MacRobertson Shield
Test 2 Day 4 ENG v USA Mulliner v Soo 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 8:28AM (Tournament); 6 Readers
Jeff won the toss and plays Y to E boundary level with 5
27 Apr 2017 8:30AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Stephen plays U to just outside corner 2
27 Apr 2017 8:31AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Jeff shoots R at Y from a baulk and hits
27 Apr 2017 8:32AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Jeff takes off to 5yds short of U and hits u
27 Apr 2017 8:33AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
On lawn 3 Samir has hit 3rd turn and has a chance of a break
27 Apr 2017 8:34AM (Tournament); 9 Readers
Jeff moved U 10yds S of corner 2 and returned to partner.
Stephen takes the long shot from corner 3, missed on the boundary side to corner 4.
27 Apr 2017 8:37AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
Jeff rushes to 4yds N of 1. Looks at 1 and decides to roll to 2 and U
27 Apr 2017 8:38AM (Tournament); 13 Readers
Y most of the way to corner to and a cuttable rush to 1. Rushes to 7yds N of 1 on the boundary
27 Apr 2017 8:40AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Rolls to 1, makes the hoop, misses the return roquet 3 yds. Stephen misses a 5yd shot towards corner 1.
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
Jeff rolls U to S of 6 going to partner, has a backward take off and gives himself a 3yd hoop, bounces off to the left
27 Apr 2017 8:45AM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Stephen hits K in corner 4 with U to a smattering of applause
27 Apr 2017 8:47AM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Lawn 3 Samir is round to 4back with the 3 ducks
27 Apr 2017 8:47AM (Tournament); 17 Readers
Stephen took off to Y behind hoop 2, rolled it to the hoop getting a rush on R, cuts it off the lawn about 7yds N of 1, It is nearly the same spot Jeff rolled up from
27 Apr 2017 8:49AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Tries the roll but comes up short
27 Apr 2017 8:50AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Retires to partner, laid up across corner 4
27 Apr 2017 8:51AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Jeff shot at K with R, missing to corner 4. Stephen taps R with U, gets a rush on K and rushes 1yd E of 1.
27 Apr 2017 8:54AM (Tournament); 5 Readers
Stephen makes 1 and has a break
27 Apr 2017 8:54AM (Tournament); 5 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); 8 Readers
Stephen digs the 4th ball out before 4 and now has everything in control
27 Apr 2017 8:57AM (Tournament); 7 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); 11 Readers
Stephen makes 3back and is having a spread
27 Apr 2017 9:04AM (Tournament); 11 Readers
R is 3 yds off the W boundary just N of 6, Y is tight on the peg unrushable to 2, Lays up K&U level with 5 E boundary with a 1yd rush pointing at R
27 Apr 2017 9:07AM (Tournament); 12 Readers
Jeff strolls out to the lawn to survey the leave, checks Y and then R, check where Stephen's rush points, looks like it points several yds S of R. After deliberation lifts Y and heads to B baulk
27 Apr 2017 9:09AM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Scythes it through the middle of the hole between K&U to 2ft W of corner 4
27 Apr 2017 9:10AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Stephen picked up the break, sailed through 1 but missed a 7yd return roquet
27 Apr 2017 9:14AM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Jeff misses Y badly and comes back on in contact
27 Apr 2017 9:15AM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Stephen shoots with U at R&Y, misses by a very small margin and comes on in the corner
27 Apr 2017 9:18AM (Tournament); 17 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
Jeff plays R and gets a rush on U to 2, didn't cut it enough and is on the N boundary NE of 2. takes off to K
27 Apr 2017 9:21AM (Tournament); 16 Readers
Moves K to near hoop 1 and retires to partner leaving a rush N
27 Apr 2017 9:23AM (Tournament); 15 Readers
Stephen looks up from his laptop and surveys the scene
27 Apr 2017 9:24AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
He shoots K at R (22yds)...
27 Apr 2017 9:24AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Misses
27 Apr 2017 9:25AM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Jeff pokes K inlawn and rushes Y off 5yds W of U, plays a good roll to get a rush to 2. Has a 5yd straight approach for a break
27 Apr 2017 9:28AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Jeff makes 2 and should go round now
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); 19 Readers
Jeff missed his pivot after 4. Stephen lost in his laptop
27 Apr 2017 9:34AM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Stephen does a meerkat impression over his laptop as he is startled to see it is his go
27 Apr 2017 9:35AM (Tournament); 19 Readers
He has a 6yd shot with his 4back ball which he hits
27 Apr 2017 9:36AM (Tournament); 18 Readers
Stephen puts Y to 2, brings K to S of 4 and has a rush on R pointing N of 1. Strides up the lawn to look at potential wiring spots across 2
27 Apr 2017 9:39AM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Cuts R up the lawn to W boundary level with 6 running after it to spot the boundary.
27 Apr 2017 9:40AM (Tournament); 20 Readers
Lawn 3 Danny is round to 4back with a reverse NSL
27 Apr 2017 9:42AM (Tournament); 19 Readers
Stephen takes off most of the way to 1 bringing R in a couple of yards, seems happy with the wire and retreats to partner
27 Apr 2017 9:42AM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Jeff appraises his options, doesn't seem to like any of them
27 Apr 2017 9:44AM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Takes the long shot R at K misses by an inch or so
27 Apr 2017 9:44AM (Tournament); 22 Readers
Stephen hits his 8ft roquet with K and has a standard tp in front of him for the first
27 Apr 2017 9:46AM (Tournament); 21 Readers
Lawn 3 Samir is surprised when he missed the lift
27 Apr 2017 9:48AM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Stephen failed the first peel onto the wire
27 Apr 2017 9:50AM (Tournament); 23 Readers
Stephen has now set up for the delayed tp and has run 5 with a rush to behind 4back
27 Apr 2017 9:54AM (Tournament); 26 Readers
Stephen jawses 4back before 6
27 Apr 2017 9:55AM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Lawn3 Samir pegs out to take the first +17 after Danny misapproached 1
27 Apr 2017 9:59AM (Tournament); 26 Readers
Stephen peeled penult by a couple of inches before 4back
27 Apr 2017 10:05AM (Tournament); 31 Readers
Stephen has peelee 5ft from rover as he comes down the lawn
27 Apr 2017 10:08AM (Tournament); 34 Readers
Stephen has a 2ft almost straight peel
27 Apr 2017 10:09AM (Tournament); 32 Readers
Stephen misses a 4yd pegout to W boundary but back ball hits
27 Apr 2017 10:13AM (Tournament); 31 Readers
1&5 plays peg alone
27 Apr 2017 10:13AM (Tournament); 31 Readers
Jeff turns down the 4yd roquet for a 5yd lift pointing at hoop 5 and hits
27 Apr 2017 10:14AM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Jeff makes 5 but runs past partner, rolls up to 6 and makes it. Rushes off the N boundary and is thinking
27 Apr 2017 10:17AM (Tournament); 29 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 10:18AM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Jeff takes off to U, rushes it off the N boundary infront of 1back and stops it to W of 2back and is retiring to partner
27 Apr 2017 10:19AM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Stephen shoots at the peg.....
27 Apr 2017 10:20AM (Tournament); 32 Readers
Misses to just outside corner 3
27 Apr 2017 10:20AM (Tournament); 33 Readers
Jeff makes 1back and rushes to near 5
27 Apr 2017 10:22AM (Tournament); 33 Readers
Rolls to 2back, 8ft back and is pondering
27 Apr 2017 10:23AM (Tournament); 32 Readers
Takes on the hoop
27 Apr 2017 10:24AM (Tournament); 33 Readers
runs it but has a rush W
27 Apr 2017 10:24AM (Tournament); 33 Readers
Lays up in corner 1 with a rush for Y
27 Apr 2017 10:26AM (Tournament); 30 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); 30 Readers
Stephen moves down the E boundary to corner 4
27 Apr 2017 10:27AM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Jeff makes 1 and rushes into corner 4
27 Apr 2017 10:29AM (Tournament); 29 Readers
Plays a worm cannon and rushes to 5yds E of 2
27 Apr 2017 10:32AM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Jeff overapproaches putting U deep and is looking for a spot by partner to retire to
27 Apr 2017 10:34AM (Tournament); 28 Readers
Stephen goes to middle of W boundary after Jeff joined 5ft W of partner
27 Apr 2017 10:39AM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Jeff plays R (3back) rolls up and makes the hoop
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
Jeff rolls to behind 4back
27 Apr 2017 10:45AM (Tournament); 25 Readers
Stephen misses the peg by a whisker
27 Apr 2017 10:45AM (Tournament); 26 Readers
Jeff rushes Y to S of U, stops Y back to 4back and rushes U there as well
27 Apr 2017 10:47AM (Tournament); 26 Readers
Makes 4back, leaves U NE of 4back and rushes Y to penult
27 Apr 2017 10:49AM (Tournament); 27 Readers
Jeff makes penult and rover and has a rush pointing back at U
27 Apr 2017 10:51AM (Tournament); 30 Readers
Puts Y N boundary behind 4back and rushes U to the S boundary 3yds into baulk
27 Apr 2017 10:53AM (Tournament); 33 Readers
Leaves U on S boundary just in baulk and takes off to partner and sets a rush pointing W
27 Apr 2017 10:55AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Stephen returns to middle of W boundary
27 Apr 2017 10:56AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Jeff cuts R to 2 yards N of U
27 Apr 2017 10:57AM (Tournament); 31 Readers
Splits R inlawn a bit getting a rush on U to 2
27 Apr 2017 10:59AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Lawn 3 After some interaction Samir is in and having a second break
27 Apr 2017 11:00AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Jeff rushed U off near corner 2 after hoop 2, sent it to 2yds W of hoop 4 and failed to get a rush to 3
27 Apr 2017 11:01AM (Tournament); 34 Readers
Over rolls, rakes on a long angled hoop, bounces off to have a 6yd join, leaving Stephen a 10yd unguarded peg shot
27 Apr 2017 11:03AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Stephen shoots at R, goes near corner 3 if he misses.
27 Apr 2017 11:04AM (Tournament); 33 Readers
Hits to a round of applause
27 Apr 2017 11:05AM (Tournament); 36 Readers
Finishes game 1 +12
27 Apr 2017 11:05AM (Tournament); 35 Readers
Lawn 3 Samir on a delayed tp
27 Apr 2017 11:07AM (Tournament); 37 Readers
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); 38 Readers
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