult

:03:37. > :03:41.to draw the shot. I think she will be positive on the backhand. It is a

:03:42. > :03:53.good backhand shot. Yes, just inside the line. Wants to move the bowl,

:03:54. > :04:01.not the jack. She was prepared to take that risk.

:04:02. > :04:11.Here we see Eleanor's bowl, right on the target. If she had hit it full,

:04:12. > :04:23.there might have been a slight touch on the jack. Good running bowl. Yes,

:04:24. > :04:25.she played it well. Rebecca just needs to close her shot, promote her

:04:26. > :04:47.own bowl. Is it one red here? Well, it is

:04:48. > :04:52.showing one red. I think it is. Just. Just hearing a few

:04:53. > :05:18.confirmations that it is red. This needs to stop cancer Eleanor.

:05:19. > :05:32.-- to count for Eleanor. That has gone through. Yes, one to red.

:05:33. > :05:37.Eleanor needed that. -- Ellen. She did not want Rebecca to get any

:05:38. > :05:42.further ahead. Although it is a long set, you do not want your opponent

:05:43. > :05:52.to get four, five, six in front. Keep in touch. Ellen is resisting

:05:53. > :05:58.any temptation to change this length. I just feel as if she is

:05:59. > :06:11.getting a little bit out drawn in this direction.

:06:12. > :06:18.Both players could go short with the jack. It is who is prepared to take

:06:19. > :06:24.the risk first. Rebecca is getting enforced in this direction. I would

:06:25. > :06:42.expect Rebecca to beat that. I chance for Alan. -- a chance for

:06:43. > :07:33.Alan. If Ellen pops another one in, she is

:07:34. > :07:53.in a strong position. That will offer Rebecca and

:07:54. > :07:58.opportunity. She has got the back position. She certainly can afford

:07:59. > :08:13.to play reaching draw, as we call it. A couple of chances.

:08:14. > :08:20.It teases us into playing the shot but it is still difficult to

:08:21. > :08:30.manufacture. You have to use the mat a lot. Go from the outside in. Yes,

:08:31. > :08:46.get a flat line. Still a chance for Ellen to draw another. This looks

:08:47. > :08:52.better. Not bad. Not bad. It is in. But the two bowls will disappear. I

:08:53. > :08:56.would be inclined to play But the two bowls will disappear. I

:08:57. > :09:03.a bit of weight because there are two chances. Be more positive inside

:09:04. > :09:17.the line. She has thrown it high again. This

:09:18. > :09:23.has to have perfect weight. Sheena will never get that. -- she was

:09:24. > :09:28.never going to get that. She needed to be stronger.

:09:29. > :09:37.never going to get that. She needed from Rebecca. Brilliant effort

:09:38. > :09:47.though. Ellen gets back to tying the set.

:09:48. > :10:03.Magnificent arena. The jack looks fairly safe. Once again, coming up

:10:04. > :10:13.towards the tee. 28.5 metres. Just one short of a full length. A lot of

:10:14. > :10:20.players will use their own bowls. There are pool bowls available which

:10:21. > :10:25.have the correct colour, different manufacturers, weights and grips

:10:26. > :10:30.etc. A lot of players do use their own. Most of them do not have a red

:10:31. > :10:34.etc. A lot of players do use their or Green said. Obviously the

:10:35. > :10:38.etc. A lot of players do use their 16 top players have. It is not a

:10:39. > :10:41.problem for them. All of the manufacturers of

:10:42. > :10:44.problem for them. All of the They can choose them, practice with

:10:45. > :10:50.problem for them. All of the them, see which suits you best.

:10:51. > :10:53.problem for them. All of the Nicky Brett arrived with seven

:10:54. > :10:59.different sets in the back of his car. Different sizes, different bias

:11:00. > :11:09.is. He cannot make his mind up. He is terrible. He will be having a go

:11:10. > :11:36.at me shortly when he sees me! Maybe that is why he is world number one.

:11:37. > :11:47.thought it was going to be under. It is still about 18 inches short.

:11:48. > :11:55.Forcing Ellen to play the forehand side. She has played a few good

:11:56. > :12:01.bowls down the side, Ellen. She will have to start thinking about leaving

:12:02. > :12:06.off it. Good effort, second bowl. She is happy with that. She has not

:12:07. > :12:09.been getting to the jack Whither backhands in quite some time. --

:12:10. > :13:12.with her backhands. Not really a shot here for Rebecca.

:13:13. > :13:16.Just a draw. A safe one, Andy. Yes, it is a safe one. Hopefully she can

:13:17. > :13:52.pick a two up. Yes, I think that counts. That is

:13:53. > :14:15.close. That is a tight one. Very, very tight indeed.

:14:16. > :14:26.Mike Davies will sort this out. Very simple instrument but incredibly

:14:27. > :14:46.accurate. I love tools, generally, Andy. I am

:14:47. > :14:57.a great one for trying different things out. A good steady hand

:14:58. > :15:06.required when you are holding them, David. Hull yes.

:15:07. > :15:12.My tool shed at home is full of all sorts of weird and wonderful things.

:15:13. > :15:31.Things I have bought over the years or inherited from my father.

:15:32. > :15:40.That is the trouble when you see a book case or something, Andy, and

:15:41. > :15:46.the wife says, you could make that! Not for me. I am not a great DIY

:15:47. > :15:56.man. That looks like a terrible bowl. But I will be truthful, she

:15:57. > :16:02.probably missed the line by about four or five inches. You just get

:16:03. > :16:09.absolutely hammered on that forehand. You absolutely do. The

:16:10. > :16:15.margins of error when you are looking down a tight line are very

:16:16. > :16:23.small. You have to have faith in a big swinging bowl. The chance of a

:16:24. > :16:28.correction here for Rebecca. That is the sign of a good player, ignore

:16:29. > :16:39.the bad bowls, get back and start all over again. That is what she has

:16:40. > :16:41.done. Well played. She is thinking to yourself, if I had pushed that

:16:42. > :16:56.little bit wider...! Lovely correction. This may force

:16:57. > :17:27.onto the back end just a draw. Just needs to keep the weight to

:17:28. > :17:31.hold this up. Very close to it. A lovely view from our commentary

:17:32. > :17:40.position. You could see that ball go down a perfect line. Third delivery,

:17:41. > :17:51.pushes the ball out. Corrected very quickly.

:17:52. > :17:59.Elin playing the background draw. I do not think she has drawn many good

:18:00. > :18:07.shots on the backhand. No. But she is putting it into good position.

:18:08. > :18:14.Rebecca must think about this. A back bowl would be very useful. I

:18:15. > :18:30.think the spot is probably a good spot here, the re-spot.

:18:31. > :18:43.She is certainly not on the re-spot line. No. But she has pushed it out.

:18:44. > :18:47.She will be happy enough with that. If Ellen kills this head, she will

:18:48. > :18:55.score. I think Ellen will be positive here. Good shot. Down on

:18:56. > :18:58.the backhand. You could almost play this on any hand. She would play

:18:59. > :19:27.this heavy on the forehand. She was on target. But just got the

:19:28. > :19:33.perfect edge. She was in the area. However, she just gets a very

:19:34. > :19:41.fortunate edge on the jack. If it had gone through it would've been

:19:42. > :19:47.one to Rebecca. It is fractions, isn't it? It certainly is. Ellen

:19:48. > :19:51.Falkner has been playing the big bowls. That was another one. She is

:19:52. > :20:16.hanging in with the big bowls. The first real change. 26.5 metres.

:20:17. > :20:25.It was going to happen sometime. I think it is a good idea. Ellen has

:20:26. > :20:26.been losing the battle coming in this direction. She has dropped this

:20:27. > :21:28.one short. That is a good tactic. We have people viewing this final

:21:29. > :21:37.all around the world. Stewart in Norway ginning in. -- Chevening in.

:21:38. > :21:48.I know you like to speak many languages, I just wondered if you

:21:49. > :21:55.could reply to him in Norwegian? No. Stuart Gray will be back for the

:21:56. > :22:04.bowling season at Taunton bowling club. I hope it is a summer to

:22:05. > :22:12.enjoy. Chose the perfect bowl. Once again from the forehand side. Yes,

:22:13. > :22:14.losing the battle quite often in the first two. But the recovery bowls

:22:15. > :22:38.have been excellent. Lots of Time-Outs are available but

:22:39. > :22:45.for some reason Ellen is not bothering much. She has got plenty

:22:46. > :22:56.of time here. She has got ten seconds.

:22:57. > :23:13.The target bowl is the green one just beyond the jack.

:23:14. > :23:35.This is just a backhand draw for Rebecca.

:23:36. > :24:05.Rebecca's final delivery. She needed the jack. Bump fist for that one. A

:24:06. > :25:33.big shot for Rebecca. That was not a good one. That is

:25:34. > :25:42.exactly where Ellen will be trying to bring the jack. Ellen asking what

:25:43. > :26:08.is the nearest green bowl. Just a draw. Or, yes! -- hole! There

:26:09. > :26:17.was a bit of a delayed response from the crowd. There we see Ellen's

:26:18. > :26:22.second delivery. Catches the jack. The crowd are anticipating following

:26:23. > :26:36.on the jack. It did not move. Good head of bowls. The inside line was

:26:37. > :26:41.not a particular problem. Elin wants to be a little bit careful here. If

:26:42. > :26:46.that bowl drops, the jack will go to green. I just wonder if she will

:26:47. > :26:51.play the backhand and play safe or be very brave on the forehand.

:26:52. > :26:59.Difficult. I think she will be brave on the forehand. I agree with you.

:27:00. > :27:18.Moves are own red bowl. Yes, she is staying away from it.

:27:19. > :27:35.That was a good bowl. Very handy there. Five bowls all within a foot.

:27:36. > :27:56.Three of them are within six inches. That is good stuff. Good standard.

:27:57. > :28:09.I think I would be taking one here. She is tempted because the movement

:28:10. > :28:13.of the jack is the problem. That is where the danger is. Any touch on

:28:14. > :28:25.that, that jack is going to move and probably end up over there. That was

:28:26. > :28:30.very sensible. I thought she might. It is a match where single shots are

:28:31. > :28:36.so important. Yes, she did not want to go three shots down. She has

:28:37. > :28:46.reduced the deficit to one. Keeps in the game. Ellen Falkner can afford

:28:47. > :29:38.to draw the set. Rebecca has to win it by at least one clear shot.

:29:39. > :29:49.A bit late in the game to start changing. A few ends ago, maybe

:29:50. > :29:56.think about using the forehand. She has been forced onto the

:29:57. > :30:01.forehand. The pattern repeats, often Rebecca in the first, then Ellen

:30:02. > :30:06.retrieves. It is about who scores the shot at the end of the day. Once

:30:07. > :30:11.again, change of hand for Ellen, then a good bowl.

:30:12. > :30:16.That is what she would have been looking for with her first one.

:30:17. > :30:22.As you say, David, sometimes awkward to change near the end of the game.

:30:23. > :30:35.You feel as if it is a bit of a gamble.

:30:36. > :30:43.The player behind really want to score on this end. Force your

:30:44. > :30:50.opponent to chase the match. That is what Rebecca will have to do if she

:30:51. > :30:55.loses the shot here. It is going very quick, needs the jack, got it.

:30:56. > :31:00.She has got it. She is still down.

:31:01. > :31:05.Not enough. Once again, playing this forehand

:31:06. > :31:19.well. Ellen Falkner. But Rebecca coming to have a look at this. I

:31:20. > :31:23.don't think she liked what she sees. The difficulty for Rebecca if she

:31:24. > :31:26.tries to play the forehand, to be careful of the jack.

:31:27. > :31:33.But if she plays a backhand and gets into this area, it has got to be

:31:34. > :31:41.useful if she gets in there. That is where I would be, she has to

:31:42. > :31:42.be behind the head. She will be expecting Ellen to

:31:43. > :32:04.attack this head. Maybe a little bit further than she

:32:05. > :32:11.wanted. Right sort of shot, I think she was trying to get the other side

:32:12. > :32:18.of the Red Bull. -- read bowl.

:32:19. > :32:23.A percentage shot. All sorts of things to come off there. Depends

:32:24. > :32:31.how much weight she uses. Quite a bit. Going strong, will it

:32:32. > :32:36.hold? She is calling it to hold. It almost looks like it was going to

:32:37. > :32:37.hit that one, she was just on the wrong side.

:32:38. > :32:56.Not far away. A great effort. When a stunt like that, all the

:32:57. > :33:00.momentum goes on to the other bowl. Offering Rebecca a safer opportunity

:33:01. > :33:11.for the second shot. She could be braver with this one.

:33:12. > :33:16.No danger in giving it away. Just lacking the pace. Can't blame

:33:17. > :33:24.her. A real chase for home now. Alan

:33:25. > :33:51.really needs to win this next end. -- Ellen.

:33:52. > :34:16.A very tight set here, nine ends, 12 shots scored. Not a lot of big

:34:17. > :34:55.scores flying about. Very few Shot bowl going in. Correction made.

:34:56. > :35:03.Is it dropping away? That Shot bowl going in. Correction made.

:35:04. > :35:34.dropped away from the shot. Showing the bowl has touched the

:35:35. > :35:42.jack. Ellen's second delivery, perfect

:35:43. > :35:49.bowl. This looks went under. That is a forehand inside the line.

:35:50. > :35:54.I don't think Ellen was to try this now.

:35:55. > :35:57.It is quite important that she does add another. Puts her in a good

:35:58. > :36:00.It is quite important that she does position going into the final end.

:36:01. > :36:04.She didn't want to play the forehand and leave a shoulder. She is playing

:36:05. > :36:14.a backhand, trying to come in and around the back of the jack. Gives

:36:15. > :36:21.her a bit of position. This is good. A very handy bowl. It won't be in.

:36:22. > :36:32.But it will be a situation where, if Rebecca misses this, she might well

:36:33. > :36:36.just decide to aim for the four. At this moment, Andy, I would

:36:37. > :36:41.suggest she would be very happy with two.

:36:42. > :36:45.Rebecca am probably one or two down, doesn't make much difference going

:36:46. > :37:00.into the final end. She would not want to drop 83. -- a three.

:37:01. > :37:04.The forehand, if you touch the outside of the red bowl, the chapel

:37:05. > :37:08.go closer to the green. The backhand, she was close to adding

:37:09. > :37:15.another. One more gives her a little bit of space in the last end, she

:37:16. > :37:19.can afford to lose a single. Setting up on the safe side. The

:37:20. > :37:25.danger for Ellen is I don't think she has played many good ones on

:37:26. > :37:28.this site. I don't think she has added with this.

:37:29. > :37:38.Too heavy. The line is perfect. Yes.

:37:39. > :37:45.It is a one and ship out for the second set to win the trophy and the

:37:46. > :38:18.title. All to force a tie-break -- one end shoot out.

:38:19. > :38:27.REFEREE: Jack length 26.5 metres. This has been a wonderful game

:38:28. > :38:33.between Ellen Falkner and Rebecca Field, Ellen took the first set

:38:34. > :38:41.10-9. Second set, perfectly poised, going into the last end at 7-7. And

:38:42. > :38:49.this end is going to be interesting in terms of its tactics. Certainly

:38:50. > :38:53.not worrying about scoring a two or three, they just want to win. If

:38:54. > :39:01.Ellen wins, she takes the title and the trippy. If Rebecca wins, we are

:39:02. > :39:05.into a three end tie-break. Two good bowls, doesn't really want the jack

:39:06. > :39:15.first. She ran with it. A little touch of the bowl.

:39:16. > :39:18.She held onto it. This is almost like a tie-break end, it doesn't

:39:19. > :39:21.matter who scores. I think she will run at this.

:39:22. > :39:36.This cannot be drawn. Very controlled to try and rest into

:39:37. > :39:43.her own bowl. There is a back bowl in, always handy. She will attack.

:39:44. > :39:49.She has come down to have a look, she will be positive now, Ellen.

:39:50. > :40:00.Rebecca can't go near this. Cover shot.

:40:01. > :40:10.Quite rightly, keeping it wide. Anticipating a drive from Ellen. A

:40:11. > :40:25.good bowl. I'd expect a forehand runner here.

:40:26. > :40:35.It is the backhand, maybe because the bowl will come across the centre

:40:36. > :40:42.line better. Close to something. Good effort. Always high. I can

:40:43. > :40:47.understand why she played it. The only thing I don't like about the

:40:48. > :40:51.backhand is the green bowl will go onto the jack in the ditch.

:40:52. > :40:59.Forehand, better chance of taking the bowl out clean.

:41:00. > :41:03.I think she plays the forehand rather well, Ellen. Slightly

:41:04. > :41:10.surprised there. Again, Rebecca will be staying away from this. Can't do

:41:11. > :41:20.anything about the head. Going deep again. Just saying to

:41:21. > :41:25.Ellen, if you get this, good on you. We still think the forehand was off

:41:26. > :41:29.centre, Andy, I think it will be a better percentage shot to get to

:41:30. > :41:33.there. The one thing I really think is an issue for Ellen played the

:41:34. > :41:37.backhand, if she gets the bowl, the jack will move into this direction

:41:38. > :41:44.and there are green bowls waiting. Which loses the shot. She is

:41:45. > :41:48.stronger on the forehand. It is off centre. This is where the bowl holds

:41:49. > :42:00.out on the forehand. A better shot because of that.

:42:01. > :42:04.Plenty of time outs available. If she gets this absolutely right, it

:42:05. > :42:09.will be hard to beat. If she catches the red bowl solid,

:42:10. > :42:15.the green will go out. It will be a difficult shot for Rebecca.

:42:16. > :42:20.Pick your hand, Ellen, if you fancy the backhand, play it. To me, it is

:42:21. > :42:25.forehand. Looking at the forehand now. She

:42:26. > :42:40.didn't hit us, that is not possible! It really is a forehand shots.

:42:41. > :42:51.Very close, got it. Played it to perfection. Didn't get the high side

:42:52. > :43:04.of the bowl, got the solid contact. She has got the shot back and holds

:43:05. > :43:10.a championship life. -- lie. This is interesting, is Ellen lying

:43:11. > :43:14.one or two. We haven't heard anything, it is

:43:15. > :43:19.close for the second. I would say if Rebecca is lying

:43:20. > :43:22.second shot, she will drive this. I think she will drive it anyway,

:43:23. > :43:27.regardless. A hard one to draw. This is a runner

:43:28. > :43:34.as well. It depends on how much weight. A big

:43:35. > :43:39.target in many ways. The second shot is critical here.

:43:40. > :43:45.It is a forehand runner as well, same bowl as Ellen.

:43:46. > :43:56.Going for the heavy shot. What is her line like? It looks as if she is

:43:57. > :44:01.under, she is making the gap. REFEREE: Second shot and the match,

:44:02. > :44:07.Ellen Falkner. Ellen Falkner, 2-0. The big bowls,

:44:08. > :44:10.she really played the important ones.

:44:11. > :44:18.That was the difference. It is fair to say Rebecca played with a

:44:19. > :44:22.slightly on the draw shot but Ellen played the better shots.

:44:23. > :44:27.She came back well, had a gap of a few years, came back very strong in

:44:28. > :44:33.this event. Some very tight matches. 10-9, 8-7, wonderful final.

:44:34. > :44:41.A wonderful final, the gap was ten years since Ellen Falkner had her

:44:42. > :44:47.hands on that trophy. 2005, 2006, she had to wait a while, but she has

:44:48. > :44:52.won the title again. I am delighted to take the ladies singles champion

:44:53. > :44:56.is with me. One, they say absence makes the heart grow fonder, how did

:44:57. > :45:00.you feel? I was absolutely delighted. As I

:45:01. > :45:10.said in the interview after the match, sometimes, the time that

:45:11. > :45:10.lapses in between, it makes it even more special.

:45:11. > :45:15.You go through the years and lows, it is great to come back

:45:16. > :45:15.on top. What has the reaction being, has it sunk

:45:16. > :45:18.on top. What has the reaction being, the number of messages. We had a

:45:19. > :45:23.lovely evening the number of messages. We had a

:45:24. > :45:27.Potters. Then back to the number of messages. We had a

:45:28. > :45:30.yesterday playing in national competition, and came down yesterday

:45:31. > :45:33.to watch the final. Did you go to work on Friday having

:45:34. > :45:37.won on Thursday? Friday afternoon, back to work, all

:45:38. > :45:42.good. The thought that some people have

:45:43. > :45:46.been chatting about here is you have won it three times like Carol Ashby,

:45:47. > :45:52.Carol Ashby had a go at the open singles at Potters, William

:45:53. > :45:54.contemplate having a crack at the guys?

:45:55. > :46:00.I have always entered the open conditions. One year I lost in the

:46:01. > :46:05.final. I have been close. Other women have done it, Carol Ashby,

:46:06. > :46:11.Julie Forrest have made it here. I will certainly be trying to test my

:46:12. > :46:16.wits and get into the open event. Today, if you do come back, you will

:46:17. > :46:21.be watching. Nicky Brett, someone you know very well, pairs partner is

:46:22. > :46:24.how long? 16 years. I know we don't look old

:46:25. > :46:28.enough! We have one if you nationals

:46:29. > :46:34.together, a couple of mixed pairs. I am over the moon to him today.

:46:35. > :46:36.together, a couple of mixed pairs. I has worked its jimmy hard, it took

:46:37. > :46:41.him a number of years to break into the top 16. Not only want one but

:46:42. > :46:41.world champion to add to his portfolio.

:46:42. > :46:59.To think you have both won the World Championship in same year, a dream

:47:00. > :47:00.for the two people who have known each other so long.

:47:01. > :47:02.Incredible, me, each other so long.

:47:03. > :47:04.supportive of each other in tournaments and delighted when one

:47:05. > :47:07.of us wins. Great for Nick. He has just moved clubs otherwise it would

:47:08. > :47:08.have been another two for the city of Ely.

:47:09. > :47:09.The strength of women's bowls, yourself, Rebecca, Catherine, apart

:47:10. > :47:14.from the fact you are all from yourself, Rebecca, Catherine, apart

:47:15. > :47:18.local area. Young, but been around for a while. Your thoughts on how

:47:19. > :47:20.local area. Young, but been around strong the sport is for women?

:47:21. > :47:24.It is one of the great things about the sports, it is open to

:47:25. > :47:28.It is one of the great things about very inclusive and accessible. For

:47:29. > :47:52.the women's side, we have been dominant and strong on

:47:53. > :47:55.the world stage for a number of years as team England.

:47:56. > :47:57.There are loads of young players coming through, a great pathway and

:47:58. > :47:59.system which spurs everyone on and pushes everybody for a place.

:48:00. > :48:02.Wonderful to have you here, thank you for coming in. I hope you have

:48:03. > :48:05.enjoyed the afternoon. The state of women's bowls is healthy, and the

:48:06. > :48:07.future of the game in the men's, edition as evidenced by last night's

:48:08. > :48:10.Under 25s final. Joseph Mower had an outstanding record at junior level

:48:11. > :48:12.in Wales and in the British Isles, edition.

:48:13. > :48:14.He was up against Ross Owen, 22, from Wales, in 2012 he knocked out

:48:15. > :48:20.Paul Foster in the first round of the singles at Potters.

:48:21. > :48:25.Joseph Mower won the first set. Ross came back with the second set. This

:48:26. > :48:26.is the start of the tie-break, Robert Paxton commentating with

:48:27. > :48:40.David Corkill. Ross Owen has been dominating this

:48:41. > :48:45.length over the last two ends. It different tactic now. Absolutely,

:48:46. > :48:50.he is waiting list but he's on a good mind.

:48:51. > :48:55.It comes. Will he be tempted at this?

:48:56. > :49:01.Tactics change, just a matter of winning the end, it doesn't matter

:49:02. > :49:07.about scoring a two or three, one is good enough. Two handy bowls to

:49:08. > :49:36.start with. Ross is waving this one back again.

:49:37. > :49:51.Just slipped round, very good. That is a handy place.

:49:52. > :50:08.Ross will probably be thinking that it is just not close enough, that

:50:09. > :50:11.single shot. Needs one a little bit closer. That is what he is trifle,

:50:12. > :50:27.trying to encourage it forward. -- what he is trying.

:50:28. > :50:35.He looks like he's on a slightly inside line, a with this. The front

:50:36. > :50:41.edge or jack's clean. Yes. Will it travel enough? I think it has, to

:50:42. > :50:49.the back red one. Hard for us to be sure.

:50:50. > :50:59.REFEREE: It is very close. Front red, goodness me, we thought

:51:00. > :51:05.the red level with the jack was closer. Probably 18 inches for Ross

:51:06. > :51:19.here. That is close. When you put the

:51:20. > :51:23.rings on, you realise how things are lying. The jack high bowl ducks the

:51:24. > :51:30.shot but it is not when you put the rings on. It is not easy, this. The

:51:31. > :51:36.front bowl to negotiate. It does hold at the end. I think he

:51:37. > :51:48.has played a very good bowl here. That is really tidy. A really good

:51:49. > :51:56.bowl. Takes a bit of the Angola way. -- angle away.

:51:57. > :52:02.The question it is he prepared to have another go, or try to draw it.

:52:03. > :52:12.That is his only option. Doesn't look to be much of a runner for him.

:52:13. > :52:19.REFEREE: Time out called. He is keeping that concentration going. He

:52:20. > :52:26.is going for the strike, bowl on to bowl.

:52:27. > :52:34.Now,... Has he got the re-spot. I can't

:52:35. > :52:39.tell. It certainly looks to me. The jack is in the ditch and it stays

:52:40. > :52:42.live if it is within the confines of the rink, the yellow marker on the

:52:43. > :52:52.bottom of your picture. This is going to be tricky.

:52:53. > :52:56.It really is. It is a measure with the bowl in the ditch. Then they

:52:57. > :53:12.will have two come over the ditch for the next bowl.

:53:13. > :53:24.That is well in. Yes. 12 red. A successful drive there. If it had

:53:25. > :53:36.been on the re-spot, it probably would have made it as well.

:53:37. > :53:41.A good bowl. Ross wondering... Ross did everything he could. He

:53:42. > :53:45.didn't play a bad end at all. Joseph came up with an answer, just

:53:46. > :53:54.got the edge of the jack into the ditch.

:53:55. > :53:55.Joseph's Mum and girlfriend sitting quietly, properly as nervous as

:53:56. > :54:13.kittens. -- probably. REFEREE: Jack length 28 metres.

:54:14. > :54:29.Hannah on the left and mum Angela, Ross Owens.

:54:30. > :54:49.Can be a danger sometimes, Ross has been dominating the short jacks. He

:54:50. > :54:53.has giving it away, and Joseph has got it in.

:54:54. > :55:01.The one thing he doesn't want to be here is short.

:55:02. > :55:04.A great effort. The line in front is not good for him.

:55:05. > :55:08.That is the place he did not want to be. He will struggle to get past

:55:09. > :55:33.that. Very tempting to run at this to get

:55:34. > :55:39.it out of the way. A good decision. Just moved the bowl out of the way.

:55:40. > :55:46.Fortunately, had to -- unfortunately, had to waste one.

:55:47. > :55:54.I would go on the re-spot here, stay away from that. Just leave it up to

:55:55. > :56:03.Ross to make the disturbance. It is not easy.

:56:04. > :56:13.Good thinking. Very good understanding of the game, both

:56:14. > :56:18.these players, they no had to play these sets.

:56:19. > :56:34.Same bowl as last time. Takes the two bowls away, the jack into the

:56:35. > :56:47.ditch. He is down the line.

:56:48. > :56:52.Great shot. Well done. He got a touch on the jacks so it will be

:56:53. > :56:57.marked as a touch, stay on a rink. He had opened the door, a good

:56:58. > :57:19.strike. Joseph has no choice but to try and draw close.

:57:20. > :57:48.Interesting. He is playing across the line here, I'm not sure I would

:57:49. > :57:52.have played that. Here it comes. It needs to run a bit. No, it is not

:57:53. > :58:04.bad. A bit of a challenge to try and get to that. It is a match lie.

:58:05. > :58:10.He has played that backhand well, to be fair. Suddenly put the pressure

:58:11. > :58:13.on bass. More importantly comic he hasn't

:58:14. > :58:17.gone close to the jack which means boss will probably try to ditch it.

:58:18. > :58:23.He is forced into the jaw. boss will probably try to ditch it.

:58:24. > :58:30.He has one hand on the trophy, at 18, that is a very big achievement.

:58:31. > :58:39.16 inches to draw this, boss. After two banners. The forehand. He

:58:40. > :58:41.is on a good line, it is all about weight. Has he got enough? He has.

:58:42. > :59:39.That is a great pressure bowl. The two boys able to relax out of

:59:40. > :59:41.there even with the pressure of the last end. The last end the

:59:42. > :59:50.tie-break. Joseph Mower has given himself last

:59:51. > :00:04.bowl again. That is very good under Joseph Mower has given himself last

:00:05. > :00:11.pressure. The rules change on the third tie-break. You can and it is

:00:12. > :00:13.to kill the end. Every player can do that four times. It can be replayed

:00:14. > :00:53.once. A little tide on the ball. I don't

:00:54. > :00:58.think it is made any difference. But it has brought him closer. Still

:00:59. > :01:06.trying to get inside the red bowl and use it.

:01:07. > :01:20.Good weight. Still a handy bowl in the head.

:01:21. > :01:28.He starts to be a little bit careful.

:01:29. > :01:46.Trying to close the head down a little bit.

:01:47. > :01:54.It looks like a good rest on the backhand for Joseph Mower. He has

:01:55. > :01:56.got the shoulder to work off. His runners have been good. You might be

:01:57. > :02:18.tempted down the back. Tough shot. That was a good effort. Just

:02:19. > :02:23.dropping inside. He has the re-spot covered on one side. Think Ross will

:02:24. > :02:41.be doing well just to cover the back position. Yes, split the two red.

:02:42. > :02:54.This is a tough one for him. Joseph Mower as Godfrey ball out again. --

:02:55. > :03:04.has got the bowl out again. He covers the re-spot. Does not

:03:05. > :03:21.cover the back bowl. That is the angle he wants to come

:03:22. > :03:29.off. Full jack, it could go anywhere. Either way he is going to

:03:30. > :03:38.be off to it. Drive off the backhand. Ride up the middle. It

:03:39. > :03:44.will be one to red. I acknowledge and from Ross Owen. That is the

:03:45. > :03:51.shot. Joseph Mower has won the singles. A very good final. It

:03:52. > :03:56.really has been. An excellent example of how the youth aeroplane

:03:57. > :04:03.the game at the moment. Lots of good draws, lots of good hits. Good

:04:04. > :04:08.appreciation for each other. Good sportsmanship. Excellent game.

:04:09. > :04:13.Joseph Mower won the first set, lost the second. He wins the tie-break

:04:14. > :04:17.and lift the title. And the smile on the face of young

:04:18. > :04:22.Joseph Mower says it all, a great moment for him in his career which

:04:23. > :04:25.came before family and friends, hopefully, can it provide a

:04:26. > :04:31.springboard for him to go on to better things?

:04:32. > :04:39.David Corkill here. Corgi, exciting young talent? Absolutely. We have

:04:40. > :04:44.seen Ross before. I knew what he can do. Seeing Josef come through has

:04:45. > :04:52.been fantastic. We have got a lot of good young players in the UK. It is

:04:53. > :04:59.just about developing them. Darren Burnett won the mixed pairs title

:05:00. > :05:05.this week and doubled up with his success in the pairs. There was a

:05:06. > :05:10.moment we thought he might win all three? Yes, absolutely. He was

:05:11. > :05:16.certainly playing well enough. It was a bit of deja vu. We were in the

:05:17. > :05:20.situation with Robert Paxton. He was brilliant. Cell of the last hurdle.

:05:21. > :05:26.Darren did the same thing but he played extremely well in this event.

:05:27. > :05:32.You cannot win all three? Remains that situation at the moment. Can it

:05:33. > :05:38.be done? I think it can. You have to be informed for two weeks and that

:05:39. > :05:42.is not easy. All week we have been asking Corky to pick out his shock

:05:43. > :05:56.of the day. Here are the candidates for the shot of the week.

:05:57. > :06:19.What are bowl! That was perfect. He got the edge of it.

:06:20. > :07:08.Yes! That is it! He has got it! He had both of them covered.

:07:09. > :07:46.It is no exaggeration to say there were so many candidates from so many

:07:47. > :07:52.great games. What did you decide was the shot of the week? I was tempted

:07:53. > :07:56.with a couple from Alex Marshall but the Robert Paxton one, the second in

:07:57. > :08:02.the tie-break, it was amazing. It is such a hard shot. We were thinking

:08:03. > :08:05.he would drive this. To turn the jack around the corner took an

:08:06. > :08:10.amazing amount of courage to even attempt to play that shot. That was

:08:11. > :08:16.brilliant. That was quite superb from Robert Paxton. And he has won

:08:17. > :08:23.the shot of the week. But the man of the week has joined us. Mickey

:08:24. > :08:29.Brett. Is it quite heavy? Just about heavy enough! We wanted to ask you

:08:30. > :08:37.about your magnificent celebrations after you won that trophy as he came

:08:38. > :08:44.back on to receive it. The cartwheel is becoming a bit of a thing. One of

:08:45. > :08:51.my daughters is a gymnast. I cannot do anything else. I thought I better

:08:52. > :08:59.continue with the cartwheel if I win anything. What did she give you out

:09:00. > :09:04.of ten? The legs need to be straighter! Probably about a seven.

:09:05. > :09:10.When a sports man plays in any event, the support of family and

:09:11. > :09:15.friends is paramount? Absolutely. My wife has spent many an night on our

:09:16. > :09:20.own at home, ferrying the kids about. It is more for them than me,

:09:21. > :09:24.really. I do a lot of the bowling but they spend a lot of time on

:09:25. > :09:28.their own. It makes a difference. You are not only the world champion,

:09:29. > :09:32.you are also the world number one. You have worked really hard for it.

:09:33. > :09:35.Is this the moment that you have been working for?

:09:36. > :09:41.Is this the moment that you have push on now and become one of the

:09:42. > :09:43.all-time greats? I do not know about being an all-time great. I am

:09:44. > :09:47.looking to do as being an all-time great. I am

:09:48. > :09:50.time I go out there. Becoming world number one at the start of

:09:51. > :09:51.time I go out there. Becoming world season was a massive achievement for

:09:52. > :09:55.myself. It was duly followed by season was a massive achievement for

:09:56. > :09:56.becoming world champion. I never dream that I would ever become world

:09:57. > :10:03.champion. I just dream that I would ever become world

:10:04. > :10:04.against the best players in the world on the tour. Did I dream I

:10:05. > :10:10.would ever be here,? Probably world on the tour. Did I dream I

:10:11. > :10:14.What about winning it two years world on the tour. Did I dream I

:10:15. > :10:18.row. --? Not easy. But world on the tour. Did I dream I

:10:19. > :10:32.back defending champion and world on the tour. Did I dream I

:10:33. > :10:38.reason Nikki stood out? It goes back about five or six years ago. Nikki

:10:39. > :10:42.and I were chatting before a match. I said to him, be careful of those

:10:43. > :10:45.and I were chatting before a match. running bowls. He came off after

:10:46. > :10:50.losing and said, I need to change my game, and he did. It is less

:10:51. > :10:53.aggressive. It has really worked. He has been playing brilliant ever

:10:54. > :10:59.since. It is the standard of consistency that is the key. Easy

:11:00. > :11:04.spot on? Yes, I played runners at the wrong time. I did not have good

:11:05. > :11:11.head positions. Probably played OK in games if not better. But in

:11:12. > :11:19.crucial lens got too many big scores to lose games. -- ends. Pick a good

:11:20. > :11:26.time to play a runner. Don't do anything silly. Luckily the last few

:11:27. > :11:29.years it has been going pretty good. Not long before you can start

:11:30. > :11:35.salivating in style. What is up the sleeve? I am driving home to start a

:11:36. > :11:40.new job tomorrow. I'm going to be a requirements manager,

:11:41. > :11:43.new job tomorrow. I'm going to be a servant, at RAF with me. Do they

:11:44. > :11:51.know they have the world champion, to start tomorrow? I don't think

:11:52. > :11:57.they do, no! How good has it been to It has been amazing. A lot of the

:11:58. > :12:03.players have come in and done very well. The quality of the semifinals,

:12:04. > :12:08.the quarterfinals, and a very tense final, no matter how people may look

:12:09. > :12:13.at it, it was tough, and well done to Nikki. Thank you both. We are at

:12:14. > :12:18.the end of our week of Corbridge at Potters. It has been one -- for the

:12:19. > :12:20.wonderful bowls. One man will leave with a big smile on his face, Mickey

:12:21. > :12:29.Brett. Goodbye. -- Nicky Brett.