Ladies' Singles Semi-Final

0:00:44 > 0:00:50APPLAUSE

0:00:53 > 0:00:59Jamie Chestney and Mark Dawes.

0:00:59 > 0:01:01APPLAUSE Has he got the plant? He has.

0:01:01 > 0:01:08APPLAUSE

0:01:10 > 0:01:15Two seconds on that.That's got it away in time.Needs contact. He has

0:01:15 > 0:01:21got it. There it goes. Now where is the green bowl going? Oh, look at

0:01:21 > 0:01:29the red bowl. He has come here, the first round, under very difficult

0:01:29 > 0:01:33personal circumstances and he has won his first match defending his

0:01:33 > 0:01:38title. APPLAUSE

0:01:38 > 0:01:43What a week it has been so far at Potters Resort. Two days down and

0:01:43 > 0:01:47two trophies already won and two more still to be won in the ladies

0:01:47 > 0:01:55single and the open singles for which Greg Foster and Paul Foster is

0:01:55 > 0:01:59still involved. Paul Foster is involved in the draw. He is up

0:01:59 > 0:02:02against Jason Greenslade. That's coming up live on BBC Two this

0:02:02 > 0:02:08afternoon. Darren Burnett and Mark Dawes and Mark Royal are through to

0:02:08 > 0:02:16the last eight and less Gillette is yet to play.

0:02:16 > 0:02:19yet to play. Now, we're going to show you what happened in the first

0:02:19 > 0:02:25Match Of The Day which took place this morning between two former

0:02:25 > 0:02:31champions and two local lads. This pair had met three times previously.

0:02:31 > 0:02:37Brett leading the head-to-head and singles 2-1. It was King from the

0:02:37 > 0:02:43village about 50 miles up the Norfolk coast from Potters Resort

0:02:43 > 0:02:46who got off to the fastest start. He got a three shot

0:02:46 > 0:02:49who got off to the fastest start. He got a three shot lead. King never

0:02:49 > 0:02:57lost the advantage. He was able to capitalise on loose play from Brett

0:02:57 > 0:03:02and won by a comfortable 8-2 margin. The world champion from two years

0:03:02 > 0:03:07ago came out firing. He took two sets in the first end and grabbed

0:03:07 > 0:03:11another double in the third. The 43-year-old went on to build a five

0:03:11 > 0:03:15shot lead with four to play before King started to fight back with a

0:03:15 > 0:03:19little help from his opponent as in a pivotal moment, Brett gave away a

0:03:19 > 0:03:25crucial two shots in the seventh end. By the ninth end Brett's

0:03:25 > 0:03:29advantage had been reduced to just one shot with King needing to tie

0:03:29 > 0:03:33the set and Brett couldn't find a way to stop King taking the single

0:03:33 > 0:03:43he needed. To the 2016 is through to the finals.

0:03:43 > 0:03:47Mervyn King is the fourth play through to the quarterfinals.

0:03:47 > 0:03:50Already there is Darren burnet and he is waiting for the winner of the

0:03:50 > 0:03:59Paul Foster and Jason Greenslade match. The first bern through to the

0:03:59 > 0:04:05quarterfinals is Mervyn King. Alongside me is David Corkhill who

0:04:05 > 0:04:07will be looking after

0:04:07 > 0:04:07Alongside me is David Corkhill who will be looking after the

0:04:07 > 0:04:11commentary. Let's talk about the ladies semi-finals which is coming

0:04:11 > 0:04:15up later. We will get to the singles a minute. On the blue rink it will

0:04:15 > 0:04:19be Katherine Rednall up against Lesley Doig who did very well

0:04:19 > 0:04:23yesterday as modest as she was after winning the mixed pairs, she played

0:04:23 > 0:04:29brilliantly.She did play brilliantly and looked comfortable.

0:04:29 > 0:04:34She has been to the World Outdoor Final. Katherine Rednall knows this

0:04:34 > 0:04:39carpet really well. Has won it before. Knows what it's like to play

0:04:39 > 0:04:41in front of a very large and knowledgeable crowd, that's the

0:04:41 > 0:04:44thing. So, it will be very interesting to see how this one

0:04:44 > 0:04:51goes.Later on tonight, Janice Gower is taking on Rebecca Field. Rebecca

0:04:51 > 0:04:57was saying she is fed-up talking to to me in the runners-up spot.I can

0:04:57 > 0:05:01understand that. Rebecca has been there before and it is another

0:05:01 > 0:05:05hurdle for Janice to get over.Let's talk about the open singles and we

0:05:05 > 0:05:10saw Nicky Brett losing out to Mervyn King. Was that a surprise to you?

0:05:10 > 0:05:13No, it's never a surprise when Mervyn King is involved. Nicky

0:05:13 > 0:05:17played very well, no doubt about that, but just that one error in the

0:05:17 > 0:05:22second set, we thought that was a key moment, but they didn't know who

0:05:22 > 0:05:26was lying the shot, Nicky thought he would play the shot to confirm. It

0:05:26 > 0:05:30was a bowl to win the set and you have to go for those things, Rishi,

0:05:30 > 0:05:34you must in that situation.A little bit of chat about the match coming

0:05:34 > 0:05:39up this afternoon. Paul Foster and Jason Greenslade. Paul Foster

0:05:39 > 0:05:42obviously just in terms of quality I guess is still the man to beat?Oh

0:05:42 > 0:05:48yes, always. We all know what Paul is going through at the moment, but

0:05:48 > 0:05:52he'll raise his game. There is no doubt about that. He is a defending

0:05:52 > 0:05:54champion and like all champions when you start playing the

0:05:54 > 0:05:57competitiveness comes in and the spirit comes in and you'll want to

0:05:57 > 0:06:01win. Jason on the other hand hovering on number 16, he needs to

0:06:01 > 0:06:06win and he is aware of the fact that he needs the ranking points.Yes, an

0:06:06 > 0:06:10important match for both players. That's the first one on BBC Two.

0:06:10 > 0:06:13Paul Foster the five time champion and current holder of the title

0:06:13 > 0:06:16against Jason Greenslade who hasn't got past the second round in the

0:06:16 > 0:06:20last five years. He will be keen to better that record. We can hear from

0:06:20 > 0:06:26both players.

0:06:26 > 0:06:30both players.We've been here for 20 years, so I have been coming here 20

0:06:30 > 0:06:36years. I would say it hasn't been a happy hunting ground overall. I

0:06:36 > 0:06:41managed to lose in one final which I lost to Andy Thompson, many, many

0:06:41 > 0:06:47years ago when I was young and I was good. It's probably the number one

0:06:47 > 0:06:53thing to win. It hasn't been kind to me over the years, but hopefully

0:06:53 > 0:07:002017 will be my year.2018. LAUGHTER

0:07:00 > 0:07:04That's a classic. That's a classic mistake, isn't it?

0:07:04 > 0:07:08That's typical of me.Every player wants to look back on their career

0:07:08 > 0:07:13and say, "I won this. I won that." You always want to try and win a

0:07:13 > 0:07:18major. I have been fortunate to win the World Championship five times,

0:07:18 > 0:07:21but if my career stopped now, I couldn't complain what I have been

0:07:21 > 0:07:25done in the game and it has been really good to me so I have been

0:07:25 > 0:07:29really proud of that side of it. Hopefully it can continue.I would

0:07:29 > 0:07:33say my form hasn't been too good. My dad was very ill for a number of

0:07:33 > 0:07:39years and my dad passed away on 14th November so my form over the last

0:07:39 > 0:07:45two years hasn't been overly great. So I would say that my form is just

0:07:45 > 0:07:49coming back to normal and my dream is to win it in this year, in 2018,

0:07:49 > 0:07:55for my dad.He is a top player. I think he is the most unpredictable

0:07:55 > 0:08:00player in the top 16. There is times you would think he would draw no hit

0:08:00 > 0:08:06and vice versa. I know it will be a hard game and I need to up my game

0:08:06 > 0:08:10from a previous match if I want to compete.I think to win the World

0:08:10 > 0:08:13Indoor Bowls Championships in 2018 would be the icing on the cake. I

0:08:13 > 0:08:19would like to win it for my dad and I think at that for me would just

0:08:19 > 0:08:23bring a close of my whole bowls life because I've sort of won most

0:08:23 > 0:08:29things. This is the only one peu would say that is like missing.

0:08:29 > 0:08:33As many of you know, Paul Foster's father passed away last week so both

0:08:33 > 0:08:38players dealing with plenty in their personal life. We wish them both the

0:08:38 > 0:08:42very best of luck this afternoon as we join our MC.Thank you very much,

0:08:42 > 0:08:47Rishi. Good afternoon to you all as you welcome us here into the

0:08:47 > 0:08:49international arena at Potters Resort for this, the second round

0:08:49 > 0:08:54match, playing for a place in the quarterfinal spot. First up to a

0:08:54 > 0:08:58steady and consistent player who is no stranger to the final stages of a

0:08:58 > 0:09:03world ranking event. A former Scottish Masters and Welsh

0:09:03 > 0:09:07International Open champion, ladies and gentlemen, it's the joker of the

0:09:07 > 0:09:13pack, the Welsh wizard, Jason Greenslade.

0:09:19 > 0:09:24APPLAUSE

0:09:26 > 0:09:34And now to a true master of the game and the only player ever to win all

0:09:34 > 0:09:39six WBT titles. Ladies and gentlemen, five times and defending

0:09:39 > 0:09:47world indoor single champion, give it up for Paul Foster.

0:09:47 > 0:09:57APPLAUSE

0:10:01 > 0:10:06Well, Corky has scrambled up the staircase to the commentary box

0:10:06 > 0:10:12where he is alongside On Price. COMMENTATOR: Thank you, Rishi, it

0:10:12 > 0:10:20was an easy scramble.

0:10:20 > 0:10:23was an easy scramble. A lot of people are interested how Paul

0:10:23 > 0:10:27Foster will play. He has already admitted he needs to move up a few

0:10:27 > 0:10:31gears, but Jason played well in his last game, but I think it is a

0:10:31 > 0:10:36challenge for Jason.Yes, I agree Corky. I city Paul would start

0:10:36 > 0:10:39favourite. A difficult period for both players, particularly Paul on

0:10:39 > 0:10:43the eve of this championship. A hard first round for him. He got through

0:10:43 > 0:10:46it and I think he'll benefit from that and we know he's a class

0:10:46 > 0:10:52player. It is a big task for Jason, but he is a talented guy and I

0:10:52 > 0:10:59expect a good match here.

0:11:01 > 0:11:05Jason wearing the cap. Most unusual, but we have had a chat with him

0:11:05 > 0:11:11about it. He just feels it is a useful aid to his psychology of

0:11:11 > 0:11:21playing the game at the moment.

0:11:25 > 0:11:29Quite interesting early in the game Paul has gone fairly shot with the

0:11:29 > 0:11:32jack, David. It was something he didn't do in the early stages of the

0:11:32 > 0:11:38last round.No, but he knows Jason, doesn't he? Jason likes the long

0:11:38 > 0:11:46jack length and usually Jason will go automatically to 28, 29 meters.

0:11:46 > 0:11:52Paul usually waits to see how they develop before he moves on to the

0:11:52 > 0:11:59short jacks, but there is a certain predictability when it comes to

0:11:59 > 0:12:08Jason and where he wants to play, especially at the start.

0:12:23 > 0:12:27APPLAUSE That's a great start by Paul.Jason,

0:12:27 > 0:12:33quite often would try and drive. That's a single bowl target. Most

0:12:33 > 0:12:37players would just try and draw a very good third bowl or close

0:12:37 > 0:12:42second.

0:12:49 > 0:12:53He didn't go very quick at that. It is a difficult weight to use.Yes,

0:12:53 > 0:12:59it is a half weight. It wasn't a normal drive. He would have got

0:12:59 > 0:13:03lucky if he had got the short one into it. For the senior viewers,

0:13:03 > 0:13:08people who have been in the game, these two had a magnificent year,

0:13:08 > 0:13:12the first time Paul won the championship. It was one of the most

0:13:12 > 0:13:17memorable games. Paul driving to the jack and Jason driving the jack off

0:13:17 > 0:13:25the rink.Yes, back in 1998, it was. I then had the pleasure of playing

0:13:25 > 0:13:31Paul in November that year and once again, January a couple of months

0:13:31 > 0:13:32later. APPLAUSE

0:13:32 > 0:13:39Another good bowl. Slightly widened it. I think he'll go again.Well, it

0:13:39 > 0:13:46is a wider target and he'll go stiffer this time.

0:13:59 > 0:14:04He has got something.Well, once again we've had a few of these jacks

0:14:04 > 0:14:09going up the rink. This looks like it has gone off the confines.If

0:14:09 > 0:14:13that's gone off, he could be lying three on the re-spot.Well, it is

0:14:13 > 0:14:17well off, so we'll see where the re-spot are. There are red bowls

0:14:17 > 0:14:22back there, but this is going to take a rope. There you go. Jason is

0:14:22 > 0:14:26going to have a look and there is the red bowls and the green bowls.

0:14:26 > 0:14:35APPLAUSE

0:14:38 > 0:14:45Well, if the jack had of stayed in, it was 2 to Paul. The jack going out

0:14:45 > 0:14:56on the re-spot, 3 to Jason.

0:15:00 > 0:15:05Nine end sets, of course, three in tie-break if needed and the shot

0:15:05 > 0:15:12clock is in play. 30 seconds after the first bowl for player to play

0:15:12 > 0:15:20his bowl with a number of time-outs available.

0:15:26 > 0:15:31APPLAUSE That's a nice start.A long jack as

0:15:31 > 0:15:39predicted. Although Jason is not using straight bowls that he's

0:15:39 > 0:15:46renowned for, he's using the big swinging bowl.

0:16:38 > 0:16:53Up over the line. The seam line of the carpet.

0:16:53 > 0:16:59the carpet. Where the strips are sewn together. Of course, it has to

0:16:59 > 0:17:05be who are zontical. You couldn't put a line vertical down the middle

0:17:05 > 0:17:08of the rink. It is on the wrong side. He doesn't want to tap that

0:17:08 > 0:17:16too much. It's OK.The centre of the rink again. Picking the line out on

0:17:16 > 0:17:21the longer length.

0:17:28 > 0:17:35Just that extra bit of weight holding it. A foot less. He probably

0:17:35 > 0:17:43would have got back for second.

0:17:43 > 0:17:47No reason to change, Jason. He has got a good line on this side of the

0:17:47 > 0:17:57rink.

0:18:06 > 0:18:11Well, again, a bit of pressure on Paul Foster here.He's going to take

0:18:11 > 0:18:20a look at this and see where the bowl is positioned.

0:18:20 > 0:18:23bowl is positioned.Well, the problem for Paul and this is where

0:18:23 > 0:18:28the difficulty is, John, if he does get into the jack and moves it, and

0:18:28 > 0:18:31sticks on the green bowl, even if he moves the jack into this position,

0:18:31 > 0:18:36he's still going to be two or three down. He might just have to try and

0:18:36 > 0:18:40draw for a second shot. I don't think there is any real hit on

0:18:40 > 0:18:46that's guaranteed to make the contact at the front. There is a

0:18:46 > 0:18:50three-way plant, but well he's playing the same shot, only on the

0:18:50 > 0:18:55backhand as a draw. He doesn't want to get to the jack.He would like to

0:18:55 > 0:19:06sit off the side bowl, the last delivery of Jason's.That's what I

0:19:06 > 0:19:10was saying about doing it on the forehand. It was the same result. He

0:19:10 > 0:19:14didn't want the jack. He wanted the bowl. As soon as he hit it, he was

0:19:14 > 0:19:19going to lose 3 anyway.Yeah, he was very unfortunate with this. He had a

0:19:19 > 0:19:26nice weight. It gets a little bit of a hip at the end. That was the worst

0:19:26 > 0:19:29result he could have had.He probably thought he had taken away

0:19:29 > 0:19:35that shot by playing the backhand. Very unfortunate with a good bowl.

0:19:35 > 0:19:406-0 after two ends and the only thing in Paul Foster's favour, it's

0:19:40 > 0:19:47early in the set.Yes, in his wildest dreams I don't think Jason

0:19:47 > 0:19:51would have expected to be six in front after two ends and it is a

0:19:51 > 0:19:54really good start and it is something I felt he needed coming

0:19:54 > 0:19:59into the game. I thought he needed to get out of the blocks quick if he

0:19:59 > 0:20:07had a chance of beating Paul.

0:20:29 > 0:20:34Well, a missed opportunity on the first bowl. Jason dropping short.

0:20:34 > 0:20:40He'll correct with this one.

0:21:04 > 0:21:14Didn't take long, did it?Good adjustment.

0:21:14 > 0:21:30A nice wide line. A good adjustment by Paul as well.

0:21:31 > 0:21:38APPLAUSE

0:21:40 > 0:21:44Jason is sticking with this side of the green. He doesn't want to move

0:21:44 > 0:21:49the jack to the red bowl. He doesn't want to touch that. Now, that was

0:21:49 > 0:21:58the danger. He has fallen back, but I think he's still one down.

0:22:01 > 0:22:12I think he's still one down.Your bowl, just under half an inch gap.

0:22:23 > 0:22:29Very dangerous if he gets to the jack. Not quite there. Maybe not a

0:22:29 > 0:22:34bad thing.

0:22:35 > 0:22:40bad thing.Looks the other side for Jason now, coming back in.Yes, a

0:22:40 > 0:22:46little touch on the jack on that side would be very profitable. He

0:22:46 > 0:22:54could make a double out of it. Just not getting back in time. But still

0:22:54 > 0:23:00it is good bowls by Jason. Only three bowls within a foot and Paul

0:23:00 > 0:23:04Foster's lying the shot with a very difficult second shot to make.

0:23:04 > 0:23:09Doesn't want to give it away, Paul. He would like to get on the card

0:23:09 > 0:23:17this end.

0:23:20 > 0:23:26A big, wide line. This is some effort. A good attempt given the

0:23:26 > 0:23:37circumstances.I think he was being very careful.

0:24:03 > 0:24:13Jack length, 26.5 meters.

0:24:20 > 0:24:29APPLAUSE A very good opener.

0:24:39 > 0:24:42It will be interesting to see just how crucial the jack lengths will be

0:24:42 > 0:24:48in this match.

0:25:07 > 0:25:15Even better with this, Paul.

0:25:15 > 0:25:18APPLAUSE Paul Foster at his best there.There

0:25:18 > 0:25:23is just signs, isn't there, short jack length.He certainly started

0:25:23 > 0:25:27this round better than he did the first round and you can see he's

0:25:27 > 0:25:31getting a feel for the carpet, but then again Jason has started well as

0:25:31 > 0:25:34well Dave, so it's an interesting start to the game and both players

0:25:34 > 0:25:40look very, very up for it.

0:25:40 > 0:25:49look very, very up for it.A very, very small gap.

0:25:59 > 0:26:04It is not a bad bowl. It blocks the line in for Jason.Well, there is

0:26:04 > 0:26:07nothing there for Jason on the forehand now. If he comes around it,

0:26:07 > 0:26:11it will be very difficult to trail the jack and he knows it. He might

0:26:11 > 0:26:14have to waste one here on the backhand and try and get into the

0:26:14 > 0:26:20two bowls or try and move the jack out. He's playing the forehand well,

0:26:20 > 0:26:24he's just looking for a close bowl. There is a chance he might open it

0:26:24 > 0:26:33up, but well, he's trying to open it.

0:26:33 > 0:26:46it. Wow, that's a result-and-a-half. Rather lucky there.You couldn't

0:26:46 > 0:26:52really predict that one, could you, Dave?No, it is something he would

0:26:52 > 0:26:58have deliberately have played. He has got the short bowl. He will have

0:26:58 > 0:27:04two against him when he gets down to the mat.

0:27:04 > 0:27:11the mat. It all depends how close this one is.

0:27:12 > 0:27:17APPLAUSE Well, that's good.

0:27:19 > 0:27:25Well, that's good. Three or four feet behind it. The jack is the

0:27:25 > 0:27:32ditch, but Jason, I fancy he might make this.He used to be very good

0:27:32 > 0:27:37to displace jacks when he had the steadier running bowls.Much wider

0:27:37 > 0:27:41now, but he's playing across himself on his backhand. He will hold his

0:27:41 > 0:27:44bowl up for a long, long time before it starts to break and here it comes

0:27:44 > 0:27:53now. And just trundle through, I think. A

0:27:53 > 0:28:07good effort.One shot, Paul Foster. APPLAUSE

0:28:07 > 0:28:19Set score, 2-6 after four ends. There is Les in his traditional

0:28:19 > 0:28:25green seats. He likes to sit up there. We like to see Les around,

0:28:25 > 0:28:30don't we, John?He is quite a character.He doesn't look happy

0:28:30 > 0:28:37there, but he is really funny at times, he really is. It is good to

0:28:37 > 0:28:52have Les back in the top 16. APPLAUSE

0:28:52 > 0:28:5814 inch gap.

0:29:19 > 0:29:29APPLAUSE And just made it.

0:30:08 > 0:30:12Interesting to see what Paul plays here. Bearing in mind the scoreline,

0:30:12 > 0:30:19can just draw away at it or take the bowled, it's up to him. Looks

0:30:19 > 0:30:19can just draw away at it or take the bowled, it's up to him. Looks like

0:30:19 > 0:30:29he's drawing for now. Why blind. Needs to reach with this one.

0:30:29 > 0:30:35That's not so good because it has spoiled the other shot. Taken away

0:30:35 > 0:30:40the plant, the green bowl is still vulnerable. If anything, he slipped

0:30:40 > 0:30:50behind there would have been a lot better.

0:30:51 > 0:31:02Jason looks better with this. APPLAUSE

0:31:02 > 0:31:06Paul will role up to that ball but nothing else. You can take one out,

0:31:06 > 0:31:13the shoulder as they are. This bowl just stopped. Past the jack, ideal

0:31:13 > 0:31:18rest. And the line, just trying to find the weight. Good line, three

0:31:18 > 0:31:26balls. Bit of work to do with this one. It is wider than the others.

0:31:26 > 0:31:33It's good if he runs, going to get the trip.It was coming back very

0:31:33 > 0:31:45quickly but two down. Now it's getting to be a bit costly.

0:31:45 > 0:31:46getting to be a bit costly.Jason has two what she doesn't turn that

0:31:46 > 0:31:53read. No cheese reason not to go to the forehand. Sticking with a

0:31:53 > 0:31:58backhand, before had was a much safer shot. There's no chance of

0:31:58 > 0:32:07turning the red. He's close with this. Just needs to pass it and

0:32:07 > 0:32:17drop. Just trucked out. Still two green.

0:32:23 > 0:32:316-0 after two ends wasn't a crisis but 8-2 with four

0:32:33 > 0:32:37but 8-2 with four to go is a big ask. There has to be a big count in

0:32:37 > 0:32:46there somewhere. The international arena well packed for this game.

0:32:46 > 0:32:56Probably still a few more to come in.

0:33:32 > 0:33:4320 inches short of jack high. 22!

0:33:43 > 0:33:51Corrected zero. Paul was ready to go. Plenty of time. The reset.

0:34:22 > 0:34:28He's caught it well and there is an open hand there. It's a good hand,

0:34:28 > 0:34:33the backhand. At this distance, the forehand is pretty decent as well.

0:34:33 > 0:34:39It's like a magnet, the bowls draw you in.Paul is on the open side

0:34:39 > 0:34:48now. Got a run.He's dropped it. This is rapidly going to get away

0:34:48 > 0:34:58from Paul Foster.

0:35:08 > 0:35:19Getting caught again. He's got an edge. I can understand him going but

0:35:19 > 0:35:24you cannot flog that hand too much when every other side is open.

0:35:24 > 0:35:35Chance again for Paul. It's an open draw, expect him to do it.

0:35:35 > 0:35:43draw, expect him to do it. Timani chances. Far too many chances.

0:35:52 > 0:36:01Jason will definitely change now.

0:36:21 > 0:36:26Not a great end from Jason. Would have liked it to stop on the mat but

0:36:26 > 0:36:32a little bit of movement. At the ball down and stopped the clock. --

0:36:32 > 0:36:37put the ball down.Going to say that Paul would really like to get this

0:36:37 > 0:36:42in to give himself a chance. Really needs a double with us. That was a

0:36:42 > 0:36:48missed chance by Jason.

0:36:48 > 0:36:55Just needs to hurry on the line. Just the wait, that's all. The line

0:36:55 > 0:37:00was good. We'll take a single. APPLAUSE

0:37:26 > 0:37:38Jack length, 24.5 metres.

0:37:41 > 0:37:45APPLAUSE

0:38:07 > 0:38:15APPLAUSE APPLAUSE

0:38:15 > 0:38:20.That shot will make it very difficult, Paul probably need two at

0:38:20 > 0:38:25this end.

0:38:29 > 0:38:41this end.That's another good ball. APPLAUSE

0:38:52 > 0:39:07One rent. So far away, you've got to think that's deliberate.

0:39:07 > 0:39:11think that's deliberate.Not sure Paul like that one, he could move

0:39:11 > 0:39:14the jack but he is just over push this on the white line. He can keep

0:39:14 > 0:39:24that, it's a good spot.

0:39:33 > 0:39:44Looks better.Another one roundabout. Nice little trail on

0:39:44 > 0:39:51from Paul. Never easy in the short distance. Best chance for the ball

0:39:51 > 0:39:57to break. If he can trail the jack by three feet, he will have four

0:39:57 > 0:40:02shots, settling on the inside line. Certainly is. Will he get it right?

0:40:02 > 0:40:11Needs to get it.Dear oh dear. An image the other way and he was

0:40:11 > 0:40:15making four and that's the sort of thing that can happen when you are

0:40:15 > 0:40:21down in a set. Very deliberate effort to get a move on the jack.

0:40:21 > 0:40:29Anything thicker. He would have made three. A very fine touch.

0:40:34 > 0:40:45Jason has to be careful, doesn't want any of the jack.

0:40:47 > 0:40:54Good weighted ball.Trying to fall back on it but I think Paul's is a

0:40:54 > 0:40:58touching ball.

0:40:59 > 0:41:06touching ball.One shot for Foster. Paul taking everything else away and

0:41:06 > 0:41:12just letting Jason see the head, stop an inch short.

0:41:18 > 0:41:28We see Katherine Rednall just waiting for her match later today.

0:41:31 > 0:41:38Jack Butland, 27 metres. -- jack length.

0:41:47 > 0:41:53APPLAUSE Lovely shot of that ball bending in

0:41:53 > 0:42:00off the white line.

0:42:00 > 0:42:06Two to play, you feel Paul has two scorer this end, realistically at

0:42:06 > 0:42:13double to give him a chance going into the last.

0:42:20 > 0:42:30Jason was on a good line in as well.

0:42:36 > 0:42:40Paul around the green ball, leaving it on the jack. That's very well

0:42:40 > 0:42:48played.

0:43:08 > 0:43:17It's not bad.Gives him a shoulder to come of it him tax it.Not much

0:43:17 > 0:43:23in this said.Two bad breaks for Paul. Strike in the first set for

0:43:23 > 0:43:29Jason and then moved in on the jack on the second end and other than

0:43:29 > 0:43:33that it has been pretty close. Two moments can change the game.If

0:43:33 > 0:43:38Jason is going to do anything about this head, this is the time. He can

0:43:38 > 0:43:43run it or draw for second. If he gets a really good second, he will

0:43:43 > 0:43:47go into the last end three up and that's a pretty good position to be

0:43:47 > 0:43:51in. If he's trying to chase the set, which he doesn't need to, he could

0:43:51 > 0:44:02try the running bowl. -- running bowl.Tempted by the running bowl.

0:44:02 > 0:44:10It's in his nature.The backhand, the draw and on the backhand would

0:44:10 > 0:44:16secure the second bowl and get to the red ball as well.That's the

0:44:16 > 0:44:21thing. The danger he has is that green ball here could disappear.

0:44:21 > 0:44:25That disappears, he is two down and Paul has another bowl to come.

0:44:25 > 0:44:32That's the danger now. If you really wants to play it, you can flick the

0:44:32 > 0:44:37bowled off but I think there's a better draw shot, I really do. --

0:44:37 > 0:44:40flicked the ball off. Very courageous forehand runner if he

0:44:40 > 0:44:48plays it.On his forehand, depends what wait he is using.

0:44:48 > 0:45:00It's running bowl. Goodness me! He called for the jack and he got it.

0:45:00 > 0:45:06The most he can lose at this end is one. He is unpredictable, we know

0:45:06 > 0:45:11that, he's a bit of a maverick one it comes to playing the bowls at

0:45:11 > 0:45:15this level. Never quite sure what you going to get from Jason but he's

0:45:15 > 0:45:22more or less guaranteed a second shot.I think he felt positive to

0:45:22 > 0:45:28play it. There was an element of danger if it went wrong. Expect Paul

0:45:28 > 0:45:34to draw this.

0:45:34 > 0:45:39He will draw it OK, it's just how close he gets to it.APPLAUSE

0:45:39 > 0:45:52Very close.I wonder if that brings Jason's bowls into this position. If

0:45:52 > 0:45:57Jason has got second, he will go for the bowled. According to the market

0:45:57 > 0:46:03it is the red. I think he will try to draw this. -- according to the

0:46:03 > 0:46:07marker. Hard to tell whenever the jack goes out there. There is a bowl

0:46:07 > 0:46:10in the ditch body would expect Jason to get the second without any

0:46:10 > 0:46:22trouble. If he draws this shot, the set is over.APPLAUSE

0:46:22 > 0:46:29He does do it the hard way, Jason.

0:46:32 > 0:46:34Wouldn't be too many players that would have played that running

0:46:34 > 0:46:41bowled.But that his natural game, always has been. Sometimes you've

0:46:41 > 0:46:49got to go with what works for you. Jason's wife sitting home in Cardiff

0:46:49 > 0:46:56watching this will make a cup of tea to camp herself down!He does know

0:46:56 > 0:46:59what he's doing, Ruth! He's been there before, you know exactly what

0:46:59 > 0:47:07he's like!

0:47:14 > 0:47:17Unpredictable. He's very unpredictable and that's what makes

0:47:17 > 0:47:20Jason such an exciting player on one of the reason why I like working on

0:47:20 > 0:47:30his matches because you never quite sure what you're going to get.

0:47:44 > 0:47:49Well, you want to be through, Jason but it's on the front and Jason's

0:47:49 > 0:47:54recovery shot if he's in trouble is all was that runner.Wasn't too far

0:47:54 > 0:47:59away, a couple more feet and he would have been very good. Still and

0:47:59 > 0:48:05a good position, Paul is not too fussed on that one. Not bad, though.

0:48:05 > 0:48:13I think it's pretty good.APPLAUSE Sometimes you just don't know.

0:48:13 > 0:48:23You're meant to know but sometimes you don't!Two foot gap.But of a

0:48:23 > 0:48:27worry when you let one go and you are grimacing and turning your back

0:48:27 > 0:48:32on it and it is two inches away from the jack.Jason on his forehand

0:48:32 > 0:48:39needs a good second.Minimum requirement here. Yes, he's not bad

0:48:39 > 0:48:48at all.APPLAUSE It's a good second but it's short of

0:48:48 > 0:48:51the jack and Paul Foster can actually trail the Jag round the

0:48:51 > 0:49:00corner.-- jack. Make the treble.

0:49:07 > 0:49:11Tracking is good. It's very good if he gets some movement on it.So

0:49:11 > 0:49:18unlucky.

0:49:18 > 0:49:21This is problematic for Jason.

0:49:28 > 0:49:37He knows if he punches into this and moves the jack out... If he's able

0:49:37 > 0:49:45to get into this, he can just punch this out and the jack will move.

0:49:45 > 0:49:53More than likely into this sort of position. And that would take it all

0:49:53 > 0:49:59away. We love this spotlight, John, don't we. We do.You're like a kid

0:49:59 > 0:50:05with a new toy. At Christmas.Every time, get into the computer and find

0:50:05 > 0:50:11out what's in there. You should see the one with the wee man running

0:50:11 > 0:50:18along, I can track it. I'm not going to risk it though.The choice now

0:50:18 > 0:50:23for Jason. The other shot listed play on the backhand and to cover

0:50:23 > 0:50:27the side bowl, the red ball.That's what he's doing but he's prepared to

0:50:27 > 0:50:33let Paul Foster to get to the stage Bible lining the set. I don't think

0:50:33 > 0:50:46he liked that.No. It's a bad one. We'll cover the forehand.

0:50:46 > 0:50:48We'll cover the forehand.Paul Foster draws this touches the ball.

0:50:48 > 0:50:55He can this into four and Jason hasn't stayed to his normal game

0:50:55 > 0:51:00plan that is to come into that. Even if he moved the green ball out of

0:51:00 > 0:51:05the way, he was still a position. The ball on the forehand and the

0:51:05 > 0:51:14last bowled of Jasons is well down. All about the wait.He's very close

0:51:14 > 0:51:31here. Just didn't have the wait. Jason has survived.

0:51:31 > 0:51:40Paul Foster the last four ends, single, single, single, double. That

0:51:40 > 0:51:47was a chance for Jason Greenslade, he survives to take the set.

0:52:30 > 0:52:35Players come in with a game plan on a regular basis and Paul

0:52:35 > 0:52:40deliberately played it long in the last end because he wanted to put

0:52:40 > 0:52:44distance between Jason and the jack. Didn't want to play it short because

0:52:44 > 0:52:49it would have been too easy to hit. He's thinking straight, there's no

0:52:49 > 0:52:54doubt about that.

0:52:56 > 0:53:04APPLAUSE

0:53:04 > 0:53:10From 6-0 and 8-0 down to have a chance of winning the set or a draw,

0:53:10 > 0:53:17that's impressive.It was a good pull-back, not a lot in the set, a

0:53:17 > 0:53:25couple of good results early on made the difference.

0:53:25 > 0:53:36the difference. Some good bowls played.

0:53:43 > 0:53:49Jason on a good line again. About four feet of weight and a chance for

0:53:49 > 0:53:57Paul. Paul will be very aware he will want to make sure he doesn't

0:53:57 > 0:54:04fall behind in this set.

0:54:20 > 0:54:25Another opportunity for Jason just to slide behind his own ball for

0:54:25 > 0:54:28number two.

0:54:36 > 0:54:39Looks good enough, just dropped in.

0:54:47 > 0:54:58Nice wide line again. It's just the wait. Still overplayed it.You lose

0:54:58 > 0:55:02the set, it's always good to be building something, what is going

0:55:02 > 0:55:08through Paul's head now, John, because he knows he has to win this

0:55:08 > 0:55:15set?He doesn't want to start but they again, six down after two ends

0:55:15 > 0:55:19in the first set. They've Jason plays a good ball, he could drop

0:55:19 > 0:55:27sleazier. It's close, needs to stop now. Yes, well played.

0:55:28 > 0:55:31now. Yes, well played.Leaves a shoulder of Paul wants to play it.

0:55:31 > 0:55:36Sticking to the backhand. Prepare to take two feed off his last two draw

0:55:36 > 0:55:43the shot.

0:55:43 > 0:55:49He's not running. Needs to run.I think he's overcorrected. His weight

0:55:49 > 0:56:00wasn't too bad but it wasn't getting to the jack. Might have saved one.

0:56:01 > 0:56:09Two shots, Jason Greenslade. APPLAUSE

0:56:13 > 0:56:19People will look at this and think, 8-7, Cowell said.It was in terms of

0:56:19 > 0:56:25the final score but what's more interesting, the number of ends that

0:56:25 > 0:56:35Paul Foster won. -- some people will think, 8-7, close set. Jason

0:56:35 > 0:56:38Greenslade won three, two big trebles at the start and three at

0:56:38 > 0:56:44the fifth end and didn't score after that. Hanging on.

0:57:12 > 0:57:16A moments hesitation by Paul, settling himself down and away we

0:57:16 > 0:57:26go.If there is a disturbance, the shot clock is halted. The player can

0:57:26 > 0:57:30reset button will start again. APPLAUSE

0:57:30 > 0:57:37APPLAUSE

0:57:50 > 0:57:56The winner of this match will have a quarterfinal against Darren Burnett,

0:57:56 > 0:58:05a previous one. -- winner. Of course, Darren Burnett and Paul

0:58:05 > 0:58:12Foster will go to the Commonwealth Games together on the Gold Coast in

0:58:12 > 0:58:16Australia towards the end of March. That is when they go, the games

0:58:16 > 0:58:24start the first week of April.

0:58:46 > 0:58:53APPLAUSE Still a chance of pulling the jack

0:58:53 > 0:58:58across, of course. Jason will take that, he was getting in a little bit

0:58:58 > 0:59:06of trouble. Good second ball gives him an extra carriage as well. --

0:59:06 > 0:59:10extract catch. I would be tempted if I was Paul to come in on that line

0:59:10 > 0:59:17as well. Danger of dropping the green in and the danger on the other

0:59:17 > 0:59:21side as well of squeezing the jack back to the green.He would be

0:59:21 > 0:59:28desperately unlucky. If the jack was to go even over here, it's still

0:59:28 > 0:59:33fine, there's no problem, makes a possible three, to hit the edge of

0:59:33 > 0:59:39the green bowl would be desperately unlucky.Paul normally plays with

0:59:39 > 0:59:44such good control and wait on his draw shot, you feel he can get the

0:59:44 > 0:59:51bend in there and close Jason out.

1:00:00 > 1:00:07Well, he has stopped there and the line looks pretty decent. Just wants

1:00:07 > 1:00:12to get the edge of the green bowl to take the pace. There you go.

1:00:12 > 1:00:21APPLAUSE A little unfortunate. He squeezed it

1:00:21 > 1:00:25perhaps a little bit too far.Yes, he wanted more of a connection on

1:00:25 > 1:00:29the green bowl. He really wanted to stun on to it, that way it pushed it

1:00:29 > 1:00:34out and then just dropped in the jack. He has brought it out into the

1:00:34 > 1:00:38open. Jason will run this, I'm pretty certain, but the pressure is

1:00:38 > 1:00:43on.

1:00:43 > 1:00:49on. Oh, there you go.You can't read him, Dave, I told you!Ah,

1:00:49 > 1:00:54unbelievable.He likes a backhand on the draw and he is very close to the

1:00:54 > 1:01:05line.He is. He is very close to the shot. There you go.

1:01:05 > 1:01:08APPLAUSE That's a super shot. You just have

1:01:08 > 1:01:15to love him. He drives the things that no one else would drive at and

1:01:15 > 1:01:20he draws things and you just think to yourself, "Jason, what are you

1:01:20 > 1:01:25doing?"He played the right shot. It was a beautiful delivery. Still

1:01:25 > 1:01:32there though, Paul could turn that away.

1:01:35 > 1:01:44There you go. One to Paul. The bowl could have been pushed out twor two

1:01:44 > 1:01:50or maybe three -- for to or maybe three. He can handle himself in a

1:01:50 > 1:01:56position, Paul being able to play something good.A good end.

1:01:56 > 1:02:05Absolutely, Pricey and we don't always agree. Everybody knows that!

1:02:18 > 1:02:28Jack length 23.5 meters.

1:02:43 > 1:02:49APPLAUSE A very big late swing.

1:03:11 > 1:03:22A decent reply. Past the jack.

1:03:28 > 1:03:35It is another good bowl by Paul Foster.

1:03:43 > 1:03:50There he goes. Well, just pulled that. Didn't

1:03:50 > 1:03:56follow through with the arm.

1:03:59 > 1:04:01follow through with the arm. And Paul is looking for another bowl,

1:04:01 > 1:04:11probably not close to the two reds. He'd like to score.

1:04:22 > 1:04:27I don't know if he has lost a monitor there. He didn't seem to be

1:04:27 > 1:04:32very happy. He is talking a walk up to have a look at the end. I think

1:04:32 > 1:04:36he is probably looking to get to the bowl. Jason is going to hit again, I

1:04:36 > 1:04:41think.Are you sure he's not going to draw it, John?No, I think he'll

1:04:41 > 1:04:45hit again.I think he'll hit again. The target is too big. So when it

1:04:45 > 1:04:50comes to Paul is whether he decides to cover the back position, re-spot,

1:04:50 > 1:04:57or tuck it round the corner.

1:05:03 > 1:05:07Well, he's dropping on to the forehand side which suggests he

1:05:07 > 1:05:15maybe going for position on-the-spot.

1:05:18 > 1:05:24Deep bowl for the re-spot. Obviously assuming that Jason is going to play

1:05:24 > 1:05:29through this. He will be looking for the two bowls, not necessarily the

1:05:29 > 1:05:36jack. He has got two bowls left.

1:05:38 > 1:05:42jack. He has got two bowls left.He likes this one.

1:05:42 > 1:05:46Let's see where that jack is going. Is it going to make it outside the

1:05:46 > 1:05:53confines of the rink? That's going to be very close. Paul has a bowl

1:05:53 > 1:06:01lurking back there. So a re-spot position and that should be beside

1:06:01 > 1:06:05Paul Foster's bowl, you can see, the red one. He'll add another and make

1:06:05 > 1:06:13it two. So Jason is no better off really.

1:06:19 > 1:06:28Well, he's not sure. It must be weight because the line is good.

1:06:30 > 1:06:34It's not bad. He probably thought it should be a bit better than that,

1:06:34 > 1:06:39but it's still pretty good.He knows that there is just enough room if

1:06:39 > 1:06:44Jason can find the line and good weight.It would have been a lot

1:06:44 > 1:06:49worse if he had put it beside the red one and given Jason a tr get and

1:06:49 > 1:06:52straightforward draw. In terms of the choice of the shot, it is not

1:06:52 > 1:06:58straightforward to get number one. Well, the issues is always the board

1:06:58 > 1:07:06when it's out there, isn't it?Well, he's certainly wide enough. Nearly

1:07:06 > 1:07:21there. Got it. APPLAUSE

1:07:21 > 1:07:31One shot, Jason Greenslade.Well, he did push it out wide. A big swing

1:07:31 > 1:07:38bowls, but the weight was perfect Running bowl, recovery draw, John.

1:07:38 > 1:07:43We have seen it before with Jason in this match.Yes, he has pulled a few

1:07:43 > 1:07:55out and that was a vital end. He retains the lead.

1:07:55 > 1:07:59retains the lead. I always feel it's about momentum as well. He has gone

1:07:59 > 1:08:09in front and wants to keep in front and keep Paul on the back foot.

1:08:32 > 1:08:38APPLAUSE

1:08:40 > 1:08:44It's a very nice opener. He has been playing quite well with the first

1:08:44 > 1:08:50bowl throughout the tournament so far, Jason.Yes, especially on the

1:08:50 > 1:08:57long lengths. A good reply with this one.

1:09:04 > 1:09:16Very unlucky Paul, just dropped back. A good second.

1:09:17 > 1:09:30Jason on a similar line.The ball coming back.

1:09:34 > 1:09:43It's a good position.

1:09:53 > 1:09:57Close to the ball. Doesn't want the jack.

1:09:57 > 1:10:00A great bowl. APPLAUSE

1:10:00 > 1:10:05He got a little nibble off it, but more importantly he has pushed the

1:10:05 > 1:10:11bowl down for two.Yes. That's a great bowl, Corky. An excellent bowl

1:10:11 > 1:10:16from Paul.

1:10:29 > 1:10:42Jason is taking a time-out. Jason would like to play the backhand and

1:10:42 > 1:10:51try to rest that bowl. He may have have to go to the forehand side. He

1:10:51 > 1:11:01will want to drop that in. A nice wide line off his forehand and he

1:11:01 > 1:11:05will turn on the jack. It's good. There needs to be good weight on

1:11:05 > 1:11:11that line. It is very close. He passes a red. Oh, what a bowl.

1:11:11 > 1:11:14APPLAUSE Once again when you just think he is

1:11:14 > 1:11:19going to attack, Jason pulls out the perfect draw. It is a confidence

1:11:19 > 1:11:26inspiring shot. There is no doubt about that. It's still there for

1:11:26 > 1:11:36Paul Foster, but the problem he has now is the jack might move.

1:11:36 > 1:11:40now is the jack might move.Yes, it is backhand for Paul. Gently. Just

1:11:40 > 1:11:45drawing into that split and drop the green. He's running at it. He's

1:11:45 > 1:11:55playing a lot of weight at this. Danger with that. Now, he hasn't got

1:11:55 > 1:12:00any sort of position at the back. He has wasted the bowl by missing.

1:12:00 > 1:12:04Well, Jason might just leave this because I'm certain that jack is

1:12:04 > 1:12:10going to go through if Paul hits it now. It's going to be very hard to

1:12:10 > 1:12:14get the green bowl out clean without moving the jack, if Jason pops

1:12:14 > 1:12:17another one round the back. It's going to be very costly for Paul to

1:12:17 > 1:12:23attack it.Yeah, he will just cover the spot here. I don't think Paul

1:12:23 > 1:12:28has got a shot here.No, but there is a draw shot for him. If he gets

1:12:28 > 1:12:32to the red bowl on the outside and just drops it over, it might just

1:12:32 > 1:12:42squeeze the green bowl out, but that to the re-spot.

1:12:54 > 1:12:58That's what he's looking for the outside of his own bowl. Is he going

1:12:58 > 1:13:04to get the edge? That was a graefrt. I wish he had got it just to see if

1:13:04 > 1:13:09had worked. I'm pretty sure Paul saw it.Just didn't get the bend. A

1:13:09 > 1:13:17couple of feet of weight.A great end of bowls.

1:14:14 > 1:14:21Well, 4-1. Still plenty of time in this set with five ends to go. Paul

1:14:21 > 1:14:25will want to get the shot this end. He doesn't want to go chasing the

1:14:25 > 1:14:33set to try and win it in the last two ends.

1:14:33 > 1:14:40two ends.Two-and-a-half feet, Jason.

1:15:00 > 1:15:04A sign of weakness. The first sign from Jason. Dropped short of the

1:15:04 > 1:15:10second bowl.That's an over correction and so easy to do. A

1:15:10 > 1:15:17chance for Paul to consolidate this head and get right in on the jack.

1:15:17 > 1:15:19APPLAUSE Well, it's a bit of a generous clap

1:15:19 > 1:15:24there to be honest, John, because Paul will know that that's just not

1:15:24 > 1:15:30close enough. He is more than hard on himself, I think, it is fair to

1:15:30 > 1:15:36say. He's probably a player who is most critical of his own

1:15:36 > 1:15:40performances.Yeah, he'll know at this level, you get a chance and you

1:15:40 > 1:15:46need to take it. You don't tend to get two chances this a row. -- in a

1:15:46 > 1:15:49row. He's going to get another chance.He is. He must take this

1:15:49 > 1:15:58one. He has to. This is a loose enby Jason. There is an opportunity here.

1:15:58 > 1:16:09-- loose end by Jason. There is an opportunity here.

1:16:19 > 1:16:28It's a big shoulder though.

1:16:35 > 1:16:39Jason is sticking to the backhand. Yes, he likes the backhand in this

1:16:39 > 1:16:46direction.The other problem we are seeing a shot of short bowls in the

1:16:46 > 1:16:52forehand. But it looks narrow this. Oh, it is a nightmare.Oh dear.The

1:16:52 > 1:16:58wheels just came off.Wow.

1:16:58 > 1:17:03wheels just came off.Wow. Well, that's a bit of a sheepdog end for

1:17:03 > 1:17:13Jason Greenslade.

1:17:16 > 1:17:23This is a gimme for Paul, really. Yes, absolutely. It was a cheap

1:17:23 > 1:17:30three, wasn't it? APPLAUSE

1:17:30 > 1:17:34Three shots, Paul Foster.

1:17:37 > 1:17:43Set score of 4-4 after five ends.

1:17:59 > 1:18:03Jack length 24.5 meters.

1:18:06 > 1:18:15Short jack length. He didn't look too happy about that one.

1:18:21 > 1:18:27APPLAUSE It's decent.

1:18:44 > 1:18:49Well, the viewers in Scotland will be leaving this match very shortly

1:18:49 > 1:18:55and if you wish to watch Paul Foster, if he can get back into the

1:18:55 > 1:18:58game, please switch over to the Red Button. It is going to be a

1:18:58 > 1:19:03fascinating last few ends of the set. A chance for the defending

1:19:03 > 1:19:09champion to get into a tie-break. So join us on the Red Button in

1:19:09 > 1:19:17Scotland. We're there, ready and waiting for you.

1:19:39 > 1:19:41APPLAUSE 4-4. Paul Foster playing a running

1:19:41 > 1:19:48bowl. Two down. Oh, he has got it. Now, where is it going? Oh, it

1:19:48 > 1:19:54bounced out. It didn't go into the ditch. It will be on the re-spot.

1:19:54 > 1:20:06That means there will be so much room all around it.

1:20:06 > 1:20:08room all around it. The marker Francis Fletcher will look after

1:20:08 > 1:20:19that. It doesn't matter whose line really at this stage.

1:20:24 > 1:20:28A slight advantage for Jason, he has got two bowls and Paul will only

1:20:28 > 1:20:32have the one. I don't think that's close enough.No, that won't be

1:20:32 > 1:20:35close enough, but it depends where Paul puts this one. If he gets very

1:20:35 > 1:20:45close to the jack, Jason will be chasing it.

1:20:54 > 1:21:01Just. Well, that dropped out. It was a

1:21:01 > 1:21:09shot and then it just twisted round. Oh, Paul Foster would have expected

1:21:09 > 1:21:16to lose one, but it's, well, that's an unfortunate two by the looks of

1:21:16 > 1:21:21it for him.

1:21:28 > 1:21:32Jason is just sneaking around for the double.

1:21:32 > 1:21:34APPLAUSE There is a lot of conversion shots

1:21:34 > 1:21:41being played. A lot of very good draws as well.

1:21:41 > 1:21:44And Jason is playing probably the best I have seen Jason play for

1:21:44 > 1:21:50sometime.Probably for a couple of years on this portable rink.Yes, I

1:21:50 > 1:21:56would say so.Paul will be really disappointed there. It wasn't a

1:21:56 > 1:22:05great final delivery.

1:22:35 > 1:22:38APPLAUSE

1:23:02 > 1:23:06I just get the impression if Paul Foster does manage to get over the

1:23:06 > 1:23:11line in this match and they have still got some distance to go to get

1:23:11 > 1:23:18that position, he will build on it. Jason, well, there hasn't been too

1:23:18 > 1:23:23many weaknesses in this game, has there?Jason has played some really

1:23:23 > 1:23:28good bowls. He's looking to see it out now. He needs to be consistent.

1:23:28 > 1:23:36Those bowls are so important. Keep the pressure on Paul.Yes, there is

1:23:36 > 1:23:44a positivity about Jason's game. Paul is looking for the two bowls

1:23:44 > 1:23:51when we get back from there. Is he going to touch it? He nearly did.

1:23:51 > 1:23:55Imagine if that had of touched it. That would have been a toucher in

1:23:55 > 1:24:01the ditch and a foot away. So was he lucky or unlucky, John?Well, he hit

1:24:01 > 1:24:05the target, didn't he? You deserve a bit of luck when you strike well.

1:24:05 > 1:24:10Yes, you do.He needed aust j a feather on the jack and he would

1:24:10 > 1:24:20have been in a very good position, now as it stands, it's wide open.

1:24:24 > 1:24:29You can can hear the crowd and the murmur. That's probably about seven

1:24:29 > 1:24:36feet away.Paul needs to make this. No mistakes on this occasion. Lots

1:24:36 > 1:24:41of room there.

1:24:46 > 1:24:54He has got the shot. APPLAUSE

1:24:54 > 1:24:57You have to be careful with this jays, Jason, because he doesn't want

1:24:57 > 1:25:05to fall into the ditch and give away a two.

1:25:05 > 1:25:12a two.Inside of the mat.Yes, inside and front edge as well, John.

1:25:12 > 1:25:19Lead foot off the mat. It is still legal and it is really to hold the

1:25:19 > 1:25:22bowl up as long as possible before it starts taking the bend. Yes, he's

1:25:22 > 1:25:26there. APPLAUSE

1:25:26 > 1:25:33Very good.

1:25:33 > 1:25:37Very good.It's so close to the red bowl, isn't it? He can't run this.

1:25:37 > 1:25:42He's going to have to draw it. If he runs it and takes his own out, he's

1:25:42 > 1:25:47losing an extra shot. Green is third which is dangerous.He asked the

1:25:47 > 1:25:50question, I just think he'll dmeuftly have to draw this. I

1:25:50 > 1:25:55wouldn't run and lose another shot. It would be vital at this stage.

1:25:55 > 1:26:02Paul Foster has two time-outs remaining.

1:26:12 > 1:26:18Well, he has to give it a chance, John. Hope to get the shot or just

1:26:18 > 1:26:27rest the jack. Can't afford to be short.

1:26:27 > 1:26:33short. That's the Langham trophy that they're all playing for.Higher

1:26:33 > 1:26:39line out towards the boards.Has he got the running?

1:26:39 > 1:26:42I thought he would have even dropped into the ditch if he was going to

1:26:42 > 1:26:52miss it John just to give it a chance. Now he's chasing this match.

1:27:00 > 1:27:06Well, he needs to win so he has to get four shots pal pall to defend

1:27:06 > 1:27:15his title in the next four ends. -- Paul Foster to defend his title

1:27:15 > 1:27:26in the next four ends.

1:27:26 > 1:27:28in the next four ends. Paul Foster to defend his title in the next four

1:27:28 > 1:27:30ends. -- Paul Foster to defend his title

1:27:30 > 1:27:42in the next four ends.Jack length 27.5 meters.

1:27:53 > 1:27:59It's not bad, John, but he doesn't like short bowls, Jason. The get out

1:27:59 > 1:28:03of jail card of the running bowl. It just makes it more difficult for

1:28:03 > 1:28:08him.

1:28:15 > 1:28:18APPLAUSE A good first delivery by Paul.

1:28:18 > 1:28:28Jason is looking for one really good bowl here.

1:28:36 > 1:28:44Yes, he's better with this.

1:28:44 > 1:28:50APPLAUSE Major problems now.Still just about

1:28:50 > 1:28:54possible for Paul to turn that away. If it had come another inch and sat

1:28:54 > 1:28:58behind the jack, it was difficult, but it's still there for Paul.But

1:28:58 > 1:29:05he has to play over the weight. And the problem is that the hand just

1:29:05 > 1:29:12holds off. Still, better there. What does Jason do? Play the backhand to

1:29:12 > 1:29:16try and hide his bowl with the red bowls? It is probably as good a shot

1:29:16 > 1:29:22as any. He doesn't want to leave his shoulder on the forehand.

1:29:22 > 1:29:29He is on the backhand.

1:29:30 > 1:29:37Gives him the spot as well.

1:29:41 > 1:29:47I think Paul is going to have to play a very deliberate shot here.

1:29:47 > 1:29:52And he's just going to have to try and shave things on the forehand,

1:29:52 > 1:29:55John, because he must make a change, you know and even if he moves the

1:29:55 > 1:29:59green bowl, the problem for him is that this bowl here is just a

1:29:59 > 1:30:02nightmare for him. That's blocking off the shot to get to the jack or

1:30:02 > 1:30:07to the bowl to make the double that he needs, but he is aware of the

1:30:07 > 1:30:12fact that it's a match lie against him at the moment. So, there is

1:30:12 > 1:30:17nothing easy about this. I think he has to take a risk and try and shave

1:30:17 > 1:30:25it. If he gets the edge, pushes it out, he has got a chance.

1:30:39 > 1:30:43The narrow down the line to try to do that.Just the latter way for it.

1:30:43 > 1:30:47On paper that sounds very good what you just said but knowing the hand,

1:30:47 > 1:30:50if you put it out with more weight it doesn't get bag and I feel it's

1:30:50 > 1:30:55more of a draw shot to lift the green. If you get back to the jack

1:30:55 > 1:31:00it's a bonus. You try to overplay it and you don't get back.The problem

1:31:00 > 1:31:06is that if you please just the draw shot, is one he's looking for, to

1:31:06 > 1:31:10have four in the last end is a no-go. I was saying to try to punch

1:31:10 > 1:31:17it out for two. It is OK, you're going to force our last end but you

1:31:17 > 1:31:24might as well shake hands in a game like this. Jason trying to get onto

1:31:24 > 1:31:30the red ball. That's pretty good. That's a very good position. I think

1:31:30 > 1:31:34he still needs to try to play for the edge of the ball.To be closer

1:31:34 > 1:31:39to the front Green, a couple of feet away, try to turn it away.The

1:31:39 > 1:31:46backhand, he's gone underneath to get to the edge of the green.

1:31:46 > 1:31:58While this is a hard shot. Need of a bit of luck. 1-shot.APPLAUSE

1:31:59 > 1:32:02Just very difficult to get out of that situation with the position he

1:32:02 > 1:32:08was in.

1:32:08 > 1:32:11was in.The defending champion eases into the second round. Not vintage

1:32:11 > 1:32:16Paul Foster but my goodness me, Jason Greenslade played very well,

1:32:16 > 1:32:20positivity about him today, good body language, really good draw

1:32:20 > 1:32:29shot, occasional heads. He played very well and like everything else,

1:32:29 > 1:32:32and it's not easy to defend your title. The crowd really enjoyed

1:32:32 > 1:32:40that, both players getting an extra clap at the end. People are on their

1:32:40 > 1:32:47feet, they really enjoyed that match.

1:32:47 > 1:32:53Well, the match was set out by Jason Greenslade, first and three, second

1:32:53 > 1:32:57end, the last ball to pick up another treble, 6-0 and old Jason at

1:32:57 > 1:33:02that stage. Got another one in four double in the fifth 88-2 in front

1:33:02 > 1:33:07and after that it was all Paul Foster. Picking up shot after shot

1:33:07 > 1:33:12but just failed with the previous ball and then Foster doing

1:33:12 > 1:33:15everything he good, but Jason Greenslade found the last bowl on

1:33:15 > 1:33:19that occasion for a single to call the won in front and Paul Foster hit

1:33:19 > 1:33:28back with his last bowl for a treble. And that was the seal, last

1:33:28 > 1:33:32bowl just dropped out for Paul Foster, not his day. Jason

1:33:32 > 1:33:36Greenslade takes the match, he played very well, not vintage Paul

1:33:36 > 1:33:44Foster, one of those things and the stands will show that.

1:33:51 > 1:33:55Paul was not that his vintage best for a lot of reasons. Well done,

1:33:55 > 1:34:00Jason, because you didn't play very well. -- you did.

1:34:01 > 1:34:07Both players alongside me. Paul, I guess there might be a part of you

1:34:07 > 1:34:10that is glad it's over in a sense and you can put this week behind

1:34:10 > 1:34:16you?Yes and no matter. I was really focused today. To be honest, I

1:34:16 > 1:34:20didn't have the best of starts, I was quite anarchic, great first end,

1:34:20 > 1:34:25I looked at it and an adoptive Jason hits it is only going one way, it

1:34:25 > 1:34:29ricocheted about and it wasn't three and it gives Jason momentum. Too

1:34:29 > 1:34:34many chances and gave another two, didn't think I play that badly. Just

1:34:34 > 1:34:37wasn't for me today.There are enough, a valid defence tried to

1:34:37 > 1:34:45defend the title. -- fair enough. Jason, listening to the expense and

1:34:45 > 1:34:50the commentary box, they were full of praise for the way you

1:34:50 > 1:34:53continuously repeated top-quality bowls today. Whenever Paul tried,

1:34:53 > 1:35:02there was something there for you. Yeah.

1:35:04 > 1:35:12Yeah.LAUGHTER I'm too nervous! New performance

1:35:12 > 1:35:17spoke more than any words could do. How about a round of applause for

1:35:17 > 1:35:18the winner, Jason Greenslade, through to the quarterfinals.

1:35:18 > 1:35:27APPLAUSE Well played to Jason. Jim is a

1:35:27 > 1:35:31registered Paul Foster, but it means the defending champion is out, Jason

1:35:31 > 1:35:34Greenslade is due to the quarterfinals where he will face

1:35:34 > 1:35:40Darren Burnett. Mark Dawes up against Mark Royal in the bottom

1:35:40 > 1:35:45half of the draw. Just one player through to the quarterfinals, Mervyn

1:35:45 > 1:35:47King, the outstanding matches between Les Gillett and Robert

1:35:47 > 1:35:48Paxton.

1:35:55 > 1:36:02Here is what is coming up on the BBC.

1:36:12 > 1:36:19The second ladies singles semifinal.

1:36:19 > 1:36:24We will concentrate now on the ladies singles semifinals, we have

1:36:24 > 1:36:29seen one part of that semifinal line-up and that is Janice Gower up

1:36:29 > 1:36:33against Rebecca Field, who finished runner-up in the mixed pairs

1:36:33 > 1:36:38yesterday. We will concentrate on the top match between Katherine

1:36:38 > 1:36:43Rednall and Leslie. That's the next match here on the blue rink.

1:36:43 > 1:36:47Katherine Rednall is trying to become only the third player in the

1:36:47 > 1:36:52history of the ladies singles semifinals, the Lady single title to

1:36:52 > 1:37:00win it three times following on the illustrious of honour.

1:37:04 > 1:37:10I live just outside Ipswich, between Stowmarket and Ipswich. I living a

1:37:10 > 1:37:15little village called Bale. Just one big hill!

1:37:21 > 1:37:28I have got a bold family. -- holes family. My dad has won and national,

1:37:28 > 1:37:35my dad played for England. Won the National triples price. -- bowls

1:37:35 > 1:37:47family. Also played in Ipswich. We have done OK as a family. My dad

1:37:47 > 1:37:59refuses to come in the car with me. He says I drive too fast.

1:37:59 > 1:38:04Coming here every year is one of the highlights of the bowls year, an

1:38:04 > 1:38:07event we look forward to. They really looked after us here. We get

1:38:07 > 1:38:12up for as long as we are here and as long as we are staying. It's the

1:38:12 > 1:38:19home of moral bowls. -- world holed. Fantastic venue to hold it with the

1:38:19 > 1:38:21crowds that they

1:38:21 > 1:38:24Fantastic venue to hold it with the crowds that they, again. My memories

1:38:24 > 1:38:28are fantastic. My one might get when I was 18 for the first time and last

1:38:28 > 1:38:33year. Looking for a hat-trick. The first one is the most special. The

1:38:33 > 1:38:37nationals are exactly the same. It was such a fantastic year last year,

1:38:37 > 1:38:44great final. Very proud of some of the bowls I played against. I don't

1:38:44 > 1:38:47think there's any pressure on me to win another one because it such a

1:38:47 > 1:38:52good feel but cementing a third one and a place in the history books is

1:38:52 > 1:38:56such a prestigious tournament on one we all look forward to and it's a

1:38:56 > 1:39:01nice place and the lines are good. I just need to feel at home on it. The

1:39:01 > 1:39:05last four years playing here is just after Christmas is all gone quickly.

1:39:05 > 1:39:10I really look forward to it and going to university at the same time

1:39:10 > 1:39:13through those years, so I've always been juggling work and union life

1:39:13 > 1:39:18and bowls as well. -- university life. It's all been a bit of a blur,

1:39:18 > 1:39:23really. I'd love to win as many as I can, as many under my belt as I can

1:39:23 > 1:39:27and get my name on the trophy as many tender as possible. I think

1:39:27 > 1:39:30I've got a few years where I can still be competing here. I hope to

1:39:30 > 1:39:36get as many as I can. Two wins in the last four years highlights just

1:39:36 > 1:39:42how at these Katherine Rednall is. He opponent should be full of

1:39:42 > 1:39:44confidence. She should be after winning yesterday's mixed pairs

1:39:44 > 1:39:56title.The mixed pairs champion, Jamie Chesney and Leslie.You come

1:39:56 > 1:40:02here and hope to do well but you never think you than to be walking

1:40:02 > 1:40:08away while champion, especially when it is my first attempt here. Very

1:40:08 > 1:40:13lucky having him as a partner. You have to be able to keep calm in the

1:40:13 > 1:40:20big moments. , my hands still shake but it's just about trying your best

1:40:20 > 1:40:26to relax. Katherine is one of the best women there is out there for

1:40:26 > 1:40:31being so young as well. My record is not great against Katherine, so

1:40:31 > 1:40:35hopefully we can change that. Never played her own portable rinks, so

1:40:35 > 1:40:40hopefully I can change that, she is a very good player with her first

1:40:40 > 1:40:44two bowls, so I will hopefully be able to get my first two in there

1:40:44 > 1:40:48and put her under a bit of pressure and see goes from there. I will

1:40:48 > 1:40:51definitely be the underdog going into this game and everybody will be

1:40:51 > 1:40:58expecting Katherine to do well, she is playing well as always. I just

1:40:58 > 1:41:05have to see what I can do on the day.Leslie remaining understated

1:41:05 > 1:41:07ahead of her semifinal against Katherine Rednall. John is beside

1:41:07 > 1:41:13me. Before we talk about the ladies semifinals, a word about Jason

1:41:13 > 1:41:16Greenslade's victory over Paul Foster. Paul Foster said he thought

1:41:16 > 1:41:22he played OK today, just highlights how well Jason Burt. Paul was

1:41:22 > 1:41:27unlucky in the first two ends on the first set, Jason got out of the

1:41:27 > 1:41:30starting block quickly and played really well, very confident. He

1:41:30 > 1:41:35mentioned beforehand about how important it is for him to do well

1:41:35 > 1:41:37in this particular event. Do you feel he has the tools this time

1:41:37 > 1:41:42around to do at?We know he's got the game, been in the final, won at

1:41:42 > 1:41:45other events and his confidence has been all the last couple years, some

1:41:45 > 1:41:50family problems and heaping more relaxed bowls. Could be a man to

1:41:50 > 1:41:55watch.Last October the 1st of the ladies semifinals. Captain walks

1:41:55 > 1:41:59around this place, not quite like she owns it, as if she is extremely

1:41:59 > 1:42:04comfortable.She is and has a great all-round game. Been here, won

1:42:04 > 1:42:07before, very confident, likes the area, doesn't look too far away and

1:42:07 > 1:42:12a lot of support for.Winning the title at the age of 18 when she

1:42:12 > 1:42:18first won get and repeated the victory last year. She doesn't have

1:42:18 > 1:42:23any concerns about her game, the venue, playing under pressure.

1:42:23 > 1:42:26All-round she is favoured coming into this event.She has a great

1:42:26 > 1:42:31support group. Her dad was a very well-known player in England. She

1:42:31 > 1:42:34has been brought up the red bit, knows the game, keeps her feet on

1:42:34 > 1:42:37the ground, very exciting player. Leslie gives her feet on the ground

1:42:37 > 1:42:43even after playing with Jamie Chesney yesterday, underplaying her

1:42:43 > 1:42:46effort than going into today's match, she is on the plane had

1:42:46 > 1:42:51chances are little of it.I worked with her when I was in Scotland for

1:42:51 > 1:42:55a while, very quiet and modest girl, very good player and she could do

1:42:55 > 1:42:59lots of big things in the game.If she were to be good enough to be

1:42:59 > 1:43:02Katherine today what might I have a slight fancy for Katherine but I

1:43:02 > 1:43:07think it will be very close. Keeping your options open as always.See you

1:43:07 > 1:43:11later, John, thank you very much. The players are almost ready to come

1:43:11 > 1:43:15on. Let's go and join our MC.

1:43:15 > 1:43:18It is time for the ladies and full credit to this young lady from

1:43:18 > 1:43:23Scotland, who is appearing in her very first ladies World Matchplay

1:43:23 > 1:43:30event and is now about to play for a place in the final. , Crown

1:43:30 > 1:43:44yesterday's mixed pairs matchplay champion, give it up for Leslie.

1:43:53 > 1:43:59And it's also hard to believe that this fearless young 22-year-old has

1:43:59 > 1:44:01made a debut appearance four years ago and then went on to win this

1:44:01 > 1:44:07very title. They didn't and gentlemen, the 2014 and the

1:44:07 > 1:44:10defending ladies World Matchplay champion, it's the pocket dynamo,

1:44:10 > 1:44:20Katherine Rednall.

1:44:32 > 1:44:37Spot the final awaits the winner and in the commentary box, it's a

1:44:37 > 1:44:47pleasure to welcome the Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

1:44:51 > 1:44:55We're expecting a very good game here, no doubt about that. It will

1:44:55 > 1:44:59be fascinating. Going to be hard to tell what's going to happen because

1:44:59 > 1:45:05Leslie will be out there, her second match in the singles. But this girl,

1:45:05 > 1:45:12Katherine Rednall will be very difficult to beat.

1:45:18 > 1:45:21APPLAUSE

1:45:36 > 1:45:40Commonwealth Games gold medal winner from Glasgow with me. In the

1:45:40 > 1:45:48triples. I was there. That was a great win and selected to defend

1:45:48 > 1:45:52your title, effectively.Indeed, can't wait. Eight weeks until we fly

1:45:52 > 1:45:57out, it's going to come out really quickly.Is that all it is, eight

1:45:57 > 1:46:02weeks?My goodness. Yes, time is ticking down.I will join you in a

1:46:02 > 1:46:07few days later, hopefully to watch another gold medal performance.

1:46:18 > 1:46:23Katherine Rednall, very exciting player.

1:46:24 > 1:46:31Been here twice before in terms of winning it.

1:46:35 > 1:46:38winning it. She's got all the shots as well, capable of not only drawing

1:46:38 > 1:46:43but she's got the drive and the strike shot available in her

1:46:43 > 1:46:57armoury. Of course, she is the defending champion.

1:46:57 > 1:47:00defending champion.Always nice to get a good one on the first end, it

1:47:00 > 1:47:04helps you settle down.Yes, you would expect her to settle into this

1:47:04 > 1:47:07match, is not easy coming on the second game of the afternoon, always

1:47:07 > 1:47:15a little bit difficult. The element of movement with the crowd going out

1:47:15 > 1:47:23and back in again.

1:47:23 > 1:47:31and back in again. Katherine, chance to draw another shot.

1:47:38 > 1:47:44She doesn't look happy with that out of her hand, looks a bit narrow and

1:47:44 > 1:47:49just under the line. That will not help the backhand shot that Lesley

1:47:49 > 1:47:56was thinking about playing. There is a more aggressive shot available but

1:47:56 > 1:48:01it's dangerous, got her own bowl sitting on the outside. Played very

1:48:01 > 1:48:10well down here but it has been her capacity leading in the pairs.

1:48:10 > 1:48:14Previous game played very well against a young and exciting

1:48:14 > 1:48:20Australian player, Helen Ryan, that went to a tie-break.

1:48:20 > 1:48:26She is quite an understated person, Lesley, gets on with things quietly.

1:48:26 > 1:48:33They are the dangerous ones!Trying hard with us. Just dropping short.

1:48:33 > 1:48:42Yes, she is silent but deadly! The crowd will be coming back after the

1:48:42 > 1:48:49last game. Paul Foster just failing to defend his title against Jason

1:48:49 > 1:48:55Greenslade. Paul Foster played well, I have to say. Jason just had the

1:48:55 > 1:49:00edge. There we go, seeing people coming in now after their comfort

1:49:00 > 1:49:05break.

1:49:05 > 1:49:09break. We expect there's crowd to build up for this match. They will

1:49:09 > 1:49:18be a little bit of disturbance during the first set.

1:49:43 > 1:49:48Katherine now 22 and seems to have been around for a very long time.

1:49:48 > 1:49:55Indoors and outdoors.I think... She's in the Commonwealth Games team

1:49:55 > 1:50:00for England. I think she's sort of started to make her mark the last

1:50:00 > 1:50:05couple of years. People know her from her indoor success but a great

1:50:05 > 1:50:10outdoor player to and that has been awarded with a spot in the team.

1:50:10 > 1:50:15Because they are going to the first outdoor greens on the Gold Coast,

1:50:15 > 1:50:22more of an indoor speed. There was probably an influence there, I would

1:50:22 > 1:50:27have thought. But not necessarily. It does help, let's put it that way.

1:50:27 > 1:50:30Indoor speed but you have the variables of the outdoor game and

1:50:30 > 1:50:38the challenges they bring.The grass they play on out there is different

1:50:38 > 1:50:44grass, Ed has its own character and six, a little bit of wind can cause

1:50:44 > 1:50:49chaos. Jeff Maggert has its own characteristics. -- it has its own

1:50:49 > 1:50:57characteristics. This one just going through. Lesley will be there. After

1:50:57 > 1:51:04her success in New Zealand which was remarkable. Very hard to play on the

1:51:04 > 1:51:12weed there and a lot of wind conditions.To come with dump --

1:51:12 > 1:51:17comeback with two medals, very impressive.Certainly defended the

1:51:17 > 1:51:21decision to select her, which was a bit of a surprise to a lot of people

1:51:21 > 1:51:27but I think for the boys and girls who know and do realise how good she

1:51:27 > 1:51:31could be and was given that chance and certainly rewarded them

1:51:31 > 1:51:39big-time.Katherine, her record is brilliant. Past five years

1:51:39 > 1:51:46certainly. Lots and lots of titles, especially singles.He's come down

1:51:46 > 1:51:56deep on this one. It's decent. Just couldn't get down in time.We'll be

1:51:56 > 1:52:04looking to capitalise with this. Chance for Lesley. Just look at the

1:52:04 > 1:52:15bowls they are both using. Strong bowl. Katherine has a slightly

1:52:15 > 1:52:19narrower bowl.

1:52:26 > 1:52:33Not quite going to make it here. Missed opportunity.That was a good

1:52:33 > 1:52:37opportunity for a spear shot just to level the scores. Gets her on the

1:52:37 > 1:52:46card and she will be very happy with that.

1:53:03 > 1:53:08Wonderful opportunity, of course, to play in the Commonwealth Games. And

1:53:08 > 1:53:11exciting multisport event and it is different, there's absolutely no

1:53:11 > 1:53:18doubt about that. Different from World Championships, a much bigger

1:53:18 > 1:53:23affair and you've got all these other sports with a place in the

1:53:23 > 1:53:26village and there is an excitement about it.I think the village makes

1:53:26 > 1:53:31it so different because you really are mixing with all the other top

1:53:31 > 1:53:36athletes in their various fields. For us humble bowlers, that's

1:53:36 > 1:53:41something we're just not used to. And it's quite hard to switch off

1:53:41 > 1:53:45from that and focus on what you are therefore, especially when it's your

1:53:45 > 1:53:51first games because it's such a different experience.The first

1:53:51 > 1:53:56games are the exciting ones. After that, is not routine by any means,

1:53:56 > 1:53:59don't get me wrong, I was just up the road in my first Commonwealth

1:53:59 > 1:54:08Games from where we were going. I was in Brisbane. It was very

1:54:08 > 1:54:17exciting. I think I can just vaguely remember that. It's been awhile!

1:54:17 > 1:54:32Here we go. Chance for Katherine to put a foot or so on.It's very good.

1:54:35 > 1:54:39As Lesley said in her interview, Katherine's strength really is the

1:54:39 > 1:54:43first two bowls. She usually damaging with them, piles on the

1:54:43 > 1:54:49pressure.Yes, international lead and that helps, always does but she

1:54:49 > 1:54:57has got a strong shot underweight shots as well. Practised so much as

1:54:57 > 1:55:04a young player.

1:55:05 > 1:55:13Drop the bit, that's a surprise. Wesley, trying to sneak around that.

1:55:13 > 1:55:15-- Lesley.

1:55:19 > 1:55:30-- Lesley. Got a chance with this one, just needs to run. APPLAUSE

1:55:30 > 1:55:39The thin edge there would have helped.

1:55:40 > 1:55:48It's not easy to add another shot.

1:55:48 > 1:55:54Great effort here. She's got good weight on this. APPLAUSE

1:55:54 > 1:56:02Well... We will not know until the ball is removed. Take it away and

1:56:02 > 1:56:12have a look. And we've got the double.

1:56:35 > 1:56:56Jack lends, 27.5 metres. -- jack length.Katherine Rednall.

1:56:56 > 1:56:59length.Katherine Rednall. Lead. There are several options.It hasn't

1:56:59 > 1:57:06been confirmed yet.I could tell you but I'd have to kill you.Absolutely

1:57:06 > 1:57:12expect the players have been told but it's a secret, really. APPLAUSE

1:57:12 > 1:57:21I'll take my chances. You'll skip this triple and four.

1:57:36 > 1:57:44Deflection is made. The other three players going.Natalie Chesney,

1:57:44 > 1:57:50Sophie and Allen Falkner.

1:57:51 > 1:57:53You have got several options, haven't you? I think a lot of the

1:57:53 > 1:57:59teams are like that from what I can see. That's the problem for the

1:57:59 > 1:58:07selectors!

1:58:10 > 1:58:18Now, just needs to stay up here. Very close.

1:58:18 > 1:58:24Just enough.

1:58:38 > 1:58:45Got it all the way.Good bowl. Really good bowl.Not sure, it might

1:58:45 > 1:58:50be for two.Just an arriving draw.

1:58:53 > 1:59:00Good end for Lesley.She'll just be wanting to put a bit of pressure on

1:59:00 > 1:59:09Katherine. One for the drift. You never want to get it to go too far

1:59:09 > 1:59:16away.Same rules for the ladies, of course, in the singles. Nine and

1:59:16 > 1:59:21sets, three in the tie-break. If you get to the final aid goes to 11.

1:59:21 > 1:59:25Still this the end tie-break, Katherine. Very quick to play the

1:59:25 > 1:59:38running ball. It's under. Looked to run through.One green.Would have

1:59:38 > 1:59:45been harsh.Yes, it would have been.

1:59:45 > 1:59:54Down to one shot. Forehand. Bringing the jack towards the Red Bulls. The

1:59:54 > 2:00:01backend is the very safe option. -- read bowls. Going back can. Can

2:00:01 > 2:00:10afford to be a bit more positive to the jack.

2:00:16 > 2:00:22I'm surprised thee changed her hand there, David.Well, it was more for

2:00:22 > 2:00:27safety reasons, that's all. She played the bowl had actually got the

2:00:27 > 2:00:31shot was the bowl that arrived at the red bowl before carrying two

2:00:31 > 2:00:39feet. So, probably wise to move across, but unfortunately failed to

2:00:39 > 2:00:48score the extra shot.

2:00:48 > 2:00:51score the extra shot.Jack length 27 meters.

2:01:06 > 2:01:13APPLAUSE A great start by Lesley. A great

2:01:13 > 2:01:16start.

2:01:21 > 2:01:30So very quick on the mat. It takes no time at all.

2:01:33 > 2:01:38Katherine had various members of her family up to watch her. That's her

2:01:38 > 2:01:46boyfriend, Jake and dad John has been about.

2:01:51 > 2:02:00One green.

2:02:45 > 2:02:52Oh dear, underneath and short at a time to reach.It's not a great deal

2:02:52 > 2:02:57of consistency so far. When one has found a good bowl, backing it up has

2:02:57 > 2:03:04been difficult.

2:03:04 > 2:03:14been difficult. A good opportunity here for Lesley to add.

2:03:28 > 2:03:37Unfortunate not to get the inside of that.

2:03:56 > 2:04:00Katherine will be looking to draw up to this. She's very close.Just

2:04:00 > 2:04:04needs to get off the back of the red.

2:04:04 > 2:04:12APPLAUSE Well played. Perfect delivery.

2:04:12 > 2:04:23One shot, Katherine Rednall. 5-2 after five ends.

2:04:23 > 2:04:34after five ends.That's mum Chris and that's her granny behind her.

2:04:34 > 2:04:43We're in Potters. Let's give her a spot on the saxophone and she is

2:04:43 > 2:04:50also in the best spot for her favourite food, raspberry ice cream.

2:04:50 > 2:04:57I can't blame her for that one.

2:05:45 > 2:05:53APPLAUSE

2:06:07 > 2:06:20On red. Your last bowl was 18 inches.

2:06:22 > 2:06:27Katherine likes it. She will be looking to nail it here.Well, it's

2:06:27 > 2:06:33dropping in. A little bit on the short side and the line was good,

2:06:33 > 2:06:37but that's just not close enough and Lesley really hasn't settled into a

2:06:37 > 2:06:44game plan here.I'm not sure either of them have. Katherine had the edge

2:06:44 > 2:06:48obviously so far with the scoreline, but it's not the Katherine we know

2:06:48 > 2:06:54yet.Oh Lesley, what are you doing down there? Really played well in

2:06:54 > 2:06:57the mixed pairs. She had a lot of consistency about her play, but it

2:06:57 > 2:07:03has been a bit of a struggle so far in the singles. There has been

2:07:03 > 2:07:11occasional glimpses, but it has been sporadic.She is shaking her head.

2:07:11 > 2:07:16Well, I think the problem, Shannon, you know this as soon as you play a

2:07:16 > 2:07:20bowl and you think it's close and it is a yard away. That's a concern.It

2:07:20 > 2:07:35is it is appointing when you think it's a winner. This is better.

2:07:43 > 2:07:52Well, important. It's a loose three. But at 5-2 to go 8-2 in front with

2:07:52 > 2:07:56three ends to go it would be very difficult for Lesley to get back

2:07:56 > 2:08:04from that position.

2:08:06 > 2:08:12I don't think she is too sure about this. She has a good line, but

2:08:12 > 2:08:17grimaced when she let the bowl go. Yes, she knew she was heavy. One of

2:08:17 > 2:08:21those ones. You know where you have to be up.Yes, you don't want to be

2:08:21 > 2:08:24dropping short on ends like that, certainly.

2:08:24 > 2:08:27APPLAUSE You have got to give her a chance

2:08:27 > 2:08:37whatever happens.8-2.8-2.A loose end.A loose three.When you're

2:08:37 > 2:08:41playing, it is a matter if you're going to lose shots, you want the

2:08:41 > 2:08:51opposition to have to work hard for them.

2:08:52 > 2:09:05them.Jack length 27.5 meters. Katherine just needs to sharpen up

2:09:05 > 2:09:18and turn up the pressure now. APPLAUSE

2:09:36 > 2:09:40Lesley hasn't settled on her hand yet either.She is moving about a

2:09:40 > 2:09:45bit.Yeah, a little bit. Traditionally the players away from

2:09:45 > 2:09:48the commentary box have been playing the forehand. That's what they've

2:09:48 > 2:09:55been aiming for most of the time. Oh dear. A little bit of adjustment

2:09:55 > 2:10:02needed, but big adjustment made.

2:10:02 > 2:10:07It's a decent hand. It will come back off the line. A backhand has a

2:10:07 > 2:10:11tendency to hold a little bit on the wide side. Well, that's more like

2:10:11 > 2:10:26it.Well played, Lesley. APPLAUSE

2:10:31 > 2:10:39One green.

2:10:51 > 2:10:56APPLAUSE Good stuff, Lesley.Well, certainly

2:10:56 > 2:11:07that's more like her. There is no doubt about that.

2:11:07 > 2:11:16Lesley's husband, Blair. On the winning table for dinner.

2:11:16 > 2:11:22That was last night. Always a winners table up there. Sometimes

2:11:22 > 2:11:27John and I sneak into it to see how it feels.Just to try and remember.

2:11:27 > 2:11:31Yes.

2:11:33 > 2:11:40Yes. Loose end. Very much a loose end for Katherine. This could hurt

2:11:40 > 2:11:44from an 8-2 position. She needed a really good bowl there.You would

2:11:44 > 2:11:49expect a third to be coming in very soon.Katherine is shaking her head

2:11:49 > 2:11:57as well. Three here tightens it all down.

2:12:09 > 2:12:18She needs to be gentle. It's racing through. That's a missed chance.

2:12:18 > 2:12:24Two is fine, don't get me wrong, but you know, it still gives her an

2:12:24 > 2:12:32outside chance, but three shots in the last two ends is very do-able,

2:12:32 > 2:12:41but four shots, well, it is so much harder.It's amazing how just one

2:12:41 > 2:12:45difference of a shot can make psychologically.Yes, absolutely.

2:12:45 > 2:12:55Well, that's short.The jack length is 24 meters.24 meters. This is

2:12:55 > 2:13:04going to be interesting. It is not easy at that distance.

2:13:13 > 2:13:16APPLAUSE

2:13:29 > 2:13:36A great start.Well, it's so often that happens. You have a indifferent

2:13:36 > 2:13:41end and then the next end you put your first bowl right on the jack.

2:13:41 > 2:13:48One shot to Katherine Rednall. The first set will be over. Lesley

2:13:48 > 2:13:58realistically has to score double. That should keep her off it, but

2:13:58 > 2:14:03she's going to the forehand. It surprises me. I thought she'd still

2:14:03 > 2:14:16play the back. Plays this well. She can hide it though.

2:14:26 > 2:14:32Oh, underneath it, Lesley. Underneath it. The weight was good,

2:14:32 > 2:14:38but the line was just underneath. It actually looks worse than what it

2:14:38 > 2:14:44is, because you just miss this line by a bowl and it is two or three

2:14:44 > 2:14:48feet away.She had to be positive, there is no doubt about that. Try

2:14:48 > 2:14:52and tuck this around the corner.It is a punishing rink.Very good

2:14:52 > 2:14:55position. APPLAUSE

2:14:55 > 2:15:00That's to squeeze the jack through and arrest the bowl off. As you say,

2:15:00 > 2:15:13she needs to be positive with this. Two red.

2:15:13 > 2:15:22Well, going down looks under. Two shots.Two shots for the set,

2:15:22 > 2:15:27Katherine Rednall.She was waiting for the confirmation there just to

2:15:27 > 2:15:33ensure that is right, that it is two shots, 10-4 first set, comprehensive

2:15:33 > 2:15:39and whilst there has been a lack of consistency with both players, it's

2:15:39 > 2:15:45really been Lesley that's been struggling that little bit more and

2:15:45 > 2:15:49Katherine deserved the first set.I think the three that Katherine

2:15:49 > 2:15:53picked up and the two doubles, that's the difference, she was able

2:15:53 > 2:15:57to capitalise just that little bit better than Lesley was when she had

2:15:57 > 2:16:02the opportunity.

2:16:12 > 2:16:17Jack length 27.5 meters.

2:16:29 > 2:16:40Well, I'm going to put my neck out here...There is no good looking at

2:16:40 > 2:16:45me like that. I'm not going to tell you.Katherine, Natalie will play

2:16:45 > 2:16:58the pairs.So, who does that leave? Katherine. There you go. All sorted

2:16:58 > 2:17:06out.Job done.Yes.

2:17:06 > 2:17:09out.Job done.Yes. You can't see her, but she's sitting here with a

2:17:09 > 2:17:19straight face, not allowed to say a word.Just for a change!

2:17:28 > 2:17:33Well, let's see if she can repeat anything behind the jack is good. If

2:17:33 > 2:17:39she draws right on to it, it's perfect. Well, that's not bad, but

2:17:39 > 2:17:44this will be an interesting shot because in men's, they probably

2:17:44 > 2:17:52drive those two bowls off.Yes. Lesley will just be looking to sit

2:17:52 > 2:17:57on her own back bowl. It is not the easiest.That's a hard shot to play.

2:17:57 > 2:18:03One red.I think in that situation Katherine would probably try and

2:18:03 > 2:18:07drive the two bowls out because she is a very aggressive player.

2:18:07 > 2:18:11Lesley's skills are very much on the draw.I think you're right and I

2:18:11 > 2:18:16think Katherine is would be incline to go early as well.This is close

2:18:16 > 2:18:21to get the bowl. That's three.Great from Katherine.That's perfect.

2:18:21 > 2:18:24APPLAUSE Now Lesley is in trouble. Not easy

2:18:24 > 2:18:31to draw your way out of this.Three, red.

2:18:33 > 2:18:37red.You always get a big smile from the crowd when they see themselves

2:18:37 > 2:18:48on the big screen. "It's me."

2:18:48 > 2:18:51on the big screen. "It's me." Well, going for the drive. Yes, she has

2:18:51 > 2:19:01missed it. It's under.

2:19:04 > 2:19:12Well, it's a big start for Katherine Rednall in

2:19:12 > 2:19:16Rednall in the second set line three. Bowl to come. It doesn't

2:19:16 > 2:19:21matter which side she plays it. She is playing so well on the forehand

2:19:21 > 2:19:30that there is no reason to change.

2:19:36 > 2:19:40APPLAUSE Well played. Well done, Katherine.A

2:19:40 > 2:19:44solid shot there. APPLAUSE

2:19:44 > 2:19:52Really tight. 4-0. A good start.

2:19:56 > 2:19:58Really tight. 4-0. A good start. So a full House of Four and will want

2:19:58 > 2:20:10to build on that will. Lesley just needs to steady up a bit.

2:20:10 > 2:20:12needs to steady up a bit. That's more like Katherine with regards her

2:20:12 > 2:20:17drawing weight. There is consistency there that hasn't been there earlier

2:20:17 > 2:20:27in the match.

2:20:45 > 2:20:49We can welcome our viewers back from Scotland.

2:20:49 > 2:20:55Back into BBC Two as you see, Lesley Doig, the runner up, silver

2:20:55 > 2:20:59medallist in the World Championships under a bit of pressure here against

2:20:59 > 2:21:03England's Katherine Rednall. Katherine won 10-4 the first set and

2:21:03 > 2:21:16picked up a four, a full house in the first end.

2:21:19 > 2:21:22APPLAUSE A bit of work for the lady from

2:21:22 > 2:21:32Fife.

2:21:32 > 2:21:36A cracking effort. Great bowl, Lesley. Great bowl.It's a beauty.

2:21:36 > 2:21:39It really is. APPLAUSE

2:21:39 > 2:21:43Just squeezing round that corner perfectly.What was the GP on

2:21:43 > 2:21:53Lesley's last, please? Three-and-a-half inches.Thank you.

2:22:04 > 2:22:14Oh, so close. Oh, she has nailed it.

2:22:14 > 2:22:16APPLAUSE She asked the question and Katherine

2:22:16 > 2:22:22had the answer.

2:22:22 > 2:22:25had the answer.Oh, that's a very deliberate overweight shot to try

2:22:25 > 2:22:31and get the two red bowls, but it is a hard shot on the portable rink. It

2:22:31 > 2:22:35really is difficult. It's very easy to concentrate on

2:22:35 > 2:22:39what Lesley has done outdoors, but indoors she has been very effective

2:22:39 > 2:22:49as well. She is very used to the indoor carpet. She is the Scottish

2:22:49 > 2:22:53ladies indoor champion and junior singles champion the year before

2:22:53 > 2:23:05that. She knows her way around the indoor game.

2:23:07 > 2:23:14APPLAUSE One down. Has to be a little bit

2:23:14 > 2:23:18careful. If it goes wrong she could end up giving Katherine an

2:23:18 > 2:23:25opportunity to pick up two or three shots in this end if it goes wrong.

2:23:25 > 2:23:304-0, that's the problem. Want to get the shot.You've got to go again, I

2:23:30 > 2:23:36think.Yes, going again. Slightly different this will time. A chance

2:23:36 > 2:23:42of the two bowls. She was very close. I think she's going to be

2:23:42 > 2:23:47unlucky. Or is she? There is a deep green bowl there. Now, who is lying

2:23:47 > 2:23:53on the re-spot?

2:23:58 > 2:24:01APPLAUSE She had the coverage there.Good

2:24:01 > 2:24:06bowl. We have seen an extraordinary amount

2:24:06 > 2:24:11of jacks going up the rink this this championship. It has been most

2:24:11 > 2:24:15unusual and some very strange results.You don't really factor

2:24:15 > 2:24:18that in when you're doing your calculation of what shot you're

2:24:18 > 2:24:21going to play. For some reason, that's never really an option, is

2:24:21 > 2:24:30it?No. It's never really part of the equation.You're right. It

2:24:30 > 2:24:33doesn't happen.In this championship we have had it happen a number of

2:24:33 > 2:24:43times already. It has sort of drawn our atings to it a bit. 4-1. Good to

2:24:43 > 2:24:54get it back. -- our attention to it a bit. 4-1. Good to get it back.

2:25:05 > 2:25:06Tention to

2:25:19 > 2:25:21APPLAUSE A great first bowl again of

2:25:21 > 2:25:29Katherine's. This is where the difference is at the moment.

2:25:29 > 2:25:40Yes, Lesley is playing recovery bowls.

2:25:47 > 2:25:55Very good again.

2:25:55 > 2:25:58APPLAUSE

2:26:01 > 2:26:07Lesley has gone for it. She's very close. She was very unfortunate not

2:26:07 > 2:26:14to get the jack there.One red. Just clipped Katherine's bowl. Just

2:26:14 > 2:26:21one down now, but very close to the jack.

2:26:29 > 2:26:35APPLAUSE Katherine has got it back.It is

2:26:35 > 2:26:41just like she walked up.It is. "What about that then?"I'll pop it

2:26:41 > 2:26:46in.

2:26:49 > 2:26:53I wonder whether Lesley will play weight again?It is damage

2:26:53 > 2:26:58limitation, isn't it?I think I would.Or just play into it and give

2:26:58 > 2:27:02it a shot. It is a hard shot to draw the way it's positioned. Well, she

2:27:02 > 2:27:09looks like she is going for the draw shot.

2:27:09 > 2:27:13Will it hang around?It is always drifting away and you have to be

2:27:13 > 2:27:15there. That's the problem with trying to draw after the weight

2:27:15 > 2:27:25shot. You know, it is never easy.

2:27:35 > 2:27:42Two shots. A chance to make it three.A three here opens up a huge

2:27:42 > 2:27:47lead again.

2:27:48 > 2:27:53lead again. She is very close.Ah, it is looking good.Great bowling,

2:27:53 > 2:27:57Katherine.Really good. APPLAUSE

2:27:57 > 2:28:03It is so easy when you're 22.Three shots, Katherine Rednall.It is all

2:28:03 > 2:28:08right for you, Sian, you can remember that far back. It's fine.

2:28:08 > 2:28:19I'm just happy I can remember where the bias is.Well, this is it!

2:28:19 > 2:28:287-1. Two heavy scores.

2:28:35 > 2:28:45Jack length 25 meters.

2:29:14 > 2:29:16APPLAUSE She played that with conviction.

2:29:16 > 2:29:22Yes, it was almost like, what did we say before? You play a bad end and

2:29:22 > 2:29:30then your first bowl and next end is on the jack. It happens so often.

2:29:30 > 2:29:34She needs to really start to beat Katherine with the first two bowls.

2:29:34 > 2:29:43Start to force Katherine into playing the difficult shots.

2:29:43 > 2:29:48Two or three ends of banging the first two in can make such a

2:29:48 > 2:29:53difference.

2:30:01 > 2:30:08Katherine sticking to the draw at the moment.

2:30:15 > 2:30:22I have a feeling she will drive those out. Might be necessary to get

2:30:22 > 2:30:28one in here. Cannot cover the back and get another shot in.I wonder if

2:30:28 > 2:30:34she might try to turn her on bowl round the corner.Double up on the

2:30:34 > 2:30:41shot.She's gone to make sure.You see cattle driving these. --

2:30:41 > 2:30:49Katherine. She would angle at the draw and that's what she's playing.

2:30:49 > 2:30:54Plenty of room for Katherine there are the way she's been playing. Just

2:30:54 > 2:31:01needs to hurry. Just a correction. As she made it? Second bowl, very

2:31:01 > 2:31:08close to the number one, just seemed to run on a bit.It did.One green

2:31:08 > 2:31:11and right onto the backhand, no chance of playing that on the

2:31:11 > 2:31:18forehand.

2:31:26 > 2:31:36Looking just to tap her on to give it a chance. It's good. APPLAUSE

2:31:36 > 2:31:51Lesley Doig, 7-2. Six shots required. Needs to win the set.

2:32:05 > 2:32:15Jack

2:32:21 > 2:32:31length, 29 metres.Wesley's jacks are getting longer and longer. --

2:32:31 > 2:32:36Lesley. Very compact delivery of Katherine Rednall, not much can go

2:32:36 > 2:32:42wrong with that.

2:32:42 > 2:32:51wrong with that.APPLAUSE

2:32:51 > 2:32:59Just keeping the momentum going here. Yes, it's another situation,

2:32:59 > 2:33:05Lesley needs to win the Battle of the first two bowls.Katherine looks

2:33:05 > 2:33:10incredibly comfortable out there as well.Big effort, really big effort.

2:33:10 > 2:33:15That's super. Super recovery. The first one is a long way away in

2:33:15 > 2:33:21comparison. That's a marvellous recovery.

2:33:33 > 2:33:37Well, that's the forehand out of commission in terms of Lesley. We'll

2:33:37 > 2:33:49have to play the back. -- will have to play the back.

2:33:55 > 2:34:00Lesley just sitting out.

2:34:25 > 2:34:27Quite surprised Katherine didn't play that with a little bit more

2:34:27 > 2:34:35conviction. She could have afforded to play up to Lesley's bowls.It

2:34:35 > 2:34:40would have set up three shots and finished it off. That would have

2:34:40 > 2:34:44taken it completely. If she misses with this bowl, Lesley, I think it's

2:34:44 > 2:34:52going to be a push shot.

2:34:52 > 2:34:57She has to be a little bit careful on her own bowl. But... Well, that's

2:34:57 > 2:35:04actually better. We'll be unlucky if she's given a shot away, though. I

2:35:04 > 2:35:12can't she has.

2:35:35 > 2:35:38Katherine Rednall deciding that's enough. Not going to do anything

2:35:38 > 2:35:48more. Lesley's been a little bit unfortunate there.Yes, one shot

2:35:48 > 2:35:52want phase Katherine too much at this stage. She could easily have

2:35:52 > 2:36:00made it much worse for herself.Yes, you walk away in that situation,

2:36:00 > 2:36:06especially if the marker has a slight inkling for you on bowl, the

2:36:06 > 2:36:10green bowl sitting down. No way that's going through. Second one to

2:36:10 > 2:36:20the red.Very unlucky, I would say. Yes. Especially when sitting two

2:36:20 > 2:36:24down. You're looking at that one. That one.That was unlucky. The

2:36:24 > 2:36:28thing is, you are chasing, so you have to play up to things and

2:36:28 > 2:36:32unfortunately that's the stage where a bit of bad fortune does happen

2:36:32 > 2:36:38because of that.Was really trying to take the shot away from Katherine

2:36:38 > 2:36:45so she couldn't take the two bowls dad. He

2:36:45 > 2:36:59the ends are running out.She needs a big and here as a minimum. -- big

2:36:59 > 2:37:00end.

2:37:10 > 2:37:18APPLAUSE Excellent bowling from Katherine.

2:37:18 > 2:37:25Great first bowls. Most ends totally dominating.Couple more ends of

2:37:25 > 2:37:30those and they will be shaking hands.

2:37:30 > 2:37:40Good reply. Just in front. Just hasn't found the consistency that

2:37:40 > 2:37:46she had in the payers and the mixed pairs. Just laying down a

2:37:46 > 2:37:51foundation.Invariably, Lesley's first bowl has been slightly on the

2:37:51 > 2:37:58shorter side which has meant the next bowl she's scratching around a

2:37:58 > 2:38:05bit.

2:38:17 > 2:38:20Chance for the outside bowl. That might develop something on the

2:38:20 > 2:38:24forehand for her.Certainly helps and gives her an option for next

2:38:24 > 2:38:31bowl.

2:38:37 > 2:38:45APPLAUSE That's really good. Just popped it

2:38:45 > 2:38:52back in.There is no getting around that. That's very good play.

2:38:52 > 2:39:00Consistent in the first set, better the second. Straight on the jack.

2:39:00 > 2:39:05That's going to stay in the ditch, her own ball ran through. Expect

2:39:05 > 2:39:10Katherine to draw closer but that was a really good head.She had that

2:39:10 > 2:39:15perfectly and she needed to. -- good hit.

2:39:15 > 2:39:23Bang on target. Green ball runs through.

2:39:31 > 2:39:36Katherine's looking to score singles, doesn't need multiples.

2:39:36 > 2:39:41Just a single this end and the next end will be enough.She's going to

2:39:41 > 2:39:44get the shot with this one and that's not bad because always coming

2:39:44 > 2:39:51away from the jack.At that angle. It's going to be hard to keep the

2:39:51 > 2:40:03ball up enough. Reasonably strong base bowls from both players. It's

2:40:03 > 2:40:06in the middle of the mat, thought she might have been on the front

2:40:06 > 2:40:12inside edge but don't know if it will hold the line.Looks on the

2:40:12 > 2:40:23tight side. She is dropping in.

2:40:23 > 2:40:31That is costly, it really is.

2:40:34 > 2:40:40Two Shapps, Katherine Rednall.She had to beat at least a short one but

2:40:40 > 2:40:47by dropping in it has cost two Shapps and 10-2.She needed to score

2:40:47 > 2:40:53that end. -- two shots. She was chasing it, good strike with the

2:40:53 > 2:40:59first boldly down and then Katherine followed it up with a good single.I

2:40:59 > 2:41:03did say it was going to be hard to actually beat the bowl and it's

2:41:03 > 2:41:07turned out that way.

2:41:24 > 2:41:28APPLAUSE

2:41:34 > 2:41:39That's a brilliant start, again.I feel like I'm running out of

2:41:39 > 2:41:46adjectives.

2:41:46 > 2:41:53Think about white flags and all sorts of things. General Custer's

2:41:53 > 2:41:59last stand. Inevitable.She had just kept piling the pressure on. The

2:41:59 > 2:42:03first said she played better than Lesley but by her standards she was

2:42:03 > 2:42:08a little bit scrappy, Katherine, but second set she has been better and

2:42:08 > 2:42:15she's like a machine. Once she gets going, she is mechanical.

2:42:22 > 2:42:28Not a lot Lesley can do about this apart from just shoulder on --

2:42:28 > 2:42:35soldier on. There is an inevitability about the outcome.

2:42:35 > 2:42:39Lesley has played some good bowls but unfortunately Katherine has just

2:42:39 > 2:42:48been a little bit more consistent overall.

2:42:53 > 2:43:05Cover bowl. Needs to be just a little bit wider.

2:43:05 > 2:43:07Sea red.

2:43:10 > 2:43:17Just finishing in the right places now, aren't you?Yeah.Close.Not

2:43:17 > 2:43:28quite.The only shot available.Gets the moralising, isn't it?It's hard

2:43:28 > 2:43:32work, you know that even when you hit it the chances are you will be

2:43:32 > 2:43:38shot down and fighting a bit of a losing battle the last few ends.

2:43:38 > 2:43:43Better than what the scoreline shows, no doubt about that.

2:43:43 > 2:43:46Absolutely. The four for Katherine on the first and just set the tone

2:43:46 > 2:43:49for this set.

2:43:53 > 2:43:58The portable rink really does take time and you have to be few a lot of

2:43:58 > 2:44:04the time to know how to play it. Lesley has had a lot of matches on

2:44:04 > 2:44:09it this year and in reality you have to keep coming back year after year.

2:44:09 > 2:44:12Some people play this almost every year for umpteen years and really

2:44:12 > 2:44:21still haven't grasped it. Katherine is one of the ones that have. It

2:44:21 > 2:44:28will be another strike shot.

2:44:32 > 2:44:35Go on, Lesley, get into this. Just curious to see is wearable goal.

2:44:35 > 2:44:42Closer.Very close this time.

2:44:42 > 2:44:47APPLAUSE Sometimes if you lose a match by one

2:44:47 > 2:44:52shot that you would be disappointed but there just wasn't Lesley Doig's

2:44:52 > 2:44:57day-to-day and Katherine played very well particularly in the second set,

2:44:57 > 2:45:01as there to say. She really played well. Turned up the gears, moved

2:45:01 > 2:45:08away, picked up the codes on the ends and it was always going to be a

2:45:08 > 2:45:12situation of Lesley trying to stay with her and it wasn't the case. The

2:45:12 > 2:45:18scoreline is going to look pretty rough, 10-4, 13-2 but Lesley was

2:45:18 > 2:45:27chasing the game in the second set. At 13-2, it's unfortunate the way it

2:45:27 > 2:45:30looks, but it wasn't really that bad.

2:45:34 > 2:45:39We were expecting an interesting game, Katherine Rednall came in to

2:45:39 > 2:45:44this as favourite even at 22 because of her play on that one shot took

2:45:44 > 2:45:50her to 5-2 and then three in the following that's when the gap

2:45:50 > 2:45:56started to appear, 8-2. And then the first end, four Shapps, no mistake.

2:45:56 > 2:46:03One loose end by Lesley and she's four down. Lesley played a good

2:46:03 > 2:46:10bowl. Gets it on the restart, takes a single, 4-1 down but would only

2:46:10 > 2:46:18score another shot in the set. Dropping it into the ditch,

2:46:18 > 2:46:21unfortunate, costly for Katherine. She played so well and into the

2:46:21 > 2:46:27final yet again. The statistics are going to show it was pretty one

2:46:27 > 2:46:35signed it. -- one-sided.

2:46:35 > 2:46:40Katherine Rednall was at her best in the second set but Lesley, a great

2:46:40 > 2:46:48time for her, picked up a title and has to be absolutely delighted.

2:46:48 > 2:46:53I have Lesley and Katherine alongside me. Lesley, in the

2:46:53 > 2:46:56preview, when we look ahead from this match, we had from you how

2:46:56 > 2:47:02important it was to land an early blow because Katherine's press two

2:47:02 > 2:47:07bowls were so I could and that was born out today.I think you could

2:47:07 > 2:47:10have given me eight bowls and I still wouldn't have outgrown

2:47:10 > 2:47:14Katherine today, she was brilliant. I wasn't At The Races but Katherine

2:47:14 > 2:47:19and I are friends of the green and I wish her all the best in the final.

2:47:19 > 2:47:23How would you sum up your week, you managed to get your hands on a

2:47:23 > 2:47:27trophy yesterday?This isn't a very nice way to call out with a score

2:47:27 > 2:47:30like that but still debated about yesterday. They will still be giving

2:47:30 > 2:47:35me off the roof when I get home.A lot to be proud of this week, Lesley

2:47:35 > 2:47:40Doig. APPLAUSE . Let's have a word with Katherine,

2:47:40 > 2:47:44you are on the sort of form that makes you very hard to beat. How

2:47:44 > 2:47:48would you describe how well you think you play today?Going that way

2:47:48 > 2:47:52my first bowl was really good. And whether the couple with any lengths

2:47:52 > 2:47:55that I played and I knew if I could get their first it would give me a

2:47:55 > 2:47:59chance to win the end. My point Lesley saw money tends and it's

2:47:59 > 2:48:02always been so close and I would go as far as saying that she is

2:48:02 > 2:48:10probably the best lead that I know. She out led me in the mixed pairs.

2:48:10 > 2:48:13Just to confirm, that is the fourth time you are in the final of the

2:48:13 > 2:48:21ladies singles in what is really quite a burgeoning career.It is my

2:48:21 > 2:48:24fourth final, I look forward to more.How proud are you just

2:48:24 > 2:48:29achieving that?Amazingly proud, really strong line up, so to get

2:48:29 > 2:48:32through the first one, take it one game at that time and play Lesley in

2:48:32 > 2:48:37the semifinals is never a draw that I want but really pleased.

2:48:37 > 2:48:39Congratulations to Katherine Rednall, through to the final once

2:48:39 > 2:48:45again at Potters.

2:48:46 > 2:48:51She can look forward to taking on either Janice Gower or Rebecca

2:48:51 > 2:48:57Field. That second semifinal takes place from 7:30pm for so you can

2:48:57 > 2:49:01follow that on the BBC sport website online.

2:49:01 > 2:49:05Going back to the start of today and the early match in the last 16 of

2:49:05 > 2:49:11the open singles between two former champions, Nick Brett and Mervyn

2:49:11 > 2:49:19King. Brett winner in 2016 and Mervyn King in 2006. The start of

2:49:19 > 2:49:27the second set. Mervyn King won the first set.

2:49:27 > 2:49:32, did a good value, Mervyn King, played a lot of very good third and

2:49:32 > 2:49:38fourth bowls but earlier in the ends, he was playing very good for

2:49:38 > 2:49:43the first two and Nicky was having to push into it with weight and move

2:49:43 > 2:49:53things around but to keep Nicky Dent two is impressive.

2:49:53 > 2:50:03two is impressive. Interesting mixture there. Scoring on 28s. Bit

2:50:03 > 2:50:03of

2:50:03 > 2:50:04mixture there. Scoring on 28s. Bit of a mixture around, not anything

2:50:04 > 2:50:08desperately different about it, was looking to see if there is a pattern

2:50:08 > 2:50:13with one player going short and one going long.

2:50:27 > 2:50:31We did say that Mervyn's strength is drying and Nicky has to close at the

2:50:31 > 2:50:36end is a little bit and get some closer bowls to force Mervyn and to

2:50:36 > 2:50:41some short play. That's the answer, David.Yes, you can't give him

2:50:41 > 2:50:50space, no doubt about that. The situation and to Mervin into playing

2:50:50 > 2:50:53the controlled weight. Not a big driver by any means but when when he

2:50:53 > 2:51:03does play, he is normally pretty accurate. This is a good start. That

2:51:03 > 2:51:10would normally be attacked, let's see what Mervin does.

2:51:10 > 2:51:17see what Mervin does. 18 inches, he will try to go past that. Nicky

2:51:17 > 2:51:26Brett would have been right down at it.Different style of play.

2:51:26 > 2:51:28it.Different style of play. Likes to keep his drawing

2:51:35 > 2:51:39that's not good, taking away the running bowl for the jack, not the

2:51:39 > 2:51:50Red Bull but certainly for the jack. Two minds what to play there. I

2:51:50 > 2:51:55think he will stick with a forehand. Sweaty palms.

2:52:02 > 2:52:11Nice wide line, has to drop now. Sliding underneath. It's good.

2:52:11 > 2:52:18APPLAUSE That's a bit of a plant. Mervyn's

2:52:18 > 2:52:28normal style would be to draw his way out of this.

2:52:33 > 2:52:37Sticking with the wide backhand draw, he knows if he has good

2:52:37 > 2:52:41weight, his bowl is getting down off the white line. He's short again.

2:52:41 > 2:52:49He's in a heap of trouble. Takes away the strike. First end of the

2:52:49 > 2:52:55set after winning, quite often we see this, a drop of the adrenaline

2:52:55 > 2:53:02and a little bit of a lapse. Let's see where Nick goes with this one.

2:53:02 > 2:53:11Good again.We'll be four. Very close.Putting Mervyn under

2:53:11 > 2:53:17pressure.

2:53:17 > 2:53:23Just going to try to draw the third shot, there is the double. Past the

2:53:23 > 2:53:29jack, the plant is not very good. He will stop on his own ball and push

2:53:29 > 2:53:38the Red Bull in.Got to try to draw his way out of this one. -- push the

2:53:38 > 2:53:44red ball in.

2:53:44 > 2:53:59Certainly better. Not going to draw of this shot, is he? Wow! APPLAUSE

2:53:59 > 2:54:02Probably has two there.

2:54:07 > 2:54:16Two shots, Nick Brett.APPLAUSE Pressure matches, but still humour

2:54:16 > 2:54:21out there. That was all close out there. Just drop back onto it. Great

2:54:21 > 2:54:27bowl by Mervyn, he wasn't so much there. If he got the shot at that it

2:54:27 > 2:54:30would have been a miracle. Would have been ridiculous. Could been

2:54:30 > 2:54:40thinking, I will just put the white flag up now. A good two. Mervyn had

2:54:40 > 2:54:49a very good last bowl, so that will help.

2:54:53 > 2:54:57Nicky has to do that to get back into this match and put him under

2:54:57 > 2:55:02pressure a little bit. Very difficult to do the same all the

2:55:02 > 2:55:04time.

2:55:36 > 2:55:51Once again having to reset.

2:55:53 > 2:56:03APPLAUSE

2:56:15 > 2:56:22APPLAUSE The clapping started on that about

2:56:22 > 2:56:35six or seven feet away. Still one green, but further away.

2:57:07 > 2:57:14Well left, he didn't want the edge of the jack. That got the crowd

2:57:14 > 2:57:19excited.Wouldn't have been good if you nipped the jack behind the red

2:57:19 > 2:57:32ball. He needs to find 4-5 feet of weight.

2:57:35 > 2:57:40Close if it runs. Very closely, edge of the green will flip them over.

2:57:40 > 2:57:52Not quite.Needed to get the front edge. Another 3-4 inches of weight.

2:57:52 > 2:57:57Mervyn just trotting down, doesn't want to use a time-out on this draw.

2:57:57 > 2:58:08He's very quick on the mat.

2:58:18 > 2:58:24He is on the wrong side of this, doesn't want to touch the red. Maybe

2:58:24 > 2:58:38a good idea. We'll take the one. -- will take the one.

2:58:59 > 2:59:04Jack

2:59:15 > 2:59:24APPLAUSE

2:59:57 > 3:00:05Very good again.Well, he has got his first two bowls going.He will

3:00:05 > 3:00:10attack

3:00:11 > 3:00:17attack this Nicky with the jack.Oh, he's right into them. Not the best

3:00:17 > 3:00:25result, but considering he was bang on target.One green.

3:00:25 > 3:00:30A better position though.

3:00:36 > 3:00:44And gets back into it. Again, off the green.

3:00:46 > 3:00:49APPLAUSE Going again. Looking to clear the

3:00:49 > 3:00:57two greens away.Clean jack. Look where he's going with it too. There

3:00:57 > 3:01:05was a green bowl there, but well.A few chances there. He has got the

3:01:05 > 3:01:10jack solid and he has run all the way with it.

3:01:10 > 3:01:12LAUGHTER There is no point in even trying to.

3:01:12 > 3:01:21There is no chance of anything happening.

3:01:21 > 3:01:24APPLAUSE

3:01:27 > 3:01:33There is a gentleman maybe just coughing and Nicky says, "Take a

3:01:33 > 3:01:39bottle of water. " The officials knew what was going on so they

3:01:39 > 3:01:45seized the shot clock.

3:01:45 > 3:01:49seized the shot clock. -- ceased the shot clock. Mervin looking for a

3:01:49 > 3:01:58really good second bowl and that's a really good second bowl.

3:02:03 > 3:02:07Well, it is worth giving it a real go. He secured the number one shot.

3:02:07 > 3:02:11Took a good line for it. He has got a great chance if he can just drop

3:02:11 > 3:02:21on to the edge.Oh, look at this. APPLAUSE

3:02:21 > 3:02:26Oh, wonderful stuff. APPLAUSE

3:02:26 > 3:02:37Two shots, Nick Brett. So it's 4-1 after three ends.

3:02:55 > 3:03:05Jack length 29.5 meters.

3:03:17 > 3:03:23APPLAUSE

3:03:23 > 3:03:30These two players are very quick. They're wasting no time. End four,

3:03:30 > 3:03:40second set, 50 minutes, Dave.Yes. It's moving at a pace, isn't it? .

3:03:40 > 3:03:47But it has been good quality. I think that's the key to it, you

3:03:47 > 3:03:55know, you can play too quickly on occasions, but if the style and the

3:03:55 > 3:04:01standard of play is so high then it makes no difference whatsoever. An

3:04:01 > 3:04:08interesting crowd there. Robert Paxton and Mark Dawes just checking

3:04:08 > 3:04:14to see what's going on.

3:04:14 > 3:04:17to see what's going on. Katherine Rednall checking things out. A young

3:04:17 > 3:04:30player. Got her phone attached as always.

3:04:31 > 3:04:36My 20 merelied daughter and I think the phone is surgically attached to

3:04:36 > 3:04:43the hand except when she has to phone home!My daughter says to me,

3:04:43 > 3:04:47"How did you manage when you were growing up, dad, without a phone and

3:04:47 > 3:04:51a computer?" I said, "We used to talk to people. We used to go and

3:04:51 > 3:04:55play football."Exactly. LAUGHTER

3:04:55 > 3:05:05Another tight head once again. The gap is five inches.A few years

3:05:05 > 3:05:12ago I was trying to explain to some young people what a fax machine was.

3:05:12 > 3:05:17That really makes you feel old! Now, can you get down in time, Mervin?

3:05:17 > 3:05:22Just need a clean road. Well, a touch on the bowl. That

3:05:22 > 3:05:28looks like it could be shot.One green.It just made it.One to

3:05:28 > 3:05:37green. Look at that. Six bowls all around the jack.

3:05:37 > 3:05:43A lot easier than this. He is probably going to have to play the

3:05:43 > 3:05:47forehand and drop his own bowl and get past it.He's going to have to

3:05:47 > 3:05:55use the time-out.

3:06:04 > 3:06:09On the draw. Just to try and drop his own bowl do

3:06:09 > 3:06:12you think John, as you were saying. That's the shot for him. He's going

3:06:12 > 3:06:19to be very close to it.Might go around it.A clean draw for a shot.

3:06:19 > 3:06:23Don't fall. APPLAUSE

3:06:23 > 3:06:28It was rocky enough the last few yards. What's going to happen here,

3:06:28 > 3:06:37you know, let's be steady. Do not go near that! That's a brilliant bowl.

3:06:37 > 3:06:40LAUGHTER The reaction from Nick, we didn't

3:06:40 > 3:06:49see it, but we could see it from the commentary box, it was brilliant.

3:06:59 > 3:07:04Merv has got to play the backhand side. The option is to play the

3:07:04 > 3:07:14forehand and bowl into jack. He's going for the second option.

3:07:16 > 3:07:21He needs to get past the red.Oh, he's just over it.He's playing the

3:07:21 > 3:07:26inside shot. I think really he was a bit wide for it.Yes.

3:07:26 > 3:07:28APPLAUSE At 4-1 you have to play something.

3:07:28 > 3:07:32Nick is running around there to try and say I think I'll lift this very

3:07:32 > 3:07:37quickly.One shot, Nick Brett. Because the ball was going to flop

3:07:37 > 3:07:45and it was going to go to green.

3:07:45 > 3:07:53and it was going to go to green. 5-1 after four ends.

3:07:57 > 3:08:04Just a little bit of daylight on the scoreboard for Nick Brett now. He's

3:08:04 > 3:08:09had to earn the shots. It hos been very, very tight ends.He's having

3:08:09 > 3:08:14to fight very hard for every single one and last bowls, third and fourth

3:08:14 > 3:08:27deliveries are making a massive impact on this game.

3:08:41 > 3:08:51Another good reply. APPLAUSE

3:08:56 > 3:08:59These two players, David, are more than capable of going all the way in

3:08:59 > 3:09:05the championship and one of them is going to be going back home today.

3:09:05 > 3:09:10Close.Look at this.This is magical.

3:09:10 > 3:09:16APPLAUSE This is absolutely magical.

3:09:18 > 3:09:32Frighteningly high standard. I think Merv has blinked here.

3:09:45 > 3:09:52He needs to get past that short bowl. Good weight again.

3:09:52 > 3:09:59Just needs it to slip inside. Mark Royal is chilled and relaxed.

3:09:59 > 3:10:05He's going good.

3:10:17 > 3:10:21A good win last night, Mark Royal. A tighter second set. The first set

3:10:21 > 3:10:26was comfortable.A good effort by Merv.Dropped down the back. That's

3:10:26 > 3:10:35locking the red bowl in now.

3:10:39 > 3:10:45The way it is sitting, it is difficult for Mervin to get the

3:10:45 > 3:10:50shot. Any squeeze on the jack it goes out side ways. I think the red

3:10:50 > 3:10:54bowl will be the advantage, Dave. Yes, the red bowl is in prime

3:10:54 > 3:10:59position and I think he's going for the cover just in case Mervin just

3:10:59 > 3:11:03come into it. It will give him a bit of width and cover the re-spot

3:11:03 > 3:11:06position and Mervin is looking to see what would happen. There is a

3:11:06 > 3:11:10slight bit of danger if he does go for it and get the inside edge of

3:11:10 > 3:11:13his own bowl, that wouldn't be clever.No, but looking at the

3:11:13 > 3:11:17scoreboard at the moment, he needs a shot really.Yes, he does. Re-spot

3:11:17 > 3:11:21position doesn't do him any good. He's just going to have to probably

3:11:21 > 3:11:30draw this and hope to move the jack.

3:11:34 > 3:11:43Well, he has played it down on a line to try and hold up to the jack.

3:11:43 > 3:11:47Didn't push through it. The line was perfect actually. I thought he may

3:11:47 > 3:11:53have been a bit on the inside, but the weight was the problem. Looking

3:11:53 > 3:12:05more and more like a tie-break in this match.

3:12:15 > 3:12:21Jack length 29.5 meters.

3:12:36 > 3:12:48Nicky is starting to find some very good first bowls.

3:12:56 > 3:12:58APPLAUSE And this is even better.

3:12:58 > 3:13:05APPLAUSE Well, he really needs to score this

3:13:05 > 3:13:11end. He can't afford to give Nicky a six or seven shot lead with three

3:13:11 > 3:13:18ends to go.

3:13:22 > 3:13:29One green. An inch-and-a-half.

3:13:46 > 3:13:48APPLAUSE Well, just chucking through it, but

3:13:48 > 3:13:59in a good receiving position.

3:14:16 > 3:14:31It's good weight. He just overplayed it. It's a little bit wide.

3:14:35 > 3:14:43He's on the wrong side. I think it is weight that's the problem. If

3:14:43 > 3:14:48Nick Brett plays into this. He has got two plants available to him.

3:14:48 > 3:14:52Forehand and backhand. He has got no back position, that's the problem,

3:14:52 > 3:14:55but he could push the green bowl out.It is possible to go without

3:14:55 > 3:14:59the jack. It depends if he wants to take the risk. He doesn't want the

3:14:59 > 3:15:03green into the jack.No, he's sticking with the draw. I can see

3:15:03 > 3:15:08why. He is only one down and doesn't want to offer an opportunity to

3:15:08 > 3:15:12Mervin to score two or three.He has played this, if he gets off the side

3:15:12 > 3:15:23bowl.Just hit it middle bowl.

3:15:23 > 3:15:26bowl.Just hit it middle bowl.There is a chance for Mervin following

3:15:26 > 3:15:32that line in. If he could use the red with good weight, back into the

3:15:32 > 3:15:35jack. Yes, what you're looking at there

3:15:35 > 3:15:41John is to try and come in and move that off the edge and get to the

3:15:41 > 3:15:45jack and just pop it into there for three. It is a typical Mervyn King

3:15:45 > 3:15:51shot, but there is an element of risk with the front red one, but he

3:15:51 > 3:16:04would be desperately unlucky to give the shot away.

3:16:04 > 3:16:08I'm not sure if he has pushed through this.One shot, Mervyn King.

3:16:08 > 3:16:13Take the single. APPLAUSE

3:16:13 > 3:16:18Small steps. And try and get back into this lead

3:16:18 > 3:16:22of Nick Brett. Three more ends to go. Mervyn King, of course, just has

3:16:22 > 3:16:33to draw the set. He doesn't need to win it.

3:16:47 > 3:16:56Jack length 24 meters.

3:17:28 > 3:17:35That's a loose one from Nick.

3:17:35 > 3:17:42Short of length.

3:17:54 > 3:17:56APPLAUSE Well, 14 ends played in this match

3:17:56 > 3:18:01so far. There hasn't been any more than a double. Both players have

3:18:01 > 3:18:05benefited from two of those, but all the rest of the time it has been

3:18:05 > 3:18:10singles. It really reflects the standard of

3:18:10 > 3:18:13play. APPLAUSE

3:18:13 > 3:18:25A good adjustment there. One red.

3:18:38 > 3:18:47APPLAUSE Shot back.One green.

3:19:00 > 3:19:07I think hasn't played too many bowls on that backhand.

3:19:07 > 3:19:13It goes inside the line. I think Mervin is going to play this again,

3:19:13 > 3:19:18David, if he gets the inside red or the jack, he is looking for a two or

3:19:18 > 3:19:24three really.I can see why he's playing it. There is danger on the

3:19:24 > 3:19:31other side and...Time out called. There is a good chance on the

3:19:31 > 3:19:37forehand to use the red and come back into the jack.Well, it is on

3:19:37 > 3:19:41the draw, John. You know we're looking at him to draw to the jack

3:19:41 > 3:19:47and just tuck it in if he can. If he's able to put it into there.

3:19:47 > 3:19:53It is perfect because it's going to be a heavy shot required from the

3:19:53 > 3:19:57next shot. Having said that, there is danger if he gets to the outside

3:19:57 > 3:20:01red one and touches it down, the other red will drop for shot.I

3:20:01 > 3:20:05think at this stage you've got to try it. They're running out of ends

3:20:05 > 3:20:13now. If he has got the weight, he's very

3:20:13 > 3:20:20close. He needs to bend now. Oh, he's unfortunate. He is, he pushed

3:20:20 > 3:20:25that red bowl closer. I still think it is one to green. My, that is

3:20:25 > 3:20:30close. That's where the danger was getting the outside bowl on to the

3:20:30 > 3:20:41red.I think he to play it though.

3:20:51 > 3:20:54Nick looking for the outside green one. Touching a jack to his bowls

3:20:54 > 3:20:59would be good. He doesn't want it the other way though. That cost him

3:20:59 > 3:21:06an extra, I think, he maybe two down now.He could very well be two down.

3:21:06 > 3:21:09Well, it is small marrediness, isn't it and if it is two, that's been a

3:21:09 > 3:21:19costly bowl. APPLAUSE

3:21:23 > 3:21:306-4 after seven ends.

3:21:35 > 3:21:42If Nicky doesn't tie up this set that could be a pivotal moment.

3:21:42 > 3:21:47One down wasn't a big disaster. Two gives Mervin a real chance now.I

3:21:47 > 3:21:50think with the outside bowl though, the way it was sitting John, when he

3:21:50 > 3:21:54was touching that, he was making a double and if he flopped down on the

3:21:54 > 3:21:57jack maybe even three, that really would have killed off the set.It

3:21:57 > 3:22:03was similar for both players on that end really. They were both a little

3:22:03 > 3:22:13bit unlucky. The first bowl is right in there by

3:22:13 > 3:22:20Mervin.

3:22:27 > 3:22:32Think of the trip to move the green bowl away. It's a little bit better.

3:22:32 > 3:22:42A good second bowl.

3:22:53 > 3:22:53Yn.

3:22:53 > 3:22:56Think of the trip to move the green bowl away. It's a little bit better.

3:22:56 > 3:23:08A good second bowl. A good bowl that by Mervyn. He needed a bowl past.

3:23:15 > 3:23:18One green. APPLAUSE

3:23:18 > 3:23:23That gives him a chance. He needed a bowl there, Nick to play

3:23:23 > 3:23:31anything with the third and fourth. Well, back red bowl would be

3:23:31 > 3:23:39absolutely perfect. Just inside the line.

3:23:39 > 3:23:44Another chance for Nick if he can get on to that jack and spring it.

3:23:44 > 3:23:51The trouble for that one, Mervyn a little shake of the head.He's

3:23:51 > 3:23:55playing heavy here, David, Nicky. He is attacking this.It is close. You

3:23:55 > 3:23:59can see the reason why, if he got the side of that jack all the

3:23:59 > 3:24:03momentum would have gone through it on to the green bowl and it is quite

3:24:03 > 3:24:10possible it wouldn't have moved too far. If it had it would have been on

3:24:10 > 3:24:13the re-spot and he would have been very happy with that. Interesting

3:24:13 > 3:24:23choice of shot. Mervyn, well one, two shots, so if he gets two shots,

3:24:23 > 3:24:28he still has to win the last end. So this shot really doesn't matter

3:24:28 > 3:24:31too much. He has worked that out, that's why

3:24:31 > 3:24:38he's reasoning over to try and cover.Yeah, that's sensible play

3:24:38 > 3:24:43really, put the deep bowl in.A lot of people will be thinking hang on,

3:24:43 > 3:24:49a minute, he's two shots down. He still has to win and at 6-4, with

3:24:49 > 3:24:55one shot on the carpet makes 6-5 and he still has to get one shot in the

3:24:55 > 3:24:59last end anyway.Yeah. He has gone deep because he thinks that Nicky

3:24:59 > 3:25:04may run again. He's playing less weight this time, Nicky. More

3:25:04 > 3:25:10control.Has hard to get back with those shots. Really difficult. Even

3:25:10 > 3:25:19for the best. That's a hard shot to play.One shot, Mervyn King.Well,

3:25:19 > 3:25:21at one stage 6-1. APPLAUSE

3:25:21 > 3:25:25It was very much looking like we were heading towards a tie-break.

3:25:25 > 3:25:336-5. Nick Brett will have the last bowl

3:25:33 > 3:25:38on this end so he might say well, he is has the advantage, but sometime

3:25:38 > 3:25:41it is better to have your own length as well and Mervyn has been playing

3:25:41 > 3:25:44very well on the short this this direction and finding a good line on

3:25:44 > 3:25:52his backhand. Come off that fence and commit

3:25:52 > 3:25:56David, what do you think?Well, I still have a feeling we're going to

3:25:56 > 3:26:03end up with a tie-break. I just - it has been that sort of game. The mats