Ladies' Singles Semi-Final World Indoor Bowls Championships

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Jamie Chestney and Mark Dawes.

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Has he got the plant? He has.

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Two seconds on that.

That's got it

away in time.

Needs contact. He has

got it. There it goes. Now where is

the green bowl going? Oh, look at

the red bowl. He has come here, the

first round, under very difficult

personal circumstances and he has

won his first match defending his

title.

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What a week it has been so far at

Potters Resort. Two days down and

two trophies already won and two

more still to be won in the ladies

single and the open singles for

which Greg Foster and Paul Foster is

still involved. Paul Foster is

involved in the draw. He is up

against Jason Greenslade. That's

coming up live on BBC Two this

afternoon. Darren Burnett and Mark

Dawes and Mark Royal are through to

the last eight and less Gillette is

yet to play.

yet to play. Now, we're going to

show you what happened in the first

Match Of The Day which took place

this morning between two former

champions and two local lads. This

pair had met three times previously.

Brett leading the head-to-head and

singles 2-1. It was King from the

village about 50 miles up the

Norfolk coast from Potters Resort

who got off to the fastest start. He

got a three shot

who got off to the fastest start. He

got a three shot lead. King never

lost the advantage. He was able to

capitalise on loose play from Brett

and won by a comfortable 8-2 margin.

The world champion from two years

ago came out firing. He took two

sets in the first end and grabbed

another double in the third. The

43-year-old went on to build a five

shot lead with four to play before

King started to fight back with a

little help from his opponent as in

a pivotal moment, Brett gave away a

crucial two shots in the seventh

end. By the ninth end Brett's

advantage had been reduced to just

one shot with King needing to tie

the set and Brett couldn't find a

way to stop King taking the single

he needed. To the 2016 is through to

the finals.

Mervyn King is the fourth play

through to the quarterfinals.

Already there is Darren burnet and

he is waiting for the winner of the

Paul Foster and Jason Greenslade

match. The first bern through to the

quarterfinals is Mervyn King.

Alongside me is David Corkhill who

will be looking after

Alongside me is David Corkhill who

will be looking after the

commentary. Let's talk about the

ladies semi-finals which is coming

up later. We will get to the singles

a minute. On the blue rink it will

be Katherine Rednall up against

Lesley Doig who did very well

yesterday as modest as she was after

winning the mixed pairs, she played

brilliantly.

She did play

brilliantly and looked comfortable.

She has been to the World Outdoor

Final. Katherine Rednall knows this

carpet really well. Has won it

before. Knows what it's like to play

in front of a very large and

knowledgeable crowd, that's the

thing. So, it will be very

interesting to see how this one

goes.

Later on tonight, Janice Gower

is taking on Rebecca Field. Rebecca

was saying she is fed-up talking to

to me in the runners-up spot.

I can

understand that. Rebecca has been

there before and it is another

hurdle for Janice to get over.

Let's

talk about the open singles and we

saw Nicky Brett losing out to Mervyn

King. Was that a surprise to you?

No, it's never a surprise when

Mervyn King is involved. Nicky

played very well, no doubt about

that, but just that one error in the

second set, we thought that was a

key moment, but they didn't know who

was lying the shot, Nicky thought he

would play the shot to confirm. It

was a bowl to win the set and you

have to go for those things, Rishi,

you must in that situation.

A little

bit of chat about the match coming

up this afternoon. Paul Foster and

Jason Greenslade. Paul Foster

obviously just in terms of quality I

guess is still the man to beat?

Oh

yes, always. We all know what Paul

is going through at the moment, but

he'll raise his game. There is no

doubt about that. He is a defending

champion and like all champions when

you start playing the

competitiveness comes in and the

spirit comes in and you'll want to

win. Jason on the other hand

hovering on number 16, he needs to

win and he is aware of the fact that

he needs the ranking points.

Yes, an

important match for both players.

That's the first one on BBC Two.

Paul Foster the five time champion

and current holder of the title

against Jason Greenslade who hasn't

got past the second round in the

last five years. He will be keen to

better that record. We can hear from

both players.

both players.

We've been here for 20

years, so I have been coming here 20

years. I would say it hasn't been a

happy hunting ground overall. I

managed to lose in one final which I

lost to Andy Thompson, many, many

years ago when I was young and I was

good. It's probably the number one

thing to win. It hasn't been kind to

me over the years, but hopefully

2017 will be my year.

2018.

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That's a classic. That's a classic

mistake, isn't it?

That's typical of me.

Every player

wants to look back on their career

and say, "I won this. I won that."

You always want to try and win a

major. I have been fortunate to win

the World Championship five times,

but if my career stopped now, I

couldn't complain what I have been

done in the game and it has been

really good to me so I have been

really proud of that side of it.

Hopefully it can continue.

I would

say my form hasn't been too good. My

dad was very ill for a number of

years and my dad passed away on 14th

November so my form over the last

two years hasn't been overly great.

So I would say that my form is just

coming back to normal and my dream

is to win it in this year, in 2018,

for my dad.

He is a top player. I

think he is the most unpredictable

player in the top 16. There is times

you would think he would draw no hit

and vice versa. I know it will be a

hard game and I need to up my game

from a previous match if I want to

compete.

I think to win the World

Indoor Bowls Championships in 2018

would be the icing on the cake. I

would like to win it for my dad and

I think at that for me would just

bring a close of my whole bowls life

because I've sort of won most

things. This is the only one peu

would say that is like missing.

As many of you know, Paul Foster's

father passed away last week so both

players dealing with plenty in their

personal life. We wish them both the

very best of luck this afternoon as

we join our MC.

Thank you very much,

Rishi. Good afternoon to you all as

you welcome us here into the

international arena at Potters

Resort for this, the second round

match, playing for a place in the

quarterfinal spot. First up to a

steady and consistent player who is

no stranger to the final stages of a

world ranking event. A former

Scottish Masters and Welsh

International Open champion, ladies

and gentlemen, it's the joker of the

pack, the Welsh wizard, Jason

Greenslade.

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And now to a true master of the game

and the only player ever to win all

six WBT titles. Ladies and

gentlemen, five times and defending

world indoor single champion, give

it up for Paul Foster.

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Well, Corky has scrambled up the

staircase to the commentary box

where he is alongside On Price.

COMMENTATOR: Thank you, Rishi, it

was an easy scramble.

was an easy scramble. A lot of

people are interested how Paul

Foster will play. He has already

admitted he needs to move up a few

gears, but Jason played well in his

last game, but I think it is a

challenge for Jason.

Yes, I agree

Corky. I city Paul would start

favourite. A difficult period for

both players, particularly Paul on

the eve of this championship. A hard

first round for him. He got through

it and I think he'll benefit from

that and we know he's a class

player. It is a big task for Jason,

but he is a talented guy and I

expect a good match here.

Jason wearing the cap. Most unusual,

but we have had a chat with him

about it. He just feels it is a

useful aid to his psychology of

playing the game at the moment.

Quite interesting early in the game

Paul has gone fairly shot with the

jack, David. It was something he

didn't do in the early stages of the

last round.

No, but he knows Jason,

doesn't he? Jason likes the long

jack length and usually Jason will

go automatically to 28, 29 meters.

Paul usually waits to see how they

develop before he moves on to the

short jacks, but there is a certain

predictability when it comes to

Jason and where he wants to play,

especially at the start.

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That's a great start by Paul.

Jason,

quite often would try and drive.

That's a single bowl target. Most

players would just try and draw a

very good third bowl or close

second.

He didn't go very quick at that. It

is a difficult weight to use.

Yes,

it is a half weight. It wasn't a

normal drive. He would have got

lucky if he had got the short one

into it. For the senior viewers,

people who have been in the game,

these two had a magnificent year,

the first time Paul won the

championship. It was one of the most

memorable games. Paul driving to the

jack and Jason driving the jack off

the rink.

Yes, back in 1998, it was.

I then had the pleasure of playing

Paul in November that year and once

again, January a couple of months

later.

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Another good bowl. Slightly widened

it. I think he'll go again.

Well, it

is a wider target and he'll go

stiffer this time.

He has got something.

Well, once

again we've had a few of these jacks

going up the rink. This looks like

it has gone off the confines.

If

that's gone off, he could be lying

three on the re-spot.

Well, it is

well off, so we'll see where the

re-spot are. There are red bowls

back there, but this is going to

take a rope. There you go. Jason is

going to have a look and there is

the red bowls and the green bowls.

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Well, if the jack had of stayed in,

it was 2 to Paul. The jack going out

on the re-spot, 3 to Jason.

Nine end sets, of course, three in

tie-break if needed and the shot

clock is in play. 30 seconds after

the first bowl for player to play

his bowl with a number of time-outs

available.

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That's a nice start.

A long jack as

predicted. Although Jason is not

using straight bowls that he's

renowned for, he's using the big

swinging bowl.

Up over the line. The seam line of

the carpet.

the carpet. Where the strips are

sewn together. Of course, it has to

be who are zontical. You couldn't

put a line vertical down the middle

of the rink. It is on the wrong

side. He doesn't want to tap that

too much. It's OK.

The centre of the

rink again. Picking the line out on

the longer length.

Just that extra bit of weight

holding it. A foot less. He probably

would have got back for second.

No reason to change, Jason. He has

got a good line on this side of the

rink.

Well, again, a bit of pressure on

Paul Foster here.

He's going to take

a look at this and see where the

bowl is positioned.

bowl is positioned.

Well, the

problem for Paul and this is where

the difficulty is, John, if he does

get into the jack and moves it, and

sticks on the green bowl, even if he

moves the jack into this position,

he's still going to be two or three

down. He might just have to try and

draw for a second shot. I don't

think there is any real hit on

that's guaranteed to make the

contact at the front. There is a

three-way plant, but well he's

playing the same shot, only on the

backhand as a draw. He doesn't want

to get to the jack.

He would like to

sit off the side bowl, the last

delivery of Jason's.

That's what I

was saying about doing it on the

forehand. It was the same result. He

didn't want the jack. He wanted the

bowl. As soon as he hit it, he was

going to lose 3 anyway.

Yeah, he was

very unfortunate with this. He had a

nice weight. It gets a little bit of

a hip at the end. That was the worst

result he could have had.

He

probably thought he had taken away

that shot by playing the backhand.

Very unfortunate with a good bowl.

6-0 after two ends and the only

thing in Paul Foster's favour, it's

early in the set.

Yes, in his

wildest dreams I don't think Jason

would have expected to be six in

front after two ends and it is a

really good start and it is

something I felt he needed coming

into the game. I thought he needed

to get out of the blocks quick if he

had a chance of beating Paul.

Well, a missed opportunity on the

first bowl. Jason dropping short.

He'll correct with this one.

Didn't take long, did it?

Good

adjustment.

A nice wide line.

A good adjustment by Paul as well.

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Jason is sticking with this side of

the green. He doesn't want to move

the jack to the red bowl. He doesn't

want to touch that. Now, that was

the danger. He has fallen back, but

I think he's still one down.

I think he's still one down.

Your

bowl, just under half an inch gap.

Very dangerous if he gets to the

jack. Not quite there. Maybe not a

bad thing.

bad thing.

Looks the other side for

Jason now, coming back in.

Yes, a

little touch on the jack on that

side would be very profitable. He

could make a double out of it. Just

not getting back in time. But still

it is good bowls by Jason. Only

three bowls within a foot and Paul

Foster's lying the shot with a very

difficult second shot to make.

Doesn't want to give it away, Paul.

He would like to get on the card

this end.

A big, wide line. This is some

effort. A good attempt given the

circumstances.

I think he was being

very careful.

Jack length, 26.5 meters.

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A very good opener.

It will be interesting to see just

how crucial the jack lengths will be

in this match.

Even better with this, Paul.

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Paul Foster at his best there.

There

is just signs, isn't there, short

jack length.

He certainly started

this round better than he did the

first round and you can see he's

getting a feel for the carpet, but

then again Jason has started well as

well Dave, so it's an interesting

start to the game and both players

look very, very up for it.

look very, very up for it.

A very,

very small gap.

It is not a bad bowl. It blocks the

line in for Jason.

Well, there is

nothing there for Jason on the

forehand now. If he comes around it,

it will be very difficult to trail

the jack and he knows it. He might

have to waste one here on the

backhand and try and get into the

two bowls or try and move the jack

out. He's playing the forehand well,

he's just looking for a close bowl.

There is a chance he might open it

up, but well, he's trying to open

it.

it. Wow, that's a result-and-a-half.

Rather lucky there.

You couldn't

really predict that one, could you,

Dave?

No, it is something he would

have deliberately have played. He

has got the short bowl. He will have

two against him when he gets down to

the mat.

the mat. It all depends how close

this one is.

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Well, that's good.

Well, that's good. Three or four

feet behind it. The jack is the

ditch, but Jason, I fancy he might

make this.

He used to be very good

to displace jacks when he had the

steadier running bowls.

Much wider

now, but he's playing across himself

on his backhand. He will hold his

bowl up for a long, long time before

it starts to break and here it comes

now.

And just trundle through, I think. A

good effort.

One shot, Paul Foster.

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Set score, 2-6 after four ends.

There is Les in his traditional

green seats. He likes to sit up

there. We like to see Les around,

don't we, John?

He is quite a

character.

He doesn't look happy

there, but he is really funny at

times, he really is. It is good to

have Les back in the top 16.

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14 inch gap.

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And just made it.

Interesting to see what Paul plays

here. Bearing in mind the scoreline,

can just draw away at it or take the

bowled, it's up to him. Looks

can just draw away at it or take the

bowled, it's up to him. Looks like

he's drawing for now. Why blind.

Needs to reach with this one.

That's not so good because it has

spoiled the other shot. Taken away

the plant, the green bowl is still

vulnerable. If anything, he slipped

behind there would have been a lot

better.

Jason looks better with this.

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Paul will role up to that ball but

nothing else. You can take one out,

the shoulder as they are. This bowl

just stopped. Past the jack, ideal

rest. And the line, just trying to

find the weight. Good line, three

balls. Bit of work to do with this

one. It is wider than the others.

It's good if he runs, going to get

the trip.

It was coming back very

quickly but two down. Now it's

getting to be a bit costly.

getting to be a bit costly.

Jason

has two what she doesn't turn that

read. No cheese reason not to go to

the forehand. Sticking with a

backhand, before had was a much

safer shot. There's no chance of

turning the red. He's close with

this. Just needs to pass it and

drop. Just trucked out. Still two

green.

6-0 after two ends wasn't a crisis

but 8-2 with four

but 8-2 with four to go is a big

ask. There has to be a big count in

there somewhere. The international

arena well packed for this game.

Probably still a few more to come

in.

20 inches short of jack high. 22!

Corrected zero. Paul was ready to

go. Plenty of time. The reset.

He's caught it well and there is an

open hand there. It's a good hand,

the backhand. At this distance, the

forehand is pretty decent as well.

It's like a magnet, the bowls draw

you in.

Paul is on the open side

now. Got a run.

He's dropped it.

This is rapidly going to get away

from Paul Foster.

Getting caught again. He's got an

edge. I can understand him going but

you cannot flog that hand too much

when every other side is open.

Chance again for Paul. It's an open

draw, expect him to do it.

draw, expect him to do it. Timani

chances. Far too many chances.

Jason will definitely change now.

Not a great end from Jason. Would

have liked it to stop on the mat but

a little bit of movement. At the

ball down and stopped the clock. --

put the ball down.

Going to say that

Paul would really like to get this

in to give himself a chance. Really

needs a double with us. That was a

missed chance by Jason.

Just needs to hurry on the line.

Just the wait, that's all. The line

was good. We'll take a single.

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Jack length, 24.5 metres.

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That shot will make it very

difficult, Paul probably need two at

this end.

this end.

That's another good ball.

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One rent. So far away, you've got to

think that's deliberate.

think that's deliberate.

Not sure

Paul like that one, he could move

the jack but he is just over push

this on the white line. He can keep

that, it's a good spot.

Looks better.

Another one

roundabout. Nice little trail on

from Paul. Never easy in the short

distance. Best chance for the ball

to break. If he can trail the jack

by three feet, he will have four

shots, settling on the inside line.

Certainly is. Will he get it right?

Needs to get it.

Dear oh dear. An

image the other way and he was

making four and that's the sort of

thing that can happen when you are

down in a set. Very deliberate

effort to get a move on the jack.

Anything thicker. He would have made

three. A very fine touch.

Jason has to be careful, doesn't

want any of the jack.

Good weighted ball.

Trying to fall

back on it but I think Paul's is a

touching ball.

touching ball.

One shot for Foster.

Paul taking everything else away and

just letting Jason see the head,

stop an inch short.

We see Katherine Rednall just

waiting for her match later today.

Jack Butland, 27 metres. -- jack

length.

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Lovely shot of that ball bending in

off the white line.

Two to play, you feel Paul has two

scorer this end, realistically at

double to give him a chance going

into the last.

Jason was on a good line in as well.

Paul around the green ball, leaving

it on the jack. That's very well

played.

It's not bad.

Gives him a shoulder

to come of it him tax it.

Not much

in this said.

Two bad breaks for

Paul. Strike in the first set for

Jason and then moved in on the jack

on the second end and other than

that it has been pretty close. Two

moments can change the game.

If

Jason is going to do anything about

this head, this is the time. He can

run it or draw for second. If he

gets a really good second, he will

go into the last end three up and

that's a pretty good position to be

in. If he's trying to chase the set,

which he doesn't need to, he could

try the running bowl. -- running

bowl.

Tempted by the running bowl.

It's in his nature.

The backhand,

the draw and on the backhand would

secure the second bowl and get to

the red ball as well.

That's the

thing. The danger he has is that

green ball here could disappear.

That disappears, he is two down and

Paul has another bowl to come.

That's the danger now. If you really

wants to play it, you can flick the

bowled off but I think there's a

better draw shot, I really do. --

flicked the ball off. Very

courageous forehand runner if he

plays it.

On his forehand, depends

what wait he is using.

It's running bowl. Goodness me! He

called for the jack and he got it.

The most he can lose at this end is

one. He is unpredictable, we know

that, he's a bit of a maverick one

it comes to playing the bowls at

this level. Never quite sure what

you going to get from Jason but he's

more or less guaranteed a second

shot.

I think he felt positive to

play it. There was an element of

danger if it went wrong. Expect Paul

to draw this.

He will draw it OK, it's just how

close he gets to it.

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Very close.

I wonder if that brings

Jason's bowls into this position. If

Jason has got second, he will go for

the bowled. According to the market

it is the red. I think he will try

to draw this. -- according to the

marker. Hard to tell whenever the

jack goes out there. There is a bowl

in the ditch body would expect Jason

to get the second without any

trouble. If he draws this shot, the

set is over.

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He does do it the hard way, Jason.

Wouldn't be too many players that

would have played that running

bowled.

But that his natural game,

always has been. Sometimes you've

got to go with what works for you.

Jason's wife sitting home in Cardiff

watching this will make a cup of tea

to camp herself down!

He does know

what he's doing, Ruth! He's been

there before, you know exactly what

he's like!

Unpredictable. He's very

unpredictable and that's what makes

Jason such an exciting player on one

of the reason why I like working on

his matches because you never quite

sure what you're going to get.

Well, you want to be through, Jason

but it's on the front and Jason's

recovery shot if he's in trouble is

all was that runner.

Wasn't too far

away, a couple more feet and he

would have been very good. Still and

a good position, Paul is not too

fussed on that one. Not bad, though.

I think it's pretty good.

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Sometimes you just don't know.

You're meant to know but sometimes

you don't!

Two foot gap.

But of a

worry when you let one go and you

are grimacing and turning your back

on it and it is two inches away from

the jack.

Jason on his forehand

needs a good second.

Minimum

requirement here. Yes, he's not bad

at all.

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It's a good second but it's short of

the jack and Paul Foster can

actually trail the Jag round the

corner.

-- jack. Make the treble.

Tracking is good. It's very good if

he gets some movement on it.

So

unlucky.

This is problematic for Jason.

He knows if he punches into this and

moves the jack out... If he's able

to get into this, he can just punch

this out and the jack will move.

More than likely into this sort of

position. And that would take it all

away. We love this spotlight, John,

don't we. We do.

You're like a kid

with a new toy. At Christmas.

Every

time, get into the computer and find

out what's in there. You should see

the one with the wee man running

along, I can track it. I'm not going

to risk it though.

The choice now

for Jason. The other shot listed

play on the backhand and to cover

the side bowl, the red ball.

That's

what he's doing but he's prepared to

let Paul Foster to get to the stage

Bible lining the set. I don't think

he liked that.

No. It's a bad one.

We'll cover the forehand.

We'll cover the forehand.

Paul

Foster draws this touches the ball.

He can this into four and Jason

hasn't stayed to his normal game

plan that is to come into that. Even

if he moved the green ball out of

the way, he was still a position.

The ball on the forehand and the

last bowled of Jasons is well down.

All about the wait.

He's very close

here. Just didn't have the wait.

Jason has survived.

Paul Foster the last four ends,

single, single, single, double. That

was a chance for Jason Greenslade,

he survives to take the set.

Players come in with a game plan on

a regular basis and Paul

deliberately played it long in the

last end because he wanted to put

distance between Jason and the jack.

Didn't want to play it short because

it would have been too easy to hit.

He's thinking straight, there's no

doubt about that.

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From 6-0 and 8-0 down to have a

chance of winning the set or a draw,

that's impressive.

It was a good

pull-back, not a lot in the set, a

couple of good results early on made

the difference.

the difference. Some good bowls

played.

Jason on a good line again. About

four feet of weight and a chance for

Paul. Paul will be very aware he

will want to make sure he doesn't

fall behind in this set.

Another opportunity for Jason just

to slide behind his own ball for

number two.

Looks good enough, just dropped in.

Nice wide line again. It's just the

wait. Still overplayed it.

You lose

the set, it's always good to be

building something, what is going

through Paul's head now, John,

because he knows he has to win this

set?

He doesn't want to start but

they again, six down after two ends

in the first set. They've Jason

plays a good ball, he could drop

sleazier. It's close, needs to stop

now. Yes, well played.

now. Yes, well played.

Leaves a

shoulder of Paul wants to play it.

Sticking to the backhand. Prepare to

take two feed off his last two draw

the shot.

He's not running. Needs to run.

I

think he's overcorrected. His weight

wasn't too bad but it wasn't getting

to the jack. Might have saved one.

Two shots, Jason Greenslade.

APPLAUSE

People will look at this and think,

8-7, Cowell said.

It was in terms of

the final score but what's more

interesting, the number of ends that

Paul Foster won. -- some people will

think, 8-7, close set. Jason

Greenslade won three, two big

trebles at the start and three at

the fifth end and didn't score after

that. Hanging on.

A moments hesitation by Paul,

settling himself down and away we

go.

If there is a disturbance, the

shot clock is halted. The player can

reset button will start again.

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

The winner of this match will have a

quarterfinal against Darren Burnett,

a previous one. -- winner. Of

course, Darren Burnett and Paul

Foster will go to the Commonwealth

Games together on the Gold Coast in

Australia towards the end of March.

That is when they go, the games

start the first week of April.

APPLAUSE

Still a chance of pulling the jack

across, of course. Jason will take

that, he was getting in a little bit

of trouble. Good second ball gives

him an extra carriage as well. --

extract catch. I would be tempted if

I was Paul to come in on that line

as well. Danger of dropping the

green in and the danger on the other

side as well of squeezing the jack

back to the green.

He would be

desperately unlucky. If the jack was

to go even over here, it's still

fine, there's no problem, makes a

possible three, to hit the edge of

the green bowl would be desperately

unlucky.

Paul normally plays with

such good control and wait on his

draw shot, you feel he can get the

bend in there and close Jason out.

Well, he has stopped there and the

line looks pretty decent. Just wants

to get the edge of the green bowl to

take the pace. There you go.

APPLAUSE

A little unfortunate. He squeezed it

perhaps a little bit too far.

Yes,

he wanted more of a connection on

the green bowl. He really wanted to

stun on to it, that way it pushed it

out and then just dropped in the

jack. He has brought it out into the

open. Jason will run this, I'm

pretty certain, but the pressure is

on.

on. Oh, there you go.

You can't read

him, Dave, I told you!

Ah,

unbelievable.

He likes a backhand on

the draw and he is very close to the

line.

He is. He is very close to the

shot. There you go.

APPLAUSE

That's a super shot. You just have

to love him. He drives the things

that no one else would drive at and

he draws things and you just think

to yourself, "Jason, what are you

doing?"

He played the right shot. It

was a beautiful delivery. Still

there though, Paul could turn that

away.

There you go. One to Paul. The bowl

could have been pushed out twor two

or maybe three -- for to or maybe

three. He can handle himself in a

position, Paul being able to play

something good.

A good end.

Absolutely, Pricey and we don't

always agree. Everybody knows that!

Jack length 23.5 meters.

APPLAUSE

A very big late swing.

A decent reply. Past the jack.

It is another good bowl by Paul

Foster.

There he goes.

Well, just pulled that. Didn't

follow through with the arm.

follow through with the arm. And

Paul is looking for another bowl,

probably not close to the two reds.

He'd like to score.

I don't know if he has lost a

monitor there. He didn't seem to be

very happy. He is talking a walk up

to have a look at the end. I think

he is probably looking to get to the

bowl. Jason is going to hit again, I

think.

Are you sure he's not going

to draw it, John?

No, I think he'll

hit again.

I think he'll hit again.

The target is too big. So when it

comes to Paul is whether he decides

to cover the back position, re-spot,

or tuck it round the corner.

Well, he's dropping on to the

forehand side which suggests he

maybe going for position

on-the-spot.

Deep bowl for the re-spot. Obviously

assuming that Jason is going to play

through this. He will be looking for

the two bowls, not necessarily the

jack. He has got two bowls left.

jack. He has got two bowls left.

He

likes this one.

Let's see where that jack is going.

Is it going to make it outside the

confines of the rink? That's going

to be very close. Paul has a bowl

lurking back there. So a re-spot

position and that should be beside

Paul Foster's bowl, you can see, the

red one. He'll add another and make

it two. So Jason is no better off

really.

Well, he's not sure. It must be

weight because the line is good.

It's not bad. He probably thought it

should be a bit better than that,

but it's still pretty good.

He knows

that there is just enough room if

Jason can find the line and good

weight.

It would have been a lot

worse if he had put it beside the

red one and given Jason a tr get and

straightforward draw. In terms of

the choice of the shot, it is not

straightforward to get number one.

Well, the issues is always the board

when it's out there, isn't it?

Well,

he's certainly wide enough. Nearly

there. Got it.

APPLAUSE

One shot, Jason Greenslade.

Well, he

did push it out wide. A big swing

bowls, but the weight was perfect

Running bowl, recovery draw, John.

We have seen it before with Jason in

this match.

Yes, he has pulled a few

out and that was a vital end. He

retains the lead.

retains the lead. I always feel it's

about momentum as well. He has gone

in front and wants to keep in front

and keep Paul on the back foot.

APPLAUSE

It's a very nice opener. He has been

playing quite well with the first

bowl throughout the tournament so

far, Jason.

Yes, especially on the

long lengths. A good reply with this

one.

Very unlucky Paul, just dropped

back. A good second.

Jason on a similar line.

The ball

coming back.

It's a good position.

Close to the ball. Doesn't want the

jack.

A great bowl.

APPLAUSE

He got a little nibble off it, but

more importantly he has pushed the

bowl down for two.

Yes. That's a

great bowl, Corky. An excellent bowl

from Paul.

Jason is taking a time-out. Jason

would like to play the backhand and

try to rest that bowl. He may have

have to go to the forehand side. He

will want to drop that in. A nice

wide line off his forehand and he

will turn on the jack. It's good.

There needs to be good weight on

that line. It is very close. He

passes a red. Oh, what a bowl.

APPLAUSE

Once again when you just think he is

going to attack, Jason pulls out the

perfect draw. It is a confidence

inspiring shot. There is no doubt

about that. It's still there for

Paul Foster, but the problem he has

now is the jack might move.

now is the jack might move.

Yes, it

is backhand for Paul. Gently. Just

drawing into that split and drop the

green. He's running at it. He's

playing a lot of weight at this.

Danger with that. Now, he hasn't got

any sort of position at the back. He

has wasted the bowl by missing.

Well, Jason might just leave this

because I'm certain that jack is

going to go through if Paul hits it

now. It's going to be very hard to

get the green bowl out clean without

moving the jack, if Jason pops

another one round the back. It's

going to be very costly for Paul to

attack it.

Yeah, he will just cover

the spot here. I don't think Paul

has got a shot here.

No, but there

is a draw shot for him. If he gets

to the red bowl on the outside and

just drops it over, it might just

squeeze the green bowl out, but that

to the re-spot.

That's what he's looking for the

outside of his own bowl. Is he going

to get the edge? That was a graefrt.

I wish he had got it just to see if

had worked. I'm pretty sure Paul saw

it.

Just didn't get the bend. A

couple of feet of weight.

A great

end of bowls.

Well, 4-1. Still plenty of time in

this set with five ends to go. Paul

will want to get the shot this end.

He doesn't want to go chasing the

set to try and win it in the last

two ends.

two ends.

Two-and-a-half feet,

Jason.

A sign of weakness. The first sign

from Jason. Dropped short of the

second bowl.

That's an over

correction and so easy to do. A

chance for Paul to consolidate this

head and get right in on the jack.

APPLAUSE

Well, it's a bit of a generous clap

there to be honest, John, because

Paul will know that that's just not

close enough. He is more than hard

on himself, I think, it is fair to

say. He's probably a player who is

most critical of his own

performances.

Yeah, he'll know at

this level, you get a chance and you

need to take it. You don't tend to

get two chances this a row. -- in a

row. He's going to get another

chance.

He is. He must take this

one. He has to. This is a loose enby

Jason. There is an opportunity here.

-- loose end by Jason. There is an

opportunity here.

It's a big shoulder though.

Jason is sticking to the backhand.

Yes, he likes the backhand in this

direction.

The other problem we are

seeing a shot of short bowls in the

forehand. But it looks narrow this.

Oh, it is a nightmare.

Oh dear.

The

wheels just came off.

Wow.

wheels just came off.

Wow. Well,

that's a bit of a sheepdog end for

Jason Greenslade.

This is a gimme for Paul, really.

Yes, absolutely. It was a cheap

three, wasn't it?

APPLAUSE

Three shots, Paul Foster.

Set score of 4-4 after five ends.

Jack length 24.5 meters.

Short jack length. He didn't look

too happy about that one.

APPLAUSE

It's decent.

Well, the viewers in Scotland will

be leaving this match very shortly

and if you wish to watch Paul

Foster, if he can get back into the

game, please switch over to the Red

Button. It is going to be a

fascinating last few ends of the

set. A chance for the defending

champion to get into a tie-break. So

join us on the Red Button in

Scotland. We're there, ready and

waiting for you.

APPLAUSE

4-4. Paul Foster playing a running

bowl. Two down. Oh, he has got it.

Now, where is it going? Oh, it

bounced out. It didn't go into the

ditch. It will be on the re-spot.

That means there will be so much

room all around it.

room all around it. The marker

Francis Fletcher will look after

that. It doesn't matter whose line

really at this stage.

A slight advantage for Jason, he has

got two bowls and Paul will only

have the one. I don't think that's

close enough.

No, that won't be

close enough, but it depends where

Paul puts this one. If he gets very

close to the jack, Jason will be

chasing it.

Just.

Well, that dropped out. It was a

shot and then it just twisted round.

Oh, Paul Foster would have expected

to lose one, but it's, well, that's

an unfortunate two by the looks of

it for him.

Jason is just sneaking around for

the double.

APPLAUSE

There is a lot of conversion shots

being played. A lot of very good

draws as well.

And Jason is playing probably the

best I have seen Jason play for

sometime.

Probably for a couple of

years on this portable rink.

Yes, I

would say so.

Paul will be really

disappointed there. It wasn't a

great final delivery.

APPLAUSE

I just get the impression if Paul

Foster does manage to get over the

line in this match and they have

still got some distance to go to get

that position, he will build on it.

Jason, well, there hasn't been too

many weaknesses in this game, has

there?

Jason has played some really

good bowls. He's looking to see it

out now. He needs to be consistent.

Those bowls are so important. Keep

the pressure on Paul.

Yes, there is

a positivity about Jason's game.

Paul is looking for the two bowls

when we get back from there. Is he

going to touch it? He nearly did.

Imagine if that had of touched it.

That would have been a toucher in

the ditch and a foot away. So was he

lucky or unlucky, John?

Well, he hit

the target, didn't he? You deserve a

bit of luck when you strike well.

Yes, you do.

He needed aust j a

feather on the jack and he would

have been in a very good position,

now as it stands, it's wide open.

You can can hear the crowd and the

murmur. That's probably about seven

feet away.

Paul needs to make this.

No mistakes on this occasion. Lots

of room there.

He has got the shot.

APPLAUSE

You have to be careful with this

jays, Jason, because he doesn't want

to fall into the ditch and give away

a two.

a two.

Inside of the mat.

Yes,

inside and front edge as well, John.

Lead foot off the mat. It is still

legal and it is really to hold the

bowl up as long as possible before

it starts taking the bend. Yes, he's

there.

APPLAUSE

Very good.

Very good.

It's so close to the red

bowl, isn't it? He can't run this.

He's going to have to draw it. If he

runs it and takes his own out, he's

losing an extra shot. Green is third

which is dangerous.

He asked the

question, I just think he'll

dmeuftly have to draw this. I

wouldn't run and lose another shot.

It would be vital at this stage.

Paul Foster has two time-outs

remaining.

Well, he has to give it a chance,

John. Hope to get the shot or just

rest the jack. Can't afford to be

short.

short. That's the Langham trophy

that they're all playing for.

Higher

line out towards the boards.

Has he

got the running?

I thought he would have even dropped

into the ditch if he was going to

miss it John just to give it a

chance. Now he's chasing this match.

Well, he needs to win so he has to

get four shots pal pall to defend

his title in the next four ends.

-- Paul Foster to defend his title

in the next four ends.

in the next four ends. Paul Foster

to defend his title in the next four

ends.

-- Paul Foster to defend his title

in the next four ends.

Jack length

27.5 meters.

It's not bad, John, but he doesn't

like short bowls, Jason. The get out

of jail card of the running bowl. It

just makes it more difficult for

him.

APPLAUSE

A good first delivery by Paul.

Jason is looking for one really good

bowl here.

Yes, he's better with this.

APPLAUSE

Major problems now.

Still just about

possible for Paul to turn that away.

If it had come another inch and sat

behind the jack, it was difficult,

but it's still there for Paul.

But

he has to play over the weight. And

the problem is that the hand just

holds off. Still, better there. What

does Jason do? Play the backhand to

try and hide his bowl with the red

bowls? It is probably as good a shot

as any. He doesn't want to leave his

shoulder on the forehand.

He is on the backhand.

Gives him the spot as well.

I think Paul is going to have to

play a very deliberate shot here.

And he's just going to have to try

and shave things on the forehand,

John, because he must make a change,

you know and even if he moves the

green bowl, the problem for him is

that this bowl here is just a

nightmare for him. That's blocking

off the shot to get to the jack or

to the bowl to make the double that

he needs, but he is aware of the

fact that it's a match lie against

him at the moment. So, there is

nothing easy about this. I think he

has to take a risk and try and shave

it. If he gets the edge, pushes it

out, he has got a chance.

The narrow down the line to try to

do that.

Just the latter way for it.

On paper that sounds very good what

you just said but knowing the hand,

if you put it out with more weight

it doesn't get bag and I feel it's

more of a draw shot to lift the

green. If you get back to the jack

it's a bonus. You try to overplay it

and you don't get back.

The problem

is that if you please just the draw

shot, is one he's looking for, to

have four in the last end is a

no-go. I was saying to try to punch

it out for two. It is OK, you're

going to force our last end but you

might as well shake hands in a game

like this. Jason trying to get onto

the red ball. That's pretty good.

That's a very good position. I think

he still needs to try to play for

the edge of the ball.

To be closer

to the front Green, a couple of feet

away, try to turn it away.

The

backhand, he's gone underneath to

get to the edge of the green.

While this is a hard shot. Need of a

bit of luck. 1-shot.

APPLAUSE

Just very difficult to get out of

that situation with the position he

was in.

was in.

The defending champion eases

into the second round. Not vintage

Paul Foster but my goodness me,

Jason Greenslade played very well,

positivity about him today, good

body language, really good draw

shot, occasional heads. He played

very well and like everything else,

and it's not easy to defend your

title. The crowd really enjoyed

that, both players getting an extra

clap at the end. People are on their

feet, they really enjoyed that

match.

Well, the match was set out by Jason

Greenslade, first and three, second

end, the last ball to pick up

another treble, 6-0 and old Jason at

that stage. Got another one in four

double in the fifth 88-2 in front

and after that it was all Paul

Foster. Picking up shot after shot

but just failed with the previous

ball and then Foster doing

everything he good, but Jason

Greenslade found the last bowl on

that occasion for a single to call

the won in front and Paul Foster hit

back with his last bowl for a

treble. And that was the seal, last

bowl just dropped out for Paul

Foster, not his day. Jason

Greenslade takes the match, he

played very well, not vintage Paul

Foster, one of those things and the

stands will show that.

Paul was not that his vintage best

for a lot of reasons. Well done,

Jason, because you didn't play very

well. -- you did.

Both players alongside me. Paul, I

guess there might be a part of you

that is glad it's over in a sense

and you can put this week behind

you?

Yes and no matter. I was really

focused today. To be honest, I

didn't have the best of starts, I

was quite anarchic, great first end,

I looked at it and an adoptive Jason

hits it is only going one way, it

ricocheted about and it wasn't three

and it gives Jason momentum. Too

many chances and gave another two,

didn't think I play that badly. Just

wasn't for me today.

There are

enough, a valid defence tried to

defend the title. -- fair enough.

Jason, listening to the expense and

the commentary box, they were full

of praise for the way you

continuously repeated top-quality

bowls today. Whenever Paul tried,

there was something there for you.

Yeah.

Yeah.

LAUGHTER

I'm too nervous! New performance

spoke more than any words could do.

How about a round of applause for

the winner, Jason Greenslade,

through to the quarterfinals.

APPLAUSE

Well played to Jason. Jim is a

registered Paul Foster, but it means

the defending champion is out, Jason

Greenslade is due to the

quarterfinals where he will face

Darren Burnett. Mark Dawes up

against Mark Royal in the bottom

half of the draw. Just one player

through to the quarterfinals, Mervyn

King, the outstanding matches

between Les Gillett and Robert

Paxton.

Here is what is coming up on the

BBC.

The second ladies singles semifinal.

We will concentrate now on the

ladies singles semifinals, we have

seen one part of that semifinal

line-up and that is Janice Gower up

against Rebecca Field, who finished

runner-up in the mixed pairs

yesterday. We will concentrate on

the top match between Katherine

Rednall and Leslie. That's the next

match here on the blue rink.

Katherine Rednall is trying to

become only the third player in the

history of the ladies singles

semifinals, the Lady single title to

win it three times following on the

illustrious of honour.

I live just outside Ipswich, between

Stowmarket and Ipswich. I living a

little village called Bale. Just one

big hill!

I have got a bold family. -- holes

family. My dad has won and national,

my dad played for England. Won the

National triples price. -- bowls

family. Also played in Ipswich. We

have done OK as a family. My dad

refuses to come in the car with me.

He says I drive too fast.

Coming here every year is one of the

highlights of the bowls year, an

event we look forward to. They

really looked after us here. We get

up for as long as we are here and as

long as we are staying. It's the

home of moral bowls. -- world holed.

Fantastic venue to hold it with the

crowds that they

Fantastic venue to hold it with the

crowds that they, again. My memories

are fantastic. My one might get when

I was 18 for the first time and last

year. Looking for a hat-trick. The

first one is the most special. The

nationals are exactly the same. It

was such a fantastic year last year,

great final. Very proud of some of

the bowls I played against. I don't

think there's any pressure on me to

win another one because it such a

good feel but cementing a third one

and a place in the history books is

such a prestigious tournament on one

we all look forward to and it's a

nice place and the lines are good. I

just need to feel at home on it. The

last four years playing here is just

after Christmas is all gone quickly.

I really look forward to it and

going to university at the same time

through those years, so I've always

been juggling work and union life

and bowls as well. -- university

life. It's all been a bit of a blur,

really. I'd love to win as many as I

can, as many under my belt as I can

and get my name on the trophy as

many tender as possible. I think

I've got a few years where I can

still be competing here. I hope to

get as many as I can. Two wins in

the last four years highlights just

how at these Katherine Rednall is.

He opponent should be full of

confidence. She should be after

winning yesterday's mixed pairs

title.

The mixed pairs champion,

Jamie Chesney and Leslie.

You come

here and hope to do well but you

never think you than to be walking

away while champion, especially when

it is my first attempt here. Very

lucky having him as a partner. You

have to be able to keep calm in the

big moments. , my hands still shake

but it's just about trying your best

to relax. Katherine is one of the

best women there is out there for

being so young as well. My record is

not great against Katherine, so

hopefully we can change that. Never

played her own portable rinks, so

hopefully I can change that, she is

a very good player with her first

two bowls, so I will hopefully be

able to get my first two in there

and put her under a bit of pressure

and see goes from there. I will

definitely be the underdog going

into this game and everybody will be

expecting Katherine to do well, she

is playing well as always. I just

have to see what I can do on the

day.

Leslie remaining understated

ahead of her semifinal against

Katherine Rednall. John is beside

me. Before we talk about the ladies

semifinals, a word about Jason

Greenslade's victory over Paul

Foster. Paul Foster said he thought

he played OK today, just highlights

how well Jason Burt. Paul was

unlucky in the first two ends on the

first set, Jason got out of the

starting block quickly and played

really well, very confident. He

mentioned beforehand about how

important it is for him to do well

in this particular event. Do you

feel he has the tools this time

around to do at?

We know he's got

the game, been in the final, won at

other events and his confidence has

been all the last couple years, some

family problems and heaping more

relaxed bowls. Could be a man to

watch.

Last October the 1st of the

ladies semifinals. Captain walks

around this place, not quite like

she owns it, as if she is extremely

comfortable.

She is and has a great

all-round game. Been here, won

before, very confident, likes the

area, doesn't look too far away and

a lot of support for.

Winning the

title at the age of 18 when she

first won get and repeated the

victory last year. She doesn't have

any concerns about her game, the

venue, playing under pressure.

All-round she is favoured coming

into this event.

She has a great

support group. Her dad was a very

well-known player in England. She

has been brought up the red bit,

knows the game, keeps her feet on

the ground, very exciting player.

Leslie gives her feet on the ground

even after playing with Jamie

Chesney yesterday, underplaying her

effort than going into today's

match, she is on the plane had

chances are little of it.

I worked

with her when I was in Scotland for

a while, very quiet and modest girl,

very good player and she could do

lots of big things in the game.

If

she were to be good enough to be

Katherine today what might I have a

slight fancy for Katherine but I

think it will be very close. Keeping

your options open as always.

See you

later, John, thank you very much.

The players are almost ready to come

on. Let's go and join our MC.

It is time for the ladies and full

credit to this young lady from

Scotland, who is appearing in her

very first ladies World Matchplay

event and is now about to play for a

place in the final. , Crown

yesterday's mixed pairs matchplay

champion, give it up for Leslie.

And it's also hard to believe that

this fearless young 22-year-old has

made a debut appearance four years

ago and then went on to win this

very title. They didn't and

gentlemen, the 2014 and the

defending ladies World Matchplay

champion, it's the pocket dynamo,

Katherine Rednall.

Spot the final awaits the winner and

in the commentary box, it's a

pleasure to welcome the Commonwealth

Games gold medallist.

We're expecting a very good game

here, no doubt about that. It will

be fascinating. Going to be hard to

tell what's going to happen because

Leslie will be out there, her second

match in the singles. But this girl,

Katherine Rednall will be very

difficult to beat.

APPLAUSE

Commonwealth Games gold medal winner

from Glasgow with me. In the

triples. I was there. That was a

great win and selected to defend

your title, effectively.

Indeed,

can't wait. Eight weeks until we fly

out, it's going to come out really

quickly.

Is that all it is, eight

weeks?

My goodness. Yes, time is

ticking down.

I will join you in a

few days later, hopefully to watch

another gold medal performance.

Katherine Rednall, very exciting

player.

Been here twice before in terms of

winning it.

winning it. She's got all the shots

as well, capable of not only drawing

but she's got the drive and the

strike shot available in her

armoury. Of course, she is the

defending champion.

defending champion.

Always nice to

get a good one on the first end, it

helps you settle down.

Yes, you

would expect her to settle into this

match, is not easy coming on the

second game of the afternoon, always

a little bit difficult. The element

of movement with the crowd going out

and back in again.

and back in again. Katherine, chance

to draw another shot.

She doesn't look happy with that out

of her hand, looks a bit narrow and

just under the line. That will not

help the backhand shot that Lesley

was thinking about playing. There is

a more aggressive shot available but

it's dangerous, got her own bowl

sitting on the outside. Played very

well down here but it has been her

capacity leading in the pairs.

Previous game played very well

against a young and exciting

Australian player, Helen Ryan, that

went to a tie-break.

She is quite an understated person,

Lesley, gets on with things quietly.

They are the dangerous ones!

Trying

hard with us. Just dropping short.

Yes, she is silent but deadly! The

crowd will be coming back after the

last game. Paul Foster just failing

to defend his title against Jason

Greenslade. Paul Foster played well,

I have to say. Jason just had the

edge. There we go, seeing people

coming in now after their comfort

break.

break. We expect there's crowd to

build up for this match. They will

be a little bit of disturbance

during the first set.

Katherine now 22 and seems to have

been around for a very long time.

Indoors and outdoors.

I think...

She's in the Commonwealth Games team

for England. I think she's sort of

started to make her mark the last

couple of years. People know her

from her indoor success but a great

outdoor player to and that has been

awarded with a spot in the team.

Because they are going to the first

outdoor greens on the Gold Coast,

more of an indoor speed. There was

probably an influence there, I would

have thought. But not necessarily.

It does help, let's put it that way.

Indoor speed but you have the

variables of the outdoor game and

the challenges they bring.

The grass

they play on out there is different

grass, Ed has its own character and

six, a little bit of wind can cause

chaos. Jeff Maggert has its own

characteristics. -- it has its own

characteristics. This one just going

through. Lesley will be there. After

her success in New Zealand which was

remarkable. Very hard to play on the

weed there and a lot of wind

conditions.

To come with dump --

comeback with two medals, very

impressive.

Certainly defended the

decision to select her, which was a

bit of a surprise to a lot of people

but I think for the boys and girls

who know and do realise how good she

could be and was given that chance

and certainly rewarded them

big-time.

Katherine, her record is

brilliant. Past five years

certainly. Lots and lots of titles,

especially singles.

He's come down

deep on this one. It's decent. Just

couldn't get down in time.

We'll be

looking to capitalise with this.

Chance for Lesley. Just look at the

bowls they are both using. Strong

bowl. Katherine has a slightly

narrower bowl.

Not quite going to make it here.

Missed opportunity.

That was a good

opportunity for a spear shot just to

level the scores. Gets her on the

card and she will be very happy with

that.

Wonderful opportunity, of course, to

play in the Commonwealth Games. And

exciting multisport event and it is

different, there's absolutely no

doubt about that. Different from

World Championships, a much bigger

affair and you've got all these

other sports with a place in the

village and there is an excitement

about it.

I think the village makes

it so different because you really

are mixing with all the other top

athletes in their various fields.

For us humble bowlers, that's

something we're just not used to.

And it's quite hard to switch off

from that and focus on what you are

therefore, especially when it's your

first games because it's such a

different experience.

The first

games are the exciting ones. After

that, is not routine by any means,

don't get me wrong, I was just up

the road in my first Commonwealth

Games from where we were going. I

was in Brisbane. It was very

exciting. I think I can just vaguely

remember that. It's been awhile!

Here we go. Chance for Katherine to

put a foot or so on.

It's very good.

As Lesley said in her interview,

Katherine's strength really is the

first two bowls. She usually

damaging with them, piles on the

pressure.

Yes, international lead

and that helps, always does but she

has got a strong shot underweight

shots as well. Practised so much as

a young player.

Drop the bit, that's a surprise.

Wesley, trying to sneak around that.

-- Lesley.

-- Lesley. Got a chance with this

one, just needs to run. APPLAUSE

The thin edge there would have

helped.

It's not easy to add another shot.

Great effort here. She's got good

weight on this. APPLAUSE

Well... We will not know until the

ball is removed. Take it away and

have a look. And we've got the

double.

Jack lends, 27.5 metres. -- jack

length.

Katherine Rednall.

length.

Katherine Rednall. Lead.

There are several options.

It hasn't

been confirmed yet.

I could tell you

but I'd have to kill you.

Absolutely

expect the players have been told

but it's a secret, really. APPLAUSE

I'll take my chances. You'll skip

this triple and four.

Deflection is made. The other three

players going.

Natalie Chesney,

Sophie and Allen Falkner.

You have got several options,

haven't you? I think a lot of the

teams are like that from what I can

see. That's the problem for the

selectors!

Now, just needs to stay up here.

Very close.

Just enough.

Got it all the way.

Good bowl.

Really good bowl.

Not sure, it might

be for two.

Just an arriving draw.

Good end for Lesley.

She'll just be

wanting to put a bit of pressure on

Katherine. One for the drift. You

never want to get it to go too far

away.

Same rules for the ladies, of

course, in the singles. Nine and

sets, three in the tie-break. If you

get to the final aid goes to 11.

Still this the end tie-break,

Katherine. Very quick to play the

running ball. It's under. Looked to

run through.

One green.

Would have

been harsh.

Yes, it would have been.

Down to one shot. Forehand. Bringing

the jack towards the Red Bulls. The

backend is the very safe option. --

read bowls. Going back can. Can

afford to be a bit more positive to

the jack.

I'm surprised thee changed her hand

there, David.

Well, it was more for

safety reasons, that's all. She

played the bowl had actually got the

shot was the bowl that arrived at

the red bowl before carrying two

feet. So, probably wise to move

across, but unfortunately failed to

score the extra shot.

score the extra shot.

Jack length 27

meters.

APPLAUSE

A great start by Lesley. A great

start.

So very quick on the mat. It takes

no time at all.

Katherine had various members of her

family up to watch her. That's her

boyfriend, Jake and dad John has

been about.

One green.

Oh dear, underneath and short at a

time to reach.

It's not a great deal

of consistency so far. When one has

found a good bowl, backing it up has

been difficult.

been difficult. A good opportunity

here for Lesley to add.

Unfortunate not to get the inside of

that.

Katherine will be looking to draw up

to this. She's very close.

Just

needs to get off the back of the

red.

APPLAUSE

Well played. Perfect delivery.

One shot, Katherine Rednall. 5-2

after five ends.

after five ends.

That's mum Chris

and that's her granny behind her.

We're in Potters. Let's give her a

spot on the saxophone and she is

also in the best spot for her

favourite food, raspberry ice cream.

I can't blame her for that one.

APPLAUSE

On red. Your last bowl was 18

inches.

Katherine likes it. She will be

looking to nail it here.

Well, it's

dropping in. A little bit on the

short side and the line was good,

but that's just not close enough and

Lesley really hasn't settled into a

game plan here.

I'm not sure either

of them have. Katherine had the edge

obviously so far with the scoreline,

but it's not the Katherine we know

yet.

Oh Lesley, what are you doing

down there? Really played well in

the mixed pairs. She had a lot of

consistency about her play, but it

has been a bit of a struggle so far

in the singles. There has been

occasional glimpses, but it has been

sporadic.

She is shaking her head.

Well, I think the problem, Shannon,

you know this as soon as you play a

bowl and you think it's close and it

is a yard away. That's a concern.

It