Another beautiful day at the Mt in NZ. The forecast is for long fine spells with the chance of showers in the afternoon. The wind's picked up a bit compared to yesterday but nothing in comparison with what we had in Napier. Today we will see NZ vs ENG playing singles; first up are ; Patel vs Clarke, Maugham vs Westerby and Burch vs Garrison with the others having the late start. The AUS vs USA will be back to playing doubles today.

Current standings are;

NZ 5 ENG 1
AUS 6 USA 3

It is another big day for all teams, the Kiwi's will be hoping to increase their lead and really put some pressure on the English order while the English will be striving for as many match wins as possible to close the current gap.

Australia will be happy with their current lead but will be wanting to increase this to put them in a very strong position with 2 days remaining while the USA will be desperate to close the gap and put the pressure back on.

It will be another good day for all the teams, and the atmosphere is certainly starting to build at this magnificent venue. Meanwhile, the bowling club has another tournament on today - looks like a woman's fours? This meant the car park was filled up early on and has doubled the numbers here already.

Bring on another exciting day at the Mac!

Couttsie