A
day of lows and highs. We started off losing to Scotland by 23 IMPs
(4.14 VPs) and to Ireland by 22 IMPs (4.34 VPs) and at that stage we
were lying sixth.
The
only way was up and we recovered with a good win over Bernard
Teltscher's Great Britain team (17.63 VPs) and a small revenge win
against Ireland by 15 IMPs to 8 (12.16 VPs) on a particularly dull set of
boards. We have been becoming used to at least two slam deals every
match … and the realisation that slam bidding doesn't become easier
just because you are older and wiser.
With
four matches to play today, Ireland have a fairly comfortable lead
with 80 VPs, followed by the pack of Wales (63), Great Britain (61)
and England (58).
Chris
Owen, Clive's
son, is here supporting England. Chris was part of England’s
winning team in the Junior Camrose in 2006 and 2011. Like Son like
Father, we hope.
Now
I must go and work on my motivational speech. “We can still do
this, lads” I will tell them. (Seniors like to be called 'lads'
and 'boys'.) “Look how Arsenal came back from two-nil down at
Wembley yesterday.”
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