Morning all, and welcome back to Roehampton for the final day of the Australia v. USA test. Today there are six singles, and those of you who were tuned in at the end of our broadcast last night will know that with the USA leading the test by 9-6, they only need two more matches to clinch the win. It will require a comeback on the scale of Lazarus for Australia get the five they need to pull this one out of the fire.

In the wider context of the battle for the Shield, given that GB are in an even stronger position, leading New Zealand 10-5 as they do, a USA win will probably give GB the luxury of not needing to win their final test in order to retain the trophy.

Weather is currently trying to decide whether to be sunny as yesterday, or overcast and showery as for the first three days. Lawnspeed not measured, but unlikely to have changed much from the consistent 11 Plummers it's been all test.

This match has a late start.

Forster plays K to 23 yds SSW of peg.

Rothman plays R 1 ft out of C2.

U shoots at R. 

U misses, leaves double target which is hit by Y.

Y is now on a 4-ball break, just made H2.

Ere! These turns aren't numbered! Can't get the staff I s'pose...

Goes to 4b with a spread, K 8yds SSSW of 2, R&Y on E boundary at maximun position

5 K misses long lift to S boundary 1 yd W of C4

6 Where it remains for the moment as R runs 2 off Y with U at 3

Takes a bit of wire at 3 and 4 ydr requires care. And watching. But centre balls it

Rolls it to 5 going to K in C4. K goes to 4b and Y is rushed there after 4, so balls now perfect for delayed tp

Penult peel goes to 3yds SW of the peg with a death roll to 2b

Rover peel jawsed in thick to going to 3b

No rush after 3b, and overhits croquet stroke sending escape ball to penult so has 3 yd 45 degree shot at peelee in the jaws. Copes

Finishes

Forster lost to Rothman -26tp

Test Score
	7	10

Match Score
	0	1

GAME 2

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1 Y supershot

2 K to W boundary 1ft S C2

3 R hits K, rolls it into the lawn on the line of 1. Roquets Y towards 1, good approach roquets K first after 1 and sends it to 5yds short of 3 getting a good rush to 2. Makes 2, sends Y to 4, gets a good rush to 3 and he's away

Runs 2b with an Eastbound rush, croquets Y to 1 yd off E boundary. So looking like a DL

It is! It's a sensation!

4 U misses Y & K from A baulk

5 Y runs 1 with no wire, clobbers 6 yd return to S boundary

Excellent croquet stroke puts R 5 ft N of 3 giving a 1ft rush on U to 4b. U rushed to 4b, takes off to good hoop 2 pioneer and runs it from 18" dead in front. Standard tp to clinch an eleven turn match. Meanwhile Bast has secured the test victory for USA, so not even the sweat of it being the clincher for Ben to deal with

Has managed to clang the peel and it sticks half ball on the W upright, so some danger if he wants to rush peel it before 5

He does, and rush is from due S, so distinct chance of leaving it in the jaws with no way of getting it to 5. But hits it accurately half ball so peel goes through To add insult to injury, does the ppenult peel with a roll goint to hoop 5.

Rather be lucky than good, Stephen must be squirming

Rover peel jawsed going to 2b, peel completed after

Some of the crowd are on the pitch...

...they think it's all over.

It is now. It's:

Forster lost to Rothman -26tp -26tp

Test Score
	7	13

Match Score
	0	2

Immaculate eleven turn match from Ben Rothman. No croquet for Forster, and apart from the two stutters running hoops, pretty much every ball on a blade of grass