Fire break

With a few boards to play we were leading in the match against Scotland, but they got all their swings late and we lost by 29 imps, 10-20 VP.

All my pairs have now played at least sixteen boards and they should be feeling relaxed at the table. Well they would be if the fire alarm had not gone off at 4.15am and everyone spent an hour in the hotel car park waiting for the all clear. At least Anne saved her phone but I'm not sure what Andrew thought of an hour's worth of photographs of firemen.

So this morning might be a war of attrition for many pairs with the (early) 10am start but the real effects may only be seen later in the day. Team selection may well be determined by those who are awake.

This morning we are playing England, who were the favourites before they had a losing draw against Northern Ireland last night. This afternoon we play Ireland, who lost 8-22 VP to Wales.