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Test 2 Day 4 ENG v USA Burch v Rothman by James Death

Good morning and welcome to another sunny day at Mission Hills. The coolest days have reached the high 80's and the hot days have broken 100.

Today is the second singles day between England and USA. On lawn 1 we have Burch v Rothman. Lawn 2 is Mulliner v Soo. Lawn 3 Patel v Hunneycutt. Lawn 4 and being streamed live is Maugham v Maloof. Later we have Hopgood v Lwarence and myself against Essick.

Until required to play I will give commentary on Lawns 1 and 2 and the occasional update on lawn 3

With the test tied at 6-6, a 5-1 win today wins the test otherwise the doubles will be crucial tomorrow.

27 Apr 2017 8:23AM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Practice is over and the refs are rechecking the hoops

27 Apr 2017 8:27AM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Jamie has won the toss and puts a U supershot 2yds SW of peg

27 Apr 2017 8:29AM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Ben Y max distance E boundary

27 Apr 2017 8:30AM (Tournament); 8 Readers

Jamie shoots at Y from A baulk missing on the right

27 Apr 2017 8:31AM (Tournament); 9 Readers

After comparing yardlines with Jamie, Ben shoots from B baulk at the double and nicks K inlawn

27 Apr 2017 8:33AM (Tournament); 8 Readers

On lawn 3 Samir has hit 3rd turn and has a chance of a break

27 Apr 2017 8:34AM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Ben took off behind Y and rushed in lawn, loads 2, rushes to 1 approaches the hoop. Fails onto the wire

27 Apr 2017 8:35AM (Tournament); 11 Readers

Jamie hit Ben's ball through the hoop and now has first break

27 Apr 2017 8:37AM (Tournament); 12 Readers

Jamie approaching 5

27 Apr 2017 8:42AM (Tournament); 14 Readers

On lawn 3 Samir is approaching 2back 3rd turn

27 Apr 2017 8:42AM (Tournament); 13 Readers

Jamie is upto 2back

27 Apr 2017 8:46AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Lawn 3 Samir is round to 4back with the 3 ducks

27 Apr 2017 8:47AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Jamie is coming to 3back and is setting for a spread

27 Apr 2017 8:48AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Jamie has R just W of the line of 1 and 2, Y 3inches off the peg and has set a semi wide join. K 1yd N of corner 4 and U 5yds N

27 Apr 2017 8:53AM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Ben lifts R and hit K from a baulk

27 Apr 2017 8:54AM (Tournament); 6 Readers

Lawn 3 Danny missed 4th turn and Samir is on a standard tp doing first peel after 3

27 Apr 2017 8:55AM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Ben gets a 7ft hoop 1 and runs it peg high. Has a 10yd shot at Y by 1 or a 7yd shot at U near 2. Goes for Y ....

27 Apr 2017 8:56AM (Tournament); 7 Readers

Nails it

27 Apr 2017 8:56AM (Tournament); 9 Readers

Update on the breaks
Lawn 1 Ben approaching 4
Lawn 2 Stephen approaching 2back
Lawn 3 Samir jawsing penult peel before 1back

27 Apr 2017 9:03AM (Tournament); 10 Readers

Ben is making 3back and will be having a spread

27 Apr 2017 9:12AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Y is 7yds from the peg, setting K in a good spot and getting to Y will be tricky

27 Apr 2017 9:13AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Sends U 5ds off W boundary, taps K, takes off to Y and retires to E bundary just N of 5. Seems to have coped

27 Apr 2017 9:15AM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Jamie lifts K from by the peg and heads for corner 3. The long lift moves by about a ball and a half on this shot.....

27 Apr 2017 9:16AM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Misses and looks disappointed

27 Apr 2017 9:17AM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Lawn 3 Samir does the straight rover peel but strikers ball fell to the side. Fault on the hoop stroke following. Rover and peg plays 1&1

27 Apr 2017 9:19AM (Tournament); 16 Readers

Ben made 1 and had a 7yd return roquet, centre balled it to a shout of acclamation

27 Apr 2017 9:22AM (Tournament); 14 Readers

After 3 takes off to the corner 4 ball and finishes inside the southern yardline

27 Apr 2017 9:26AM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Ben is setting up for the delayed tp and will be taking off to the 5 pioneer from 4back

27 Apr 2017 9:29AM (Tournament); 17 Readers

Lawn 3 Danny at the second attempt is going round. Stuck in 1 the first time but Samir missed from 2 to 1

27 Apr 2017 9:32AM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Ben jawses the first peel before 6

27 Apr 2017 9:33AM (Tournament); 18 Readers

Ben is on his way to 3back with a delayed double finish set up

27 Apr 2017 9:41AM (Tournament); 20 Readers

Lawn 3 Danny is round to 4back with a reverse NSL

27 Apr 2017 9:41AM (Tournament); 19 Readers

Ben jawsed the penult peel and makes 4back

27 Apr 2017 9:46AM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Lawn 3 Samir is surprised when he missed the lift

27 Apr 2017 9:48AM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Ben rush peeled penult by 5ft and is stopping it to rover before making penult

27 Apr 2017 9:48AM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Ben wants to rush peelee about 7ft to position

27 Apr 2017 9:51AM (Tournament); 22 Readers

Only sends it 6ft, 2.5ft 15degree peel to do

27 Apr 2017 9:52AM (Tournament); 24 Readers

Ben completes the peel with his ball finishing in the jaws.

27 Apr 2017 9:53AM (Tournament); 23 Readers

Takes the first +17tp

27 Apr 2017 9:55AM (Tournament); 24 Readers

Lawn3 Samir pegs out to take the first +17 after Danny misapproached 1

27 Apr 2017 9:59AM (Tournament); 26 Readers

Game 2

Ben Y to E boundary level with 4
Jamie K just out of corner 2
Ben hits Y from a baulk cutting it north to level with 5, takes off to k and hits 4yd shot

27 Apr 2017 10:07AM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Ben rolls K to a couple of yards S of the peg and lags to partner

27 Apr 2017 10:09AM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Jamie misses Y by a smidgen and ends up in the street. The golf buggy park on that boundary is sparse this morning

27 Apr 2017 10:10AM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Ben makes 1 comfortably again and has another long return roquet. Hits it again

27 Apr 2017 10:14AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Ben has a 4ball break and is going round

27 Apr 2017 10:17AM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Lawn 3 after 2 balls in the middle of the lawn Danny shoots with the wrong ball gifting Samir first break

27 Apr 2017 10:19AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Ben has made 5

27 Apr 2017 10:22AM (Tournament); 32 Readers

After 2 hours play Eng are game and break up in 2, game and break down in 1, ahead in the 4th with 2 yet to start

27 Apr 2017 10:26AM (Tournament); 29 Readers

Ben is round with a spread. U tight to the peg, R&Y 12yds N of corner 4

27 Apr 2017 10:33AM (Tournament); 28 Readers

Jamie lifts K and misses the inlawn ball

27 Apr 2017 10:33AM (Tournament); 27 Readers

Ben is short on U and has a thin cut to 2yds W of 1

27 Apr 2017 10:35AM (Tournament); 27 Readers

Runs 1 to his usual spot and has another 8yd return roquet

27 Apr 2017 10:36AM (Tournament); 26 Readers

Nails it again

27 Apr 2017 10:37AM (Tournament); 26 Readers

Ben has a delayed tp to put the first point on the board today

27 Apr 2017 10:41AM (Tournament); 26 Readers

Lawn 3 Samir went round 4th turn, Danny missed the lift, Samir underapproached 1 and after much thought jumped through 1 to near middle of side boundary and then missed the ball at 2 hitting the hoop

27 Apr 2017 10:43AM (Tournament); 27 Readers

Ben is coming to 5 with a delayed tp in front of him

27 Apr 2017 10:47AM (Tournament); 25 Readers

Ben gets the peel and has a hampered stance for the rush to 6

27 Apr 2017 10:51AM (Tournament); 32 Readers

Ben has made 2back with 1 peel done

27 Apr 2017 10:57AM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Lawn 3 After some interaction Samir is in and having a second break

27 Apr 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 35 Readers

Ben peels penult before 4 back

27 Apr 2017 11:01AM (Tournament); 34 Readers

Sends Y to 3yds short of rover before penult

27 Apr 2017 11:04AM (Tournament); 33 Readers

Peeling rover from about 3ft

27 Apr 2017 11:06AM (Tournament); 36 Readers

Lawn 3 Samir on a delayed tp

27 Apr 2017 11:07AM (Tournament); 36 Readers

Ben finishes to take the match +17tp +26tp. 7-6 to the US but lots of hope on the other courts for England.

With a low battery and probably needed to play soon I will be signing off and preparing to play

27 Apr 2017 11:10AM (Tournament); 39 Readers

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