No error game so far on this lawn. Clarke round to 4b (y) Chapman currently on a break to peg with R - currently approaching penult an discussing the leave with Chris. Malcolm (b) on h1 Bald on h1 also (K)

Chapman round to peg. Laid up in c4 with a rush to c2. Bald is 4y S of c2 possibly inlawn with malcolm being 7y S of 4b.
Lifts his ball S of 4b heads to A baulk to take on the 14 yarder (they were just N of the corner sorry!)

Flies past - looked close though

Clarke has run 4b with a 2.5y rush pointing at h5. Good cut an will approach penult from 2y, no pioneer at rover

runs penult, no rush, very good croquet stroke getting behind the all near h2 from c1. Good cut rush to b near c4, takes b to rover, should finish now

G1 NZ 26-0

G2
Bald (K) EB
Clarke (Y) S of c2
Fletcher (B) shoots at K and misses into c4... tough to guess how it got there though. Short shot from A baulk, bounces off h4 to get there

Chapman (R) misses K.
Can't remember who plays, but one of the Aussies over approaches h1? retires to c4. Chapman has a wide join on 2b partner in c2 still
Bald misses? Or Malcolm corenered?
Chapman plays a very good pickup, all the hardwork done but over approaches h3 and retires to c3
Bald plays, tries to approach h1 but doesn't get it or fails the hoop? R in c3 Y near h2. Clarke misses 18 yarder finishes in c1

Fletcher over approaches h3 to a near identical spot to Chapman. Retires to c1 guarding Clarkes 9 yarder on B
Chapman misses the 14 yarder but what looked like nothing

Bald taking an OK break around, currently an aproaching 2b with 3b pioneer 7y NW of the hoop... should be ok i think though

Gets to 4b. NZ appears to have missed the lift as Malcolm is in play - he's faield H4 an Paddy has made 3 an 4 and would expect him to go round from here

Paddy has made 3b, His rush to lay up in c2 middled the peg, so his leave will be;
B (h4) 4y E of h4
K close to the EB peg high,
R an y close to c2 with assuming a southwards rush

Clarke was on a break, had a go at the 4b peel after 3 but bounced out. Aborted an taking a pall to the peg had a rover pioneer fall short, underapproached a failed rover
Bald missed the 4y lift?
Chapman sets a leave, AUS misses, now on the way to the peg, partner at rover so a chance for the finish this turn. It seems strange saying that its not compleltey trivial for a straight rover peel from some of the elite players in the world but the conditions are exremely challenging so it is still a very difficult turn to play

Chapman makes 4b but somehow there is a clip on penult. Clarke makes rover after Malcolm sticks in h5. Currently peg an penult (champman) vs 5 (fletcher) an 4b (Bald). Chapman has 3 balls close to c3 an one in c2 so stilll tough to finish from here

Kiwi's take out the match 2-0.

NZ 1 AUS 0