Singles Final

:00:45. > :00:51.# Maybe I'm foolish, maybe I'm blind # Thinking I can see through this

:00:52. > :00:56.and see what's behind # Got no way to prove it

:00:57. > :01:03.# So maybe I'm blind # But I'm only human after all

:01:04. > :01:17.# I'm only human after all # Don't put the blame on me #.

:01:18. > :01:24.Semifinals, two great matches. # Some people got real problems,

:01:25. > :01:31.some people think I can solve them # Lord heavens above

:01:32. > :01:37.# I'm only human after all # I'm only human after all,

:01:38. > :01:45.# Don't put the blame on me # Don't put the blame on me

:01:46. > :01:52.# I'm only human, I make mistakes # I'm only human, that's all it

:01:53. > :02:05.takes, to put the blame on me # Don't put the blame on me

:02:06. > :02:18.# I'm no profit or Messiah # Should go looking somewhere higher

:02:19. > :02:26.# I'm only human, I do what I can # I'm just a man, I do what I can

:02:27. > :02:31.# Don't put the blame on me # Don't put your blame on me #.

:02:32. > :02:38.APPLAUSE The heart is beating that little

:02:39. > :02:42.harder, the pulse racing a bit quicker, just two men left standing,

:02:43. > :02:50.Paul Foster and Greg Harlow in the final of the singles. We are ready

:02:51. > :02:56.for the main event of the week. Greg Harlow 48 years old, the number four

:02:57. > :03:01.seed in 2010 champion, up against Paul Foster, 43 from Scotland, the

:03:02. > :03:09.number six seed and eight former world champion. This is what they

:03:10. > :03:13.are competing for, the most coveted trophy in bowls. In your experience

:03:14. > :03:17.of commentating on playing, how important, how significant is today?

:03:18. > :03:21.This is the pinnacle, no doubt about that, in the best venue in the world

:03:22. > :03:25.to play bowls. Everyone wants to be here, a big crowd, a knowledgeable

:03:26. > :03:30.crowd, and they've made their way through some tough matches. Paul

:03:31. > :03:34.Foster, five World Championships is a possibility. Talk us through a

:03:35. > :03:39.little bit about both players. Paul Foster wants to get a bit closer to

:03:40. > :03:48.his great mate Alex Marshall who has won it six times, he is two away,

:03:49. > :03:52.what does today mean to him? Paul is getting better every game. That's

:03:53. > :03:57.the way he's been looking at it, better with every ball, every set,

:03:58. > :04:01.every match. Greg is a different situation. Greg has enjoyed a great

:04:02. > :04:06.week but this is a place he feels very familiar with. He should do,

:04:07. > :04:11.his office is just up above us! Working here helps, of course. Greg

:04:12. > :04:15.has been in many finals here but has had the experience of going through

:04:16. > :04:19.tough matches every single time. Let's find what both Paul and Greg

:04:20. > :04:27.Fink think about appearing in today's final. -- and Greg Fink

:04:28. > :04:34.about appearing in today's final. A major final, everybody wants to

:04:35. > :04:40.play in, the World Championships is the pinnacle of our sport. It

:04:41. > :04:44.doesn't matter what round I played, I always treat every person with the

:04:45. > :04:49.same respect and as if it's a fine. If you can get to a world final,

:04:50. > :04:53.it's just a different atmosphere. I've always got butterflies before

:04:54. > :04:58.every game, which I think you need. It just has that we added pressure

:04:59. > :05:01.as you have a chance to become world champion.

:05:02. > :05:04.Paul and I have played many times over the years. The last event we

:05:05. > :05:09.played in the final. A fantastic match. I had to pull out two or

:05:10. > :05:13.three massive forehand runners in the tie-break to get me over the

:05:14. > :05:20.line. To be honest, I think we will both start, our game will be raised

:05:21. > :05:27.and we will play from scratch and play our hearts out.

:05:28. > :05:32.The great final against Greg. I can't get it out of my mind, about

:05:33. > :05:36.Perth. It's good to get to the final. I know Greg's strengths,

:05:37. > :05:43.doesn't have many weaknesses at all, if any. I need to stop worrying

:05:44. > :05:47.about him and worry about myself. My ambition has been to Win for a

:05:48. > :05:51.second time, that hasn't changed. Hopefully I'll manage to do it this

:05:52. > :05:56.afternoon, if not, I'll be back again next year to try again.

:05:57. > :06:00.1998, my first title was a long time ago. It shows how old I'm getting

:06:01. > :06:06.now! It's great I can still compete at the top. I always say, if I can

:06:07. > :06:10.play at the top of my game, I have a chance in any tournament. Fortunate

:06:11. > :06:13.enough for me I've played the right balls at the right time in this

:06:14. > :06:17.championship. I feel my form has been good all

:06:18. > :06:20.season, as well as good form and playing well you need a touch of

:06:21. > :06:26.luck along the way. Even though I've played well in all my matches, I

:06:27. > :06:30.must admit right at the death, last ball of the match, Lady luck has

:06:31. > :06:35.just been on my side. This week has been incredible. Every game has come

:06:36. > :06:39.down to the last bowl. Every time it's the forehand runner set up,

:06:40. > :06:45.it's not even like I've chosen a different shot.

:06:46. > :06:53.He's got it. Got it again. What can you say? Four kids, a handful. My

:06:54. > :06:59.whole family, my mum a grandad and my friends back home will all be

:07:00. > :07:03.rooting for me. I just hope I can do it. My wife did say to me, look,

:07:04. > :07:10.you've done us all proud. If you win it, brilliant, if not, you do have

:07:11. > :07:13.had a fantastic two weeks. If it went to the final of the

:07:14. > :07:19.tie-break and I had the last bowl, I would guess, however the headsets

:07:20. > :07:25.up, I'm going to play a forehand runner. Why wouldn't you?

:07:26. > :07:28.Why indeed. It has served him so well at this tournament,

:07:29. > :07:33.particularly in the second round against James Rippy and in the semis

:07:34. > :07:39.yesterday against Stewart Anderson. Paul Foster has rather more Serena

:07:40. > :07:48.progress until he got to the quarterfinal, going to a tie-break

:07:49. > :07:52.to see off Chestney. Greg Harlow touched on a bit of good

:07:53. > :07:56.fortune he said this week and we will look back on some of the

:07:57. > :08:00.moment, the last bowl finish in the second round against James Rippy.

:08:01. > :08:05.That was a good ball, I'm not sure he could call that fortunate. It was

:08:06. > :08:09.the only shot he had on, he played it to perfection. We could see it

:08:10. > :08:12.was possible but didn't know about the angles. No luck about that one,

:08:13. > :08:19.you could play at 100 times and miss it 100 times. And against David

:08:20. > :08:24.Gourlay. He put his hand up to this one, going away from the target, and

:08:25. > :08:27.nothing, but the fact the ball hit the jackpot in a way past was enough

:08:28. > :08:33.to move it. It was a fluke, he put his hand up and that fair enough.

:08:34. > :08:36.The forehand runner, again in the semifinal against Stewart Anderson

:08:37. > :08:40.yesterday. Again, Greg was looking for a

:08:41. > :08:45.different result, trying to split the bowls push it on Fallou. He got

:08:46. > :08:50.the ball on to run on through the ball and pick up the jack, Lady luck

:08:51. > :08:54.sits on your shoulders sometimes. Please two are two the top players

:08:55. > :08:58.in the world, long established as two of the best players in the

:08:59. > :09:03.world, met in the Scottish International open last November for

:09:04. > :09:09.the Greg Harlow, once again, had a good moment. Yes, a backhand this

:09:10. > :09:14.time. We've had discussion about this in the event. If you watched

:09:15. > :09:19.the jack, it was going out and it bounced off one of the prongs in the

:09:20. > :09:22.ditch and it kept him in the event. That was just an unbelievable

:09:23. > :09:28.result, absolutely unbelievable. Having said that, prior to that, he

:09:29. > :09:32.was getting a lot of very good running ball results. Talk us

:09:33. > :09:36.through the abilities of both players to draw and find the right

:09:37. > :09:40.tactical decisions under pressure. There will be no weaknesses here,

:09:41. > :09:45.that's the important bit. What will happen, more than likely, who goes

:09:46. > :09:49.wrong and who go short. Paul Foster normally goes long and only when he

:09:50. > :09:55.is in trouble his short jack length is very good. The first two bowls

:09:56. > :09:59.will be crucial. I have to put you on the spot, who is going to win the

:10:00. > :10:04.final? Don't say it too loud because I think they are listening

:10:05. > :10:07.somewhere! I've looked at the statistics, watch the matches and

:10:08. > :10:11.worked on them and I think Paul Foster has got better each game. And

:10:12. > :10:14.also, it's his fifth time. I think I have to go for him.

:10:15. > :10:21.Good to see you got the memo on the outfit! We're going to hand over to

:10:22. > :10:25.our MC for the afternoon, Richard. Thank you very much. Going for his

:10:26. > :10:34.fifth world indoors singles championship, a true master of the

:10:35. > :10:40.game, ladies and gentlemen, your appreciation for Paul Foster, MBE.

:10:41. > :11:05.And hoping to recreate the magic that captured him this title seven

:11:06. > :11:09.years ago, one of the game most naturally gifted players. Ladies and

:11:10. > :11:14.gentlemen, the world number four, it is Greg Harlow!

:11:15. > :11:38.so here we go, the final of the open singles, Paul Foster going for a

:11:39. > :11:42.fifth title, Greg Harlow for a second. The biggest occasion in the

:11:43. > :11:50.sport. Andy Thompson is in the commentary box alongside Corky.

:11:51. > :11:55.COMMENTATOR: Thank you, that 200 yard dash gets longer every time.

:11:56. > :11:59.Yes every day you seem to be slightly more out of puff than the

:12:00. > :12:06.previous one but you are doing fine. They're working you had.

:12:07. > :12:12.A fascinating game. I was put on the line about who was going to win...

:12:13. > :12:16.The thing is, Greg has played well in all his games. He's done well,

:12:17. > :12:22.there's no doubt about that. But you have to look behind that luck and

:12:23. > :12:25.behind that is a very solid game. Yes, it was a brave call. People

:12:26. > :12:30.have been asking me who is going to win it and I think it is the toss of

:12:31. > :12:36.a coin. Both players very, very capable of winning this. It's who

:12:37. > :12:42.does it on the day. I assume both will play well, if

:12:43. > :12:47.they both play well, it's very hard to go against Paul Foster with the

:12:48. > :12:51.record he has. Correct. Any decision you make at this stage

:12:52. > :12:57.can't be a doubt one has to be on the basis of the facts. Paul Foster

:12:58. > :13:01.is very, very good when he gets to this stage.

:13:02. > :13:07.Greg has a very good record against Paul

:13:08. > :13:13.he has, a very good record. 12 inches short of Jack high. Greg

:13:14. > :13:15.Harlow could not have wished for a better start. That's what you dream

:13:16. > :13:43.of in a world singles final. Half an inch, half an inch.

:13:44. > :13:48.The one thing for any player, no need to motivate themselves, that

:13:49. > :13:53.Saudi built into their DNA. They are competitors. -- it is built into

:13:54. > :14:00.their DNA. All-round players, good in the

:14:01. > :14:04.singles game. Talented players who play all the shots.

:14:05. > :14:18.On your bowl, half an inch. He really likes the forehand, not as

:14:19. > :14:26.fond of his backhand, but anything behind the jack will be good. Yes, I

:14:27. > :14:29.think so. Paul just trying to draw with his opening two deliveries. I

:14:30. > :14:37.suspect he will still be trying to draw this one. This one from Greg,

:14:38. > :14:58.meant to be behind. Still not running.

:14:59. > :15:10.If he misses that he's in position for the push shot. Two, red.

:15:11. > :15:45.That was a good waiting ball for Paul.

:15:46. > :15:55.A choice of shots for Paul. Promote his green ball and get second runs

:15:56. > :16:02.ahead and tries to put the jack into the ditch. Percentages are on the

:16:03. > :16:09.backhand runner or even front bowl onto it would be good. The forehand

:16:10. > :16:17.lends itself to pushing the bowl in. Yes, tacking on the backhand. Very,

:16:18. > :16:34.very close. He has this perfect. Where is the toucher going? Good a

:16:35. > :16:47.reduction of shots. Two down and reduced it to one. He will be happy.

:16:48. > :16:56.We often talk about your name on the trophy whenever you're fortunate

:16:57. > :17:02.enough to get through matches, but I think when it gets to the final,

:17:03. > :17:06.things are slightly different. Yes, I think it is, David. It's all

:17:07. > :17:11.about performance, and if both players perform here then this is

:17:12. > :17:17.going to be a tight battle. Both are playing well, so I would expect this

:17:18. > :17:26.to their right to the wire. Greg's opening balls have been very good.

:17:27. > :17:32.Both players have had a good practice, good half an hour before

:17:33. > :17:34.some of the entertainment started and they were both playing really

:17:35. > :18:25.well. Just dropping a little bit shorter.

:18:26. > :18:41.Need a correction with the second bowl. Draws the winner.

:18:42. > :18:47.I think both players will be happier playing this backhand side. Both

:18:48. > :18:57.preferred this side to the forehand. Greg needs to just run with this

:18:58. > :19:02.one. Looks to be short. Nice line. Players making centre rink with the

:19:03. > :19:09.balls. He would preferred to be playing the

:19:10. > :19:16.backhand, there is a gap of ten inches. Well...

:19:17. > :19:24.Moving the forehand, just play safe. The unlucky to give it away on this

:19:25. > :19:28.side, could have given it away on the backhand side. This is a good

:19:29. > :19:34.line. This looks like number two. That is a great bowl. Moves the

:19:35. > :19:36.jack, as well and still holds onto two.

:19:37. > :19:51.Two, green. This is awkward, short red bowl

:19:52. > :19:54.blocks it, so looks like a running draw. No clear path through to the

:19:55. > :20:11.jack so just a draw. Struggling to make it, don't think

:20:12. > :20:21.it's here. No, just diving under. The line was good but no correction

:20:22. > :20:26.from the previous delivery. Paul will be a little careful here,

:20:27. > :20:32.just to make sure he doesn't tap the bowl on the jack.

:20:33. > :20:44.Changing to the backhand side. Unlucky to give the shot away.

:20:45. > :20:50.Perfect line, but for many players are just dropping two feet short on

:20:51. > :20:54.the backhand side. It was a feature earlier in the

:20:55. > :20:59.week, as well. I had a bit of a chat to a couple of the guys about and

:21:00. > :21:03.they felt the same way. They felt just lean into it a little bit. If

:21:04. > :21:10.you go a bit wider the general consensus was there is a better run

:21:11. > :21:11.on the outside line. It seems to happen, the centre line seems to be

:21:12. > :21:18.that bit heavier. Jack Link 27.5 metres. -- Jack

:21:19. > :21:38.length. I think you'll find both players

:21:39. > :21:44.will play on opposite sides here. I think Paul will lead on the back and

:21:45. > :21:51.Greg will lead on the floor. Paul always confident with those polls

:21:52. > :21:53.coming off the high line. The vast majority of the players have been

:21:54. > :22:07.playing the forehand. This is normally a settling in

:22:08. > :22:43.period in any major final. 18 inches short of jack high. There

:22:44. > :22:50.is a world record attempt coming up in Weymouth where they are going for

:22:51. > :22:56.72 hours continual bowling. That's impressive. Three days bowling. You

:22:57. > :23:05.are in for the 36! I'm in for the first three minutes. I've had a

:23:06. > :23:10.little chat and Joanne says at the moment the world record is 40 hours,

:23:11. > :23:17.held by a club in Australia. Certainly trying to break that

:23:18. > :23:23.big-time, aren't they? 72, that's a big increase. Good luck to them all.

:23:24. > :23:25.Paul dropping short again. Yes, and it's a very good cause, a lot of

:23:26. > :23:32.charities involved. A loose end. Loose ends are very

:23:33. > :23:59.dangerous, holes, gaps... Just struggling a bit full weight,

:24:00. > :24:06.this one, but might be enough. A long way away. The standard of these

:24:07. > :24:13.guys... Paul Foster open draw, but this has to be good, doesn't want to

:24:14. > :24:18.start losing a big count. He's on a perfect line, it's all about weight.

:24:19. > :24:27.He's pushing this ball up. Is it running? No, he knew this wasn't

:24:28. > :24:35.there. This will be a loose four for Paul Foster to drop.

:24:36. > :24:46.Well, we always say the chances of having a loose end, are very much

:24:47. > :24:50.on, but you're really only allowed one loose one and you try to get

:24:51. > :24:58.away with that. Paul isn't getting away with it, he's losing four.

:24:59. > :25:09.APPLAUSE His wife, delighted with that.

:25:10. > :25:26.An excellent four. 5-2 after three ends.

:25:27. > :26:05.APPLAUSE Once again finding the middle path.

:26:06. > :26:09.Greg finding the perfect line, just dropping a little bit short. Both

:26:10. > :26:14.players slightly guilty of that at the moment. This one needs to do a

:26:15. > :26:19.bit of running. So easy to do, a good hand, and accommodating hand

:26:20. > :26:26.but does have a tendency to change a little bit in pace.

:26:27. > :26:36.Had a game last night, David, when we were answering questions in

:26:37. > :26:46.metric, but fortunately for me we are back to Imperial. 16 inches

:26:47. > :26:49.short! So much easier. Short again. At some stage players will stop

:26:50. > :26:56.fighting that and move on to the other side. It's who's going to be

:26:57. > :27:01.the first to do it. Yes, I think most players, just getting slightly

:27:02. > :27:08.baffled by this slower side. This looks like the shot bowl coming in.

:27:09. > :27:31.As you say, finishing in the centre, just short on pace on this side.

:27:32. > :27:41.Looks like he's making sure with this one, but catching the short

:27:42. > :27:45.bowl. I think it was a better weight. Difficult for Greg to score

:27:46. > :27:46.on the backhand here, really. I think we will see Greg changing to

:27:47. > :28:10.the forehand with the next delivery. Well, we will definitely see Greg

:28:11. > :28:17.playing the forehand now. Very inviting for Greg. Place this shot

:28:18. > :28:21.well, don't think he will be short on the forehand side. -- plays this

:28:22. > :28:34.shot well. Time out called.

:28:35. > :28:37.I thought he was going to use a time out there.

:28:38. > :28:48.He would be very unlucky to take his own bowl out. I think the last bowl

:28:49. > :28:53.from Paul makes inviting. He could come off that green ball onto the

:28:54. > :28:54.shot. Yes, that's it, David. He's really taking his time about

:28:55. > :29:03.this. He's still looking at the angle. I

:29:04. > :29:07.think what he's worried about is coming inside and getting his own

:29:08. > :29:15.ball. There is a danger but I think he may have two seconds.

:29:16. > :29:25.That's why he's changing to the draw. I can't see him drawing this,

:29:26. > :29:30.really, I think he's blocked out. Close to his own ball but he won't

:29:31. > :29:35.have to wait to get there. Needed to be up. I think he was worried about

:29:36. > :29:43.coming in and getting his own ball and may be leaving Paul and easy

:29:44. > :29:45.two. Possibly. It was difficult to draw that. Difficult for Paul to add

:29:46. > :30:05.another, as well. Once again, looks like it's

:30:06. > :30:12.dropping. All eight bowls short of the jack. Do you think either will

:30:13. > :30:23.move the jack or move to the forehand?

:30:24. > :30:32.Two 11-end sets with a three-end tie-break at the end if we need it.

:30:33. > :30:40.Players have 30 seconds to play their bowl after the first bowl.

:30:41. > :30:54.First bowl of the end there is no clock.

:30:55. > :30:59.Well, we're continuing to ask questions andy, and a 14-year-old

:31:00. > :31:06.has been asking about how to get involved in the game? Well, lots and

:31:07. > :31:11.lots of bowling clubs around. Just go - they often hold open days, I

:31:12. > :31:16.know my indoor club actually has two weeks of open days available at the

:31:17. > :31:20.start of the season, in September but outdoor clubs do it, too.

:31:21. > :31:24.Yes, most club also do open days. Many, many clubs throughout the

:31:25. > :31:30.country, all countries, really. I'm sure there will be one near. It's

:31:31. > :31:36.just worth going in and saying they are interested and someone will help

:31:37. > :31:45.them out Ye, a few youngsters. I wreck them from the White Oak Indoor

:31:46. > :31:50.Bowls Club in Swanley. A few youngsters in the crowd today, good

:31:51. > :31:55.to see. -- I recognise them. That's more like Paul Foster. It would be

:31:56. > :32:02.tempting for Greg Harlow to hit this. Yes, Greg never one to hit a

:32:03. > :32:10.tape with a running bowl. If the head starts to build up, he will be

:32:11. > :32:18.banging it, hitting this hard. Close. Perfect strike. Perfect

:32:19. > :32:24.follow through. You could not have played that any better. Once he got

:32:25. > :32:27.the split, he was always going to come into the jack but where the

:32:28. > :32:35.jack was going was the question. And through to his own red bowl. Back to

:32:36. > :32:40.the draw again. Two against him. How quickly things can change. Yes, it

:32:41. > :32:44.almost seems a little bit cruel. Paul has thrown the perfect two

:32:45. > :32:54.bowls, all of a sudden he is two down. Good recovery. Second bowl. !

:32:55. > :33:00.One great bowl from Greg has totally changed this head around. He has all

:33:01. > :33:09.the play now has Greg. Turn of the jack for three, edged the bowl off

:33:10. > :33:14.for two. You It's a great shot to have in the armoury. It certainly

:33:15. > :33:18.is. . That's what all the top players have nowadays, they all have

:33:19. > :33:22.that good heavy shot bowl. Oh, he shot with that. Yes, you look back

:33:23. > :33:27.at the players whose strength is there. Stewart Anderson whose

:33:28. > :33:31.strength is on the draw shot but I tell you what, Stewart Anderson is

:33:32. > :33:36.very, very accurate with the running bowl. He didn't need it much. He put

:33:37. > :33:41.an exhibition on in one of his games He certainly did against Niki Brett.

:33:42. > :33:55.He was outstanding. Paul still trying to draw here.

:33:56. > :34:16.Well, that's another second, so he will be happy with that.

:34:17. > :34:21.So, he will be looking to gain another one. A very safe shot, this

:34:22. > :34:30.backhand. He couldn't do any damage. APPLAUSE

:34:31. > :34:50.Well-played. Keeps advantage. It certainly did.

:34:51. > :35:01.Harlow is picking them up, with four and a two. We approach the mid-point

:35:02. > :35:08.point of the first set. Good bowling but not absolutely outstanding yet.

:35:09. > :35:12.A couple of loose ends. Yes, I think both players just guilty, slightly

:35:13. > :35:17.of dropping a little bit short but that's understandable early on in a

:35:18. > :35:21.game. . I think they'll settle into a Bert rhythm shortly. Greg just

:35:22. > :35:26.needs to push through on this backhand a little bit. The last end

:35:27. > :35:29.in this direction, all four bowls were short. I think he will learn

:35:30. > :35:39.from that and this one will be threw.

:35:40. > :36:26.Well dump Greg Harlow sticking to the short jack. He may change it if

:36:27. > :36:30.Foster gets hold of It yes, I think the tactics will be in the way we

:36:31. > :36:31.are seeing at the moment, Greg long, Paul shorter. That's a better bowl

:36:32. > :37:23.from Greg. That's the jack. Greg looking to make a disturbance

:37:24. > :37:25.on the jack if he can. Pulling it back to his own red bowl. That was

:37:26. > :37:47.just enough to make the double. Slightly over the weight. Just

:37:48. > :37:58.carries on. You have to make a big change in the

:37:59. > :38:03.line there or be brave and enjoy that. Greg is conscious of his own

:38:04. > :38:06.bowl but there's no reason not to keep playing at it. Well, deciding

:38:07. > :38:18.to take a time-out. What Greg is looking at, Andy, if he

:38:19. > :38:21.draws in a his own bowl and even stops there, that's going to be

:38:22. > :38:24.still a hard target. He is aware of the fact that the back bowl is

:38:25. > :38:27.against him. If he wants it bay a back bowl, well, this position is

:38:28. > :38:32.useful but at the same time, as I say, there is a low bowl with a

:38:33. > :38:37.green one back waiting, but I'm not convinced here. I think he should

:38:38. > :38:42.just draw this. So do I, definitely just a draw. Good it make the head

:38:43. > :38:47.harder for Paul. Greg will probably feel that Paul will draw this. There

:38:48. > :38:50.is room. So he has to close it down. Backhand draw, on the top of the

:38:51. > :38:55.jack, then he is really in the driving seat.

:38:56. > :39:02.Even if he play it is with weight and flicks the ball over t wouldn't

:39:03. > :39:06.do any harm. He is playing the forehand. Going for safety. He is

:39:07. > :39:14.happy to leave Paul to draw the shot. There's always choices in the

:39:15. > :39:21.game but he feels that zwrus a tough enough shot at the moment. So

:39:22. > :39:25.playing for the safe bowl. We did indicate a back one would be useful.

:39:26. > :39:30.Didn't really malter which way he played it. But that's in the really

:39:31. > :39:32.where he wanted it. No, that probably just forces Paul into the

:39:33. > :39:45.draw, into playing the perfect shot. He's not sure about this. Well, he

:39:46. > :39:49.is on a good line, it is all about the weight. Will it bend in time?

:39:50. > :39:56.Very close here. He has drawn this shot. Well-played Paul Foster. That

:39:57. > :40:02.was the danger. If you draw, you draw. That's whey thought Greg would

:40:03. > :40:06.have played to close the end down. APPLAUSE

:40:07. > :40:09.One shot, Paul Foster. You can't leave those shots for a player like

:40:10. > :40:34.Paul Foster. Paul has brought the mat up the rink

:40:35. > :41:17.this time. Still short but different lines.

:41:18. > :41:28.Well, at the moment, Greg Harlow is scoring the ends. Paul playing the

:41:29. > :41:33.other ends better That's probably why, tactically, Paul just wanted to

:41:34. > :41:38.change it slightly. . I think he needed to and at some stage he might

:41:39. > :41:42.have to move on to the forethanked Greg's playing. I think I would have

:41:43. > :41:53.to agree with you as well. This is a good recovery. Well-played.

:41:54. > :41:58.On Paul's bowl the gap is three-and-a-half inches. A

:41:59. > :42:00.reasonable target. I don't think Greg will be driving with this one,

:42:01. > :42:22.though. Sticking to the draw. He's going Filter through to a good

:42:23. > :42:28.position. Greg, of course, here he has a lot of support because a lot

:42:29. > :42:31.of people watching will be residents and would know Greg. Yes, there's

:42:32. > :42:38.also a lot from Greg's family. There's quite a lot of support, as

:42:39. > :42:44.you say for Greg here today. And his family back home. His mum and dad,

:42:45. > :42:46.and Pamela will be watching with the children, Logan, Keegan, Ethan and

:42:47. > :42:56.Amara. Well, I'm sure we've said this a few

:42:57. > :43:12.times but it looks like the forehand runner.

:43:13. > :43:18.Once again, taking the two bowls out. It is just magnificent

:43:19. > :43:23.striking. Paul is slightly shaking his head at that result but it was a

:43:24. > :43:28.good strike. I can see why he was shaking his head at the result. The

:43:29. > :43:32.ball was actually coming away but he got the split absolutely perfect. I

:43:33. > :43:39.think it was the bowl going through the gap was the problem for Paul.

:43:40. > :43:43.Yes, Paul probably felt as though the bowl would have moved on to the

:43:44. > :43:44.jack but he got it perfect. Oh, Paul's body language suggests this

:43:45. > :43:54.one is short. Well, for many years, David Gourlay

:43:55. > :43:59.had that forehand runner absolutely nailed. He was the king of that

:44:00. > :44:04.shot. Greg Harlow's really taken over that mantle, with the added

:44:05. > :44:09.bonus of when you are on target, sometimes lady luck sits with you

:44:10. > :44:13.and he's played two so far that have been absolutely perfect. Well, he's

:44:14. > :44:20.got the maximum result with both of them. You can't fault the shot.

:44:21. > :44:26.Absolutely played to perfection but once again, in this direction, Paul

:44:27. > :44:30.has lied with the opening bowls but Paul is going to be scoring at least

:44:31. > :44:33.a double here. Oh, struggling to get back. It is good enough, I think.

:44:34. > :44:45.Might be. Just drop in. Paul kicks them away, two. I can

:44:46. > :44:48.understand he is not happy about that, once again Paul Foster played

:44:49. > :44:52.good bowls and got absolutely nothing out of it. It is difficult

:44:53. > :44:57.from Paul's point of view. All he can do is put the bowls closely,

:44:58. > :45:01.there is nothing you can do if your opposition takes them out. That's

:45:02. > :45:05.what is happening. Paul's just got to stick at it in this direction,

:45:06. > :45:36.just putting them close and hoping that Greg misses.

:45:37. > :45:42.Well, sometimes there is a little slip in the fingers there, or a

:45:43. > :45:48.little bit of movement. I think it is the way he polished that bowl.

:45:49. > :46:18.Getting himself reset again. No time clock on the first delivery.

:46:19. > :46:25.Shaun Williams watching with interest. Yes, he entertained us to

:46:26. > :46:36.some music prior to the final. I saw you singing away there, David.

:46:37. > :46:48.I think I was in a meeting at the time!

:46:49. > :47:02.He likes the bowls. Yes, he does. I belief both his parents enjoy it as

:47:03. > :47:09.well. This is good from Greg. Ah, well-played. Well things not going

:47:10. > :47:13.right at the moment for Paul Foster. So well known for digging deep win

:47:14. > :47:18.he needs to. Ye, Paul won't be unhappy with the way he is playing.

:47:19. > :47:24.Sometimes you can't do much about it if the opposition play big bowls.

:47:25. > :47:29.Not playing badly. A chance off his own bowl. Now needs to drop. Oh, he

:47:30. > :47:31.dropped out. I was going to say he needs to drop back. He dropped away

:47:32. > :47:47.from the jack, not towards it. Well, I saw Paul glancing at the

:47:48. > :47:50.score there. Five-down. Four ends to go. He knows that he probably needs

:47:51. > :48:01.to score here. Well, this bowl not running but it

:48:02. > :48:06.is in the draw line. Oh, he is going to have to shift it, one way or the

:48:07. > :48:15.other. I think he has to play inside. Ye, needs it change his head

:48:16. > :48:20.around. He has a chance here. Needs to bend Oh, well-played. Really

:48:21. > :48:26.well-played. Oh, good bowl. I think he was hoping to get the red bowl

:48:27. > :48:30.out absolutely clean, Andy, but that was good. Yes, it was almost second

:48:31. > :48:39.choice. Red bowl was the number one target but catches his own bowl.

:48:40. > :48:54.Third bowl, moves the jack, scores the shot.

:48:55. > :48:59.Well, something is not right with this. But he is not too far away.

:49:00. > :49:07.Oh, he is very close. He is very close. Oh, that's a great bowl.

:49:08. > :49:11.Great bowl. A slap in the leg there, his body language indicated to me

:49:12. > :49:17.that he wasn't happen with something but it looked good all the way He

:49:18. > :49:26.read it well. Lots of chances. The ball was good, the jack was good.

:49:27. > :49:29.Lies the shot. Well, everything he touches is turning to gold at the

:49:30. > :49:36.moment. Paul Foster in the area. Very close. Needs two red bowls to

:49:37. > :49:43.go out here. Oh, only one of them. Got the shot, though. He looked good

:49:44. > :49:48.for both bowls. That would have been worth a double. And at this stage

:49:49. > :49:54.very welcome. Yes, good bowling. Good conversing shots by both

:49:55. > :49:59.players. Keeps Paul in the set. There we can see that it is the oddp

:50:00. > :50:07.ends he is failing to score on, 1, 3, 5, #. -- 1, 3, 5, 7. Failed to

:50:08. > :50:31.score on any. Well, we are getting some very

:50:32. > :50:34.interesting questions on Twitter. Interest in seeing a match between

:50:35. > :50:40.the two commentators and who would come out on top. Well I'll bow to

:50:41. > :50:43.your top 16 world ranking on that one. Thank you very much, not like

:50:44. > :50:47.you, is t not like you to give me any credit? You did, however, beat

:50:48. > :50:54.me last year on the international series from what I recall. I'm not

:50:55. > :50:58.happy with that one. I doubt if we're clashing in the international

:50:59. > :51:03.series in a few weeks' time. I'm looking forward to coming over to

:51:04. > :51:10.Belfast with the English team. Well, I haven't heard the draw but if we

:51:11. > :51:14.are drawn together I'll welcome it. Ply home clucks you will be very

:51:15. > :51:19.welcome Well once again Paul Foster in again. Shorter jack length, as

:51:20. > :51:20.expected. So, thank you for that question, Neil Thanks for that

:51:21. > :51:36.answer, David. Yes, that's good. Jack high bowl,

:51:37. > :51:41.but hasn't framed the jack either side which is good. I think that's

:51:42. > :52:03.key, David. No target at the moment here for Greg.

:52:04. > :52:11.That's a very good second. That's going to force Paul to think about

:52:12. > :52:16.this on the other side. Two-and-a-half inches, one green.

:52:17. > :52:24.Your bowl is half an inch short of jack high.

:52:25. > :52:32.Well, very, very limited options here for Paul Foster. Yes, you

:52:33. > :52:35.suggested, David, change the hand, forehand, put a position bowl in.

:52:36. > :52:40.That's a reasonable call, I think, I would agree with that. I wouldn't go

:52:41. > :52:44.near the jack, just try and pop it in that position, if you get close

:52:45. > :52:50.to the jack, you don't want to nudge it to the red bowl Well, he is

:52:51. > :52:54.looking at taking a chance, possibly playing the backhand, trying to pop

:52:55. > :52:59.the bowl out. Well, I still think - where he is looking, as you say,

:53:00. > :53:02.Andy, the backhand to get into that, force the red bowl through the head.

:53:03. > :53:08.I still the forehand into position first would be useful. Yes, I think

:53:09. > :53:21.he is taking the first option. Playing the position bowl.

:53:22. > :53:33.Oh, that's very good. ! A good bowl there as well. One green. Yes, one

:53:34. > :53:36.green. Not far away from getting number two but Greg will be

:53:37. > :53:46.defensive here, he won't be attacking this, backhand draw.

:53:47. > :53:52.Well, there is a little gap there between the two green bowls, if he

:53:53. > :53:59.can make that he'll definitely get the jack. Too high. Right, Paul, do

:54:00. > :54:04.you take a gamble now? ? Well, two ends to go after this. One shot

:54:05. > :54:09.here, 9-6 two ends to G it's definitely on. If he leaves this he

:54:10. > :54:13.is in trouble. I think he has to play this. The backhand. This is a

:54:14. > :54:18.hard sho. We know how difficult these shots are with three or four

:54:19. > :54:24.feet away but I think he'll play it. If he gets it, he might get a good

:54:25. > :54:27.result. If he misses it he might come into position He is playing it.

:54:28. > :54:33.Will he get back? He is putting his hands out as if to say I've played

:54:34. > :54:38.that well but unfortunately the bowl doesn't come back. He might be a bit

:54:39. > :54:45.heavy. I wonder if Greg will take a risk? I don't think he needs to.

:54:46. > :54:47.Well, this will be cagey. Even if he drops short, Greg won't be overly

:54:48. > :55:01.concerned at dropping a one here. The right interest. An interesting

:55:02. > :55:06.strategic end. Both players had opportunities. Both players

:55:07. > :55:09.attempted it. I think Paul was basically saying to Greg - I thought

:55:10. > :55:16.I was good and the bowl just holds out. Frustrating for players that

:55:17. > :55:20.they can't play that type of shot. W it is one of the characteristics of

:55:21. > :55:30.the portable rink. It's not easy to play that controlled weight. So, two

:55:31. > :55:33.ends to go, Greg Harlow 3-up. Paul Foster's stemmed that flow of

:55:34. > :55:38.shots going in that direction, which is good. Well, he didn't give Greg a

:55:39. > :56:00.target. That was the key there, really.

:56:01. > :56:07.Well, for many years, Greg Harlow, before he got to the top, was a

:56:08. > :56:10.flamboyant player. He would be very aggressive and play through heads a

:56:11. > :56:17.will the and go at things early. He controlled that. -- play through

:56:18. > :56:21.heads a lot. He became very deliberate in his shot play, and

:56:22. > :56:28.started moving up the ranking list about ten years ago. Still quite an

:56:29. > :56:33.aggressive player but much more accurate now than what he used to be

:56:34. > :56:37.Ye, I think he plays the forehand runner now Greg, with more kroe. He

:56:38. > :56:48.doesn't really go fast but he's always in control of the delivery.

:56:49. > :56:54.Paul Foster, defended his singles here in 1999. He first won it in

:56:55. > :57:03.'98. I played him in the first round. It was a good experience, for

:57:04. > :57:10.a while. You did well for what a couple of ends. I did. Tack one set

:57:11. > :57:14.off him. -- took one set off him. And he decided he had enough of that

:57:15. > :57:16.behaviour Oh, something wrong with this one, Greg, I don't think you

:57:17. > :57:29.are running. Well, that could gives him problems

:57:30. > :57:32.later, that stops the running bowl. So a chance for Paul to lay a good

:57:33. > :57:51.shot. ! Well, scoring but still not overly

:57:52. > :57:52.close. But, well really, on that backhand in particular you just

:57:53. > :58:11.don't think that's close enough. A good correction here from Greg. It

:58:12. > :58:19.looks like the shot coming in from Greg Harlow. Oh. Well, that's

:58:20. > :58:25.strange. The bowl fell away. One green. Still one to green. That's

:58:26. > :58:32.quite important, Andy. It certainly was. That looked really good and it

:58:33. > :58:37.fell against the bias. Looking to see if there was a seam but there is

:58:38. > :58:42.not. That's important. That gives Paul Foster a little bit more room

:58:43. > :58:46.to add another Greg was lying the shot and it fell out. As you say, a

:58:47. > :58:48.chance here for Paul to score a double. It needs to run. It needs to

:58:49. > :59:01.hurry at least up to his own bowl. Mm, well. I wonder if Greg will run

:59:02. > :59:06.the bowl off? There is no need to. But if he gets the runner and plays

:59:07. > :59:11.the ball off to the jack, and runs it off, it more or less secures the

:59:12. > :59:14.first set. The same as the previous one, just a draw, he was unlucky

:59:15. > :59:17.that the ball wentp against the bias. This is just a backhand draw.

:59:18. > :59:35.A sensible shot. Don't think he's running. Needs to

:59:36. > :59:45.sneak up. Not quite. Needed another six inches of weight and would have

:59:46. > :59:52.got past the green bowl. Paul Foster takes yet another single. One end to

:59:53. > :00:00.go. Three ends in a row he's just missed out, but had a single before

:00:01. > :00:06.that. So he's been, he's been scoring but he hasn't been scoring

:00:07. > :00:10.heavily, that's the problem, Andy. Quite simply he needs a double here,

:00:11. > :00:20.to tie their set. I think he would be happy with that result. Greg

:00:21. > :00:25.Harlow's only won four ends and still two in front. It was the big

:00:26. > :00:33.four, that was the difference. Paul already turning his back on that.

:00:34. > :00:41.There is the ends won. Useful graphic, Greg Harlow's averages two

:00:42. > :00:46.point rumour -- 2.3, compared to 1.2 from Paul Foster, good statistic.

:00:47. > :01:00.Quite a big distance, 2.3 to 1.2, almost double, isn't it? Yeah.

:01:01. > :01:07.Perfect start from Craig. Knows he has to keep this end tight. -- from

:01:08. > :01:37.Greg. An inch short of jack highway. There

:01:38. > :01:42.are bowls in the area, so still useful. I think Greg will be very

:01:43. > :01:50.happy to match those two or turn the jack towards his red bowl. Away from

:01:51. > :01:57.the green ones. Wow... Nearly got away. He was down to nine seconds,

:01:58. > :02:12.but the shot clock has been stopped. Restarted the game when he gets back

:02:13. > :02:16.on the mat. This is what he's looking for, the green balls and

:02:17. > :02:22.then into his own. Didn't quite make it. In fact, pushed that green ball

:02:23. > :02:26.into a better position. So Paul Foster as just another foot or so on

:02:27. > :02:36.his last bowl and he will be very close. Paul getting forced into the

:02:37. > :02:40.shot he played in the previous end and it's difficult to come back,

:02:41. > :02:52.three or four feet away. Just holds out. Lovely, lovely you Waites.

:02:53. > :02:59.Paul had to reach but it's so hard to play, David. Not easy here for

:03:00. > :03:04.Greg, needs another one in. He'd like to cover the green bowls but

:03:05. > :03:08.doesn't want to leave his own isolated. Might have to take a

:03:09. > :03:13.chance and draw close. I think he needs another bowl... An lucky with

:03:14. > :03:40.his last delivery, Greg. Greg's gone for cover here, happy

:03:41. > :03:46.with the head, the way it's sitting. Just trying to split the three green

:03:47. > :03:53.balls. Going for cover and knows if Paul Foster rests the red ball of...

:03:54. > :03:59.If he turns the jack for free, it's a hard shot. This is normally a

:04:00. > :04:05.length he would get ten times out of ten, but at this rank it's hard. You

:04:06. > :04:15.almost feel sorry for the player having to play this shot. Has to

:04:16. > :04:21.play it with a yard of weight. Just right on the edge of this one, of

:04:22. > :04:31.going global. Looks to be under. Just a bit on the low side, that's

:04:32. > :04:35.all. He will be over the moon. Very much so, guarantees a tie-break at

:04:36. > :04:39.the very least and puts him in the driving seat to push forward, to

:04:40. > :04:44.either win or draw the second set. Wasn't much in that game, but once

:04:45. > :04:52.again, I think the difference was just those couple of big running

:04:53. > :04:59.balls. That was enough. I agree. I think Paul has played quite well.

:05:00. > :05:07.Longer length from Greg, as we expected. I think both players will

:05:08. > :05:11.be reasonably happy with the way they are playing. Good standard of

:05:12. > :06:04.bowls. Once again, for Lish, had for Paul

:06:05. > :06:06.Foster to get to. Greg the favourite when it's anywhere near 29, 20 9.5,

:06:07. > :06:58.the maximum. Good bowling over that distance.

:06:59. > :07:01.Paul needs to reach the jack. That puts Greg in a very strong

:07:02. > :07:09.positioning now, any lengthening of the jack will make it hard for Paul

:07:10. > :07:31.Foster. Yes, this ball finishes on the top and Paul is in trouble here.

:07:32. > :07:40.Close the second, I think it's still the backhand draw for Paul. It is a

:07:41. > :07:44.tempting proposition, because the way the balls are aligned. Front

:07:45. > :07:53.bowl onto front bowl also gives him something. Calling for a time-out.

:07:54. > :07:58.Four time-outs remaining. Coming up to look at it, very tempted by the

:07:59. > :08:04.running bowl but knows if he misses that he could be in trouble. Still

:08:05. > :08:10.looks like the draw. Yeah, I think he's playing the draw. This hand is

:08:11. > :08:14.just starting to give the players a bit of a problem, really. They're

:08:15. > :08:22.starting to not find the centre. He is close with this, should start to

:08:23. > :08:36.dive back. That's unlucky. One red... He held his shot for a

:08:37. > :08:40.minute and then the red all falls in. Still a reasonable head full

:08:41. > :08:56.Paul Foster. Greg need another one in. -- a decent read whole.

:08:57. > :09:05.This is a big chance for Paul. The green bowl closest to the jack, who

:09:06. > :09:10.catches that, the two red would properly go out the head.

:09:11. > :09:19.I would be playing controlled to weight. And he is. Now... Is he on

:09:20. > :09:26.target? Close, very close. That is not the best result. I think he has

:09:27. > :09:31.the shot but it could have been slightly better. The way he was

:09:32. > :09:37.hitting that I fancied he was going to pick up two or three. He didn't

:09:38. > :09:59.get the red bowl on the follow-through.

:10:00. > :10:09.We are often asked about a lot of questions about what happens in

:10:10. > :10:15.matches, or whether they see that bowl going over, that was not a

:10:16. > :10:23.toucher. That was a mistake, basically, that was a mistake.

:10:24. > :10:29.Someone tweeted saying was that a toucher, it wasn't, but that was.

:10:30. > :10:47.Good pick up. No one is infallible. The TV audience have been very

:10:48. > :10:52.observant today. Toucher is vital if you are playing

:10:53. > :10:56.the bowl into the ditch. If it goes with the jack, even better, almost

:10:57. > :11:02.guaranteed to score. One of those shots in the last set, because the

:11:03. > :11:10.front bowl went straight into the ditch.

:11:11. > :11:24.Well, Greg on the forehand. Just not letting heads build up. That's

:11:25. > :11:29.great, great strike again. Brilliant striker.

:11:30. > :11:38.A lot of people aren't sure about that part of the game. It's a

:11:39. > :11:45.dangerous part of the game. If you get it wrong, you will be in a heap

:11:46. > :11:50.of trouble. But if you execute it so well... He just doesn't miss, does

:11:51. > :11:58.he? He does not miss on that forehand, he gets them all the time.

:11:59. > :12:02.Yes, the forehand is a dangerous shot. He gets out of so much

:12:03. > :12:11.trouble. Paul Foster will continue to draw. This is where Greg is good.

:12:12. > :12:18.He's played a running bowl back to the draw, he is liable to draw this.

:12:19. > :12:27.Many years ago I saw Greg do this into the international Welsh open.

:12:28. > :12:33.He literally drove his opponent off in the semifinal, because he wasn't

:12:34. > :12:40.playing well, not nearly as well as he is here, but he won the match.

:12:41. > :12:52.Yes. That's great bowling from Greg. He will be delighted with that.

:12:53. > :13:01.Paul up to the jack, a little turn would be good, try to draw it. Close

:13:02. > :13:08.here. Very close, the way he's played it. What a shot, it really

:13:09. > :13:15.is. Well controlled there. There is Alan from Inverness. He's on his

:13:16. > :13:25.own. His buddies have enjoyed him this year, but still just a reaching

:13:26. > :13:32.backhand shot here for Greg. Bowl or jack. Needs to hold up. He's making

:13:33. > :13:37.the gap. I thought Tommy is not thinking of the gap, but he is. Paul

:13:38. > :13:58.Foster, a very, very hard-fought single. 0- two after two ends.

:13:59. > :14:09.Just a few of the flyers flying there. They are a bit isolated. Yes,

:14:10. > :14:13.not many Scots down here. There are a few. I think it's fair to say Greg

:14:14. > :14:17.has the lion's share of the support here this afternoon. But that is to

:14:18. > :14:23.be expected in a Scotland- England game.

:14:24. > :14:29.Yes, he lives not far away as well, so that helps.

:14:30. > :14:37.He did play in Scotland two or three months ago. It's fair to say Paul

:14:38. > :14:41.had the bigger support that day, obviously, playing in Scotland.

:14:42. > :14:51.That was a good final. Paul Foster took the first set 10-7, lost the

:14:52. > :14:59.second 12-4. Then we had that very, very memorable tie-break. I think

:15:00. > :15:04.that still haunts Paul a little bit, that one. To me he looked in control

:15:05. > :15:11.of that match. Yes, he just felt as though he should have hit a back

:15:12. > :15:16.bowl in. No point dwelling on past results, just move the head, and

:15:17. > :15:19.that's what he's done. Back to the singles final, a repeat of the

:15:20. > :15:43.Scottish Open final. Well, still plenty of room. Paul

:15:44. > :15:46.taking his time here. It still looks like the forehand draw. I think

:15:47. > :15:52.there is room around the bowl but going back to the backhand side.

:15:53. > :15:58.He's attacking this. That's interesting, with that sort of space

:15:59. > :16:03.involved. Close. No, no, no, he didn't want that. The jack has gone

:16:04. > :16:10.to the right so that helps Paul, probably. It will be a re-spot. He

:16:11. > :16:15.will have two bowls against one. If you watch this jack, if it hadn't

:16:16. > :16:18.made it past that bowl with his own bowl coming through, it would have

:16:19. > :16:34.been an awful lot better. As it is, nothing close.

:16:35. > :16:45.Re-spot position, Paul Foster about 4-macro-5 feet away and that will be

:16:46. > :16:58.beaten with this bowl. -- 4-5 feet away. Has no choice now but to draw

:16:59. > :17:08.close. Probably forward about nine inches. Not easy, after playing the

:17:09. > :17:09.running bowl. He's got this all the way.

:17:10. > :17:22.Bowl. Superb from Paul Foster. That's very, very special. A smile

:17:23. > :17:29.there, delighted with that one. Picks the jack up perfectly. Greg

:17:30. > :17:35.can't drive, he has to draw, cannot afford to take his own bowl out, it

:17:36. > :17:40.would cost another shot. We saw a shot like this in the

:17:41. > :17:45.previous one, Mickey Brett. Paul Foster was the first to congratulate

:17:46. > :17:52.him. It needs to run, needs to run. He's got it. Well played. CHEERING

:17:53. > :17:58.His reaction was enough to tell me he is more than pumped up, as you

:17:59. > :18:05.would expect in a world final. Two great bowls from both players on

:18:06. > :18:10.their last deliveries. Greg's final delivery, three inches

:18:11. > :18:16.to draw the short and draws a perfect bowl. Good end. And he

:18:17. > :18:20.couldn't see the jack. Just had to visualise in his mind where it was,

:18:21. > :19:10.but the reaction was very much there.

:19:11. > :19:29.There has been a lot of quality about this match. Yes, I think there

:19:30. > :19:34.are signs Paul Foster is starting to draw well here. I'm sure Greg will

:19:35. > :19:41.be aware of that. Starting to get closer.

:19:42. > :19:54.The crowd are urging this bowl up. There is Julie Potter. The Potter

:19:55. > :20:00.family here today. The daughter-in-law and John Potter

:20:01. > :20:06.there. Always keeps a seat free beside her. That is in memory of

:20:07. > :20:11.Brian. Brian Potter was the man who brought bowls to this venue some 20

:20:12. > :20:19.years ago. A great innovator and a great supporter of the sport. Yes,

:20:20. > :20:33.the best venue in the world to play bowls. You just can't beat it.

:20:34. > :20:40.This is a high line from Greg, but if his weight is good, I think he

:20:41. > :20:58.will get back. Always looked slightly wide.

:20:59. > :21:06.Now, Paul, you want to be just a little careful here. Gentle, gentle.

:21:07. > :21:11.That is good, very good. That makes it hard for Greg now. Finished in a

:21:12. > :21:18.perfect position, just didn't want to open the jack up too much. Didn't

:21:19. > :21:20.want to get on the side and fall away but he dropped beside it. Just

:21:21. > :21:36.marking the toucher. Paul Foster's family would normally

:21:37. > :21:41.be down here, but with four kids and logistics you would need a truck for

:21:42. > :21:47.all the paraphernalia. Yes, too difficult for Pam to come down. She

:21:48. > :21:52.wanted to be here. But I'm sure she's watching every single bowl

:21:53. > :21:56.here. I think it's just a draw here for

:21:57. > :22:02.Greg. Not really a big target, just a draw and hope it can maybe get

:22:03. > :22:10.second. He's going for a single bowl target here. Surely not a result.

:22:11. > :22:19.Look at the run-through! Goodness me. He hit the bowl, full credit, he

:22:20. > :22:23.absolutely bounced the bowl but the run-through, Andy... Watch this.

:22:24. > :22:34.Catches it perfectly, the green bowl pushes the read what -- red one.

:22:35. > :22:40.Paul syncing, you just don't miss. It's not not missing the 100%

:22:41. > :22:48.outcome favour of Greg. A spectator came in there and put Paul off.

:22:49. > :22:57.Don't need to do that. This is very important. Even the early stages in

:22:58. > :23:01.this match. Paul has seen his two shots taken away from him. Perfect

:23:02. > :23:09.line, it's all about the weight. Looks good. Shot bowl coming in, I

:23:10. > :23:22.think. Well done, Paul Foster, that wasn't easy. But the maximum

:23:23. > :23:25.results... Greg's wife. Such a big weapon, if you can play

:23:26. > :23:33.the forehand and not miss the target. Such a big shot to be

:23:34. > :23:37.having. Paul just has to keep his composure here, really. He knows

:23:38. > :23:43.he's starting to come into the game and forcing Greg and he knows that

:23:44. > :23:48.Greg won't hit every target, it's just impossible. LAUGHTER

:23:49. > :23:56.Famous last words. You think that, over the last few days? Famous last

:23:57. > :23:57.words. He must miss something. It's not the missing, it's the results.

:23:58. > :24:04.Yes, yes. You fancy Greg to build a head and

:24:05. > :24:43.don't go overrunning this. Well, that's going through two

:24:44. > :24:52.yards. I would suggest that is probably deliberate. A sensible

:24:53. > :24:57.bowl, coming in behind, but maybe a bit further than he wanted. Paul

:24:58. > :25:01.Foster will be looking to just get past his own. That's what he's

:25:02. > :25:11.aiming for, anything between the jack and the red bowl would be good.

:25:12. > :25:30.The audience applauding that bowl, anything that went past was good.

:25:31. > :25:39.APPLAUSE A good second from Greg. A lovely

:25:40. > :25:49.position to stop the jack going past it, as well.

:25:50. > :26:06.I think we will see Paul changing his hands now. Forehand draw.

:26:07. > :26:19.Looks good. Yes, second shot. Hits the target. What do you think? It is

:26:20. > :26:24.a target but not a particularly big target. But then again, the last one

:26:25. > :26:29.was only a single bowl and I don't think he will be any worse off if he

:26:30. > :26:35.plays into it. The only bad result here for Greg is if he catches the

:26:36. > :26:40.wide bowl. He's off with this one, surely. Yes, in the forehand

:26:41. > :26:45.direction. All the previous ones have been going down the other side,

:26:46. > :26:51.in the other direction. Most players in this direction have pulled the

:26:52. > :26:55.shot and have been under. Paul, I don't think he needs to go near the

:26:56. > :27:03.head, I think this will be a position bowl because he will be

:27:04. > :27:08.expecting Greg to run again. Yes, here we go. This one will be quite a

:27:09. > :27:14.few yards behind. Here it comes, that covers everything. The reason

:27:15. > :27:19.for Greg not to play this again, because the outside plant I think is

:27:20. > :27:28.going onto the green bowl, so he won't be any off. The perfect shot

:27:29. > :27:33.to draw on the forehand, but it is definitely not easy.

:27:34. > :27:38.I don't think Greg's overly keen on this forehand draw hand, looks like

:27:39. > :27:44.he's shaping up for a forehand draw, I think.

:27:45. > :27:52.Playing just a breaching weight. If he hits the green bowl absolutely

:27:53. > :27:58.right he will move it to his own red bowl. I think that was the right

:27:59. > :28:08.shot to play. I think it was, but a harder shot.

:28:09. > :28:30.Just a little bit of movement in the crowd as people are moving out and

:28:31. > :28:36.moving in. It's a big crowd, Andy, very difficult to stop yes, quite

:28:37. > :28:40.difficult. The crowd have been in at least an hour before the match

:28:41. > :28:44.started, so they've had quite a long time to sit about. You understand

:28:45. > :28:51.that they have to go out occasionally.

:28:52. > :29:00.I think they were queueing up to date, David, at about 12:30pm. They

:29:01. > :29:06.were, absolutely. Two hours before kick off.

:29:07. > :29:07.Paul Foster has picked his game up, started to really dominate the

:29:08. > :29:42.drawing game. That suggests he was slightly heavy,

:29:43. > :29:44.I think. He can afford to be, as long as he misses his own. That's

:29:45. > :30:17.OK, not wasted back there. Come on, come on. You can hear the

:30:18. > :30:21.calls, "come on." They knew he was just short. That gives him a chance

:30:22. > :30:30.now. That bowl shall as we can see, will plant the green one out. Ten

:30:31. > :30:37.inches short of jack high. Backhand draw, trying to get one close.

:30:38. > :30:44.Paul can afford to rest his own here. Justant other one out of the

:30:45. > :30:48.way. As you say,p Andy, that plant has definitely taken it away and

:30:49. > :30:55.Greg can afford to reach this. Definitely. Catches the green bowl.

:30:56. > :31:01.It'll gout and lie one or two. To the jack, three inches.

:31:02. > :31:10.Three inches. So he is asking the gap. Giving the impression he is

:31:11. > :31:15.going to roll this. Maybe he thinks he needs another bowl in. Well, he

:31:16. > :31:20.is playing the runner. I don't think he likes it. He is under. I don't

:31:21. > :31:26.think he has missed it though. He has now. You had to wait for a

:31:27. > :31:41.second, though. He did miss it, but... Paul just looking at what

:31:42. > :31:46.happens if Greg hits this target. I still think he needs another one in.

:31:47. > :31:50.I think so. If he finishes 15 inches behind, that probably would be good

:31:51. > :31:59.enough, if both the bowls are removed.

:32:00. > :32:05.I think he is leaving it alone. He is thinking - the way things are

:32:06. > :32:09.going, there is a chance of the green bowl being pushed on to the

:32:10. > :32:12.jack and all the way through. Well, Paul must have first and third here.

:32:13. > :32:42.You would think he would've drawn. He has missed gevenlt that's three

:32:43. > :32:48.running bowls in a row he has missed. Are we seeing a slight

:32:49. > :32:51.change? Well, as I said earlier on, Paul would be expected to think - he

:32:52. > :33:01.can not hit every target. Nobody does.

:33:02. > :33:09.The players are so fast, aren't they? Literally one end finishes and

:33:10. > :33:16.within 10, 12 seconds the jack is ready to be rolled. Keeping the game

:33:17. > :33:19.moving. Paul Foster's always been a very fast player. Greg a little bit

:33:20. > :33:52.more circumspect. Half an inch past jack high. Oops,

:33:53. > :34:32.it's fallen over. Inch-and-a-half short.

:34:33. > :34:38.A clap of the hands there from Paul. A loose delivery. Well, the players

:34:39. > :35:04.always know. Shot bowl coming in from Greg.

:35:05. > :35:09.Doesn't want to move P the jack too much but he is right in behind it.

:35:10. > :35:14.Snr single bowl targeted. I don't think Paul Foster will go for that.

:35:15. > :35:25.Two red. Two red. Still the backhand draw for Paul.

:35:26. > :35:32.A the bit of work to do with this one to get back. He is having a look

:35:33. > :35:38.here. He is having a look here. Well-played. It is a great shot,

:35:39. > :35:47.Paul Foster, it really is. A brilliant ball from Fuzzy. One

:35:48. > :35:51.green, one-inch short. One inch. Being indicated one inch away. Not

:35:52. > :35:54.easy for Greg. Backhand draw is out of the equation. You would think

:35:55. > :36:00.this is going to be awkward. He's going to have to run at this to get

:36:01. > :36:05.a result. I don't the jack hand, if he is playing the jack hand draw, I

:36:06. > :36:09.can't see him getting a result. I can't see him scoring. He is playing

:36:10. > :36:13.It he has another ball yet. Maybe he is trying to develop something. I

:36:14. > :36:19.tell you what he is close with This I can't see him coming out with the

:36:20. > :36:25.shot. Now he has got position, that will force Paul, I think on to the

:36:26. > :36:33.forehand. I think Paul will realise that ball is probably looked in

:36:34. > :36:37.there. For his case, I think it looks like forehand g for position.

:36:38. > :36:46.Wasting no time. W this is one he didn't have to

:36:47. > :36:50.think too much B he knows exactly where this bowl is going to be and

:36:51. > :36:54.this is going to be very close to it. He is pushing this bowl up. He

:36:55. > :37:01.needed to pass that red. That's good. He has passed the red of the

:37:02. > :37:06.second shot, just in case Greg into the front bowl on to the jack. This

:37:07. > :37:11.is worth playing. Oh, yes, Greg could score a few if he catches the

:37:12. > :37:15.short red bowl. Red bowl into the jack, looks like three or four.

:37:16. > :37:17.Looks like backhand but playing on his favoured forehand. Will he bend?

:37:18. > :37:22.. One shot, Paul Foster. The runners,

:37:23. > :38:15.all of a sudden are not connecting. Hello Lexie, how are you? With her

:38:16. > :38:17.dad here the last day or two. I think she's enjoying the bowls. Very

:38:18. > :38:56.well-behaved, as well. Another starter. Again, another

:38:57. > :39:02.tough shot. Greg Harlow. So easy on the delivery. Very much a smooth,

:39:03. > :39:07.accurate delivery. He doesn't play outdoor bowls, so he concentrates

:39:08. > :39:11.only on the indoor and takes a good long break during the summer Ye,

:39:12. > :39:18.textbook delivery. Wonderful, smooth action. Whereas Paul Foster plays a

:39:19. > :39:28.lot of outdoor bowls and has been very successful. Double gold in the

:39:29. > :39:41.common Watt games in Glasgow. -- Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In

:39:42. > :39:47.many ways, the all-round player, Paul Foster Yes, very attempted,

:39:48. > :39:50.Paul. He enjoys the sport. A lot of commitment, obviously for top

:39:51. > :39:55.players. Especially in the Scotland squad. They are always travelling

:39:56. > :40:06.abroad and sampling Australia and what have you. But he still loves

:40:07. > :40:11.it, still enjoys playing. And slightly taking control of this

:40:12. > :40:17.game, isn't he, David? He is starting to be the better player. He

:40:18. > :40:22.is starting to put close bowls n asking a lot of questions of Greg.

:40:23. > :40:26.Yes, he has moved up a gear or two. First set, in contention all the

:40:27. > :40:31.way, lifted more ends than Greg did. Exact, it was only really one end in

:40:32. > :40:38.the first set, where he lost the 4. It was very costly to him. Yes, you

:40:39. > :40:50.would have to say at the moment that a tie-break looks on the cards. It's

:40:51. > :41:03.not given but Two green. Seven inches from jack high. A short one?

:41:04. > :41:06.The long one? Eight inches past. ! Paul lying two and hoping to add

:41:07. > :41:12.another here. The scores are three year. If he scores a three here, we

:41:13. > :41:18.are definitely going into a tie-break.

:41:19. > :41:28.That's good. Yes, number 3. Well, that puts the pressure on. Three

:41:29. > :41:33.ends after this, Greg Harlow really needs this one. Three in, would take

:41:34. > :41:38.the set away. If he scores a single he is back in it. Really, it looks

:41:39. > :41:45.like just a draw to me. Ye, I think it is just a draw, David. But he

:41:46. > :41:48.knows if he fails that in a couple of ends time, we'll definitely be

:41:49. > :41:54.into the tie-break. He didn't like the look of that. He didn't get it

:41:55. > :41:58.away, well. Well, it is 10-1 almost certainly. We are not into the

:41:59. > :42:09.tie-break yet but both players are awhich are it is coming shortly.

:42:10. > :42:23.Well, he was slightly confused. Greg sort of waved there as if to say,

:42:24. > :42:29.three shots off you go. Score, 1-10 after eight ends. So Paul just

:42:30. > :42:35.making absolutely sure of this but Greg Harlow has scored from the 7th

:42:36. > :42:39.end, he has scored two singles and that's the 7th end in the first set,

:42:40. > :42:46.he scored two singles this this match. It is amazing, isn't it? It

:42:47. > :42:50.would indicate that Paul Foster has been the dominant force but as I say

:42:51. > :42:54.that Big Four made all the difference at the beginning the

:42:55. > :43:02.first set and he carried that all the way through.

:43:03. > :43:10.As you say, Andy, Paul Foster's first bowl, a lot sharper. The

:43:11. > :43:14.Scottish hard happy with that. They see their man taking control here.

:43:15. > :43:18.Greg will not be doing anything rash. I think he will keep on

:43:19. > :43:23.drawing, knowing that this set is almost certainly gone.

:43:24. > :43:33.Well, they did say in the clip, if it is a tie-break and 1-1, he'll

:43:34. > :43:34.play a forehand runner with the final delivery. That will be

:43:35. > :44:00.interesting. Yes, absolutely. Very good. Just a little

:44:01. > :44:08.Muralitharan there for one within six inches. -- a little murmur.

:44:09. > :44:11.Ye, both players almost resigned that this is going to a tie

:44:12. > :44:16.braevenlingt he is playing this almost as if - OK, Paul, you have

:44:17. > :44:21.won and we'll fight it out for a tie-break. Good drawing. Yes. Four

:44:22. > :44:28.good bowls. I think Paul will be happy to take a single and move into

:44:29. > :44:41.a tie-break. He is in a good rich vein of form in the second set, so

:44:42. > :44:45.he would be very happy with that. It has finished good, in the centre

:44:46. > :44:53.line. Like I say, Greg is not wasting any time here. I don't think

:44:54. > :45:02.he will even come up, just a little practice shot he is playing to get

:45:03. > :45:05.ready for the tie-break. I think that's just practising. I don't

:45:06. > :45:09.think Greg is concerned one bit. I think he knows this game is going

:45:10. > :45:14.into the tie-break. Let's play the send out. I think it is probably

:45:15. > :45:19.fair to say play remembers thinking which direction I'm playing better

:45:20. > :45:26.and Greg may think - I'm better off losing one here, so that might come

:45:27. > :45:29.into play as well. Greg may think he is playing better in the other

:45:30. > :45:35.direction, so might be happy to lose a one. Well certainly where he

:45:36. > :45:40.picked up his Big Four, and two ends later a two and two ends later a two

:45:41. > :45:45.going in that direction. I think he has played better there. So he might

:45:46. > :45:53.not be concerned here. Well, he was very close to his own front bowl

:45:54. > :45:58.here. Gave it a nudge. Match tie-break. Well a comprehensive

:45:59. > :46:02.scoreline, Paul Foster and to be fair, I think it is probably a

:46:03. > :46:07.scoreline that reflected that second set, he put Greg under a lot of

:46:08. > :46:11.pressure Played really well Paul Foster.

:46:12. > :46:22.It'll be interesting to see who has the jack here and it is Paul Foster

:46:23. > :46:27.who got the jack. So if it does go 1-1 it'll be Greg who has the last

:46:28. > :46:32.bowl. Off we go, three-end tie-break, the rules change.

:46:33. > :46:40.Cumulative shots go out the window, just win the end. There are some

:46:41. > :46:45.events in the bowls' calendar where they use accumulative shots but in

:46:46. > :46:50.this professional calendar they don't, and that keeps it exciting.

:46:51. > :47:05.Paul, going very short with this one.

:47:06. > :47:12.The umpire has very been quiet today as well. Yes, not really had to work

:47:13. > :47:19.too hard. I'm sure they're quite glad of that as well. Just kept the

:47:20. > :47:25.game moving. Very experienced umpire we have for this match, Alan thorn

:47:26. > :47:29.hill. 'S been around the world officiating at major events. -- Alan

:47:30. > :47:44.Thornhill. He's been around the world. Yes, they do a wonderful job.

:47:45. > :47:52.Two-and-a-half feet from jack high. Well, Paul indicated two-and-a-half

:47:53. > :47:57.feet short. He knows that bowl is not close enough. He needs a good

:47:58. > :48:00.shot here. Pushing the bowl up. It is, he is better.

:48:01. > :48:22.APPLAUSE Got that bowl away well. Really

:48:23. > :48:26.smooth. How is the running Greg, I don't think you are running.

:48:27. > :48:31.Struggling. If Paul can get around that bowl, he has a big biassed

:48:32. > :48:37.bowl, there is no reason not to. The forehand he could drop his own bowl

:48:38. > :48:42.down. Three feet. Three feet and Paul would be on the outside of the

:48:43. > :48:47.mat. You can see that with his feet. So he can help the bowl come around

:48:48. > :48:53.it on the wide line. Not sure if he has the running He is trying to get

:48:54. > :48:57.a front toucher. I think he is on a good line. Perfect line. It is

:48:58. > :49:04.whether he is reaching. He let that one go, so, so smooth Yes, perfect

:49:05. > :49:10.bowl. Trouble here for Greg. He's going to have to play this with

:49:11. > :49:12.weight. We can see the green bowl at the top of the screen blocking him

:49:13. > :49:28.out. Awkward. He is close. Very close. Great

:49:29. > :49:38.strike. Great strike. There it is again, forehand runner. Two bowls

:49:39. > :49:43.gone. Plum, missed the shot bowl, catches two, green bowls, worth a

:49:44. > :49:46.strike. To take one was good, but to take two. Paul little lies but needs

:49:47. > :50:01.a closer shot. Well Paul, his body language gives

:50:02. > :50:06.it away. Oh, has he given this away? Oh, no, he has not, oh my goodness,

:50:07. > :50:12.Paul. He thought aide given the shot away. Two green. It looked that yoer

:50:13. > :50:18.out of the hand. He knew he was narrow. But he just caught the red

:50:19. > :50:25.bowl. Really, probably about 18 inches away. So it looks, on paper,

:50:26. > :50:33.as if this is an easy forehand draw. It has got to be a draw. It has to

:50:34. > :50:36.be a forehand draw, Andy. You know with all that room in there, you can

:50:37. > :50:44.whizz it in, there is no real problem.

:50:45. > :50:52.He's got two shots against him. He can not drive the two of them.

:50:53. > :50:58.Surely not. He's just imposing him se. Just a forehand draw. Lots of

:50:59. > :51:15.time. Well, Greg needs this to stop T

:51:16. > :51:23.looks wide and heavy. I don't think this will count. First end to Paul

:51:24. > :51:28.Foster. I didn't expect him to be that far away Well, his drawing

:51:29. > :51:31.weight, from Greg's point of view, has just gone off.

:51:32. > :51:43.First end, Paul Foster. OK, a little bit anxious now. Her

:51:44. > :51:50.man needs to score the next two ends to become World Champion. It gets

:51:51. > :51:54.worse when you are up watching as family. It must be terrible. I

:51:55. > :51:57.remember in the last final the family were up and the boys and they

:51:58. > :52:04.were dancing around all over the place. Ye, it's always good to have

:52:05. > :52:06.the family support but back to this game. Greg needs a close one,

:52:07. > :52:24.really. Greg Harlow has won one end in this

:52:25. > :52:28.direction all game. He hasn't scored from the third end,

:52:29. > :52:33.a single in the second set. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Paul

:52:34. > :52:40.Foster has been on a monumental run of shots and he's kept Greg Harlow

:52:41. > :52:44.to one. Six ends in this match. Over 21 ends, Greg hall yes has scored on

:52:45. > :52:49.six ends. He is still in with a chance of winning it. Ye, he

:52:50. > :52:53.certainly is. He just needs to win two ends. Paul is urging this bowl

:52:54. > :52:58.up. I've got a good view. This looks close. Needs to hurry. Wants to

:52:59. > :53:04.hurry right up to the jack. Really good bowl and it's managed to sit

:53:05. > :53:11.down as well. Perfect start from Paul Foster. I wonder what Alex

:53:12. > :53:16.Marshall is thinking now, sitting at home - your mate is on the edge of a

:53:17. > :53:21.fifth one. That gets him one closer. I'm sure Alex is watching. I'm sure

:53:22. > :53:31.he will be delighted for his pairs partner here, in the driving seat.

:53:32. > :53:39.Time-out called. Careful. Just dropped into the ditch there. I

:53:40. > :53:42.think he is going to drive this Possibly although forehand draw is

:53:43. > :53:48.open. Two inches. Two inches he has been told. Not easy to draw. Because

:53:49. > :53:52.he's taken a time out, I think he is just composing himself. The way he

:53:53. > :53:58.is angled, you are inclined to think the draw. I think I would agree with

:53:59. > :54:04.this shot. Try one attempt anyway at forehand draw.

:54:05. > :54:11.He is not going to make it. Where is it going to stop, Andy, that's the

:54:12. > :54:16.question? Oh, he won't like that, I don't think. Zblts possible,

:54:17. > :54:20.actually that bowl will take the green out without the jack moving f

:54:21. > :54:22.it drops, that's totally different. Paul Foster, on the backhand just

:54:23. > :54:39.wants to make it past his own bowl. Well, this is not close but anything

:54:40. > :54:43.past is good. Right Greg, decision time, bowl-to-bowl or forehand draw.

:54:44. > :54:47.I think he will go for it for the first time this end. Bowl on to

:54:48. > :54:52.bowl, I have a feeling it's going out clean. W he has played this shot

:54:53. > :54:55.so well in the Championships. He must be going into the mat with

:54:56. > :54:57.confidence thinking - if I catch this bowl good, the green goes out.

:54:58. > :55:11.He is under. Well, I think this is as good a

:55:12. > :55:22.position as Paul Foster could hope for. . The bowl on the right-hand

:55:23. > :55:27.side of the screen, I think if Paul beats that, I think that's good.

:55:28. > :55:31.Just in there is what he wants. He is worried about this bowl on to the

:55:32. > :55:35.green, through the gap and in the taking the jack. He needs this to be

:55:36. > :55:47.third shot. He is after that red bowl but he is

:55:48. > :55:50.not getting past on the inside, it is the outside. He really had one

:55:51. > :55:55.there. Oh, I don't know about this one. I don't think he meant to put

:55:56. > :55:58.it there. As you say he had one there already. He went slightly

:55:59. > :56:04.heavy but - I think this will still be a runner again. He must catch the

:56:05. > :56:10.red bowl on the high side to take the green bowl out. He has done this

:56:11. > :56:15.so often. Forehand on the high side. The green bowl will disappear

:56:16. > :56:19.through the gap. Time-out called. Greg has in time-outs remaining. If

:56:20. > :56:25.he gets a half off it, it is possible to get a half of it, if he

:56:26. > :56:28.hits it solid on to the jack and it'll go to the other red bowl.

:56:29. > :56:32.Either way, a forehand runner and what did he say, aer if hand runner

:56:33. > :56:36.if he has a chance? Thafrnlts's what he will play. I think it is the only

:56:37. > :56:40.shot on. I have a feeling if it hits this he will not get a good

:56:41. > :56:44.connection. -- that's what he will play. I think he will have 18 inches

:56:45. > :56:46.to draw for his final call. I don't think the angles are great here but

:56:47. > :57:02.Paul is lying game. Well, he is on the high side, will

:57:03. > :57:07.he get back? He is close. Oh, he just missed it. And Paul Foster

:57:08. > :57:15.punches the air. He has his fifth tight #ye8. -- fifth title. That's

:57:16. > :57:19.what he has been looking for and he has done it. And he played well.

:57:20. > :57:23.Yes, he deserved to win this game today. Greg went off in the second

:57:24. > :57:28.half of the game but well done, Paul Foster, delighted for you.

:57:29. > :57:33.Absolutely dominated the match. No doubt he lost one count in the first

:57:34. > :57:38.set, enough for Greg Harlow to get over the line but he kept Greg

:57:39. > :57:45.Harlow at by, to one shot in the last 13 ends. An incredible

:57:46. > :57:56.performance by Paul but five times World Champion now, 10-7, 1-11 and

:57:57. > :57:59.2-0 in the tie-break. Paul Foster coming out looking relaxed.

:58:00. > :58:04.Obviously the home support for him, going for his second title. And that

:58:05. > :58:10.was the very easy four shots he scored in the third end to go 5-2 in

:58:11. > :58:13.front. He carried that on as Paul Foster was playing bowls, going

:58:14. > :58:17.through gaps. Just not on top form, the first few ends but after that,

:58:18. > :58:20.Paul Foster started to do a lot of damage. Greg Harlow, still picking

:58:21. > :58:26.up the shots here and there. That was a beauty.

:58:27. > :58:32.But it was Paul Foster who came back very, very strong.

:58:33. > :58:37.And missed a chance in the first end of the tie-break. Of a loose draw.

:58:38. > :58:42.And then the usual forehand runner that's been so valuable to him. Just

:58:43. > :58:46.went off the last few ends and Paul Foster, five times World Champion

:58:47. > :58:50.and thoroughly deserved. Very, very happy man. Thoroughly deserved

:58:51. > :58:54.indeed. I'm very pleased for him. Played well all the way through the

:58:55. > :59:01.event and go the better with every match.

:59:02. > :59:07.So ends won, Paul Foster, well, 16-6. That was very comprehensive.

:59:08. > :59:13.Same with total shots scored and touchers: he was a dominant force in

:59:14. > :59:20.the match. Absolutely no doubt about that. But my goodness me. The thing

:59:21. > :59:23.for a World Champion is to get better with every match and that's

:59:24. > :59:30.exactly what Greg Foster Z First of all, Greg, you started off

:59:31. > :59:34.well, the first set going beautifully, what were you thinking

:59:35. > :59:37.at that moment? I don't try to think during the game to be honest once

:59:38. > :59:40.you start thinking you were in trouble. Obviously I was playing

:59:41. > :59:43.well in the first, won the first going nicely. I was hoping for more

:59:44. > :59:48.of the same in the second but Paul had other ideas. He did. You have

:59:49. > :59:52.had a fantastic week. How do you sum-up, how well you have played and

:59:53. > :59:52.how well things have gone for you at potters this

:59:53. > :59:54.sum-up, how well you have played and how well things have gone for you at

:59:55. > :59:58.potters this week? Probably early to sum-up. Obviously delighted to make

:59:59. > :00:02.the final but obviously on the other hand, disappointed not to come away

:00:03. > :00:07.with the trophy. Great effort, great final. Paul I said to Greg what was

:00:08. > :00:09.he thinking at the end of the first set he won 10-7. What were you

:00:10. > :00:22.thinking at that moment? Help. He came out of the traps so fast and

:00:23. > :00:26.I was just hanging in, hanging in and to end up with the four was

:00:27. > :00:31.killer. Greg was always in control in the first set. To be honest,

:00:32. > :00:35.every bowl he played was top-notch, that was the best I've seen him play

:00:36. > :00:47.for a long time, his first bowl, putting me under pressure. Craig is

:00:48. > :00:52.a class act. -- Greg. Big bowls wins games, after the first set I dug

:00:53. > :00:55.deep. I was pleased with the way I played. There have been a number of

:00:56. > :00:58.great performances in your career where perhaps you've played

:00:59. > :01:06.brilliantly all the way through against an opponent who was in on

:01:07. > :01:12.fire. How do you put this, how it ranks, in terms of how you had to

:01:13. > :01:16.dig deep? It rates very highly. Normally I'm quick out of the box in

:01:17. > :01:19.the first rounds, until the quarterfinal and then I start to

:01:20. > :01:28.stutter. Now I gradually get better and better and each match... I was

:01:29. > :01:32.happy how I played against Les Gillett. I thought, keep the

:01:33. > :01:36.momentum going, try and step up another gear, which I felt I did

:01:37. > :01:42.after the first set and in the tie-break was anybody's. I have a

:01:43. > :01:46.microphone in my hand but I'm going to whisper, your first title was in

:01:47. > :01:51.1998. You have won five titles now. What's been the best one or is it

:01:52. > :01:55.possible to choose one? I think you've got to go with your very

:01:56. > :01:59.first world title and I think Greg would say the same. You come through

:02:00. > :02:04.the field and there are no easy games, anyone can be anyone in the

:02:05. > :02:09.top 16. Even the qualifiers coming through. But 1998 will always be the

:02:10. > :02:14.most memorable one but the rest are up there as well. You are just one

:02:15. > :02:20.behind Alex, people keep saying that. Is that important to you? No,

:02:21. > :02:25.it's not! LAUGHTER Honestly. Everyone knows he's my

:02:26. > :02:30.best mate, I always want him to win unless he's playing me and vice

:02:31. > :02:33.versa. It's always the media saying it. It doesn't concern me and I'm

:02:34. > :02:37.sure it doesn't concern Alex either. There are a lot of guys out there

:02:38. > :02:41.who want to win a first world title and I've been very fortunate to win

:02:42. > :02:48.five. That means nothing to me. He is still the man. Greg Harlow, great

:02:49. > :02:49.runner-up, but ladies and gentlemen, your champion, Paul Foster!

:02:50. > :03:08.APPLAUSE It is indeed now wages time and to

:03:09. > :03:11.make the presentation, the managing director of Potters Resort along

:03:12. > :03:19.with the group marketing and distributing manager, Mr Cooper.

:03:20. > :03:26.And to receive his runners-up cheque, ladies and gentlemen, Greg

:03:27. > :03:44.Harlow! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:03:45. > :03:54.And now, to the winner, to receiving a Langham glass trophy, a cheque for

:03:55. > :03:59.?55,000, and the title of the 2017 world indoors singles champion, Paul

:04:00. > :04:25.Foster, MBE! Ladies and gentlemen, for the fifth

:04:26. > :04:26.time in his career, that 2017 world indoor singles champion, Paul

:04:27. > :04:46.Foster, MBE! A kiss on the trophy for Paul Foster

:04:47. > :04:50.and the number five .doc David is alongside me. He was magnificent

:04:51. > :04:54.today. He was magnificent. The first three or four rounds he was just

:04:55. > :05:01.scratching around but after that Greg picked up a couple of twos but

:05:02. > :05:05.for the last 4-7 ends of that set he was outstanding. You Andean

:05:06. > :05:09.commentary made the point Greg could hardly miss in that first set. How

:05:10. > :05:15.demoralising can that be, for some people? The thing is, he was bang on

:05:16. > :05:19.target. That was the point. It wasn't a lucky result, he was right

:05:20. > :05:24.on it and got the maximum is out of it. We always knew that was going to

:05:25. > :05:26.happen. It's just how you keep yourself together. Psychologically

:05:27. > :05:31.Paul Foster is very strong and that is important for him. He kept his

:05:32. > :05:35.concentration and then he stepped up two gears in the second set. One of

:05:36. > :05:37.the things Greg Harlow has done well all week is the forehand runner.

:05:38. > :05:52.It's worked for him the majority of

:05:53. > :05:55.times, it worked for him in the first set. Later on it just went

:05:56. > :05:57.awry. It did, it started to miss a little bit. That's more of an

:05:58. > :06:00.indicator of the pressure he has been put under by Paul Foster. That

:06:01. > :06:02.looked an absolute certainty the way it was coming down, but he missed

:06:03. > :06:06.it. Paul Foster, there he goes, punching the air. Paul would have

:06:07. > :06:10.probably expected Greg together and play his last bowl but he was

:06:11. > :06:14.delighted to see it go past. I asked Paul about how he ranked this

:06:15. > :06:18.performance, put it up there with his very best. You've seen him play

:06:19. > :06:22.many great matches indoor and outdoor. In terms of how had to had

:06:23. > :06:47.to fight to stay in there and then engage another

:06:48. > :06:52.gear, where does this rank for you? , it ranks one of the best, simply

:06:53. > :06:54.because of his ability to be able to come back from struggling and get

:06:55. > :06:57.better. He has been getting better every single match and that is why I

:06:58. > :07:00.favoured him for this one. You cannot put Paul Foster away when he

:07:01. > :07:03.gets into that sort of form. Greg Harlow, he has had a fantastic week

:07:04. > :07:06.and started off in the same vein he fini shed his semifinal in the first

:07:07. > :07:08.set. At the when you look at final, you thought the second round,

:07:09. > :07:11.beating James the way he did, probably thinking to himself every

:07:12. > :07:14.match is a bonus after that and he made it to the final. And he played

:07:15. > :07:16.it very well. I asked Paul because a lot of people, in the media, make

:07:17. > :07:19.the comparison between Paul and Alex Marshall. Alex has won it six times

:07:20. > :07:22.and Paul is one behind. He says it doesn't matter and I believe him,

:07:23. > :07:25.because I imagine he just comes out and does his best like Paul got to

:07:26. > :07:28.this final, you thought the second round, beating James the way he did,

:07:29. > :07:31.probably thinking to himself every match is a bonus after that and he

:07:32. > :07:34.made it to the final. And he played it very well. I asked Paul because a

:07:35. > :07:36.lot of people, in the media, make the comparison between Paul and Alex

:07:37. > :07:39.Marshall. Alex has won it six times and Paul is one behind. He says it

:07:40. > :07:42.doesn't matter and I believe him, because I imagine he just comes out

:07:43. > :07:45.and does his best liked all the but I suspect there is a subconscious

:07:46. > :07:47.desire to go past Alex, least one more title, maybe two. I do believe

:07:48. > :07:50.Paul because he's very honest about things. He won't say anything he

:07:51. > :07:52.doesn't believe that he's one of these players that will continue to

:07:53. > :07:55.play well. I think there's at least one more title, maybe more, in Paul

:07:56. > :07:58.Foster. I don't think he's chasing Alex, I really don't. OK, but he's

:07:59. > :08:08.close, just one behind. Paul Foster winning the title for the fifth time

:08:09. > :08:10.here today. Let's remind you about more tennis? There will be a

:08:11. > :08:13.subconscious desire to win at least one more title, maybe two. I do

:08:14. > :08:15.believe Paul because he's very honest about things. He won't say

:08:16. > :08:18.anything he doesn't believe that he is one of these players that will

:08:19. > :08:20.continue to play well. I think there is at least one more title, maybe

:08:21. > :08:23.more, in Paul Foster. I don't think he's chasing Alex, I really don't.

:08:24. > :08:25.OK, but he's close, just one behind. Paul Foster winning the title for

:08:26. > :08:28.the fifth time here today. Let's remind you about more tennis coming

:08:29. > :08:31.your way on the BBC. On Friday on the BBC Two, action from the Davis

:08:32. > :08:33.Cup, Canada against Great not just today we've it's not just today

:08:34. > :08:36.we've bowls, it's been happening all week here at maybe it's the cameras,

:08:37. > :08:38.the lights, the crowd, but there's something about this iconic venue

:08:39. > :08:41.that seems to bring out the best in boulders. There are world titles at

:08:42. > :08:43.stake, after all. Now drawing for the Mac maybe it's the cameras, the

:08:44. > :08:46.lights, the crowd, but there's something about this iconic venue

:08:47. > :08:48.that seems to bring out the best in bowlers. There are world titles at

:08:49. > :08:51.stake, after all. Now drawing for the Mac. 2017 the year for the last

:08:52. > :08:53.bowl finish. Players keeping us in suspense the year for the last bowl

:08:54. > :08:56.finish. Players keeping us in suspense Jason Greenslade and Les

:08:57. > :09:00.Gillett left it late, very late, in the world pairs my goodness, is he

:09:01. > :09:04.that, the first and 5-0 in the second but dug deep and delivered

:09:05. > :09:07.when it mattered they trailed 7-1 in the first and 5-0 in the second but

:09:08. > :09:09.dug deep and delivered when it mattered you won it 16 this time,

:09:10. > :09:16.what's the difference this time around? I think I've I think I've

:09:17. > :09:18.enjoyed it he's been quite challenging times Jason, to be fair,

:09:19. > :09:30.because he's been quite challenging at times! LAUGHTER Theatre a week of

:09:31. > :09:34.brilliant and bowls played with finesse, and brilliant, absolutely

:09:35. > :09:37.brilliant. Always in good world number one he

:09:38. > :09:42.is telling the world number one he needs glasses at measures!

:09:43. > :09:51.At measures! Brilliant. Always respectful. On Tuesday Paul Foster

:09:52. > :09:54.met Mickey Brett the match went all the way to the third end of a the

:09:55. > :10:04.match went all the way to the third end of a tie-break before Brett

:10:05. > :10:08.delivered the decisive Mickey Brett. Some people it seems just have that

:10:09. > :10:11.winning habit. No one more so than six time world another title for

:10:12. > :10:19.Mickey Brett. Some people it seems just have that winning habit. No one

:10:20. > :10:24.more so than six time an accounted for that man, Les Gillett. Brimming

:10:25. > :10:28.with confidence and making short work of Marshall in round two. Every

:10:29. > :10:33.good tournament needs an upset or two. For a while we wondered if

:10:34. > :10:36.71-year-old Charlie Bent might provide the Alex Patty Marshall. But

:10:37. > :10:39.if the Scots thought he was going to be climbing the stairway to seven in

:10:40. > :10:41.2017, he had an accounted for that man, Les Gillett. Brimming with

:10:42. > :10:43.confidence and making short work of Marshall in round two. Every good

:10:44. > :10:45.tournament needs an upset or two. For a while we wondered if

:10:46. > :10:48.71-year-old Charlie Bent might provide the biggest, as he ran world

:10:49. > :10:51.number one, Brett men's with a 71-year-old making waves in the

:10:52. > :10:54.men's competition, a man 50 years his junior found herself in the

:10:55. > :11:01.matchplay final -- woman 50 years his junior found herself in the

:11:02. > :11:04.matchplay final. Katherine Rednalla second world title, this time at the

:11:05. > :11:10.expense of reigning world champion Ellen Falkner. There would be no

:11:11. > :11:14.repeat of the 2016 result in the ladies competition. And nor in the

:11:15. > :11:16.men's. Brett blown away by Stuart Anderson in the quarterfinals, while

:11:17. > :11:18.final appearance. A second world title, this time at the expense of

:11:19. > :11:21.reigning world champion Ellen Falkner. There would be no repeat of

:11:22. > :11:23.the 2016 result in the ladies competition. And nor in the men's.

:11:24. > :11:25.Brett blown away by Stuart Anderson in the quarterfinals, while Burnett

:11:26. > :11:29.Richard also departed. Richard losing by the most narrow margins to

:11:30. > :11:35.also departed. Richard losing by the most narrow margins to Greg I do you

:11:36. > :11:39.sum up what happened on that last bowl of the match? To be honest, it

:11:40. > :11:47.was a howdy you sum up what happened on that last bowl of the match? To

:11:48. > :11:51.be honest, it was could it? Into the area, into the. The last bowl

:11:52. > :11:53.finish. Greg Harlow was making a habit of it, but surely it couldn't

:11:54. > :11:56.happen again, could it? Into the area, into the red for Stewart

:11:57. > :12:00.Anderson the pain of a semifinal elimination. For Greg Harlow, a date

:12:01. > :12:03.and a title decider against Paul Foster, the four time world champion

:12:04. > :12:05.for Stewart Anderson the pain of a semifinal elimination. For Greg

:12:06. > :12:10.Harlow, a date and a title decider against Paul Foster, the four time

:12:11. > :12:14.world champion, besting the first in the first and Foster bring the

:12:15. > :12:17.curtain down on our 2017 presentation. Bragging rights and so

:12:18. > :12:25.Harlow and Foster bring the curtain down on 2017 presentation. Bragging

:12:26. > :12:26.rights to it to Paul, commiserations to Greg.

:12:27. > :12:33.There's always next year. We are looking forward to champion.

:12:34. > :12:38.Katherine Rednall, her second win in the ladies world indoor the roll of

:12:39. > :12:40.honour this year at Potters is as follows. Paul Foster the singles

:12:41. > :12:42.champion. Katherine Rednall, her second win in the ladies world

:12:43. > :12:47.indoor Les Gillett and Jason Greenslade the winners of title.

:12:48. > :12:54.Last Tuesday, Brett and pairs teamed up to win the David has been keeping

:12:55. > :12:58.a of the week. How difficult was it? I imagine I out for the shot of the

:12:59. > :13:04.week. How difficult was it? I imagine you must you are always

:13:05. > :13:09.inundated with candidates for this? I have two pages of them. It's very

:13:10. > :13:14.hard. You looking for the pressure bowl, the bowl you have to make.

:13:15. > :13:19.This was the seal the match. He had to seal the match. He had nowhere.

:13:20. > :13:25.Through the shot. Absolutely brilliant. That took him through.

:13:26. > :13:28.Even Paul Foster, didn't like it, but he appreciated it. We've seen

:13:29. > :13:34.some fantastic stuff this week. The one that touch the heart most of all

:13:35. > :13:40.was Charlie Bent, at the age of 71. He got a standing ovation after his.

:13:41. > :13:42.This was on a re-spot position. Through the shot. Absolutely

:13:43. > :13:44.brilliant. That took him through. Even Paul Foster, didn't like it,

:13:45. > :13:47.but he appreciated it. We've seen some fantastic stuff this week. The

:13:48. > :13:50.one that touch the heart most of all was Charlie Bent, at the age of 71.

:13:51. > :13:52.He got a standing ovation after his match against absolutely, what was

:13:53. > :13:55.good about Charlie is he was out there to enjoy absolutely, what was

:13:56. > :13:58.good about Charlie is he was out there to enjoy he was laughing and

:13:59. > :14:01.and even took finicky about out of Nicky Brett took finicky about out

:14:02. > :14:05.of Nicky Brett years he had a heart attack seven years ago yet he

:14:06. > :14:11.somehow has found himself on yet he somehow has found himself on the in

:14:12. > :14:16.the world of indoor Bowls. Can be here and be a national star. Can you

:14:17. > :14:19.imagine when he went back to his own club? The reaction he was going to

:14:20. > :14:21.get. I betsends a message, enter the qualifiers and you can be here and

:14:22. > :14:25.be a national star. Can you imagine when he went back to his own club?

:14:26. > :14:27.The reaction he was going to get. I bet he hasn't And Katherine Rednall,

:14:28. > :14:30.at the age of 21 a double world champion. 21 is very young but

:14:31. > :14:34.Katherine Rednall is a very talented. A good outdoor player as

:14:35. > :14:40.well. Here it's different. A very limited field. Very high quality.

:14:41. > :14:45.You have to step up and she did play very well. Katherine Rednall just

:14:46. > :14:50.21, one of the young stars. Last night here at Potters it was the

:14:51. > :14:56.under 25 final between Martin Puckett from Weymouth and Helen Ryan

:14:57. > :15:02.from New South Wales in Australia. Ellen won the first set 10-7 and

:15:03. > :15:09.leads 6-5 hours we join it in the second set.

:15:10. > :15:21.Keeping in this set, trying to force the tie-break.

:15:22. > :16:02.Well, unusual for it to drop so far over the first one. It's been a

:16:03. > :16:24.high-quality game. Good to see Ellen drawing this, I

:16:25. > :16:30.think she can pop one round her own with an extra three feet of running.

:16:31. > :16:34.We'll be very close to this. -- will be.

:16:35. > :16:45.One red. Good bowl, now she can attack it.

:16:46. > :16:53.Martin Puckett really needs to win this end.

:16:54. > :16:59.Yes, can't afford to lose a shot here, pushes the bowl up, I'm lucky.

:17:00. > :17:04.The temptation here is for Ellen to run at this. She's sticking with

:17:05. > :17:15.feedback can draw. She misses it, comes through. Percentage shot she's

:17:16. > :17:23.trying with this one. Comes deep at the end, close bowl run through,

:17:24. > :17:29.drop in. Still one red but still a very good bowl.

:17:30. > :17:36.Two seconds, Andy. Yes, just hanging on to the shot here. Needs to try

:17:37. > :18:03.and get another bowl in. Well, if he runs he could get a very

:18:04. > :18:09.good result off the green bowls. Unlucky, very unlucky.

:18:10. > :18:15.That's a horrible result. Any touch of the green bowl would have made

:18:16. > :18:23.three. How did he do that? That was really unlucky. This changes things,

:18:24. > :18:28.has to be very, very careful here. Place this and gets it wrong and she

:18:29. > :18:32.could be three or four down. Yes, difficult to see how she's

:18:33. > :18:36.going to score here, unless she takes a little bit of a chance on

:18:37. > :18:42.the forehand. A very aggressive player, we've seen that already.

:18:43. > :18:49.Backhand could still slip into the shot. Playing the forehand. I agree,

:18:50. > :18:56.this could go wrong. Turned her back on it. Always wide. I think it was

:18:57. > :19:02.pretty good it was wide. No guarantee she was going to score

:19:03. > :19:10.there. At this stage, the position of the matches in, 6-6 and a set

:19:11. > :19:13.Martin Puckett has to win. That wasn't... Well... Unless there's a

:19:14. > :19:17.guarantee of getting something, it was risky shot. Sometimes you are

:19:18. > :19:46.better to miss them. Martin Puckett is looking... He

:19:47. > :19:54.doesn't show too much emotion. A fairly quiet lad, Martin. Not one of

:19:55. > :20:00.the noisier characters, shall we say, on the international team. And

:20:01. > :20:07.we have a few. Yes, there are a few. As I was saying, I was fortunate to

:20:08. > :20:13.manage the junior team and there are a few characters among them. Your

:20:14. > :20:18.kit it -- you're keeping the box closed as to who they are. I'm sure

:20:19. > :20:25.the boys will know who they are. Perry Martin will know he's a little

:20:26. > :20:31.bit noisy. He's a quiet lad! I am sure Perry will be watching now.

:20:32. > :20:35.Martin here is one of the quieter characters in the team. Perry

:20:36. > :20:42.usually comes over to play with the civil service team, over in Northern

:20:43. > :20:47.Ireland in February, gives us a run out. Test the green for the players

:20:48. > :20:52.and let us know how it's playing. Wrong green, different club! Good

:20:53. > :21:00.idea, not going to work. Steady, steady. Well, OK. Both

:21:01. > :21:07.players all right here. It's wide open at the moment. Martin really

:21:08. > :21:12.would like to score double. I think Martin would just be happy

:21:13. > :21:19.to score here. If that's the case, he has to score

:21:20. > :21:22.both ends. There is still room. The way Ellen

:21:23. > :21:32.has been playing you would expect her to correct with this one.

:21:33. > :21:42.Good match, disk. Going on for an hour and a half. Good quality.

:21:43. > :21:48.Pretty close, if it drops. Making corrections with every bowl. Martin

:21:49. > :21:58.quickly on the mark. That was fast, Andy. It was just a draw. Good line.

:21:59. > :22:06.In with a chance with this one. Trying V shot I think, well played,

:22:07. > :22:15.very well played. Still got to be careful, only one down.

:22:16. > :22:23.I can see the attraction of trying to trail the jack back but she

:22:24. > :22:28.doesn't want to lose three, got to be careful with this. She's playing

:22:29. > :22:31.well enough to draw it off. I think so, one down is not a disaster

:22:32. > :22:47.playing the last end. Not far away. Will she bend? Gentle,

:22:48. > :22:53.gentle. Ellen, Ellen! Too heavy. We were saying any touch on that green

:22:54. > :22:57.bowl was bringing in the short ones. Well, this could be three. This

:22:58. > :23:02.could be a bad result for Ellen. Two out.

:23:03. > :23:10.Well, that was a mistake, I'm afraid. It was a mistake and also a

:23:11. > :23:14.little bit unlucky, as well. She just got the bowl... If she'd got

:23:15. > :23:17.the bowl solid it would have stayed for a second. A little bit unlucky,

:23:18. > :23:29.at the same time. That's why one down wasn't a

:23:30. > :23:31.disaster, just keep drawing away. Martin's mum and dad will be

:23:32. > :23:39.pleased. Looking good for a tie-break. That's what we enjoy, the

:23:40. > :23:46.three end tie-breaks, an extra 20 minutes for the crowd to enjoy the

:23:47. > :23:56.game. And another 20 minutes of your company. You love it! That's a good

:23:57. > :24:00.start when you're trying to defend the end. Three up, the last end,

:24:01. > :24:20.Martin Puckett. Close with this. Very good, well

:24:21. > :24:24.done, good start. I feel a bit for her in many ways

:24:25. > :24:30.but Martin Puckett put the pressure on by having three balls in the

:24:31. > :24:37.area. One mistake on his benefited. But he's kept his head in this,

:24:38. > :24:42.Andy, he really has. He hasn't looked flustered. No, a fairly cool

:24:43. > :24:49.character. They both are, really. Neither really showing much emotion.

:24:50. > :24:58.But this is a good start here for Ellen. Trying to score three shots,

:24:59. > :25:02.never easy. She's in the area again. Full

:25:03. > :25:10.contact on the red, got it. Very good. Now she's opened up chances.

:25:11. > :25:16.It's a measure with the second one but the red bowls over to the side

:25:17. > :25:23.and that will give her a chance to get the treble she needs.

:25:24. > :25:35.Martin on a good line here. Will he bend? No. That's the shot Ellen

:25:36. > :25:39.needs to play now, on the forehand. Yes, changing her hand. Could be

:25:40. > :25:57.three. Needs to run slightly under. All

:25:58. > :26:02.know, oh no! I don't think it really matters too much. Not a disaster.

:26:03. > :26:08.She still has a chance of a three. What I'm interesting is which bowl

:26:09. > :26:18.is lying fourth shot because fourth shot, looking for an option to drive

:26:19. > :26:26.the bowl off. I agree. Fourth shot looks like red, slightly.

:26:27. > :26:34.Yes, Green is rock solid. This is an important bowl, he needs to get this

:26:35. > :26:38.one in. Trailing jack rules out everything. If he can trail the jack

:26:39. > :26:44.we are definitely going to a tie-break. Not far away.

:26:45. > :26:53.This is a chance now. He's made that target even bigger, a big chance

:26:54. > :26:59.here for Ellen, big chance to score the three. Slightly different, Andy,

:27:00. > :27:05.because now she has to split and those balls will lock it in. Either

:27:06. > :27:09.she gets the red bowl absolutely clean... And then she has a chance.

:27:10. > :27:13.A good opportunity here. Martin will know that as well. Bowl

:27:14. > :27:24.out for three, for the title. I think she's giving this a shot.

:27:25. > :27:30.She is very close. This is very close, will she bend? Will she stay

:27:31. > :27:43.in? That's unlucky! What a great effort. Wow. Karen Markley saying

:27:44. > :27:46.shot. Very close there. Well, it doesn't really matter, one green,

:27:47. > :27:57.one red, it's a tie-break. Yes, just a toss of the coin for a

:27:58. > :28:02.tie-break. On the first end Martin won the toss and has given it to

:28:03. > :28:10.Ellen. We didn't get confirmation of who got the shot...

:28:11. > :28:16.Goodness me, that looked good all the way down. Very good, she did

:28:17. > :28:21.split the balls but unfortunately she moved one bowl onto the jack

:28:22. > :28:30.otherwise she would have had the three and the game. Looking quite

:28:31. > :28:57.expensive now. The game before last. Yes.

:28:58. > :29:08.You just think what the future is for both these players. Martin

:29:09. > :29:13.really starting off with his international career, Ellen making a

:29:14. > :29:17.real impact at a very young age. The Australian team, the elite squad are

:29:18. > :29:22.usually quite young. Most of them are in their 20s and 30s. Ellen said

:29:23. > :29:28.she feels old now because she is in her forties. I think it's fair to

:29:29. > :29:32.say most of the countries, we have two separate events for the men and

:29:33. > :29:37.women. The England ladies team, I think going to Australia will be a

:29:38. > :29:41.young and talented team. Not maybe quite as young as Ellen, but all

:29:42. > :29:57.probably in their early 20s. So, two sets of 11 ends are gone and

:29:58. > :30:01.we are in a three end tie-break. You just have to win the end, so it

:30:02. > :30:25.becomes quite aggressive. Ellen is off to a good start.

:30:26. > :30:32.A deep bowl going N I can't blame her on that. She has one anyway.

:30:33. > :30:37.Three-and-a-half inches. Very hard to improve the position she's in

:30:38. > :30:42.here. Yes, basically holding her to one. Choice of shots for mar tivenlt

:30:43. > :30:46.he is looking at the TV monitor. I think it's drawing the forehand or

:30:47. > :30:50.trying to run the bowl out. I think he's sticking to the draw. Not an

:30:51. > :30:56.easy shot to run the bowl. But he might have needed two goes at T He's

:30:57. > :31:03.very close. Yes. Very close. Oh, has he got it? I think he has.

:31:04. > :31:10.Well-played, perfect. One red. Good bowl. Played with nice weight.

:31:11. > :31:13.Really tidy weight on that one. Well, Ellen has played the forehand

:31:14. > :31:17.runner exceptionally well. There is a good chance here, catches one red

:31:18. > :31:22.bowl, take the other out. A good running bowl here. Yes, it is a

:31:23. > :31:26.two-bowl shot and if he doesn't get the outside one and gets the shot

:31:27. > :31:34.bowl clean, well, she will be very happy. Quite a wide target here.

:31:35. > :31:39.Good chance of getting a result here.

:31:40. > :31:47.Oh, she's playing very controlled at this. I'm surprised. It'll whip away

:31:48. > :31:51.very quickly. But she's in the area She's holding out. She is playing

:31:52. > :31:57.with a hard weight. Why did she play that, Andy? A full drive down there

:31:58. > :32:03.was taking the bowls out. She did so well on the forehand. One red bowl

:32:04. > :32:08.was going to take the other out. The first ends to Martin Puckett. I'm

:32:09. > :32:12.surprised at that. But she obviously felt that she could rest the bowl

:32:13. > :32:16.off, a big drive, should have been three inches away from it. She

:32:17. > :32:24.wouldn't have had second shot but she only needs one.

:32:25. > :32:52.Ellen's choice on who takes the jack, so she is given it to Martin.

:32:53. > :33:00.So Ellen will have the last bowl and she'll probably be thinking - I

:33:01. > :33:05.don't want to play it. She's just tactically got one thing slightly

:33:06. > :33:09.wrong at the end there. But, still played a very good game and still in

:33:10. > :33:15.this yet. She's travelled from Australia and she's 19. It's easy to

:33:16. > :33:20.forget, snted it? I would say she's played really well. Got to be

:33:21. > :33:22.pleased with her performance but she'll be looking it take that title

:33:23. > :33:37.back. Needs two good ends. Again, unlucky. Edge of the bowl was

:33:38. > :34:05.better than edge of the jack. Well, Martin, it's a good bowl but

:34:06. > :34:10.that must set up a target now. Ellen's going to be forced on on to

:34:11. > :34:14.the backhandside. A tempting proposition to hit it, go for the

:34:15. > :34:19.jack in the ditch. So drawn away, second bowl.

:34:20. > :34:23.Making sure she was arriving this time. Anything through, she knows,

:34:24. > :34:34.is good. Well, Martin's certainly going to be

:34:35. > :34:37.reaching with this one. Anything past is good. Yes, this is good,

:34:38. > :34:51.good positioning bowl. She has to go for this. She has the

:34:52. > :34:55.last bowl so even jack off on to the respot will give her a chance. She

:34:56. > :34:58.has to drive. Depends how confident she is. There is still a draw. There

:34:59. > :35:02.is. It's definitely available. It is hard to pluck out the line on the

:35:03. > :35:07.backhand I think she's on a good line. Close with this.

:35:08. > :35:15.Oh, she's got this. Oh, well-played. Well done. Courageous shot because

:35:16. > :35:21.the drive looked very much on. It would have been tempting that, to go

:35:22. > :35:25.for the drive but she plays it well. Well, Martin, probably jack in the

:35:26. > :35:31.ditch on the backhand, same shot for him. Jack in the ditch is available

:35:32. > :35:33.or draw it off. Percentages are on the weight shot.

:35:34. > :35:45.He is going for it. He is close. Will it bend, big gap. There it

:35:46. > :35:51.goes. Looked like the gap all the way, didn't it? It did. Didn't look

:35:52. > :35:55.like it was going to bend. Well, the excitement continues here at the

:35:56. > :36:03.World Championships. 1-1, final end of the tie-break. Couldn't ask for

:36:04. > :36:09.anything more, could we? No, we've had some unbelievable games.

:36:10. > :36:34.And one more, I'm sure, to come tomorrow.

:36:35. > :36:43.Of course that final's going to be very interesting with two vastly

:36:44. > :36:50.experienced players. Greg Harlow, going for his second singles title

:36:51. > :36:54.and Paul Foster going for his fifth. I'm going to be interested tomorrow,

:36:55. > :36:58.just to see who you are going to pick out as a winner. I'm sure Rishi

:36:59. > :37:04.will be getting that question ready for you. You'd better have your

:37:05. > :37:08.answer ready. I've got it ready already.

:37:09. > :37:15.Oh, a buttie. Last end, first bowl. Front toucher. Doesn't get much

:37:16. > :37:20.Bert, does it? No. ! She's about two or three inches away. Well, you can

:37:21. > :37:25.understand Martin is reaching at this. Doesn't want a drop shot.

:37:26. > :37:29.Well, that's exactly where he needed to be.

:37:30. > :37:39.Draw up to the jack, if you miss it, come around behind it, for cover. So

:37:40. > :37:56.calm looking. Yes. Played it well. Played the rink well.

:37:57. > :38:08.Oh, Martin didn't play that well, didn't get it away well. Oh he is

:38:09. > :38:12.under. He is in truvenlt The last end you can nominate to burn the

:38:13. > :38:18.end. You can nominate as much as you want but only can burn it once. I

:38:19. > :38:21.think he has to go for this. Depends where this finishes from Ellen.

:38:22. > :38:24.Anything behind the jack is good. She's in full control here. Not

:38:25. > :38:32.quite sure whether that was necessary. Not bad. Second shot.

:38:33. > :38:37.Second shot but I have a feeling he is going to run at it now. A little

:38:38. > :38:41.bit of cover. He needs to remove the bowl or get the jack. If he removes

:38:42. > :38:45.the bowl at least he'll give himself a chance. Ellen will draw close but

:38:46. > :38:51.he will have the last bowl of the end. Nominate it, in case it goes on

:38:52. > :38:57.to the jack and then... Time-out called. Looking at the respot

:38:58. > :39:01.position. Too far away. That's why maybe Martin isn't nominating the

:39:02. > :39:07.kill or perhaps he has forego then but I think he's going to run this

:39:08. > :39:11.bowl off. Yes, a lot of people do forget This just looks too

:39:12. > :39:18.difficult, Martin, to draw. Martin has nominated to kill the end. He

:39:19. > :39:25.hasn't forgotten. Well-remembered. Oh, that looks under. Is he going to

:39:26. > :39:31.hold? Oh, that was close. # Well, he can nominate again. I'm not sure he

:39:32. > :39:34.is going to have any choice. Helen seems to have everything covered

:39:35. > :39:38.here. The back position, the respots position And second bowl, which is

:39:39. > :39:46.important, just in case Martin removes the bowl. So so... Two yards

:39:47. > :39:50.in front would be good. Block the hand on the runner and force him to

:39:51. > :39:54.draw within three inches. Yes, I think so. Make sure it is very short

:39:55. > :39:59.so it can't be pumped N Martin didn't go fast with that drive, did

:40:00. > :40:04.he? I don't know if he is not a quick driver. Oh, she's playing

:40:05. > :40:08.safe. Default position - pop around to the back and say - off you go. I

:40:09. > :40:12.think she's leaving it alone. I can't blame her to be honest. She

:40:13. > :40:18.has one hand on the trophy here. It's been a brilliant game I have to

:40:19. > :40:22.say Martin Puckett has been super and Ellen Ryan has been magnificent

:40:23. > :40:26.bearing in mind she doesn't play indoor in the UK. She's an

:40:27. > :40:30.Australian. I don't know if he has called for this to be. Oh, he

:40:31. > :40:35.hasn't. He is trying to draw it. I think he is under. No way it is

:40:36. > :40:40.going to hold Way under. Oh, she is go the T And the Championship to

:40:41. > :40:44.Ellen Ryan. There is the smile there is the thumbs up.

:40:45. > :40:54.Thumbs up a up and a smile from Ellen Ryan. Corky, what a star. Yes,

:40:55. > :40:59.I heard about her in social media which I get into. I said we need to

:41:00. > :41:03.see these player up here and she arrived here and put the work in.

:41:04. > :41:07.How do you think she would have hoped in the lady's matchplay? Every

:41:08. > :41:13.bit as well. I have no doubt. She's a very dedicated player. I knew her

:41:14. > :41:17.first coach. She told me she is a bit special and Karen told me she

:41:18. > :41:21.was special as well. Karen Murphy. She mentioned it in commentary

:41:22. > :41:26.earlier this week. Ellen Ryan is a name to look out for at potters. The

:41:27. > :41:31.big star of the week is Paul Foster. You said he got Bert and better and

:41:32. > :41:36.Bert and hold of the title for the fifth time. -- better and better.

:41:37. > :41:40.All champions, what they want to do is get that head of steam up through

:41:41. > :41:44.the tournament. I had a couple of meetings with pau. We were chatting.

:41:45. > :41:48.He is very calm, relaxed. He has had his fourth child. A very contented

:41:49. > :41:52.man at the moment. In the list of all-time greats where does he rank?

:41:53. > :41:58.Right up there. No dou. Alex Marshall. Without a shadow of a

:41:59. > :42:03.doubt, with regards to indoor and outdoor but Paul Foster in the

:42:04. > :42:06.all-round game indoor and outdoor, he is incredibly successful. It

:42:07. > :42:10.doesn't matter where he goes. He could come back next year and equal

:42:11. > :42:15.his pal I wouldn't doubt it for someone more. He'll walk in probably

:42:16. > :42:20.as equal favourite maybe with Greg and Alex and he will enjoy that.

:42:21. > :42:25.Let's remind you of more tennis coming your way on the BBC. It's the

:42:26. > :42:30.Davis Cup, Canada against Great Britain. BBC Two on Friday.

:42:31. > :42:37.So, we have come to the end. Week here at potters. We have seen some

:42:38. > :42:41.wonderful bowls here on the blue rink. Some great champions all the

:42:42. > :42:47.way through. Some stars of the future, the likes of Ellen Ryan and

:42:48. > :42:51.Katherine Rednall. But today a man from Scotland got his hands on the

:42:52. > :42:59.trophy for the fifth time. Paul Foster. From all of us here,

:43:00. > :43:06.goodbye. # Girl I'm in love with you

:43:07. > :43:09.# This ain't the honeymoon # Past the infatuated phase

:43:10. > :43:18.# Right in the thick of love # It seems like we argue every day

:43:19. > :43:21.# I know I his behave and you made your mistake

:43:22. > :43:26.# And we both still got room left to grow

:43:27. > :43:32.# Force # And though love can sometimes hurt

:43:33. > :43:36.# I still put you first # And we'll make this thing work

:43:37. > :43:46.# But I think we should take it slow # We're just ordinary people

:43:47. > :43:53.# We don't know which way to go # Cos we're ordinary people

:43:54. > :43:57.# Maybe should take it slow # Take it slow#