Wednesday 23 February:Rest of the World v England Junior Test Match at Salisbury
The first competitive match of the 2005 International Tour would see the Rest of the World take on England at Junior level.The Rest of the World side contained 6 Welsh riders and 2 Australians whereas England would line up with only 7 riders.
The match started with Chris Eaton making the gate and leading all the way from Ryan Hughes with David Carmichael 3rd initially from Daniel Pike but the latter got inside Carmichael for 3rd going into turn 1 on the 2nd lap.Heat 2 saw Ryan Jones make the gate and lead all the way from Robert Hunt with Scott Doherty 3rd after gating round Chris Davies.Heat 3 saw Simon Gamble make the gate but Ryan Edson got inside him going along the back straight as Ryan Bartram did the same to Josh Ison.That's how it stayed until the pit bend on lap 3 when Ison passed Bartram for 3rd as up front Edson won from Gamble. Heat 4 saw Eaton gate round Carmichael as Nicky Evans held off Nick Myhill.Exiting the pit bend Myhill turned up the power and roared round the outside of the other 3 riders to take the lead which he held onto with Eaton,Carmichael and Evans finishing in that order.Heat 5 saw Pike make the gate and hold off Hughes and Kieran Jones.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Hughes produced a superb move up the inside of Pike who then tried to repass Hughes going into the pit bend on the last lap but clipped Hughes' wheel and fell,allowing K Jones through for 2nd with Pike remounting for 3rd.The 7-2 to ROW put them into the lead for the only time in the match.Heat 6 saw Ison make the gate as Doherty and Hunt relegated Edson to the back.That's how it stayed until the pit bend on lap 3 when Doherty moved Ison over far enough for Hunt to get through and go on to take the win ahead of team-mate Doherty as Edson and Ison finished 3rd and 4th.Heat 7 saw Gamble make the gate and lead all the way from Carmichael with Hughes 3rd after passing Bartram up the inside going into the pit bend on lap 3.Heat 8 saw Pike gate round R Jones as Eaton powered round both ROW riders.R Jones tried to pass Eaton going along the back straight but lost control of his bike and fell,leaving team-mate Davies with nowhere to go.The race was stopped and all 4 riders were put back in as referee Mick Harley deemed the fall to be a racing incident.The restart saw R Jones make the start and move Pike over to create a gap which Eaton made use of to nip through and challenge R Jones.As the riders exited the pit bend Eaton held up R Jones long enough for Pike to move ahead.Going along the back straight R Jones went inside Eaton but Eaton got back inside and took the lead going into the pit bend.R Jones then challenged Pike for 2nd and took it as the riders entered turn 1 on lap 4.Exiting turn 2 Pike stormed round the outside of R Jones to finish behind Eaton with Davies at the back.Heat 9 saw Evans make the gate and nudge Doherty over the inside edge.Myhill and Edson then went round the recovering Doherty.Going along the back straight on lap 3 Myhill went round Evans and held on for the win as Edson took 3rd ahead of Doherty.
HALF TIME SCORE:Rest of the World 41 England 48
Heat 10 saw Pike blast out from gate 4 and lead from K Jones,Hunt and Ison.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 K Jones clipped
Pike's wheel and fell,allowing Hunt and Ison round for 2nd and 3rd.As the riders started the last lap Pike allowed Hunt round for the win with Ison 3rd,K Jones having retired from the race after his fall.Heat 11 saw ROW make a reserve change as K Jones came in for Davies.Gamble and Bartram blasted from the gate and held off the Jones brothers.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 K Jones nudged Bartram who careered intoi the fence and recovered to finish last.Meanwhile up front Gamble took the win from the Jones brothers,Ryan having passed Kieran for 2nd going along the back straight on lap 3.Heat 12 saw Carmichael gate and hold off Doherty,Hughes and Hunt.As the riders exited the pit bend Doherty tried an outside move on Carmichael who held him up long enough for Hughes to get through on the inside.Hughes then took the lead going intoi the pits bend on lap 2 then Doherty lined up an inside move on Carmichael which was successful going into turn 1.Hughes took the win from Doherty as Carmichael held off Hunt for 3rd.Heat 13 saw Eaton make a good gate ahead of Ison but Myhill powered round from gate 3 and led all the way.Going into the pit bend Ison got round Eaton for 2nd then Edson got inside Eaton for 3rd exiting the pit bend for the final time.Heat 14 saw a false start at first as there was deemed to be too much noise.After an even break it was Bartram who emerged in front ahead of Davies,Evans and Pike.Entering the pit bend Pike got inside Davies and Evans and held on for 2nd behind Bartram but ahead of Evans and Davies.Heat 15 saw Gamble make the gate ahead of R Jones but Myhill powered round both of them to take the lead and go on for the win as Gamble took 2nd after holding off challenges from the Jones brothers.First Kieran tried going round the outside but Gamble held him off.Ryan then took up the chase but fell on the pits bend on lap 2,remounting for 4th behind Kieran.Heat 16 saw Hughes make the gate and lead all the way with Hunt powering round from gate 4 into 2nd as Eaton held off Edson for 3rd.Heat 17 saw ROW make a reserve change,Evans replacing Carmichael.Doherty made the gate and nudged Evans who fell and collected Gamble and the race was called back.Evans then gated and held up Doherty long enough for Davies to go round.Going into turn 1 on lap 3 Doherty moved inside Evans to take 2nd then 1 lap later repeated the dose on Davies to take the win as Evans finished 3rd ahead of Gamble.Heat 18 saw R Jones and Ison gate and hold off Bartram and Myhill.Going into lap 2 Myhill moved ahead of Bartram then going into the pits bend went between both ROW riders to go on and win to complete a superb maximum.Ison took 2nd with R Jones 3rd and Bartram last.

FINAL SCORE:Rest of the World 80 England 98.

Rest of the World
Ryan Hughes(Wales) 17+1,Ryan Jones(Wales) 12+1,Josh Ison(Australia) 12,Ryan Edson(Australia) 11+2,Nicky Evans(Wales) 8+1,Dave Carmichael(Wales) 8,Kieron Jones(Wales) 7,Chris Davies(Wales) 6
England
Nick Myhill 20,Scott Doherty 15,Chris Eaton 14+2,Daniel Pike 13+3,Robert Hunt 13+2,Simon Gamble 13+1,Ryan Bartram 10.

Referee: Mick Harley

Wednesday 23 February:Rest of the World v England Senior Test Match at Salisbury
The ROW side contained 2 Poles,3 Scots,1 Welshman,1 Austrailan and 1 Australian based Welshman.The toss for gates was won by England captain Lee Aris who chose gates 2 and 4 for heat 1.
Heat 1 didn't get off the start line at first as Aaron Lowey twitched at the start but he was not excluded as there was deemed to be too much noise.When the race did start Daniel Pudney made the gate and led but Lowey powered round from gate 4 into 2nd

going along the back straight with Terry Norman holding 3rd ahead of Paul White.Just as the riders were about to go into lap 3 Lowey took a heavy tumble.Judging by the way he fell it looked as though his chain had come off.Pudney took the win ahead of
Norman and White. Heat 2 saw Adam Peck make the gate and lead all the way as Steve Harris took advantage of Elliott Jones slipping on the exit of turn 2 to roar round the outside and take 2nd with Jones 3rd ahead of fellow Scot Craig Newsome.Heat 3 saw Karol Szymanski rocket out from gate 3 and lead all the way from Chris Jewkes with Aris 3rd after passing Lukasz Nowacki on the puits bend on lap 2.Heat 4 saw Norman make full use of gate 1 by blasting out and leading all the way from Dave Murphy as Pudney took 3rd with Mike Morgans last after slipping his pedals exiting turn 2 on lap 2.Heat 5 saw Richard Hunt and Richard Williamson gate together but Hunt slid off exiting turn 2 enabling Williamson to go clear and take the win whilst behind him White and Lowey had a good scrap for 2nd and 3rd which became 3rd and 4th on the pits bend on lap 3 after White moved Lowey over far enough for Hunt to go through for 2nd.Heat 6 saw Nowacki and Szymanski rocket out from the gate and take maximum points over Peck and Harris which put ROW 3 points ahead.Heat 7 saw Pudney storm from gate 1 and lead all the way from Aris with Jewkes holding off White for 3rd.Heat 8 saw Norman outgate Newsome from gate 1 and Lowey move into 2nd,nudging Newsome who fell awkwardly on his arm.The race was stopped and Newsome was excluded as the cause of the stoppage.The restart saw Norman blast from gate 1 and lead all the way as Jones powered round Lowey for 2nd,nudging him in the process and causing him to fall.The 6-3 to England made the scores level.Heat 9 saw England make a change,bringing in Garry Pearce for Morgans.Nowacki powered round from gate 3 and led all the way with Harris exploiting a gap on the inside to shoot through for 2nd as Pearce held off Murphy for 3rd until Murphy went outside Pearce going into the pits bend on the final lap.
HALF TIME SCORE:Rest of the World 45 England 43.
Heat 10 saw Szymanski rocket out from gate 3 and lead Peck with Williamson holding 3rd from Hunt until the former fell going into the 3rd turn.Meanwhile up front Szymanski held off Peck until the exit of turn 2 on the last lap when Peck produced a superb move up the inside of the Pole to take the lead and race win as Hunt took 3rd ahead of the remounted Williamson.Heat 11 got as far as turn 1 when Newsome went down following a clash of bikes and a restart was called with all 4.The restart saw an even break from the gate then Jewkes emerged in front going along the back striaght.Jones then went inside Aris and Newsome going into the pits bend but exiting the pit bend Aris slid off and collected Newsome.Aris remounted to take 3rd ahead of Newsome as up front Jewkes took the win from Jones.The 6-4 to England levelled the scores.heat 12 got as far as turn 1 when Peck fell after tangling with Pudney.The restart saw Peck make the gate and lead all the way from Pudney with Harris holding off White for 3rd and a 6-4 to England which put them 2 points up.Heat 13 saw Nowacki outgate Norman as Szymanski powered round both of them and go on to win the race with Nowacki holding on for 2nd ahead of Loewy and Norman for a 7-3 to ROW which put them 2 points ahead.Heat 14 saw England make a reserve change as Morgans came in for Williamson It was Morgans who made the gate from Newsome,Murphy and Jewkes who had slipped going into turn 1.Going along the back straight Murphy got round Newsome for 2nd then as the riders started lap 3 Jewkes powered round Newsome and took 3rd while up front Murphy went inside Morgans at the start of the last lap and held on for the win.Heat 15 saw another reserve change by England,this time Pearce came in for Morgans.Pearce stormed round from gate 4 and led all the way with team mate Aris holding off Hunt and Jones(who fell on the first turn on lap 2 after clipping Aris) for a 7-3 to England to put them 2 points ahead.Heat 16 saw Norman outgate Nowacki and hold him off for the win with Peck holding off White for 3rd and a 6-4 to England to extend their lead to 4 points.Heat 17 saw ROW make a reserve change as Murphy replaced Newsome.Pudney made the gate and led all the way from Harris with Aris powering inside Murphy for 3rd going along the back straight on lap 1.Heat 18 saw Lowey rocket from gate 1 and hold off Szymanski for the race win as Jones took 3rd ahead of Jewkes.This was enough to seal victory for England.

FINAL SCORE:Rest of the World 87 England 91.

Rest of the World
Karol Szymanski(Poland) 17+1,Daniel Pudney(Australia) 17+1,Lukasz Nowacki(Poland) 15+1,Elliott Jones(Scotland) 11+1,Dave Murphy(Wales) 10,Richard Hunt(Scotland) 7+1,Paul White(Australia/Wales) 7+1,Craig Newsome(Scotland) 3
England
Terry Norman 16,Adam Peck 16,Lee Aris 12+3,Steve Harris 12+1,Chris Jewkes 12,Aaron Lowey 9,Richard Williamson 5,Garry Pearce 5,Mike Morgans 4

Referee:Bob Osborne

Thursday 24 February:Australia v England Junior Test Match at Le Fevre
This was the first visit to the track which this scribe would christen "The Ice Box" due to the fact it always seemed to be cold in the evenings whenever the 2005 tour visited here.Australia would have a full line up whereas England would use the same 7 riders as the previous night at Salisbury.
Heat 1 saw Daniel Pike and Chris Eaton storm from the gate to lead home Ben Schumacher and Lennon Spear.Heat 2 saw Scott Doherty storm from gate 2 to take the lead as Rob Hunt moved into 2nd ahead of Peter Savage and Daniel Thompson.Going into the pits bend Hunt got in front and would stay there for the win.Going into the pits bend on lap 2 D Thompson went inside Doherty,moving him over far enough for Savage to go through and take 2nd with Doherty repassing D Thompson for 3rd going along the back straight on the last lap.Heat 3 saw Ryan Bartram make a storming gate and lead all the way from Troy Cowell and David Hartman with Simon Gamble last after appearing to silp at the start.Gamble did make a challenge on Hartman going itno the pits bend on the last lap but both riders fell with Hartman remounting for 3rd ahead of Gamble.Heat 4 saw Spear and Nick Myhill gate together with Eaton holding off Ross Priest.Going into the pits bend on lap 2 Priest fell after clipping the inside kerb.At the same time Myhill powered round Spear and took the win with Eaton 3rd ahead of the remounted Priest.Heat 5 saw Pike,the sole England rider,make the gate and lead all the way from Schumacher and Brad Thompson.Heat 6 saw Cowell make the gate and lead all the way from Doherty and Hunt with Hartman at the back.Heat 7 saw Bartram make the gate and lead all the way

from initially Spear,Gamble and Schumacher.It stayed that way until the pits bend on the last lap when Spear and Gamble tangled and Schumacher nipped through to take 2nd ahead of Spear and Gamble.Heat 8 saw Pike make a good start but Savage nudged him exiting turn 2 as Eaton got up to 2nd with Pike holding off D Thompson.Exiting the pit bend Pike moved inside Savage and held on to take the win with D Thompson taking 3rd by passing Eaton at the same time as Pike passed Savage.Heat 9 saw Myhill bolt out from gate 3 and lead all the way with Doherty holding off Cowell for 2nd and Priest trailing in last.
HALF TIME SCORE:Australia 39 England 50
Heat 10 saw Hunt and Pike make the gate with Pike going round Hunt going along the back straight but Hunt went round going into lap 2 as he and Pike finished ahead of B Thompson and Hartman.Heat 11 saw Gamble make the gate and lead from Savage,D Thompson and Bartram.Going into the pits bend Savage nudged Gamble but fell,as did Gamble and Bartram who had nowhere to go.The race was stopped and Savage was excluded as being the cause of the stoppage.The restart saw Gamble make the gate and move D Thompson over enough for Bartram to go through for 2nd behind Gamble but ahead of D Thompson.Heat 12 saw Spear make the gate and lead from Hunt,Doherty and Schumacher.That's how it stayed until the last lap when Doherty moved into 2nd and then he rounded Spear going along the back straight and held on for the win.Spear then held up Hunt long enough for Schumacher to nip through for 2nd ahead of Spear and Hunt.Heat 13 saw Eaton make the gate but Myhill got round him exiting turn 2 and went on to win as Eaton held off Cowell and Hartman for 2nd.Heat 14 saw Pike and Bartram storm from the gate ahead of D Thompson and Priest.The only positional change occurred going inti the pits bend on lap 1 when Bartram went round Pike.Heat 15 saw an even break from the start by all riders but exiting turn 2 Gamble emerged in front from Savage,B Thompson and Myhill.As the riders started lap 2 Savage moved inside Gamble for the lead as Myhill moved into 3rd ahead of B Thompson.Going into turn 3 on lap 3 Myhill moved inside Savage for the lead.As the rider started lap 4 B Thompson moved inside Gamble who tried to fight back but crashed heavily after hitting B Thompson.Myhill took the win from Savage and B Thompson with Gamble failing to finish.Heat 16 saw Eaton blast round from gate 4 and lead all the way as going into turn 1 Cowell held up Hunt long enough for Schumacher to go through for 2nd.Heat 17 was eventful.Firstly the tapes failed to go up between 2 and 5 seconds.When they did the race got as far as turn 3 when D Thompson ran into Gamble which caused him to fall along with Doherty and Spear and the race was stopped.tepmers then became frayed as it was felt that D Thompson should have been excluded for his actions.Once order was restored all 4 riders were allowed back in for the restart which saw Doherty make the start and lead from Spear with Gamble holding off D Thompson for 3rd until slipping on the pits bend,allowing the Murraylander through.The race stayed in the order Doherty,Spear,D Thompson,Gamble until the 3rd bend on lap 4 when Doherty fell after a challenge by Spear on the outside.Spear went on to win from D Thompson and Gamble as Doherty remounted for 4th.Heat 18 saw Savage and Myhill make the gate but going into turn 1 Savage took Myhill's bike away from him.Myhill promptly retaliated by kicking Savage's rear wheel,knocking him from his bike.It took the referee a lap before he finally blew the whistle to stop the race by which time Myhill and Savage were back on their bikes.The referee's decision was to exclude Myhill for causing Savage to fall,a bit controversial as he had been fouled in the first place.The restart saw Savage make the gate and nudge Bartram going into turn 1 but Bartram recovered and took the lead going along the back straight.Going into the pits bend Hartman went inside both Savage and Bartram then as the riders started lap 2 Savage took the lead as Bartram fell after clipping Hartman.Savage went on to win from hartman with Bartram remounting for 3rd which ruined his chances of a paid maximum.

FINAL SCORE:Australia 79 England 97

Australia
Ben Schumacher 14,Troy Cowell 13+1,Peter Savage 13,Lennon Spear 11+3,Daniel Thompson
11+1,David Hartman 8+2,Brad Thompson 6+2,Ross Priest 3
England
Daniel Pike 18+2,Ryan Bartram 17+1,Nick Myhill 16,Chris Eaton 13+2,Scott Doherty 13,Robert Hunt
12+1,Simon Gamble 8

Referee:Pete Young

Thursday 24 February:International 5's Heat 1 at Le Fevre
This was the first of the so-called "World Cup warm-up" matches which would give the team managers a chance to ponder over the selection of their teams for the World Cup on Saturday week.
Heat 1 didn't get off the line at first as Adam Peck lost his balance but strangely he wasn't excluded for moving at the start.When the race started Richard Williamson got out of the gate and led all the way as Chris Davies made his way into 2nd ahead of Peck and Mark Winwood but the latter 2 riders moved ahead of Davies going along the back straight.Going along the back straight on lap 3 Winwood moved inside Peck and held on for 2nd as Peck finished 3rd ahead of Davies.Heat 2 saw Matt Gentle and Aaron Lowey neck and neck from the gate as Terry Norman held off Adelaide based Paul White(riding on his home track) for 3rd.Exiting the pits bend on lap 1 White fell.Entering lap 2 M Gentle went clear in front then Norman moved inside Lowey going along the back straight.M Gentle held on for the win ahead of Norman,Lowey and the remounted White.Heat 3 saw simultaneous movement by Steve Harris,Jack Spear and Dave Hemsley at first,then an unsatisfactory start which saw Allan Busby left at the gate and a restart called for.The restart saw Hemsley and Harris gate together but going into turn 1 Busby hit Harris,fell and retired from the race.Going along the back straight Hemsley powered round Harris and went on to take the win as Spear trailed in 3rd.Heat 4 saw Lee Aris gate round Dave Murphy,Ryan Jones and Nigel Greenhalch as the race finished in that order.Heat 5 saw Garry Pearce lead from the gate ahead of Ryan Hughes,Nicky Evans and Robert Fleming.That is how it stayed until turn 1 on lap 3 when Hughes moved inside Pearce who drifted out far enough for Evans to get through for 2nd but Pearce repassed Evans going into the final lap as Hughes held on to win from Pearce,Evans and Fleming.
AFTER 5 HEATS:England I 13,England II 12,Wales I 11,Australia 8,Wales II 5
Heat 6 saw Peck,on 3,gate round the Welsh riders White and Busby and lead all the way.White held off Busby for 2nd and
Greenhalch trailed in last.Heat 7 saw reserve changes as for England II Mike Morgans came in for Norman and for Australia Brad Gentle come in for Fleming.It was young Gentle who led from the gate ahead of R Jones,Williamson and Morgans.As the riders exited the pits bend both R Jones and Williamson had got in front of B Gentle.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Morgans moved inside B Gentle but the latter retook 3rd going into lap 3 as up front Williamson took the win after passing R Jones on the inside exiting turn 2 on the last lap.heat 8 saw Hemsley and Lowey gate together and lead from Murpohy and Evans.That's how it stayed until turn 1 on lap 2 when Lowey passed his former Poole team-mate on the inside and held on to win as Murphy finished 3rd ahead of Evans.Heat 9 saw M Gentle take his 2nd win of the night ahead of Harris,Hughes and Davies.Heat 10 saw Aris make the gate from grid 1 and lead all the way with Pearce holding 2nd ahead of a battle involving Winwood and Spear which was resolved when Spear moved inside Winwood as the riders started lap 2.Spear then passed Pearce for 2nd on the inside going into the pits bend on lap 2 with Winwood copying Spear's move on Pearce 1 lap later to finish 3rd.
AFTER 10 HEATS:England I 28,England II 21,Wales I 20,Australia 18,Wales II 12
Heat 11 saw reserve changes galore.For England I Chris Jewkes came in for Williamson.For England II Hemsley was replaced by Morgans and for Australia B Gentle came in for Greenhalch.It was B Gentle who made the gate but Morgans stormed round him as did Hughes and Jewkes.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Hughes challenged Morgans but left a gap big enough for Jewkes to nip through and finish 2nd behind Morgans with B Gentle 3rd after going inside Hughes exiting the pits bend on lap 2.Heat 12 saw an even break from the start by all 4 riders but Winwood emerged in front going along the back straight ahead of Fleming,Lowey and Busby.Going along the back straight on lap 2 Lowey moved inside Fleming for 2nd then 1 lap later Lowey did a similar move on Winwood and held on for the win from Winwood with Busby 3rd after going round Fleming exiting turn 2 on the last lap.Heat 13 saw Harris make use of his gate 1 to lead all the way from White Pearce and R Jones in a race that went with gate positions.Heat 14 saw a reserve change by England I as Jewkes came in for Aris.The race needed 2 attempts to start it as at first M Gentle and Jewkes moved together.The referee Dave Blinston couldn't decide who moved first so all 4 riders were left in.Evans then led from M Gentle Jewkes and Peck.Going into the pits bend M Gentle moved inside Evans then going into turn 1 on lap 2 the riders shuffled themselves about and the upshot was that Peck emerged in front after nudging M Gentle.Jewkes moved into 2nd after going inside Evans who in turn relegated the Aussie to the back as Peck held on to win from Jewkes,Evans and M Gentle who had fallen on turn 1 on lap 3 and remounted.Heat 15 saw 2 reserve changes.For Wales II Kieran Jones came in for Davies and B Gentle replaced Spear for Australia.Norman blasted from gate 1 and led all the way with Murphy 2nd after rounding K Jones going along the back straight on lap 1 then B Gentle took 3rd after passing K Jones going into lap 2.
AFTER 15 HEATS:England I 42,England II 35,Wales I 30,Australia 24,Wales II 18
Heat 16 saw Hemsley blast out from gate 3 and lead all the way with M Gentle 2nd after gating round the Welsh riders R Jones and Winwood who finished in that order.Heat 17 saw K Jones replace Evans for Wales II>Spear shot out from gate 1 and led all the way as K Jones forced his way inside White going along the back straight to take 2nd with Williamson trailing last after sliding off exiting the pits bend.Heat 18 saw both England teams bring in their reserves,Jewkes for Lowey(England I) and Morgans for Pearce(England II).Morgans bolted from gate 4 but going into turn 1 his trailing leg caused Jewkes to fall and Greenhalch to plough into Jewkes.The race was stopped and all 4 were called back with Morgans lucky to still be in the race.The restart saw Morgans bolt from gate 4 again and lead all the way with Greenhalch passing Jewkes for 2nd on the inside exiting turn 2 after Jewkes had gone over the inside edge.Davies trailed in last.Heat 19 saw Harris make the gate and lead all the way as Peck took 2nd after going inside Murphy exiting turn 2.Murphy held on for 3rd ahead of Fleming.Heat 20 saw a false start due to apparently exzcessive noise.When the tapes did rise Norman stormed out from gate 2 to lead all the way from Aris as Hughes held off Busby for 3rd.
AFTER 20 HEATS:England I 52,England II 50,Wales I 37,Australia 35,Wales II 25
Heat 21 saw a reserve change as Jewkes replaced Williamson for England I.The race didn't get off the start line at first due to the tapes catching Peck as they went up.Jewkes then made the gate but Peck got inside him exiting the pits bend.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Winwood moved inside Jewkes allowing Davies through for 2nd ahead of Jewkes and Winwood who dropped back to last.Going into the pits bend Davies moved Jewkes over far enough for Winwood to nip through for 2nd>peck took the win from Winwood as Davies held off Jewkes for 3rd.Australia made a reserve change in heat 22,Brad Gentle replacing his older brother Matt.It was Brad who made the gate and led all the way with White forcing his way into 2nd ahead of Norman and Lowey.That's how it stayed until the riders exited the poits bend when White slid off,allowing Norman through for 2nd.Lowey finished 3rd,despite sliding off 1 lap later than White in the same place with White himself finishing 4th.Heat 23 saw Wales II make a change as K Jones came in for Busby.Harris made the gate and led all the way from Hemsley,thus reversing the result when the 2 riders had met in heat 3.Spear took 3rd after going round K Jones exiting turn 2.Heat 24 saw a false start due to noise.Murphy then made the gate but Aris got round him going along the back straight as the race finished in exactly the same order as they did in heat 4 with R Jones taking 3rd from Greenhalch.Heat 25 saw Pearce get out from gate 1 and lead all the way from Hughes,thus avenging the heat 5 result when the 2 riders met.Evans took 3rd ahead of Fleming.Pearce's race win was enough to give England II victory over England I by 1 point.

FINAL SCORES
England II 64 England I 63 Wales I 47 Australia 43 Wales II 32
England II
Adam Peck 17,Terry Norman 14,Dave Hemsley 14,Garry Pearce 10,Mike Morgans 9
England I
Steve Harris 18,Lee Aris 15,Aaron Lowey 12,Richard Williamson 9,Chris Jewkes 9
Wales I
Dave Murphy 13,Mark Winwood 12,Ryan Hughes 12,Paul White 10
Australia
Matt Gentle 12,Jack Spear 11,Brad Gentle 10,Nigel Greenhalch 5,Robert Fleming 4
Wales II
Ryan Jones 10,Nicky Evans 7,Chris Davies 5,Allan Busby 5,Kieran Jones 5

Referee:Dave Blinston

Saturday 26 February:World Pairs at Le Fevre
A much warmer day at "The Ice Box" due to it being an afternoon fixture as opposed to an evening fixture.The first world title of the tour would be decided in this match with Poland defending the title they won in their home country in 2003,albeit with a different line-up to what they would have here.
Heat 1 saw Dave Hemsley make the gate from 3 and lead all the way as Aris took 2nd ahead of Martin Gamble and John Murphy.Heat 2 saw Daniel Pudney rocket out from gate 3 and lead all the way with Matt Gentle holding off Mark Winwood and Ryan Hughes for 2nd.Heat 3 saw Karol Szymanski make it 3 winners from gate 3 with one of his trademark electric gates as Lukasz Nowacki took 2nd ahead of Ellioitt Jones and Pete Young.
AFTER 3 HEATS:England,Australia and Poland 7 each,Ireland,Wales and Scotland 3 each.
Heat 4 saw Pudney and Gentle tale their second 1-2 finish,this time ahead of the Irish duo of Gamble and Murphy.Heat 5 saw Adelaide based Paul White(racing on his home track) replace Winwood for Wales but Szymanski and Nowacki took their 2nd 1-2 finish ahead of White and Hughes.Heat 6 saw double movement from Young and Aris.Hemsley and Aris then took their 2nd 1-2 finish,this time ahead of Jones after Young fell heavily going along the back straight on lap 2 and was unable to finish as his chain had come off.
AFTER 6 HEATS:England,Australia and Poland 14 each,Ireland and Wales 6 each,Scotland 5
Heat 7 saw White out again for Wales,this time instead of Hughes.The race needed 2 attempts to get it started as the tapes caught Winwood at the first attempt,then Winwood bolted from gate 3 and led all the way as White took 2nd ahead of Gamble and Murphy.Heat 8 was a crucial race as it would see 2 of the unbeaten pairs,England and Poland,meet.Aris shot from the gate and led all the way with Szymanski and Nowacki combining to keep Hemsley at the back.Heat 9 saw Scotland make a reserve change as Newsome replaced Young.The race needed 3 attempts to get it started with the first attempt getting as far as turn 1 where Newsome and Gentle collided and the race was stopped.The restart didn't get off the start line as Newsome twitched while under orders and was sent back to the pits.At the 3rd attempt Pudney and Gentle took their 3rd 1-2 finish,Gentle taking the win this time round as Pudney held off Jones for 2nd
AFTER 9 HEATS:Australia 21,Engalnd and Poland 19 each,Wales 10,Ireland 9,Scotland 7
Heat 10 saw Szymanski and Nowacki take their 3rd 1-2 finish out of 4 starts as they led Gamble and Murphy home.Heat 11 didn't get off the start line at first as Aris was excluded for apparently moving at the start(he didn't appear to move in the mind of this scribe).Gentle made use of gate 1 to take his 2nd win of the match with Pudney holding off Hemsley for 2nd.Heat 12 saw Scotland replace Young with Newsome and Wales Hughes with White.Newsome led from the start ahead of Winwood,Jones and White.Going into the pits turn on lap 2 Winwood moved Newsome over to the outside of the track with Newsome falling and subsequently failing to finish.Winwood went on to win the race with White 2nd after getting round Jones entering the pits bend for the final time.However after the race had finished White was excluded as he was deemed to have crossed the outside edge when making his move on Jones but following a protest from Wales manager Dave Murphy the exclusion was withdrawn and the result stood as it crossed the line as it was ascertained that Jones had nudged White over the outside edge.
AFTER 12 HEATS:Australia 28,Poland 26,England 21,Wales 17,Ireland 12,Scotland 9
Heat 13 would decide the destiny of the title as Australia and Poland would meet.Australia needed a shared heat which would be enough for them whereas Poland needed a 7-3 to win or a 6-4 to force a run-off.This was a chance for Gentle to become a World Champion,having finished 2nd in the 1997 World Final.The first attempt at the race got as far as turn 2 when Nowacki fell and interfered with Gentle's progress so a restart was called.This didn't get off the start line as Gentle moved at the gate and was sent back to the pits.This meant that Pudney now had to win the race to give Australia the title.Nowacki made the gate and led all the way with Pudney taking 2nd after going inside Szymanski going into the pits bend on lap 3.Szymanski fell and remounted for 3rd but with his partner Nowacki winning the race the 6 points for Poland meant they had won.Heat 14 saw Newsome replace Jones for Scotland.Newsome finally managed to finish a race as he led all the way from Gamble with Young holding off Murphy for 3rd.The final heat saw Hemsley gate from 2 and lead all the way with Winwood holding up Aris long enough for Hughes to nip through for 2nd.Going along the back straight on lap 2 Aris went inside Winwood for 3rd.

FINAL SCORES
Poland 32 Australia 31 England 27 Wales 24 Ireland 16 Scotland 15

Poland
Karol Szymanski 17+1,Lukasz Nowacki 15+4,Pawel Kozlowski DNR
Australia
Daniel Pudney 17+2,Matt Gentle 14+2,Jack Spear DNR
England
Dave Hemsley 15,Lee Aris 12+2,Aaron Lowey DNR
Wales
Mark Winwood 11,Paul White 8+2,Ryan Hughes 5
Ireland
Martin Gamble 11,John Murphy 5
Scotland
Elliott Jones 8,Craig Newsome 4,Pete Young 3

Referee:Bob Osborne

Saturday 26 February:Australia v Wales Senior Test Match at Le Fevre
Following on from the World Pairs was this one-off match for whom Australia used 5 riders who would be involved with the Australia v Great Britain matches at Senior level,1 that would be involved at Junior level,namely Brad Gentle(Matt's younger brother) and 2 riders that would not be involved,namely Robert Fleming and Nigel Greenhalch.For Wales 4 of their Junior riders,brothers Ryan and Kieran Jones,Nicky Evans and Ryan Hughes,would join up with Mark Winwood,Allan Busby,Australian based Paul White(who would be racing on his home track) and Dave Murphy who was also the team manager.Wales captain Paul White won the coin toss for gate positions and opted to put Wales on gates 1 and 3 for heat 1.
Heat 1 saw the first reserve change as Kieran Jones was replaced by Nicky Evans.Mark Winwood made the gate and led all the way as Matt Gentle initially held 2nd from Evans and Neil Toye.Coming out of the pits bend M Gentle drifted wide and Toye moved inside Evans for 2nd with M Gentle recovering to take 3rd from Evans.Heat 2 saw Australia make a reserve change as Brad Hoppo came in for Nigel Greenhalch.The race needed 3 attempts to get it started.Firstly Daniel Pudney made the start from Hoppo with Allan Busby and Ryan Jones 3rd and 4th.Going into the pits bend the race was stopped after Hoppo had crossed the inside edge and earned himself an exclusion in the process.The 2nd attempt,without Hoppo,didn't get off the start line as there was deemed to be too much noise.At the 3rd attempt Pudney made the gate and led all the way from R Jones and Busby who had clipped Pudney's rear wheel on the run to the first bend.Heat 3 saw Tony Herd make the gate and lead all the way as White held up Brad Gentle long enough for Hoghes to go up the inside and take 2nd.White took 3rd after holding off B Gentle.Heat 4 saw M Gentle make the start and lead initially from Winwood,Evans and Fleming.Going into the pits bend Winwood moved M Gentle over far enough for Evans to go up the inside and away for the win with Winwood holding on for 2nd.M Gentle took 3rd from Robert Fleming going into the last lap.Heat 5 saw Dave Murphy make the gate but Kieran Jones went down after clashing with the Austrailan riders on the run to turn 1 and the race was called back.The restart saw Murphy make the gate and lead all the way from Hoppo and Toye as K Jones finished last after falling going into turn 1 and remounting.Heat 6 saw B Gentle make a cracking start and lead going into turn 1 but he slipped,allowing Herd,R Jones and Busby through who finished in that order as B Gentle trailed in last.Heat 7 saw M Gentle lead from the start ahead of Hughes,White and Toye.That's how it stayed until the riders entered the pits bend on the last lap where M Gentle and Hughes collided and fell,allowing White to take the win ahead of Toye with M Gentle and Hughes remounting for 3rd and 4th respectively.Heat 8 saw Pudney make the gate as Winwood gated round Greenhalch to go into 2nd.Going into the pits bend Greenhalch and K Jones collided and fell with neither being able to get up quickly enough so the race was stopped and all 4 riders were put back in.The restart saw Pudney make the gate from gate 1 and lead all the way from Winwood,K Jones and Greenhalch.Heat 9 saw Wales make a reserve change as Murphy replaced Evans.Australia also made a change as Hoppo replaced B Gentle.It was Murphy who made the gate and led all the way from Hoppo with Busby holding off Fleming for 3rd.
HALF TIME SCORE:Australia 41 Wales 48
Heat 10 got as far as turn 1 where Herd crashed heavily but all 4 riders were called back.The restart saw Murphy make the gate and lead from Herd with Hoppo 3rd from R Jones.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Herd moved inside Murphy and held on for the win with Hoppo holding onto 3rd ahead of R Jones who had fallen coming out of the pits bend on lap 3 and remounted.Heat 11 saw Pudney blast out from gate 4 and lead all the way with Hughes and White combining to keep Greenhalch at the back.Heat 12 saw Wales make a reserve change with Evans replacing R Jones.Toye mad ethe gate and led from Busby and Evans with M Gentle at the back.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Toye nudged Busby over to the fence,causing the Welsh rider to crash.The race was stopped and Toye was excluded as he was deemed to have used excessive force on Busby.The restart saw Evans make the gate and lead all the way from M Gentle and Busby.Heat 14 saw Winwood make the gate and lead allt he way from B Gentle with Herd 3rd after passing K Jones exiting turn 2.Heat 14 saw Murphy and White make the gate and stay ahead of Greenhalch and Fleming.Heat 15 saw Pudney bolt from gate 4 and lead from Evans,Hoppo and Hughes.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Hoppo and Evans collided and fell and the race was called back with all 4 riders.The restart saw Pudney make the gate again from 4 and lead all the way from Evans with Hughes 3rd after taking advantage of Hoppo slipping on the exit of the pits bend.Heat 16 saw Toye and Winwood make the gate but going into turn 1 they drifted out far enough for B Gentle to nip up the inside and go on to win the race.Meanwhile Winwood got round Toye for 2nd and R Jones did likewise for 3rd as the riders exited the pits bend.This now meant that Wales just needed 3 points from the last 2 races to clinch victory.Heat 17 saw Australia replace M Gentle with Fleming.Busby gated round Greenhalch and led all the way.Fleming got ahead of Hughes going into turn 3 but Hughes returned the compliment 1 lap later.Going into turn 1 on lap 3 Greenhalch moved Hughes over far enough for Fleming to go through for 2nd with Hughes 3rd after going inside Greenhalch at the start of the final lap.The 6-4 to Wales meant that they couldn't be caught.Heat 18 saw Pudney shoot out from gate 3 and lead all the way to complete a superb maximum as K Jones and White combined to keep Herd at the back

FINAL SCORE: Australia 82 Wales 96

Australia
Daniel Pudney 20,Tony Herd 15,Matt Gentle 9+2,Neil Toye 9+1,Brad Gentle 9,Brad Hoppo 9,Robert
Fleming 6,Nigel Greenhalch 5
Wales
Mark Winwood 17+1,Dave Murphy 15,Paul White 13+4,Allan Busby 12+2,Nicky Evans 12,Ryan Hughes
11+1,Ryan Jones 9+1,Keiran Jones 7+1

Referee:Dave Blinston

Sunday 27 February:Australia v Great Britain Junior Test No 1
This year was the 10th anniversary of the Junior Test series,the first series having been held in Great Britain during the Australian Juniors 1995 tour.The Australians won that series by 4 matches to 1.The next 2 series were both in Australia during the 1997 and 2001 British Lions tours to Australia,Great Britain winning by 3 matches to 2 in 1997 and Australia doing likewise in 2001.
So to the first match of the 2005 series and the Findon track was well prepared and suitably dressed up for the occasion and after the photoshoots,the parade of riders and the playing of the National Anthems had taken place the coin toss for gates followed and this was won by Great Britain captain Daniel Pike who opted for gates 1 and 3 for heat 1
Heat 1 saw Pike and Nick Myhill gate ahead of Josh Ison and Peter Savage with the latter 2 riders switching places going along the back straight.Going into turn 3 on lap 2 Ison slid off but remounted.Pike and Myhill switched places on the run-in to the line,Myhill winning from Pike with Savage 3rd and the remounted Ison 4th.Heat 2 saw Brad Gentle make the gate and lead all the way from Ryan Jones with Ryan Hughes 3rd after taking advantage of Lennon Spear sliding off going into turn 3 on lap 3.Heat 3 saw an even break from the start but going into turn 1 Mitchell Spear shut Gamble down,thus enabling Chris Eaton to shoot round and go on to take the win ahead of Edson and M Spear as Gamble trailed in last.Heat 4 saw Savage make the gate ahead of Myhill with Dave Carmichael holding off Ben Schumacher for 3rd.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Myhill moved inside Savage and went on to win with Carmichael holding off Schumacher for 3rd.Heat 5 saw Pike blast out from gate 3 and lead all the way.Behind him Ison got round Bartram for 2nd and stayed there.Hartman then got ahead of Bartram and held him off until the 3rd bend on the final lap when the whistle went and Hartman was excluded for not speeding up having been warned to do so.Pike won the race ahead of Ison with Bartram awarded 3rd.Heat 6 needed 2 attempts to get it started.The first attempt got as far as turn 1 where Edson and Jones tangled and a restart was called.This saw Edson slip his pedals on the run to turn 1 and Jones moved M Spear over far enough for Hughes to go through.Edson then powered inside Jones and M Spear.Going into turn 3 on lap 1 Jones slid off after clipping Edson then M Spear did the same ajust after getting inside the fallen Jones.Both Jones and M Spear remounted with the latter finishing 3rd ahead of Jones.Meanwhile up front Hughes won from Edson.Heat 7 saw Eaton make the gate and lead initially with the fight for the other places going on behind him.Going into the pits bend Savage went rouind Ison and Gamble to move into 2nd.As the riders started lap 2 Ison and Gamble clashed with Gamble falling and the race was stopped.The restart,with all 4 riders,saw Eaton again make the gate and lead all the way.Exiting turn 2 Gamble and Ison left a gap big enough for Savage to go through for 2nd with Gamble holding off Ison for 3rd.Heat 8 saw Gentle emerge in front ahead of Pike,Myhill and L Spear.Going into the pits turn Pike moved Gentle over to creat a gap for Myhill to go on to win.Pike then slipped,allowing L Spear to go through and take 2nd.Gentle took 3rd ahead of Pike.Heat 9 saw M Spear gate round Jones and lead him all the way as Carmichael held off Schumacher for 3rd.
HALF TIME SCORE:Australia 39 Great Britain 50
Heat 10 saw Bartram outgate Edson and take the lead wtih Hartman holding off Hughes for 3rd.That's how it stayed until the 3rd bend on the last lap when Bartram moved across from the outside and Edson had to take evasive action by going across the inside edge.The race was stopped at that point and Edson was awarded the win ahead of Bartram,Hartman and Hughes.The 6-4 to Australia was their first advantage of the match.Heat 11 saw Gentle gate round Eaton to take the lead with Gamble holding off L Spear for 3rd.That's how it stayed until lap 3 when L Spear went inside Gamble exiting turn 2.Gamble fought back but going into turn 3 both riders fell after Gamble had cut across to the inside.The race was stopped and Gamble was excluded for excessive force on L Spear.The restart saw Eaton make the gate and lead all the way from Gentle and L Spear.The resultant 5-4 to Australia meant they had gained their second and final heat advantage of the match.Heat 12 saw Savage make the gate and lead all the way as behind him Jones moved Ison over going into turn 1 to create a gap which Hughes shot through for 2nd behind Savage with Jones holding off Ison for 3rd.Heat 13 saw M Spear outgate Myhill but the former crashed on the first turn after a nudge from Pike and a restart was called.This saw Myhill make the gate and lead all the way.Going into the pits bend on lap 1 M Spear moved Pike over to create a gap for Edson to shoot through for 2nd with Pike taking 3rd from M Spear after passing him going into the pits bend on lap 2.Heat 14 saw Gentle power round from gate 3 and lead all the way as Gamble and Bartram combined to keep Schumacher at the back.Heat 15 saw Eaton bolt from the gate but L Spear moved across to block Carmichael and the race was called back.The restart saw Eaton again bolt out of the start ahead of L Spear as Carmichael got caught up on the outside allowing Hartman through for 3rd.Eaton held on to win from L Spear with Carmichael 3rd after passing Hartman on thei inside going into the last lap.Heat 16 needed 2 attempts to get it startrd.The 1st attempt got as far as turn 1 when Ison was nudged over the inside edge by Myhill and the race was called back.At the 2nd attempt Myhill gated round Ison and went on to take the victory and complete an excellent 20 point maximum.M Spear took 2nd from Ison on the run-in to the line as Hughes trailed in last..This put GB 12 points to the good and meant that they just had to stay on their bikes in 1 of the remaining 2 races for victory.Heat 17 needed 4 attempts before it finally started.The first attempt saw Savage lean on Eaton coming off the start but Savage fell and Eaton went over the inside edge and the race was called back.The 2nd attempt got as far as turn 1 when the race was called back again as the referee wasn't happy with the progress of thre race going round turn 1.The 3rd attempt again got as far as turn 1,this time Jones went down after clashing with Gentle.At the 4th attempt Eaton blasted from the gate and led all the way to complete a magnificent 20 point maximum.Savage took 2nd with Jones holding off Gentle for 3rd.The resultant 6-4 was enough to ensure the young Brits couldn't be caught.Heat 18 needed 2 attempts to get it started.Firstly there was a false start due to excessive noise.Then when the race did start Pike gated round the other 3 riders as Gamble slotted into 2nd.Going into lap 2 Pike allowed Gamble through but drifted out wide going into turn 1 allowing Edson and L Spear through.Pike repassed L Spear on the outside but fell exiting turn 2 allowing the Aussie back through for 3rd.Meanwhile Gamble held on to win from Edson and L Spear with Pike at the back.
So the young Brits got off to a winning start with Myhill and Eaton superb and good support from the other 6 riders.Australia were without Joe Clarke and his presence would have meant Australia would have been a bit stronger.There was an injury concern for Great Britain though as Ryan Jones was seen riding round on the victory parade one handed as he appeared to have injured his right arm.

FINAL SCORE:Australia 82 Great Britain 96

Australia
Ryan Edson 16,Peter Savage 15,Brad Gentle 14+1,Mitchell Spear 12+2,Lennon Spear 11+2,Josh Ison 8+1,Ben Schumacher 3,David Hartman 3
Great Britain
Chris Eaton 20,Nick Myhill 20,Daniel Pike 11+1,Ryan Jones 11+1,Ryan Hughes 11+1,Simon Gamble 10,Ryan Bartram 7+1,Dave Carmichael 6+1

Referee:Trevor Dutton

Sunday 27 February:Australia v Great Britain Senior Test 1 at Findon
This year would see the seventh staging of this series,all previous series having been staged in Australia.Great Britain had won the series in 1981,1985 and 1988 by 7 matches to nil on each occasion and were heading for another whitewash in 1993 having won the first 4 matches in a 5 match series.But history was made in the final match of that series as Australia finally managed to win that match and defeat the Brits at the 26th attempt,although the Aussies still lost that series 4 matches to 1.In 1997 Australia finally managed to capture their first series victory,winning by 3 matches to 1 with 1 drawn match then in 2001 they retained the series,winning by 3 matches to 2 on this occasion.
So the stage was set for the 2005 renewal of this series and 2 of the Australian riders,Mitchell Spear and Peter Savage,would be doubling up in this match,having already ridden in the earlier Junior match.The coin toss for gates was won by Australian captain Matt Gentle who elected to put Australia on gates 1 and 3 in heat 1
Heat 1 saw the Brits make a reserve change as Mike Morgans came in for Pete Young.The race needed 4 attempts before it got underway.The first attempt got as far as turn 1 when Gentle fell after Morgans cut across him and a restart was called for with all 4 riders.This saw Hemsley power round from gate 4 with Jack Spear slotting into 2nd and Morgans holding off Gentle for 3rd.The race was then stopped and Morgans was excluded for use of leg on Gentle on the pits turn on lap 2.The 3rd attempt got as far as turn 1 when Gentle impeded Hemsley and the race was called back once again.At the 4th attempt Spear made the gate and led all the way with Hemsley passing Gentle on the inside exiting turn 2.Heat 2 saw Adam Peck make full use of Gate 1,shooting out and leading all the way with Jason Jesson and Daniel Pudney combining to keep Terry Norman at the back for a shared heat.That was to be the only defeat for Pudney in the match.Heat 3 saw GB captain Lee Aris make the gate but Lowey powered round to take the lead going into the 3rd bend.The Poole rider held on to win as Aris held off Tony Herd and Mitchell Spear for a GB 7-3 to put them 1 point up.Heat 4 needed 3 attempts before it finally got underway.The first attempt got as far as turn 1 when Gentle went down after a clash of bikes and a re-run was called for with all 4 riders.The 2nd attempt also got as far as turn 1 when Pete Young,having his first ride of the match,was forced over the inside edge and the race was called back and re-run with all 4.At the 3rd attempt Young stormed from the gate and led all the way with Morgans holding off Neil Toye for 2nd.Gentle failed to finish the race as his crank arm had snapped off just as the tapes went up on the 3rd attempt.Heat 5 saw J Spear and Hemsley gate together but Hemsley stormed round the tall Aussie going along the back straight and held on for the win as Garry Pearce held off Peter Savage for 3rd.Heat 6 saw Norman storm out from gate 1 to lead all the way.Going into turn 1 M Spear moved Peck over far enough for Herd to go through and take 2nd behind Norman as M Spear held off Peck for 3rd.Heat 7 saw Lowey make the gate but Aris got round him going into the 3rd bend and held on to win with Lowey 2nd ahead of Gentle(on a borrowed bike) and J Spear.Heat 8 saw Pudney storm from gate 2 and lead all the way from Young with Hemsley holding off Jesson for 3rd.Heat 9 saw Morgans storm from gate 2 and lead all the way from Herd with Toye holding off Norman for 3rd.
HALF TIME SCORE:Australia 38 Great Britain 50
Heat 10 saw M Spear make the gate from gate 2 and lead all the way from Pearce as Peck held off Savage for 3rd.Heat 11 saw Pudney make the gate from gate 1 and lead all the way with Lowey powering round to take 2nd and Aris holding off Jesson for 3rd.heat 12 saw Peck make the gate from gate 1 and lead all the way from Gentle with Norman holding off J Spear for 3rd.heat 13 saw Hemsley get a good start and lead all the way from M Spear with Herd passing Young for 3rd as the riders started lap 2.Heat 14 saw Pearce amke use of gate 1 and lead all the way with Aris taking 2nd after taking advantage of Jesson drifting wide exiting turn 2.Toye took 3rd after passing Jesson going into the pits bend.Heat 15 saw Pudney make the gate with Morgans slotting into 2nd ahead of Savage and Lowey.Going into lap 2 Morgans gave Savage a nudge which saw both riders cross theinside edge.The race was stopped and all 4 riders were called back.The restart saw Pudney make the gate and lead all the way as Lowey and Morgans combined to keep Savage at the back.This put Great Britain 18 points to the good and they just needed 4 points from the last 3 races to ensure victory.Heat 16 saw Young make use of his 2nd gate 1 to lead all the way from J Spear with Peck holding off Herd for 3rd for a 6-4 to GB which meant that they couldn't be caught.Heat 17 saw a reserve change for Australia as Savage replaced Jesson.After an even break from the start Norman emerged in front ahead of Savage and Gentle with Lowey at the back.Going into the pits bend Savage fell after clipping Norman who was passed on the inside by Gentle who went on to win the race ahead of Norman and Lowey with Savage remounting for 4th.The final heat saw Pudney emerge in front ahear of Hemsley and M Spear with Aris at the back after tangling with the former.Going into the pit bend M Spear challenged Hemsley on the inside and the 2 riders were leaning on each other until turn 1 on lap 2 when Hemsley stuck his leg across M Spear's rear wheel and caused him to fall.The race was stopped and Hemsley would have to watch the race from the pits having been excluded.The restart got as far as turn 1 when Aris and M Spear tangled and another restart was called.At the 3rd attempt Pudney made the gate and led all the way with Aris hoilding off M Spear who clipped Aris' wheel exiting turn 2 on lap 3 and fell.Aris took 2nd as M Spear remounted for 3rd.
For the Brits every rider won at least one race and there was solid scoring throughout whilst for Australia Pudney was superb,dropping only 1 point,whilst 14 year old Mitchell Spear showed potential and there was some spirited resistance from Mitchell's brother Jack as well as Herd and Gentle.

FINAL SCORE:Australia 80 Great Britain 97

Australia
Daniel Pudney 18+1,Mitchell Spear 12+1,Jack Spear 12,Tony Herd 11+1,Matt Gentle 11,Neil Toye 6+1,Jason Jesson 6,Peter Savage 4
Great Britain
Lee Aris 15+3,Aaron Lowey 15+2,Adam Peck 13+1,Dave Hemsley 13+1,Pete Young 12,Terry Norman 11,Mike Morgans 9+2,Garry Pearce 9

Referee:Bob Osborne

Monday 28 February:Great Britain v Australia Junior Test No 2 at Salisbury
Both teams made changes for this match.For Australia Ben Schumacher and David Hartman made way for Daniel Thompson and Troy Cowell.For Great Britain Ryan Jones,who had an arm injury,and Ryan Hughes,who was in Melbourne,were replaced by Keiron Jones(younger brother of Ryan) and Nicky Evans.Great Britain would be the "Home" team for this match.
Heat 1 saw Daniel Pike power round from gate 4 and lead all the way from initially Mitchell Spear,Nick Myhill and Josh Ison.Going into lap 2 M Spear slowed Myhill enough for Ison to power round and take 2nd behind Pike with M Spear 3rd ahead of Myhill.heat 2 saw Nicky Evans make the gate but Ryan Bartram and Peter Savage tabgled going into turn 1 and the race was called back.After an even break from the start L Spear powered round Evans going along the back straight and went on to take the win as behind him and Evans Bartram passed Savage for 3rd going into the first turn on lap 2 but Savage repassed Bartram on the inside going into the pits bend on lap 3.Heat 3 saw Brad Gentle make the gate and lead from Simon Gamble with Chris Eaton holding off Ryan Edson for 3rd.Going into turn 2 on lap 2 Gamble moved inside Gentle to take the lead and go on to win from Gentle with Eaton holding off Edson for 3rd.Heat 4 needed 3 attempts before it finally started.The 1st attempt got as far as turn 1 where M Spear and David Carmichael went over the inside edge and the race was stopped with all 4 put back in.The 2nd attempt saw Carmichael emerge from turn 2 in front as Daniel Thompson took advantage of M Spear moving Pike over to move into 2nd.Pike then powered inside the 2 Australians but going into the pits bend he fell but he was assisted by a Thompson leg.The race was stopped and Thompson was excludsed.At the 3rd attempt Pike gated round M Spear and lead all the way with Carmichael 3rd.Heat 5 saw Myhill power round from gate 4 and lead all the way from Troy Cowell with Ison 3rd after powering round the outside of Kieran Jones going into lap 3.Heat 6 saw Eaton and Savage gate together but the former emerged in front exiting turn 2 and held on for the win ahead of Savage with L Spear passing Gamble for 3rd on the inside going into the pits bend on lap 1.Heat 7 saw Pike and Myhill outgate the 2 Australians Gentle and Edson and lead them all the way to put Great Britain into a 7 point lead.Heat 8 saw a reserve change for GB as Jones replaced Bartram.The race needed 3 attempts before it finally started.At the first attempt Evans made the gate but the race was stopped after M Spear and Jones had clashed and fell on the first turn.The 2nd attempt saw Evans again make the gate ahead of M Spear with Jones and Ison neck and neck going along the back straight.Going into the pits bend Jones went for an inside pass on Ison but as he did so the whistle went and Jones was harshly excluded for apparently crossing the inside line.At the 3rd attempt Evans made the gate and led all the way from Ison and M Spear.Heat 9 needed 2 attempts to get it started.Firstly Savage and Gamble gated together but Carmichael and Thompson tangled and fell,necessitating a restart.This saw Savage lead from Gamble,Thompson and Carmichael.Going into lap 3 Thompson moved inside Gamble and Carmichael shot through the gap created to take 2nd behind Savage.Gamble and Thompson then fought it out for 3rd with Thompson powering round the outside going along the back straight but the 2 riders tangled going into the pits bend and fell with Thompson recovering the quickest to take 3rd from Gamble.
HALF TIME SCORE:Great Britain 46 Australia 42.
Heat 10 saw Eaton make the gate and lead from L Spear with Jones holding off Cowell for 3rd.That was how it stayed until Cowell went round the outside of Jones going into the last lap.Up front Eaton held on to win from L Spear with Cowell 3rd from Jones.Apparently Eaton and L Spear exchanged words on the track after the race had finished and this spilled over into a commotion in the pits.This distracted the Great Britain side and as a result Evans and Bartram were excluded from heat 11 for not making the rest line within the required 1 minute.Edson and Gentle therefore rode 1 lap only for a 7-0 to put Australia 3 points up at 54-51.Heat 12 saw Great Britain strike back with the Pike-Myhill pairing taking a maximum 7-3 over Savage and L Spear to put GB 1 point ahead.Heat 13 saw an even break from the start but exiting turn 2 Gamble emerged in front ahead of M Spear,Eaton and Ison.That is how the race finished as the 6-4 to GB put them 3 points ahead.Heat 14 needed 4 attempts before it got started.At the first attempt Bartram and Gentle made the gate ahead of Carmichael and Cowell.It stayed like that until the pits bend when the whistle went to stop the race but the riders didn't realise that the whistle had gone and continued racing.It was a full lap before a 2nd whistle brought the riders to a halt.The 2nd attempt saw Bartram and Gentle gate together again but their momentum carried them out towards the fence and the race was stopped once again.The 3rd attempt got as far as turn 1 where Bartram went over the inside edge and the race was called to a halt for the 3rd time.At the 4th attempt Bartram gated and led all the way from Gentle with Cowell 3rd after passing Carmichael going into the pits bend on the first lap.Heat 15 needed 3 attempts before it started.The 1st attempt saw Evans make the gate and lead from Edson,Thompson and Jones.That was how it stayed until the pits bend on lap 3 when Jones fell after clipping Thompson.The race was stopped and Thompson was excluded for not speeding up having been warned to do so.The 2nd attempt saw Evans get tangled up with Edson coming out of the start and another restart was called.At the 3rd attempt Evans led from Edson and Jones but going into turn 1 on lap 3 Edson nudged Evand who skidded and dropped back to 3rd as Edson took the win ahead of Jones.Heat 16 also needed 3 attempts to get it started.The 1st 2 attempts saw Myhill and M Spear gate togethet but each time Myhill was nudged over the inside edge and a restart was called each time.At the 3rd attempt myhill made the gate and led all the way as the Spear cousins combined to keep Gamble at the back.Heat 17 needed 2 attempts to get it started.At the first attempt Savage made the gate and led from Pike,Bartram and Edson.Exiting the pits bend Savage forced Pike over the outside edge and the whistle went to stop the race.The restart,without the excluded Savage,saw Pike gate round from gate 4 and lead all the way to complete a splendid maximum with Bartram

holding off Edson for 2nd until Edson powered inside Bartram going into the pits bend and he stayed there for 2nd.The 6-3 to GB put them 7 points ahead and it meant that Evans or Eaton just needed to finish heat 18 to clinch victory to GB.The race needed 3
attempts to get it started.The 1st attempt saw both Brits make the gate but the race was stopped after a tangle on the 1st bend.The 2nd attempt got as far as turn 1 where Eaton was nudged over the inside edge by Gentle.At the 3rd attempt Evans made the gate and led all the way with Eaton holding off Ison and Gentle trailing in last.

FINAL SCORE:Great Britain 92 Australia 81.

Great Britain
Daniel Pike 20,Nick Myhill 15+2,Chris Eaton 15+1,Nicky Evans 13+1,Simon Gamble 11,Ryan Bartram 7,Dave Carmichael 6,Keiron Jones 5
Australia
Mitchell Spear 13+2,Lennon Spear 13+1,Ryan Edson 13,Brad Gentle 12+1,Peter Savage 11,Josh Ison 10+2,Troy Cowell 7+2,Daniel Thompson 2

Referee:Martin Gamble

Monday 28 February:International 5's Heat 2 at Salisbury
This was the 2nd of 4 "World Cup Warm Up" matches and this one would see England II,Poland,both Wales teams and Scotland taking part.
Heat 1 saw Terry Norman make the gate from grid 1 and lead all the way from Paul White with Allan Busby taking 3rd after passing Richard Hunt on the inside going into turn 1 on lap 3.Heat 2 saw Jacek Wojciechowski make the gate and lead all the way from Garry Pearce with Ryan Jones 3rd after passing Mark Winwood on the inside exiting turn 2.Heat 3 saw the 1st reserve change of the match as Scotland replaced John Murphy with Pete Young.Adam Peck gated round Tomasz Walkowiak and lead all the way with Colin Simmons taking 3rd after gating round Young.Heat 4 saw Mike Morgans blast out from gate 4 and lead all the way from Nicky Evans with Elliott Jones holding off Tomasz Szwajorek for 3rd.Heat 5 saw Dave Carmichael make the gate and lead from Pawel Kozlowski,Craig Newsome and Chris Davies.Exiting turn 2 on lap 2 Kozlowski got round Carmichael to take the lead and go on to win with Davies taking 3rd from Newsome after the Scot got his front wheel caught up on Carmichael's bike.
AFTER 5 HEATS:England II 15,Poland 12,both Wales teams 9 each,Scotland 5
Heat 6 saw an even break from the start but exiting turn 2 White emerged in front and led all the way from R Jones with Szwajorek 3rd after passing J Murphy exiting the pits bend on lap 1.Heat 7 saw Poland make a reserve change as Kozlowski was replaced by Marcin Paradzinski who led from the gate ahead of Norman,E Jones and Winwood.Going into turn 3 E Jones fell after getting a nudge from Winwood and the race was stopped with E Jones excluded as the cause of the stoppage.The restart saw Paradzinski make the start and lead from Norman and Winwood.Going into lap 2 Norman powered round the outside of Paradzinski and went on to win from the Pole as Winwood trailed in 3rd.Heat 8 saw England II make a reserve change as Pearce was replaced by Hemsley who bolted out from gate 3 and led all the way from Simmons with Newsome 3rd after going round Evans exiting the pits bend on lap 1.Heat 9 saw Wales II make a reserve change with Kieron Jones coming in for Davies.The race needed 3 attempts to get it started.Firstly there was a false start due to excessive noise.The 2nd attempt saw Wojciechowski make the gate pursued by Peck,Hunt and K Jones.On the pits bend Peck made an outside challenge on the Pole but fell,with "assistance" from the Pole who was excluded.At the 3rd attempt Peck bolted out from gate 4 and led all the way with K Jones taking advantage of a slip by Hunt to power round for 2nd exiting turn 2.Heat 10 saw Morgans make use of gate 1 and lead all the way.Walkowiak held 2nd from Busby and Carmichael until going into the last lap when Busby and then Carmichael both got inside the Pole to take 2nd and 3rd respectively.
AFTER 10 HEATS:Engalnd II 31,Wales I 20,Wales II 19,Poland 18,Scotland 10
Heat 11 saw Poland make a reserve change as Szwajorek was replaced by Paradzinski who made the gate ahead of Norman but going into lap 2 Norman blasted round the outside of the Pole and Held on to win.Meanwhile in the battle of the Welsh riders Simmons took 3rd ahead of an ever-pressing Davies.heat 12 saw Kozlowski get a good gate and lead all the way with Pearce getting round Busby for 2nd going into the pits bend.Busby held 3rd from J Murphy until the 1st turn on lap 4 when the latter powered up the inside of Busby.Heat 13 saw Peck make full use of his grid 1 to lead all the way with E Jones rounding R Jones for 2nd going along the back straight.The latter took 3rd ahead of Carmichael.Heat 14 saw Hemsley called into action again for England II,this time instead of Morgans.Hemsley gated round Newsome and led him all the way.White took 3rd after passing Wojciechowski on the inside going into turn 1 on lap 2.Heat 15 saw Paradzinski called into action again,this time replacing Walkowiak.After an even break from the start Winwood emerged in front exiting turn 2 ahead of Hunt,Paradzinski and Evans.Going into lap 3 Paradzinski tried an outside move on Hunt but they left a gap big enough for Evans to nip through for 2nd exiting turn 2 but going along the back straight Hunt and Paradzinski got caught up on the outside kerb with the Pole falling.Referee Mick Harley blew his whistle to stop the race and decided that that was a racing incident so all 4 riders would restart.The restart saw Winwood make the gate and nudge Paradzinski over far enough for Evans and Hunt to nip through for 1st and 2nd places.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Paradzinski passed Winwood on the inside but going into the pits bend on lap 3 Winwood nudged the young Pole and both riders fell.Winwood remounted to take 3rd behind race winner Evans and 2nd placed Hunt as Paradzinski failed to finish.
AFTER 15 HEATS:England II 46,both Wales teams 27 each,Poland 26,Scotland 21
Wales II made a reserve change in heat 16 as K Jones replaced Busby.Wojciechowski and E Jones gated together and were neck and neck for the first lap but going into lap 2 the Pole powered round the scot and went on to take the win.Meanwhile the battle of the Welsh riders saw K Jones get round Simmons at the same time as Wojciechowski passed E Jones.Heat 17 saw Newsome gate round Walkowiak and lead all the way.Norman got round the Pole exiting turn 2 and R Jones then did likewise exiting the pits bend.Exiting turn 2 on lap 3 Norman slipped,allowing R Jones through for 2nd as Norman held off Walkowiak(who
clipped Norman on the pits bend on lap 3) for 3rd.Heat 18 saw 2 reserve changes,Dave Murphy replacing Carmichael for Wales I and Young replacing Hunt for Scotland.Pearce made the gate ahead of Szwajorek but behind then D Murphy and Young tangled exiting turn 2 and the race was called back.The restart saw Pearce outgate Szwajorek and lead him all the was with Young holding off D Murphy for 3rd.Heat 19 saw a reserve change for England II as Peck was replaced by Hemsley who rocketed out from gate 3 and led all the way from Kozlowski,White and Evans.Heat 20 saw Morgans blast out from gate 3 and lead all the way from Davies with Winwood holding off J Murphy for 3rd until the back straight on lap 3 when the veteran Scot powered up the inside of Winwood.
AFTER 20 HEATS:Engalnd II 60,Poland 37,Wales II 36,Wales I and Scotland 32 each
Heat 21 saw England II replace Norman with Hemsley who expolded from the gate and led all the way from Busby with Hunt holding off White(who slid off going into the pits bend on the last lap) to take 3rd.Heat 22 saw 2 reserve changes,D Murphy for Winwood for Wales I and Paradzinski for Wojciechowski for Poland.It was Paradzinski who made the gate and led from Pearce,R Jones and D Murphy.Going into lap 3 Pearce powered Paradzinski on the inside to take the lead then exiting turn 2 R Jones took advantage of a gap left by the Pole to take 2nd.Pearce won the race ahead of R Jones,Paradzinski and D Murphy.Heat 23 saw Scotland replace J Murphy with Young.Peck made the gate but going into turn 1 Young and Walkowiak clashed and fell with the race being stopped and all 4 riders put back in.The 2nd attempt saw Peck make the gate and lead all the way from Walkowiak and Simmons with Young having tangled with the Pole again going into turn 1 and failing to finish.Heat 24 saw Morgans power round from gate 4 and take the lead ahead of Szwajorek,E Jones and Evans.Going into lap 2 E Jones took a heavy fall after his chain appeared to come off.The race was stopped and E Jones was excluded as being the cause of the stoppage.The restart saw Morgans power out from grid 4 and lead all the way with Evans holding off Szwajorek until the pits bend on lap 2 when the Pole powered inside Evans.Heat 25 saw a reserve change as Wales I replaced Carmichael with D Murphy who made the gate and led from Newsome,Davies and Kozlowski.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Kozlowski moved inside Davies for 3rd then going into the pits bend on lap 3 the Pole moved inside Newsome who slipped.Just as Newsome was getting himself back in control of his bike Davies collided with him and the Scot fell awkwardly with the race being stopped and awarded as the front 2 of D Murphy and Kozlowski had already crossed the start/finish line to start the last lap.The result was D Murphy was given the win ahead of Kozlowski and Davies with Newsome excluded as the cause of the stoppage.

FINAL SCORES
England II 76 Poland 48 Wales II 46 Wales I 40 Scotland 34

England II
Adam Peck 16,Mike Morgans 16,Dave Hemsley 16,Terry Norman 14,Garry Pearce 14
Poland
Pawel Kozlowski 14,Jacek Wojciechowski 9,Tomasz Szwajorek 9,Tomasz Walkowiak 8,Marcin Paradzinski 8
Wales II
Ryan Jones 13,Nicky Evans 11,Allan Busby 9,Chris Davies 8,Keiran Jones 5
Wales I
Paul White 12,Colin Simmons 10,Mark Winwood 6,Dave Carmichael 6,Dave Murphy 6
Scotland
Craig Newsome 10,Richard Hunt 8,Elliott Jones 8,John Murphy 5,Pete Young 3

Referee:Mick Harley

Tuesday 1 March:International 5's Heat 3 at Findon
The 3rd "World Cup Warm-up" match would see Enlland I replace England II from the previous night's match at Salisbury.It started with Marcin Szwajorek winning from gate 4 ahead of Richard Hunt,Chris Davies and Mark Winwood in a race where the points scored corresponded to the gate position of the riders.Heat 2 saw Richard Williamson make use of his first gate 1 to take the win ahead of Craig Newsome,Dave Carmichael and Ryan Jones.Tomasz Wlodarczyk then made it 2 winners from gate 1 by taking heat 3 from Chris Jewkes,Dave Murphy and Nicky Evans.Heat 4 saw England I make a reserve change as Aaron Lowey came in for Steve Harris.The race saw the 3rd successive winner from gate 1 as Elliott Jones took the win ahead of Lukasz Nowacki,Lowey and Colin Simmons.Heat 5 was won by Karol Szymanski ahead of Lee Aris,Allan Busby and John Murphy.
AFTER 5 HEATS:Poland 15,Engalnd I 12,Scotland 11,both Wales teams 6 each.
The 2nd round of races opened with heat 6 and it saw Harris have his first race of the match and he won it with Wlodarczyk 2nd ahead of Davies and Newsome.Heat 7 saw 2 changes,Pawel Cegielski replacing Nowacki for Poland and Lowey replacing Aris for England I.It was Lowey who took the win,making full use of his first gate 1 and finishing in front of R Jones,Cegielski and Winwood.Another reserve change in heat 8,this time Paul White replaced Carmichael for Wales I.Szymanski was the winner for Poland,ahead of E Jones,White and Evans.Heat 9 saw Pete Young replace J Murphy for Scotland.Szwajorek make use of gate 1 and took the win ahead of Williamson,D Murphy and Young.Heat 10 saw Simmons become the 2nd straight winner from gate 1,taking the race ahead of Busby,Jewkes and Hunt in a race that went with gate positions.
AFTER 10 HEATS:Poland 28,England 25,Scotland 17,both Wales teams 15 each
The 3rd round of races opened with heat 11 and it saw Harris make use of his gate 1,taking the win as J Murphy finished a brilliant 2nd ahead of Winwood and Evans.Heat 12 saw Poland make a reserve change as Cegielski replaced Wlodarczyk.It was Aris who took the win ahead of Hunt,Cegielski and Carmichael.Heat 13 saw Nowacki win from gate 4 as D Murphy took 2nd ahead of Busby and Newsome.Heat 14 saw 2 changes.For England I Lowey replaced Williamson and Cegielski replaced Szymanski for Poland.It was Cegielski who made use of his grid 1,taking the win ahead of Lowey,Davies and Simmons. A restarted heat 15 saw Szwajorek take the win ahead of E Jones and R Jones after Jewkes was excluded when he fell and brought E Jones down.
AFTER 15 HEATS:Poland 42,England I 36,Scotland 27,both Wales teams 22 each.

Heat 16 opened the 4th set of races and it saw Nowacki take advantage of his grid 1 to win from Evans,Williamson and Hunt.There were changes galore in heat 17.For Wales I,White came in for Winwood.For Scotland,Young replaced Newsome and England I replaced Jewkes with Lowey.It was Lowey who made use of his 2nd gate 1,taking the win ahead of Szymanski who suffered his only defeat in the match in what would be his last race.Meanwhile White took 3rd from Young.Heat 18 saw Poland make a reserve change as Cegielski came in for Szwajorek.It was Harris who won the race from Szwajorek with Carmichael 3rd ahead of Busby.Following an exclusion to Aris,D Murphy took heat 19 ahead of E Jones and Davies.Heat 20 saw Wlodarczyk take his 3rd win of the match ahead of Simmons,J Murphy(his last ride of the match) and R Jones.
AFTER 20 HEATS:Poland 56,England I 46,Scotland 34,Wales I 33,Wales II 29
The final set of races began with heat 21 and Szwajorek made it 4 wins from 4 starts,taking the race ahead of Winwood,Davies and Hunt.Heat 22 saw Williamson take advantage of his 2nd gate 1,taking the win ahead of Carmichael,R Jones and Newsome.Heat 23 saw changes galore once again.For Wales I,White replaced D Murphy.For Wales II,K Jones repalced Evans and for England I Lowey replaced Jewkes.Wlodarczyk made use of his gate 1,taking the win(his 3rd of the match) ahead of
White,K Jones and Lowey.Heat 24 saw Nowacki take his 3rd win of the match ahead of Harris(his only defeat),Simmons and E Jones.2 changes in heat 25.Poland replaced Szymanski with Cegielski and for Scotland Young replaced John Murphy.Aris took the win ahead of Cegielski,Young and Busby

FINAL SCORES:
Poland 71 England I 58 Wales I 44 Scotland 39 Wales II 36

Poland
Marcin Szwajorek 16,Tomasz Wlodarczyk 15,Lukasz Nowacki 15,Pawel Cegielski 14,Karol Szymanski 11
England I
Steve Harris 15,Aaron Lowey 14,Richard Williamson 13,Lee Aris 11,Chris Jewkes 5
Wales I
Dave Murphy 11,Colin Simmons 11,Dave Carmichael 8,Mark Winwood 7,Paul White 7
Scotland
Elliott Jones 14,Richard Hunt 9,Craig Newsome 6,John Murphy 6,Pete Young 4
Wales II
Chris Davies 10,Ryan Jones 9,Allan Busby 9,Nicky Evans 6,Keiron Jones 2

Referee:Mick Harley

Wednesday 2 March:Australia v Great Britain Junior Test No 3 at Le Fevre
The task for Great Britain in this match was simple:win it and the series was theirs.From the previous match at Salisbury Australia would be unchanged for this match whereas Great Britain made 2 changes.Keiron Jones made way for brother Ryan(who had recovered from his arm injury) and Chris Davies came in for Simon Gamble.The coin toss for gate positions was won by Australian captain Josh Ison who opted to put Austraila on gates 1 and 3 in heat 1.
Heat 1 didn't get off the start line at first as Mitchell Spear twitched at the tapes and was sent back to the pits by referee Bob Osborne.When the riders did get off the start line Daniel Pike gated round Josh Ison and led all the way with Nick Myhill passing Ison for 2nd exiting turn 2 for a 7-2 to GB.Heat 2 saw an even break from the start but exiting turn 2 Ryan Jones emerged in front.Nicky Evans then got round going itno the pits bend and at the same time Peter Savage mounted a challenge on Jones but fell.Evans and Jones went on to record GB's second 1-2 finish in as many races as they finished ahead of Lennon Spear and the remounted Savage.Heat 3 needed 3 attempts to get it started.The 1st attempt got as far as turn 1 before being called back as the referee wasn't happy with the way the race was progressing.The 2nd attempt didn't even get off the start line as Chris Eaton twitched whilst under orders and was sent back to the pits.At the 3rd attempt Dave Carmichael and Brad Gentle gated together but going into turn 1 Gentle held up Carmichael enough to enable Ryan Edson to go through and win.Behind Edson,Gentle and Carmichael had a good battle with Carmichael getting into 2nd at the start of lap 2 but then falling on the pits bend which enabled Gentle to take 2nd as Carmichael remounted for 3rd.Heat 4 saw Myhill make the gate but the race was called back due to the referee not being happy with the progress of the race going round turn 1.The restart saw Myhill and M Spear gate together but the latter fell exiting turn 2.This left Myhill in front of Chris Davies and Daniel Thompson but going into turn 1 on lap 2 Thompson went inside Davies for 2nd behind Myhill with Davies holding on to 3rd ahead of the remounted M Spear.Heat 5 saw Pike and Ryan Bartram make the gate ahead of Troy Cowell and Ison.Going into the pits bend Bartram went round Pike and went on to win as Pike held off Cowell for 3rd with Ison 4th after falling going into turn 1 on lap 3.Heat 6 saw Evans make the gate and lead from Gentle.Going into the pits bend Gentle drifted wide and Jones and Edson were through for 2nd and 3rd.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Jones went down after clashing with Ison and the race was stopped.Referee Osborne decided that that was a racing incident so he put all 4 back in.The restart saw Evans again make the gate and lead all the way.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Jones,Edson and Gentle went in together with Edson emerging out of turn 2 ahead of Jones and Gentle.Going into pits bend on lap 3 Edson slowed Jones sufficiently to enable Gentle to go up the inside for 2nd behind Evans with Edson holding off Jones for 3rd.Heat 7 saw M Spear make the gate but he impeded Eaton on the run to turn 1 so the race was called back.The restart saw Eaton make amends for his tapes exclusion in heat 3 by making the gate and leading all the way with M Spear emerging from turn 2 in 2nd with Carmichael taking 3rd after going inside Ison.Heat 8 saw GB's big 2 Pike and Myhill make the gate and lead all the way from Savage and L Spear.Heat 9 saw Gentle make the gate and hold up Jones and Davies enough to enable Thompson to go up the inside and on for victory.Jones and Davies took 2nd and 3rd after Gentle slipped his pedals exiting turn 2.
HALF TIME SCORE:Australia 36 Great Britain 52.
The second half opened with Evans making the gate and leading all the way.Cowell initially held 2nd ahead of Bartram and Edson but going into turn 2 on lap 2 Edson moved inside Bartram for 3rd.1 lap later Cowell tried an inside move on Evans but fell,allowing

Edson and Bartram through for 2nd and 3rd as Cowell failed to finish with what appeared to this scribe to be a bent front wheel.Heat 11 saw Savage make the gate ahead of Eaton,L Spear and Carmichael.That's how it stayed until the riders exited turn 2 on the last lap when Eaton clipped Savage's wheel and fell,allowing L Spear through for 2nd behind Savage as Carmichael took 3rd and Eaton remounted for 4th.Heat 12 saw Australia make a reserve change as Cowell replaced Ison.Evans made the gate and led from M Spear,Cowell and Jones.Exiting the pits bend M Spear was moved over by Evans and this allowed Cowell to go through for 2nd as M Spear dropped back to 3rd to challenge Jones.Going along the back straight Jones appeared to kick out at M Spear but going into the pits bend the latter's foot got caught in Jones's bike and both riders fell.The race was stopped and Jones was excluded as being the cause of the stoppage.The restart saw Evans again make the gate and lead from Cowell and M Spear but exiting the pits bend on lap 2 Evans slid off and the 2 Aussies changed places,M Spear taking the win from Cowell as Evans remounted for 3rd.Heat 13 didn't get off the start line at first as Gentle moved while under orders and was excluded.Pike and Myhill outgated Edson for a 7-2.Heat 14 saw Bartram make use of gate 1 and lead all the way from Thompson and L Spear with Carmichael trailing in last.Heat 15 saw Cowell lead from Eaton,Savage and Davies.That's how it stayed until turn 1 on lap 2 when Eaton and Savage clashed,the former falling.Cowell and Savage went on to finish 1st and 2nd ahead of Davies and the remounted Eaton.This result meant that GB were now 11 points up and to be sure of victory on the night and to wrap up the series they just needed to avoid getting 7-3's against them in the last 3 races.Heat 16 saw both teams make reserve changes.For Australia Thompson replaced Gentle and for the Brits Bartram replaced Evans.Myhill made the gate and led all the way to complete his 2nd unbeaten performance in 3 matches.Behind him Bartram forced his way into 2nd ahead of Thompson and Ison.The 7-3 to GB meant that the match on the night and the series were theirs.Heat 17 saw Eaton make the gate ahead of the Spear cousins and Jones.That's how it stayed until the back straight on lap 3 when the whistle went after L Spear had gone over the outside edge and was excluded.Eaton was awarded the race ahead of M Spear and Jones.Heat 18 needed 2 attempts to get it started.Firstly Savage was nudges by Pike as the riders left the tapes,Savage falling as a result and the race was called back.The 2nd attempt saw Pike make the gate and lead all the way from Savage to complete his 2nd successive unbeaten performance with Edson taking 3rd after going inside Carmichael going into the pits bend on lap 2.
So the job was done and Great Britain recaptured the Junior Ashes having last won them in 1997 in the first series held in Australia.Pike and Myhill both recorded maximums and the performances of Carmichael,Davies and especially Evans were the deciding factors in this match.

FINAL SCORE:Australia 78 Great Britain 96.

Australia
Ryan Edson 13+2,Peter Savage 13+1,Daniel Thompson 12,Mitchell Spear 11,Troy Cowell 9+1,Lennon Spear 8+2,Brad Gentle 7+1,Josh Ison 5
Great Britain
Daniel Pike 19+1,Nick Myhill 17+3,Nicky Evans 14,Ryan Bartram 13+1,Chris Eaton 10,Ryan Jones
9+1,Dave Carmichael 8,Chris Davies 6+1

Referee:Bob Osborne

Wednesday 2 March:Great Britain v Australia Senior Test No 2 at Le Fevre
Both teams made one change for this match with Garry Pearce making way for Richard Williamson for Great Britain and Brad Hoppo coming in for Peter Savage for the Aussies.The stage was set for what would turn out to be the most remarkable match of all the previous Australia-Great Britain meetings.The coin toss for gates was won by Australian captain Matt Gentle who put Australia on gates 1 and 3 for heat 1.
Heat 1 needed 3 attempts before it finally started.The 1st attempt didnt get off the start line as Adam Peck twitched whilst under orders and was excluded.the 2nd attempt got as far as turn 1 but was called back following a clash of bikes going into turn 1.The 3rd attempt saw an even break from the start but Jack Spear emerged in front going along the back straight and went on to win with Dave Hemsley going inside Gentle for 2nd going into the pits bend.Heat 2 also needed 3 attempts to get it started.The 1st attempt was declared a false start due to excessive noise.The 2nd attempt saw Aaron Lowey and Daniel Pudney gate together but exiting turn 2 they left a gap big enough for Lee Aris and Brad Hoppo to go up the inside.Going into the 3rd turn Aris went down after a challenge by Hoppo.The whistle went to stop the race and Aris was harshly excluded as being the cause of the stoppage.The restart saw Pudney outgate Lowey to take the lead and Hoppo went round Lowey going into the pits bend then went round Pudney and on to take the win as Pudney held off Lowey for 2nd for a 7-2 to Australia to put them 8 points up.Heat 3 saw Mitchell Spear and Terry Norman make the gate together ahead of Tony Herd and Mike Morgans.That's how it stayed until the run-in to the finish when Norman powered up the inside of M Spear exiting the pits bend and pipped him on the line.Heat 4 saw Hemsley make the gate from gate 1 and lead all the way from J Spear as behind them Neil tToye and Richard Williamson had a good battle with Williamson getting ahead from the start but Toye got ahead going into lap 2 and stayed there until the pits bend on the last lap when he fell and left Williamson with nowhere to go.Toye then prevented Williamson from retrieving his bike(an excludable offence in the mind of this scribe) but he was awarded 3rd with Williamson placed 4th.Heat 5 saw Gentle make the gate and lead all the way from Peck and Pete Young with Jason Jesson last after tangling with Young exiting turn 2.Heat 6 saw disaster for GB as firstly Norman was excluded for moving at the tapes,then Morgans did likewise.Hoppo and Pudney rode 1 lap for a 7-0 to put Australia 15 points ahead at 35-20 with GB seemingly dead and buried.The Great Britain fightback started immediately in heat 7 as Hemsley and Peck outgated M Spear and Herd to take a big 7-3 and cut Australia's lead to 11 points.Heat 8 needed 2 attempts to get it started.The first attempt didn't get off the start line as Gentle clearly moved whilst under orders and was excluded.The 2nd attempt saw Lowey and Aris outgate J Spear and lead the tall Aussie all the way for what they believed to be a 7-2 for GB but that was turned into a 7-0 by the exclusion of J Spear who went over the outside edge on the last lap.The gap had been reduced form 15 points down to 4 in the matter of 2 races.Heat 9 saw Pudney make the gate but Toye

went down after clipping Norman on the run to turn 1 and the race was stopped.The restart saw Pudney make the gate and lead all the way from Norman with Williamson holding off Toye for 3rd.
HALF TIME SCORE:Great Britain 39 Australia 43.
Heat 10 saw Young make the gate and lead all the way as Morgans forced his way into 2nd ahead of Hoppo and Jesson.The 7-3 to GB meant that the scores were now level.Heat 11 saw Aris make the gate and lead all the way from M Spear and Herd with Lowey 4th after clipping M Spear going into the pits bend on lap 1.Heat 12 saw Pudney gate round Hemsley to take the lead as Peck held off Hoppo for 3rd.That's how it stayed until the exit of turn 2 on the last lap when Pudney suddenly changed his line and impeded Hemsley in the process.The whistle went to stop the race and Pudney was excluded with Hemsley awarded the win of the race ahead of Peck and Hoppo.The 7-2 to GB meant they had taken the lead for the 1st time in the match.Heat 13 needed 3 attempts to get it started.The 1st attempt saw Norman and Gentle gate together ahead of Morgans and J Spear.Going into the pits bend Gentle and Morgans clashed and fell.The race was stopped and all 4 were called back.The 2nd attempt saw Gentle make the gate but going into turn 1 J Spear went down after a clash of bikes and the race was stopped once again.At the 3rd attempt Gentle made the gate and led from Morgans,Norman and J Spear.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Morgans went down after clashing with Gentle who went on to win the race ahead of Norman and J Spear as Morgans remounted for 4th.The 6-4 to Australia cut GB's lead to 3 points.Heat 14 saw Lowey make the gate and lead all the way from Jesson with M Spear holding off Williamson(who fell exiting the pits bend on lap 2 and remounted) for 3rd.Heat 15 needed 3 attempts to get it started.The 1st 2 attempts saw Toye nudged over the inside edge by Aris on the run to turn 1 each time.At the 3rd attempt Young gated round everyone to lead all the way with Aris slotting into 2nd ahead of Herd and Toye was trailed off at the back for a GB 7-3 to put them 7 up.Heat 16 saw Peck blast from gate 3 and lead with Norman forcing his way into 2nd exiting turn 1 but falling after clashing with J Spear.The whistle went to stop the race and all 4 were put back in.The restart saw Norman lead initially from J Spear but Peck got round both of them to take the lead going into turn 3 and he went on to win with Norman 2nd ahead of Hoppo and J Spear for a 7-3 to GB which put them 11 points ahead meaning that they just had to get 4 points from the last 2 races to take a remarkable win.Heat 17 saw Australia make a reserve change as Jesson replaced Herd.Pudney made the gate and led all the way from Hemsley and Lowey with Jesson at the back for a shared heat which was enough for GB to clinch a remarkable win and also wrap up the series.The final race saw GB make a reserve change with Williamson replacing Morgans.Aris made the gate and led all the way from M Spear with Williamson holding 3rd from Gentle but the Aussie captain took 3rd from Williamson with an inside pass exiting turn 2.
So a remarkable match which saw a tremendous fightback from Great Britain after going 15 points behind after 6 races.Apart from their respective exclusions neither Aris nor Pudney were beaten by an opponent.It was Great Britain's team spirit that saw them refuse to lose with team manager Steve Harris surely deserving credit for keeping the riders going when all seemed lost after the first 6 races.

FINAL SCORE:Great Britain 91 Australia 80

Great Britain
Dave Hemsley 18,Lee Aris 14+2,Adam Peck 13+2,Aaron Lowey 13+1,Terry Norman 13+1,Pete Young 10+1,Mike Morgans 5+1,Richard Williamson 5+1
Australia
Daniel Pudney 14+2,Brad Hoppo 14,Mitchell Spear 13+1,Matt Gentle 12+1,Jack Spear 10,Tony Herd 8+2,Jason Jesson 5,Neil Toye 4+1

Referee:Trevor Dutton

Thursday 3 March:Australia v Wales Junior Test Match No 1 at Salisbury
Heat 1 saw the first reserve change as Welsh captain Nicky Evans came in for Aaron Hughes.It was Evans who led from gate 1 as initially Mitchell Spear held off Kieran Jones for 2nd with David Hartman at the back.Going into lap 2 Kieran Jones challenged Spear for 2nd but Spear retook 2nd on the inside going along the back straight as did Hartman.Evans held on to win ahead of Spear and Hartman with Kieran Jones excluded after he was deemed to have crossed the inside line.Heat 2 saw Dave Carmichael rocket out from gate 2 and lead all the way from Australian captain Josh Ison with Daniel Thompson holding off Chris Davies for 3rd.Heat 3 saw Ryan Jones make the gate from gate 1 and lead all the way from Troy Cowell as Ben Schumacher held off Ryan Hughes for 3rd.Heat 4 saw the Australians Spear and Ross Priest make the gate and move K Jones over far enough for Mark Carmichael to have a run up the inside but he didn't have quite enough power as Priest,Spear and K Jones all went round him for an Australian 7-3 which put them 5 points up.Heat 5 saw Aaron Hughes take his first ride of the match but Evans blasted from gate 1 and led all the way from Brad Thompson and David Hartman as young Hughes trailed in last.Heat 6 saw D Carmichael gate round from gate 4 and lead all the way from Cowell with Davies holding off Schumacher for a 6-4 to Wales which cut the gap to 3 points.Heat 7 saw Spear gate round R Jones and lead him all the way as R Hughes held off Hartman for 3rd.Heat 8 saw Ison make use of gate 1 and lead all the way with K Jones holding off Hartman for 2nd as A Hughes trailed in last in what would be his last ride of the match.The 6-4 to Australia restored their lead to 5 points.Heat 9 saw Davies fly out from gate 1 and lead all the way as Schumacher and Priest combined to keep M Carmichael at the back.
HALF TIME SCORE:Australia 47 Wales 42
Heat 10 saw D Carmichael and Evans make the gate and keep Cowell and B Thompson behind them for a 7-3 which cut the gap to 1 point.Heat 11 saw Ison make the gate and lead the 2 Ryans and D Thompson.It stayed that way until the last lap when R Jones powered up the inside of Ison and moved him over far enough for R Hughes to go through and win with R Jones holding on to 2nd ahead of Ison and D Thompson for a 2nd successive wales 7-3 which put them 56-53 ahead.Heat 12 got as far as turn 1 when it was called back as the referee wasn't happy with the way the race was progressing.The restart saw Spear make the gate and lead all the way with D Carmichael gating round Hartman for 2nd.Hartman took 3rd after powering round Davies exiting the 2nd bend on lap 2.The 6-4 to Australia saw the Welsh lead cut back to 1 point.Heat 13 saw a reserve change as M Carmichael came in for A Hughes.K Jones made the gate but Schumacher and Cowell got round him exiting turn 2 and team rode all the way for a 7-3 to put Australia 66-63 ahead.Heat 14 saw Wales strike back with a 7-3 of their own as Evans made the gate and R Jones powered round to take the win with Evans holding off D Thompson and Priest to put Wales 1 point ahead at 70-69.Heat 15 saw R Hughes make the gate but Ison got round him exiting turn 2 and B Thompson did likewise going into the pits bend.Going into lap 2 R Hughes moved round Ison then went outside B Thompson going into the pit bend.R Hughes took the win ahead of B Thompson,Ison and M Carmichael.Heat 16 saw D Carmichael make the gate and lead all the way.Initially Cowell was 2nd from K Jones and Schumacher but going into lap 2 Cowell held up K Jones long enough for Schumacher to power round and take 2nd with Cowell 3rd ahead of K Jones.Heat 17 saw Spear gate round R Hughes and hold him off for the win as D Thompson took 3rd after rounding Davies exiting the pits bend.The 6-4 to Australia put them 1 point up at 85-84.Heat 18 and the outcome of this thrilling match would be decided.Wales made a reserve change as Evans replaced A Hughes.The race got as far as turn 1 when Evans nudged Ison and the race was called back.The restart saw Evans make the gate from Cowell as R Jones powered round going along the back straight.Going iton the pits bend cowell tried to go inside Evans but got tangled up with him and fell with Evans dragging his bike along before it detached itself.Meanwhile up front R Jones held off Ison for the win as Evans and Cowell recovered for 3rd and 4th.The 6-4 to Wales was enough for them to clinch victory by the narrowest possible margin.

FINAL SCORE:Australia 89 Wales 90

Australia
Mitchell Spear 18+1,Josh Ison 14+1,Ben Schumacher 13+1,Troy Cowell 12+1,David Hartman 9+3,Daniel Thompson 9+1,Ross Priest 7+1,Brad Thompson 7
Wales
Dave Carmichael 19,Ryan Jones 18+1,Nicky Evans 16+2,Ryan Hughes 14+1,Chris Davies 9,Keiron Jones 8,Mark Carmichael 4,Aaron Hughes 2

Referee:Pete Young

Thursday 3 March:International 5's Heat 4 at Salisbury
This final "World Cup warm-up" started with Jacek Wojciechowski leading all the way from gate 2.Craig Newsome held 2nd for most of the race but was passed by Aaron Lowey on the run in to the finish as Robert Hunt brought up the rear.Heat 2 was stopped on the 2nd lap after Pawel Cegielski was excluded for use of leg on Elliott Jones.The restart saw Tony Herd lead all the way from Steve Harris as Jones finished 3rd.Heat 3 saw Terry Norman making use of his grid one to lead all the way from Lennon Spear with Tomasz Szwajorek 3rd after passing John Murphy on the last lap.Heat 4 saw Richard Williamson hold off the attentions of Adam Peck until the very last bend when Peck got past on the inside with Richard Hunt 3rd from Nigel Greenhalch.Heat 5 saw Tomasz Wlodarczyk make use of his first grid 1 to lead all the way from Lee Aris,Garry Pearce and Robert Fleming.
AFTER 5 HEATS:England I 12,England II 11,Poland 10,Australia 9,Scotland 7
Heat 6 saw 2 changes,Daniel Pike came in for Norman for England II and Marcin Paradzinski in for Wojciechowski for Poland.The first attempt to start the race got as far as the first bend before the 2 English riders collided and the race was stopped.The restart saw Harris lead all the way from Pike with Paradzinski 3rd ahead of Greenhalch.Heat 7 saw Australia make a change as Jack Spear came in for Fleming.Peck was relegated to the rear of the field on the back straight on lap 1 but as they started lap 2 he was 2nd.He was in the lead as the last lap flag came out having taken the lead on the pits bend and held on to win from J Spear,Newsome and Cegielski.Heat 8 saw Williamson gate round Szwajorek and hold on for the win as Jones finished 3rd ahead of Pearce.Heat 9 saw England I make a change as Chris Jewkes came in for Aris.Robert Hunt made use of his gate 1 to take the win from Herd,Jewkes and Murphy.Heat 10 was restarted after Richard Hunt went down on the first bend after a tangle.The restart saw Wlodarczyk lead out of the gate but Lowey got round him at the end of lap 1.On the back straight of lap 2 Spear jnr passed Richard Hunt but on the last lap Richard Hunt tried an inside move going into the 3rd bend but went down courtesy of L Spear's leg,a move which earned the Austrailan an exclusion.Lowey won the race from Wlodarczyk with Richard Hunt placed 3rd.
AFTER 10 HEATS:England I 26,England II 23,Poland 20,Australia 16,Scotland 14
Heat 11 saw Australia bring in J Spear for Greenhalch.The race needed 3 attempts before it started.Firstly Szwajorek went down after a tangle on the first bend,then in the restart he and Newsome collided on the first turn.At the 3rd attempt J Spear led initially from Newsome but Aris was through for 2nd by the end of lap 1 and he then produced an inside move on Spear snr at the end of the 2nd lap to hold on for the win from the Australian with Newsome 3rd from Szwajorek.Heat 12 saw England I bring in Jewkes for Lowey but Norman led the race from start to finish as Jewkes,Jones and Fleming finished in that order.Heat 13 saw 2 changes as Poland brought in Paradzinski for Wlodarczyk and Scotland replaced Murphy with Pete Young.It was Young who led initially but Harris powered through as did Peck with those 2 finishing in that order as Young held on to 3rd from Paradzinski.Australia and England II both made changes in heat 14.Australia brought in J Spear for Herd and Pike came in for Pearce for England II.It was Pike who made use of grid 1 to lead all the way from J Spear,Wojciechowski and Richard Hunt.Heat 15 saw Cegielski make use of his grid 1 to lead all the way.Robert Hunt was 2nd coming out of the 2nd bend but Williamson and L Spear were through by the end of lap 1 to finish in that order with Robert Hunt last.
AFTER 15 HEATS:England I 40,England II 35,Poland 27,Australia 25,Scotland 21
Heat 16 saw Paradzinski come in for Szwajorek for Poland but it was Peck who became the 3rd successive winner from grid 1 ahead of Lowey,Herd and Paradzinski.Pearce led from the gate initially in heat 17 but Harris was through by the end of the first lap with Newsome taking 3rd from L Spear on the last lap.Heat 18 saw Pike come in for Robert Hunt for England II.After a false start due to excessive noise,Pike powered from gate 3 to lead all the way from Jones with Wlodarczyk passing Greenhalch for 3rd place on the last lap.Heat 19 saw Wojciechowski lead all the way from gate 1 with Williamson holding 2nd from Murphy until the final lap when Murphy produced a glorius inside pass to take 2nd and earn the loudest cheer of the night to the delight of

everyone at Sailsbury with Fleming at the back.Heat 20 saw Jewkes come in for Aris for England I but Cegielski led all the way from gate 2 as Jewkes moved into 2nd on the 3rd lap with Norman relegated to last at one stage but passed Richard Hunt on the last lap.
AFTER 20 HEATS:England I 52,England II 48,Poland 38,Australia and Scotland 30
The final round of races opened with heat 21 needing 3 attempts to get it going.Firstly Newsome moved at the tapes and was sent back to the pits,then Wojciechowski mounted the inside kerb as the riders went into the first bend and the race was called back.At the 3rd attempt Richard Hunt led for 1 lap but then slipped,allowing Wojciechowski through for the win as Lowey rounded Richard Hunt for 2nd. Heat 22 also needed 3 attempts to start as there were 2 first bend tangles.The 3rd attempt went with gate positions as Herd led from Jones,Cegielski and Harris.Heat 23 saw 3 changes,Paradzinski came in for Szwajorek for Poland,Pike came in for Norman for England II and Young came in for Murphy for Scotland.Youing's race lasted until halfway to the first bend before he lost his chain as Pike made use of his second grid 1 to win from Paradzinski and L Spear.Heat 24 saw England I bring in Jewkes for Williamson but it was Peck who flew from gate 2 to win from Jewkes,Richard Hunt and Greenhalch.Heat 25 saw J Spear come in for Fleming for Australia.Wlodarczyk led from gate 1 from Aris,Pearce and J Spear.Pearce went inside Aris for 2nd on lap 2 but on the top bend of lap 3 Aris went down courtesy of Pearce's leg.The race was stopped and Pearce was excluded.The restart saw Aris get round Wlodarczyk for the win as J Spear trailed in 3rd.

FINAL SCORES
England I 63 England II 58 Poland 50 Australia 39 Scotland 35

England I
Steve Harris 16,Aaron Lowey 13,Richard Williamson 12,Lee Aris 11,Chris Jewkes 11
England II
Adam Peck 19,Daniel Pike 15,Terry Norman 10,Robert Hunt 8,Garry Pearce 6
Poland
Jacek Wojciechowski 14,Tomasz Wlodarczyk 12,Pawel Cegielski 11,Marcin Paradzinski 7,Tomasz Szwajorek 6
Australia
Tony Herd 13,Jack Spear 11,Lennon Spear 8,Nigel Greenhalch 4,Robert Fleming 3
Scotland
Elliott Jones 12,Craig Newsome 8,Richard Hunt 8,John Murphy 5,Pete Young 2

Referee:Colin Simmons

Saturday 5 March:Salisbury Open Championship
With a 10.00am start it was a busy morning/afternoon as there were 10 categories of racing ranging from Tiny Tots up to the Over 30's.Each rider would get a gap of approx 1 hour between their races
FULL RESULTS(All riders Australian unless stated otherwise)
Unless stated otherwise,all categories were decided over 3 qualifying races per rider with the top 4 scorers going to a sudden-death final

TINY TOTS(1 lap)Non-competitive
All 12 riders got a memento

DIVISION 7(2 laps)
Decided over 4 races
Tyler Morrison 14,Dylan Childs 14(after a run-off),Jake Matthews 6,Todd Clarke 6(after a run-off),Joshua Carden 0,Shannon Carmichael 0

DIVISION 6(3 laps)
Qualifying scores
Luke Childs 12,Jamie Teague 10,Nicole Kinross 10,Damien Nangle 10(all qualified for the final),Brodie Charlson 9,Braydon Clarke 7,Josh Moore 7,Plymouth Christian 6,Tiana Debattista 5,Braden Makepeace 5,Billy bax 4,Lindsay Jolly 2,Annabel Baker 0
FINAL:1st Damien Nangle,2nd Luke Childs,3rd Jamie Teague,4th Nicole Kinross

DIVISION 5(3 laps)
Qualifying scores
Mark Carmichael(Newport & Wales) 12,Jay Walters 12,Sarah Kinross 11,Jessica Nangle 10(all qualified for the final),Josh Debattista 9,Alec McNicholl 7,John Stevenson 6,Jarrod Kinross 6,Lucy Millikin 5,Louise Carmichael(Newport & Wales) 5,Aaron Hughes(Newport & Wales) 4,Rebecca Davies(Newport & Wales) 3
FINAL:1st Mark Carmichael,2nd Jay Walters,3rd Jessica Nangle,4th Sarah Kinross

DIVISION 4(3 laps)
Qualifying scores
Ross Priest 12,Jade Kinross 10,Dean Jolly 10,Nathan Condo-Evans 9(all qualified for the final),Matt Teague 9,Daniel Bax 9,Tyrone Walters 7,Ty Metcalfe 6,Scott Kinross 5,Matt Matthews 4,Ben Blaker 4,William Gamble(Sheffield & England) 3

Nathan Condo-Evans beat Matt Teague and Daniel Bax in a run-off for the last final spot

FINAL:1st Ross Priest,2nd Dean Jolly,3rd Nathan Condo-Evans,4th Jade Kinross

DIVISION 3(3 laps)
Decided over 4 races
Ben Schumacher 15,Troy Cowell 13,Cody Chadwick 7,Liam Gray 3,Jamie Brown(Sheffield & England) 2

DIVISION 2(4 laps)
Decided over 4 races
Jono Birks(Sheffield & England) 15,Scott Doherty(Wednesfield & England) 12,Kieron Jones(Newport & Wales) 9,Peter Pearson(Sheffield & England) 4

DIVISION 1(4 laps)
Qualifying scores
Marcin Paradzinski(Poland) 11,Chris Jewkes(Wednesfield & England) 10,Garry Pearce(Stoke & England) 9,Jacek Wojciechowski(Poland) 8(all qualified for the final),Pawel Cegielski(Poland)7,Robert Hudson(Sheffield & England) 4,Richard Bowler(Sheffield & England) 4,Steve Copping(Somersham & England) 3,Richard Williamson(Wednesfield & England) 2,Barry Copping(Somersham & England)2
FINAL:1st Jacek Wojciechowski,2nd Marcin Paradzinski,3rd Chris Jewkes,4th Garry Pearce

LADIES(4 laps)
Decided over 4 races
Casey Sadler 16,Sandra Childs 11,Jackie Kinross 8,Coral Bax 5

OVER 30's(4 laps)
Qualifying scores
John Murphy(Scotia & Ireland/Scotland) 12,Martin Gamble(Sheffield & Ireland) 10,Mick Aris(Wednesfield & England) 9,Fred Rothwell(Bury & England) 9(all qualified for the final),Mick Pedley(Wednesfield & England) 7,Mick Knowles(Sheffield & England) 6,Nigel Greenhalch 4,John Hill 2,Rick Jolly 1,Andy Knowles(Sheffield & England) 0
FINAL:1st John Murphy,2nd Fred Rothwell,3rd Martin Gamble,4th Mick Aris

Saturday 5 March:Junior World Cup at Findon
Heat 1 saw the first reserve change of the match as Nicky Evans came in for Chris Davies for Wales.It was Mitchell Spear who led all the way from gate 1 as Ryan Jones and Evans kept Peter Savage behind them for a shared heat.Heat 2 saw England's first race as Nick Myhill rocketed from gate 4 to lead all the way from Lennon Spear and Ryan Edson as Robert Hunt fell on the pit bend on lap 1 and remounted for 4th in another shared heat.Heat 3 saw Dave Carmichael lead for 2 laps but Daniel Pike got by going into lap 3.Chris Eaton slid on the top bend on lap 2 and ended up last.Pike won the race from Ryan Hughes with Carmichael 3rd ahead of Eaton in yet another shared heat.
AFTER 3 HEATS:Australia,Wales and Engalnd all on 10 points each.
Heat 4 saw the 4th consecutive shared heat as Jones led all the way from L Spear with Edson getting past Davies on the 3rd bend on lap 3 after a good scrap.This was to be Chris Davies's only race of the match.Heat 5 was once again a 5-5 but it needed 3 attempts to get it started.At the first attempt all 4 riders went down in a heap on the first bend.The second attempt only got as far as the first turn again as Myhill fell and Savage collected his bike.At the 3rd attempt M Spear led all the way from Hunt,Myhill and Savage.Heat 6 saw Evans in for Davies for Wales and this race also needed 3 tries before it finally got underway.Firstly Eaton was forced onto the centre green coming out of the start,then in the 2nd attempt the Welsh riders collided on the first turn.At the 3rd attempt Pike led all the way from Jones with Evans holding off Eaton at the back.Going into the last lap Eaton went for an inside move on Evans who forced him onto the centre green.The race was stopped and Evans was excluded with Pike awarded the win from Jones with Eaton awarded 3rd place.
AFTER 6 HEATS:England 21,Australia 20,Wales 18
Heat 7 needed 2 attempts before it got underway.Firstly Hughes moved at the tapes and was sent back to the pits,then L Spear led all the way with Carmichael 2nd for 1 lap from Edson but Carmichael slid off going into the top bend on lap 2 to allow Edson through for a 7-2 to Australia as Carmichael remounted fro 3rd.Heat 8 saw Pike lead all the way from M Spear and Savage as Eaton trailed in last.Heat 9 saw Wales replace Davies with Evans once again and it was Evans who led all the way from Myhill as Jones held off Hunt for 3rd.
AFTER 9 HEATS:Australia 32,England 30,Wales 26
Heat 10 saw Evans out again for Wales,this time for Hughes.Australia also made a change,bringing in Josh Ison for Savage.It was Carmichael who led all the way from M Spear as Evans held out Ison for 3rd.Heat 11 saw Pike lead all the way from gate 3 to take his 4th win of the match.Eaton got into 2nd coming out of the start but got a nudge from Edson and went down.L Spear eventually finished 2nd ahead of team-mate Edson as Eaton remounted for 4th.Heat 12 saw Myhill rocket from gate 1 and lead all the way as Hughes and Carmichael moved Hunt over on the first bend with the race finishing in that order.
AFTER 12 HEATS:Australia 41,England 40,Wales 37
Heat 13 saw Evans in again for Davies for Wales but Savage led him home ahead of M Spear and Jones.Heat 14 needed 4 attempts to get it started.The 1st attempt saw Edson and Hunt collide on the pits bend on the first lap and the referee called all 4 back for a restart which was stopped on the 3rd lap after Myhill went down on the first turn courtesy of L Spear's leg for which the Australian was excluded.The 3rd attempt didn't even get off the start line as Myhill himself was then incredibly sent back to the pits for moving at the tapes.The 4th attempt finally saw the race underway as Hunt led all the way until the last lap when Edson went for an inside pass on the back straight but was forced onto the centre green by Hunt who was excluded for excessive force and

the race was awarded to Edson.Heat 15 saw England replace Eaton with Simon Gamble but it was his team-mate Pike who led all the way to record his 5th win of the match as Carmichael,Gamble and Hughes finished in that order.
AFTER 15 HEATS:Australia 51,England 46,Wales 45
Heat 16 saw 2 changes,Evans for Davies for Wales and Ison for Edson for Australia.The race got as far as the first turn when L Spear collided with Ryan Jones and the race was stopped.The restart saw Evans lead all the way with Jones nudged out on the pits bend on the first lap to allow Ison through for 2nd and L Spear for 3rd.Australia now had only 1 race to come,as did Wales,whereas England had 2 and they needed 7-3 maximums in both races to win.Heat 17 was the heat which ultimately decided the whole match.After a false start due to excessive noise,M Spear led all the way with Myhill 2nd until the pits bend on the last lap when he tried an inside move on the Australian but clipped his wheel and fell,allowing Savage through for 2nd with Hunt 3rd and Myhill remounting for 4th.Heat 18 saw England again replace Eaton with Gamble who led all the way from gate 1 as Pike held on to 2nd to complete an outstanding paid maximum.Hughes and Carmichael finished 3rd and 4th for Wales

FINAL SCORES
Australia 63 England 56 Wales 53

Australia
Mitchell Spear 20,Lennon Spear 15+1,Ryan Edson 13+4,Peter Savage 11+2,Josh Ison 4
England
Daniel Pike 23+1,Nick Myhill 14+1,Robert Hunt 8,Simon Gamble 6,Chris Eaton 5
Wales
Nicky Evans 15+1,Dave Carmichael 14+2,Ryan Jones 14,Ryan Hughes 9,Chris Davies 1

Referee:Trevor Dutton

Saturday 5 March:Senior World Cup at Findon
The question everyone was asking themselves before the match started was:Could England continue their virtual domination of this competition? They had won it on every single occasion bar 1999,when Poland were the winners.The next 26 races(Including the run-off,a first for this competition) would provide the answer.
This match was without doubt the best of the whole tour with the action coming thick and fast.The biggest selection surprise was by Australia who decided to include veteran Neil Toye instead of Tony Herd,a move that severely displeased Herd and led to England's Barmy Army chanting "Steve Clarke,Where's Tony?" during the course of the match.The England team showed 3 changes from the team which had won at Astley & Tyldesley by 1 point in 2003.Shaun Woodhouse,Gavin Wheeler(who was 2nd in the final race which was enough in 2003) and Darren Slater did not make the trip down under(the latter 2 riders were selected to tour but both pulled out).Aaron Lowey,Adam Peck and Terry Norman were selected to race alongside Lee Aris and Dave Hemsley.For Norman,it was just reward after missing out in 2003.2 riders would be doubling up by riding this match as well as having ridden in the previous Junior match,Australia's Mitchell Spear and Ryan Jones for Wales.
Heat 1 needed 3 attempts before it finally started.At the first attempt Mitchell Soear led from Pawel Kozlowski but Richard Hunt and Paul White collided on the pits bend and the race was stopped.The restart got as far as the first bend when Mitchell Spear and White collided and the race was called back again.At the 3rd attempt Mitchell Spear led all the way from Kozlowski and Hunt with White last after clipping Hunt on the back straight on the first lap.Heat 2 also needed 3 attempts to get it started.At the first attempt Aaron Lowey was away from gate 1 like a rocket but the race was stopped after Jack Spear collided with Lukasz Nowacki.The second attempt saw Lowey again lead the way from gate 1 as Nowacki got into 2nd going down the back straight but then went down after a challenge by Jack Spear with Ryan Jones having nowhere to go as the race was called back once again.In the mind of this scribe the Pole was lucky he wasn't excluded.The race started at the 3rd attempt as Lowey again led from gate 1 as Jack Spear finished ahead of Jones with Nowacki falling from 3rd place on the 3rd bend of lap 3.Heat 3 saw Pete Young make use of his first gate 1 to record Scotland's first win of the night,heading home Terry Norman,Matt Gentle and Dave Murphy.Heat 4 saw the first reserve change of the match as Australia replaced Neil Toye with Daniel Pudney.It was Marcin Szwajorek who led the race all the way from Dave Hemsley,Pudney and Elliott Jones.on the last lap Elliott Jones tried a move up the inside but fell after clipping Hemsley and that left Pudney with nowhere to go.Both riders then started to trade punches and had to be separated.The race was stopped and awarded with Szwajorek the winner from Hemsley as Pudney was placed 3rd and Elliott Jones excluded for causing the stoppage.In the mind of this scribe both Pudney and Elliott Jones were lucky not to be match banned for their fisticuffs.Heat 5 saw Karol Szymanski blast from gate 4 to lead all the way as Lee Aris got round Mark Winwood and Craig Newsome on the first turn.
AFTER 5 HEATS:England 13 Poland 12 Australia 11 Scotland 10 Wales 6
The 2nd round of races began with Nowacki making use of his gate 1 to lead heat 6 all the way from Young,Hemsley and White.Heat 7 saw England make what would be their only reserve change of the night as Adam Peck came in for Aris.Australia also made a change as Pudney replaced M Spear.After some bumping on the first turn,it was Pudney who emerged in front from Elliott Jones,Ryan Jones and Peck.The former moved into 2nd on the top bend of the last lap after Elliott Jones slid off and Peck ploughed into him.Both riders remounted with Elliott Jones 3rd (he was lucky not to be excluded in the mind of this scribe) and Peck last.Heat 8 saw Murphy make use of his grid 1 to take the first race win for Wales ahead of Szwajorek with Newsome 3rd after passing J Spear on the pits bend of the first lap.Heat 9 saw Lowey inflict Szymanski's first defeat of the night by heading the Pole home as Gentle and Hunt collided on the pits bend during the closing stages of the race.Both riders remounted with Gentle crossing the line ahead of Hunt.Heat 10 saw Toye,in his first race of the night,make use of his gate 1 to lead all the way.Norman was 2nd put was passed by Kozlowski on the back straight on lap 1 and was then relegated to last by Winwood who got under him on the pits bend on lap 2.
AFTER 10 HEATS:Poland 25 Australia 22 England 21 Wales 16 Scotland 15

Heat 11 opened the 3rd round of races with Hemsley rocketing from gate 1 to inflict Szymanski's 2nd defeat of the night with Murphy 3rd from M Spear.Aris bolted from gate 2 to win heat 12 with J Spear 2nd after rounding Kozlowski coming out of the 2nd bend as Young was at the back.This put England 1 point behind Poland.Heat 13 saw Wales make a reserve change as Allan Busby came in for Winwood.The race needed 2 attempts for it to get underway.The first attempt didn't even get off the start as Nowacki moved at the start and was sent back to the pits.Busby then blasted out of the gate to lead all the way as Gentle slipped his pedals at the start which allowed Elliott Jones to nip into 2nd but the Australian took 2nd from the Scot on the pits turn on lap 3.Australia brought in Pudney for Toye in heat 14 in a race that needed 4 attempts to get it going.Firstly Pudney shot from gate 2 but the race was recalled after Newsome clipped Pudney's rear wheel and crashed.After 2 further tangles going into the first bend the race finally got underway with Pudney gating to win from Lowey with White getting inside Newsome for 3rd place coming out of the second bend.This put Australia into the lead,1 point ahead of England.Szymanski rocketed from gate 3 to take heat 15 ahead of Norman as Hunt got round Ryan Jones for 3rd place.
AFTER 15 HEATS:England 35 Poland 34 Australia 33 Wales 25 Scotland 21
Heat 16 opened the 4th round of races with Poland making a reserve change,bringing in Tomasz Wlodarczyk for Kozlowski.The race got as far as the 1st turn when Elliott Jones went down and Murphy ploughed into him.With all 4 back in for a restart,this was called back after Elliott Jones and Wlodarczyk collided coming out of the start.At the 3rd attempt the Pole led from the gate but Lowey powered round him coming out of turn 2 and held on to win with Murphy 3rd ahead of Elliott Jones.Heat 17 saw Norman make use of his grid 1,rocketing out to win from Nowacki with M Spear 3rd after passing Newsome on the back straight on lap 2.Heat 18 had hardly started when J Spear was forced onto the centre green by Hemsley.With all 4 back in for a restart,Hemsley got an absolute flyer from 2 but he was deemed to be moving before the tapes went up and was controversially excluded.J Spear then made use of his grid 1 to take thw win from Hunt and Winwood.Heat 19 saw White and Gentle gate in front but Aris spotted a gap on the inside coming out of turn 2 and was through and away for the win.Gentle got round White for 2nd at the end of lap 1 as Szwajorek trailed in last.Szymanski made use of his grid 1 in heat 20,rocketing out to win from Toye as Ryan Jones held off Young for 3rd.
AFTER 20 HEATS:England 47 Poland 45 Australia 45 Wales 43 Scotland 27
The final round of races opened with M Spear making use of his second grid 1 to win heat 21 ahead of Kozlowski,White and Hunt.Heat 22 saw Australia replace J Spear with Pudney and Wales bring in Busby for Ryan Jones.It was Nowacki who rocketed from gate 4 to lead all the way as Lowey was put on the inside kerb going into turn 1.Pudney got into 2nd but lost his chain on the pits bend on lap 1 with Lowey and Busby getting through for 2nd and 3rd with Pudney eventually lapped on the pits bend on the final lap.Heat 23 saw Young make use of his 2nd grid 1 to lead all the way with Norman holding 2nd until just before the finish when he and Gentle collided and fell.Murphy nipped through for 2nd as Norman dragged his bike over the line for 3rd ahead of Gentle.This put the Poles and England level on 52 points with 2 races each to come with Australia on 50 with 1 race only left.Heat 24 saw 2 reserve changes,Pudney for Toye for Australia and Wlodarczyk for Szwajorek for Poland.Pudney got round Wlodarczyk on the back straight on the 1st lap and held on to win while the Pole and Hemsley then had a terrific scrap for 2nd which the Pole just won on the line.Elliott Jones was last having clipped Hemsley's rear wheel,falling and remounting.This put Poland on 55 and England on 54 with both countries represented in the final heat.Australia were also on 54 but were out of races.The permutations for heat 25 were as follows:If Aris finished 2 places ahead of Szmanski England would win.If Aris finished 1 place ahead of Szymanski there would have to be a run-off.If Szymanski finished ahead of Aris Poland would win.The race lined up with Winwood on 1,Szymanski on 2,Newsome on 3 and Aris on 4.It was Szymanski who led initially with Aris getting round Winwood and Newsome coming out of turn 2 and continually buzzing round the Pole's rear wheel.Going into the pits bend on lap 3 Szymanski drifted to the outside of the track and Aris didn't need a second invitation to move into the lead which he held onto as the England supporters went crazy.Winwood and Newsome were merely spectators in this one.This meant that England and Poland were level on 58 points each and for the first time in the history of the World Cup,a run-off would be required to decide the match.For the run-off,England chose Aris and Poland opted for Nowacki.After winning the toss and choosing gate 2,Aris rode a perfect race,keeping Nowacki where he could see him for the whole 4 laps.As Aris crossed the line with his arms aloft the England supporters on the 2nd bend jumped onto the track to celebrate with him(this scribe included).It was rumoured that this was the last World Cup appearance for Dave Hemsley-if that was the case then he signed off in style with his 6th winners medal.

FINAL SCORES
England 58 Poland 58 Australia 54 Wales 42 Scotland 34
ENGLAND WIN AFTER RUN-OFF

England
Aaron Lowey 18,Lee Aris 15,Terry Norman 13,Dave Hemsley 11,Adam Peck 1
Poland
Karol Szymanski 17,Marcin Szwajorek 12,Lukasz Nowacki 12,Pawel Kozlowski 11,Tomasz Wldoarczyk 6
Australia
Daniel Pudney 14,Mitchell Spear 11,Jack Spear 11,Matt Gentle 11,Neil Toye 7
Wales
Dave Murphy 12,Paul White 8,Ryan Jones 8,Mark Winwood 8,Allan Busby 6
Scotland
Pete Young 13,Richard Hunt 9,Elliott Jones 6,Craig Newsome 6

Lee Aris beat Lukasz Nowacki in a run-off

Referee:Trevor Cryer

Sunday 6 March:Veterans Over 40 World Masters at Findon
The action started with a 3-rider race in heat 1 with Ian Taylor leading all the way from Martin Gamble as Steve Jarman trailed in 3rd.John Murphy led Dave Murphy for almost the whole race in heat 2,Dave Murphy getting up to win on the line as Mick Aris held off Colin Simmons for 3rd.Heat 3 saw Fred Rothwell lead all the way from gate 4 from Steve Clarke as Alan Teague took 3rd from James Williams on the line.Heat 4 saw Allan Busby lead all the way from gate 2 but all the action was going on behind him as Nigel Greenhalgh,Mick Pedley and Rick Jolly fought it out with the battle being resolved on the final bend as Greenhalgh,who held 2nd for most of the race,was nudged by Pedley going into the last bend and this allowed Jolly through for 2nd.Pedley then held off Greenhalgh for 3rd.
Pedley faced a second straight race in heat 5 but he led it all the way from his second gate 1 from John Murphy,Teague and Jarman.Heat 6 saw Busby become the second straight winner from gate 1 as he led all the way from Taylor as Simmons got by Williams for 3rd place on the pits bend on lap 2.In heat 7 Rothwell and Greenhalgh collided on the 1st turn and the race was called back.Rothwell made no mistake in the re-run,becoming the 3rd straight winner from gate 1 as Aris,Gamble and Greenhalch finished in that order.Heat 8 was a 3-rider race,won by Dave Murphy who led all the way from gate 2 as Clarke passed Jolly for 2nd on the 3rd bend on the last lap.After 2 rides each Dave Murphy,Rothwell and Busby were unbeaten on 8 points each as 6 points separated all 15 riders.
Rothwell kept his unbeaten run going by leading heat 9 all the way from Simmons,Jolly and Jarman.Heat 10 was a good one as John Murphy led for 1 lap but was passed by Greenhalgh going into lap 2 then Taylor got through on the 1st turn of lap 2 as John was relegated to the back by Clarke who then drifted wide on the top bend of lap 3 to allow john back through for 3rd.Heat 11 saw Dave Murphy lead the way from gate 3 but going into the 1st bend on lap 2 Busby nudged his fellow Welshman and fall.The race was stopped and restarted with Dave Murphy again lead the way from gate 3 as Busby moved inside Gamble at the end of lap 1.Meanwhile Teague failed to finish after clipping Gamble's wheel going into the first turn and falling.Heat 12 was a 3 rider race which saw Aris make use of his 1st gate 1 to lead all the way.Pedley held 2nd for most of the race but fell on the pits bend on the last lap,allowing Williams through for 2nd.
In heat 13 Busby gated round Aris who held off Clarke for 2nd as Jarman brought up the rear.Heat 14 saw Dave Murphy make use of his grid 1 to lead all the way.Taylor got round Rothwell for 2nd as Pedley was last after slipping his pedals.Heat 15 saw Gamble lead all the way from gate 1 as John Murphy went inside Jolly for 2nd going down the back straight on lap 1 with Williams at the back.Heat 16 was a 3 rider race and it saw Greenhalgh,on the first of his 2 grid 1's, lead Simmons for 2 laps with Teague at the back.Going into the 1st turn on lap 3 Greenhalgh went down after a challenge on the outside from Simmons who was excluded.The restart saw Greenhalgh hold his grid 1 to win from Teague.
Heat 17 saw the title decided as Dave Murphy led all the way from 3 to complete a perfect maximum ahead of Greenhalgh(who was on his 2nd grid 1),Williams and Jarman.Heat 18 saw Taylor make use of his grid 1 to win from Teague,Aris and Jolly.Heat 19 saw Simmons made up for his earlier exclusion by making use of his grid 1 to win the race ahead of Gamble,Pedley and Clarke.Rothwell led heat 20 from Busby but gave him a nudge going into the 1st bend on lap 2 allowing John Murphy through for the win.Rothwell held on for 2nd as Busby failed to finish.A final check of the scores saw a top 3 of Dave Murphy,Taylor and Rothwell with Murphy and Busby tied for 4th so a run-off would be required The run off was for this scribe the race of the meeting.It saw Busby on grid 4 and John Murphy on 2.After the tapes went up they met at the first corner with John on the inside as they raced the 4 laps with Allan on John's back wheel throughout but the 61 year old Murphy took the honours to a standing ovation from the crowd,part of which was for Busby who was just as happy for John as the crowd.

FINAL SCORES
Dave Murphy(Newport & Wales) 20,Ian Taylor(Australia) 18,Fred Rothwell(Bury & England) 17,John Murphy(Scotia & Ireland) 15,Allan Busby(Southampton & Wales) 15,Martin Gamble(Sheffield & Ireland) 14,Mick Aris(Wednesfield & England) 14,Nigel Greenhalch(Australia) 12,Mick Pedley(Wednesfield & England) 11,Alan Teague(Australia) 10,Colin Simmons(Newport & Wales) 10,Steve Clarke(Australia)10,Rick Jolly(Australia) 10,James Williams(Australia) 8,Steve Jarman(Bury & England) 6

John Murphy beat Allan Busby in a run-off for 4th place

Referee:Janusz Danek

Sunday 6 March:Junior Individual Elimination Heat 1
(Top 14 Scorers qualify for the Semi-Finals)
Due to the withdrawal of Ty Metcalf(Australia) and the non-arrival of Russell Meade(Australia),this event was not held so Dave Carmichael(Newport & Wales),Ryan Jones(Newport & Wales),Chris Davies(Newport & Wales),Jamie Brown(Sheffield & England),Joe Clarke(Findon & Australia),Mark Carmichael(Newport & Wales),Richard Bowler(Sheffield & England),Aaron Hughes(Newport & Wales),Lennon Spear(Findon & Australia),Chris Eaton(Tameside & England),Ryan Hughes(Newport & Wales),Nicky Evans(Newport & Wales),Ryan Edson(Salisbury & Australia) and Ryan Bartram(Kesgrave & England) were all given a bye to the semi-finals

Sunday 6 March:Junior Individual Elimination Heat 2
(Top 14 Scorers qualify for the Semi-finals)
All 16 riders turned up for this one and the action got underway with Daniel Pike leading all the way to win heat 1 from gate 1 with Simon Gamble taking 2nd place after going up the inside of Sheffield team-mate Peter Pearson and Brad Thompson going into the pits bend on lap 1.Brad Thompson took 3rd from Pearson on the run-in to the line.Heat 2 needed 2 attempts before it got started as the first attempt didn't even get off the start line as Troy Cowell twitched while under orders and was sent back to the
pits.When the race finally got underway Australian junior captain Josh Ison led all the way from Daniel Thompson and Ross Priest.Heat 3 got as far as turn 1 when Scott Doherty went down but he was deemed to be the victim of first bend bunching so the
race was called back with all 4.Robert Sellick then used his gate 1 to win the race ahead of Robert Hunt with Doherty holding off Jono Birks for 3rd.Ben Schumacher was the first rider to face 2 races in succession from gate 1.In heat 4,the first of those races,Peter Savage gated round him and held on for the win with Brad Gentle taking 3rd after gating round David Hartman.
Heat 5 saw Schumacher take his 2nd gate 1 but Pike gated round him and held on for the win as Doherty finished 3rd after rounding Daniel Thompson going into the first bend on lap 2.Heat 6 saw Savage win from his gate 1 but the action was going on behind him as Sellick moved Ison over going into the first turn far enough for Pearson to go up the inside for 2nd going down the back straight.Sellick then held off Ison for 3rd.Heat 7 needed 3 attempts before it got underway.Firstly Birks made a good start but Hartman forced him over the inside edge and the race was stopped.The second attempt didn't get off the start line due to excessive noise.At the third attempt Birks then led all the way from his gate 1 with Cowell taking 2nd after going inside Hartman coming out of the second bend.Gamble took 3rd after passing Hartman going into turn 1 on lap 2.It was now Gentle's turn to face 2 races in succession from gate 1 and he led heat 8 from the start but the race was called back after Hunt got tangled up with him and fell.The restart saw Gentle lead all the way as Hunt powered round Priest and Brad Thompson to finish 2nd.
Heat 9 saw Gentle take his 2nd gate 1 and he made the start but the race was stopped after he was put over the inside edge by Ison.The restart saw Gentle and Ison make the start but going into turn 1 they left a gap on the inside big enough for Birks to shoot through and go on for the win from Gentle as Pike took 3rd after passing Ison going into the pits bend.Heat 10 saw Hunt make full use of his gate 1 by rocketing from the start and leading all the way from Daniel Thompson with Pearson passing Hartman for 3rd going into the first turn on lap 3.Heat 11 saw Doherty make a good gate but Gamble got round him exiting turn 2 and then Savage did likewise going down the back straight.Gamble held on for the win to inflict Savage's only defeat as Doherety held on for 3rd ahead of Priest.Cowell was the next rider to face 2 straight races from gate 1 and he made use of the first one in heat 12,leading all the way with Sellick 2nd after rounding Brad Thompson going into turn 1.Schumacher took 3rd after passing the Murray Bridge rider going into turn 3.
Heat 13 saw Cowell on his 2nd gate 1 but he wasted it by moving at the tapes for the 2nd time in the match and was sent back to the pits.Savage led all the way with Hunt 2nd after taking advantage of Pike getting a nudge from the Australian rider going into turn 1.Heat 14 saw Birks,on gate 2,gate round Priest and hold on for the win.Pearson held 3rd from Schumacher but the latter powered round Pearson on the exit of the pits bend and took 3rd place on the line.Heat 15 saw Gamble make use of his grid 1 by leading all the way from Gentle with Sellick 3rd after passing Dainel Thompson going into turen 1 on lap 2.Hartman was the final rider to face 2 successive races from gate 1.Heat 16 was the first of those and it saw Ison,off gate 3,gate round Hartman and Brad Thompson and lead all the way.Exiting turn 2 Doherty powered round the outside of Brad Thompson to move into 3rd then he powered up the inside of Hartman at the start of lap 3 to move into 2nd which he held on to.Meanwhile Brad Thompson took 3rd after copying Doherty's move on Hartman as the riders started the final lap.
Heat 17 saw Hartman take his 2nd gate 1 but Pike rocketed out of gate 4 and lead all the way with Hartman holding off Sellick for 2nd until the pit bend of lap 3 when Sellick moved inside him and Hartman drifted out far enough for Priest to go through for 3rd.As the riders started the final lapPriest went for an inside move on Sellick but fell on the first turn after getting a nudge from Sellick.Hartman reclaimed 3rd as Priest remounted for 4th.Heat 18 saw Pearson,Doherty and Gentle make the gate together but Pearson moved Doherty and Gentle over far enough for Cowell to sail through and go on for the race win.Doherty took 2nd after passing Pearson going up the back straight on the first lap with Gentle taking 3rd after moving inside Pearson exiting Pearson exiting turn 2 on the 2nd lap.Pearson slid off when Gentle moved insine him but remounted for 4th.In heat 19 Ison led initially from the gate with Hunt getting round Schumacher for 2nd.Schumacher slipped exiting turn 2 and Gamble shot round him to take 3rd.Meanwhile up front Hunt eventually won the race after passing Ison right on the finish line.Heat 20 saw a false start at first,Brad Thompson and Birks having twitched simultaneously at the start.When the race got underway Savage led all the way from gate 2 with Brad Thompson holding up Birks long enough for brother Daniel to power round the pair of them to take 2nd.Meanwhile Brad held off birks for 3rd.
A final check of the scores saw that Brad Thompson and Pearson were tied for the final qualifying spot for the semi-finals so a run-off was required between the 2 riders.Pearson chose gate 1 and led the Murray Bridge rider all the way to book his place in the semi-finals.

FINAL SCORES
Peter Savage(Salisbury & Australia) 19,Robert Hunt(Horspath & England) 17,Daniel Pike(Eaton* & England) 16,Simon Gamble(Sheffield & England) 15,Robert Sellick(Australia) 14,Jono Birks(Sheffield & England) 14,Brad Gentle(Findon & Australia) 14,Josh Ison(Salisbury & Australia) 13,Scott Doherty(Wednesfield & England) 12,Ben Schumacher(Australia) 11,Daniel Thopmson(Murray Bridge & Australia) 11,Troy Cowell(Australia) 11,Ross Priest(Australia) 9,Peter Pearson(Sheffield & England) 8(all qualify for the semi-finals),Brad Thompson(Murray Bridge & Australia) 8,David Hartman(Australia) 6
*-has since transferred to Leicester

Peter Pearson beat Brad Thompson in a run-off for 14th place

Referee:Martin Gamble

Monday 7 March:Great Britain v Australia Junior Test No 4 at Le Fevre
Both teams made changes for this match.For Australia Peter Savage and Ryan Edson made way for Ben Schumacher and David Hartman.For GB captain Daniel Pike,Chris Eaton and Chris Davies were rested with Ryan Hughes(back from Melbourne),Kieran Jones and Simon Gamble recalled.Nicky Evans would take over as captain.The changes made the Brits weaker in theory but events subsequently proved otherwise.
Heat 1 saw Nick Myhill make the gate and lead all the way with Dave Carmichael getting round Brad Gentle for 2nd as Troy Cowell trailed in last.Heat 2 saw Ryan Jones make use of gate 1 and lead all the way from Mitchell Spear with Ben Schumacher going round Ryan Hughes for 3rd going into the pits bend on the last lap.Heat 3 saw an even break from the start but Simon Gamble emerged in front exiting turn 2 and led for the rest of the race.Behind him Josh Ison made his way through to 2nd going into the pits bend and stayed there whilst Nicky Evans took 3rd from Lennon Spear going into turn 1 on lap 2.Heat 4 saw Myhill make use of gate 1 and lead all the way from Gentle who gated round David Hartman and Kieran Jones with the latter taking 3rd after passing Hartman exiting the pit bend on lap 2.Heat 5 needed 3 attempts to get it started.The first attempt saw an even break from the start but going into turn 1 Ryan Bartram clipped Cowell and crashed.The race was stopped and all 4 were put back in.The 2nd attempt again saw an even break from the start but going into turn 1all 4 riders fell and the race was called back again.At the 3rd attempt all 4 riders went into turn 1 together but Cowell and Carmichael emerged in front of Daniel Thompson and Bartram.That's how the order remained despite Bartram falling on the pits bend on lap 1.The 6-4 to Australia was the 1st of what would be only 3 heat advantages they would get all match.Heat 6 saw Gamble outgate M Spear but going into turn 1 Schumacher and Evans tangled,the latter falling.The restart,with all 4 riders,saw Gamble again outgate M Spear and lead him all the way as Evans held off Schumacher for 3rd in a race that went with gate positions.Heat 7 saw Myhill power round from gate 4 and lead all the way from L Spear with Carmichael holding off Ison for 3rd.Heat 8 saw R Jones make the gate and lead from Cowell,Hughes and Gentle.That's how it stayed until the pits bend on lap 3 when Cowell moved inside R Jones but there was a gap big enough for Hughes to nip through and go on to win ahead of Cowell,R Jones and Gentle.Heat 9 needed 4 attempts to get it started.The 1st attempt saw M Spear and Evans gate together but behind them Hartman fell after colliding with K Jones and all 4 were called back.The 2nd attempt didn't get off the start line due to a false start for excessive noise.The 3rd attempt saw the same scenario as the 1st attempt.At the 4th attempt M Spear made the gate and led all the way from Evans with Hartman emerging ahead of another tangle with K Jones to take 3rd.The 6-4 to Australia was their 2nd heat advantage of the match
HALF TIME SCORE:Great Britain 50 Australia 40.
Heat 10 saw Bartram rocket out from gate 3 and lead all the way from team-mate Gamble with Thompson and Schumacher at the back.Heat 11 needed 4 attempts to get it started.The 1st 2 attempts saw false starts as firstly a car alarm went off whilst the riders were under starters orders,then the tapes failed to go up between 2 and 5 seconds.The 3rd attempt saw R Jones emerge ahead of L Spear Ison and Hughes.As the riders were about to start lap 2 R Jones and Ison got caught up on the outside edge and the race was stopped.At the 4th attempt L Spear,R Jones and Ison went into turn 1 together but they left a gap big enough for Hughes to take advantage of to go through and win his second race of the night.Going into the pits bend L Spear moved R Jones over far enough for Ison to go through the gap to take 2nd with L Spear holding off R Janes for 3rd.Heat 12 saw Australia make a reserve change as Thompson replaced Schumacher.Myhill outgated M Spear and led him all the way with Carmichael holding off Thompson for 3rd.Heat 13 saw an even break from the start but Cowell emerged in front from Evans,Gentle andGamble.That's how it stayed until going along the back straight the whistle went to stop the race.All 4 riders were called back and Gamble made the most of his reprieve by rocketing out of the gate and leading all the way.Behind him Cowell and Evans had a good battle until the former nudged Evans and Gentle needed no second invitation to go through the gap to take 2nd.Evans took 3rd from Cowell after the latter slipped hjis pedals exiting turn 2.Heat 14 saw Hughes outgate L Spear but going into turn 1 Thompson went down after tangling with K jones.The restart saw L Spear outgate Hu#ghes and lead all the way.Hughesand K Jones then combined to keep Thompson at the back.Heat 15 got as far as turn 1 where Bartram and Hartman tangled and all 4 were called back.The restart saw Ison lead from R Jones,Bartram and Hartman.Going into turn 1 on lap 4 Ison and R Jones left a gap for Bartram to nip up the inside but going into the pits bend Bartram crossed the inside edge of the track and rammed Ison who fell.Bartram was excluded and Ison was awarded the race win ahead of R Jones and Hartman.GB were now 15 points ahead and they needed just 7 points from the remaining 3 races to be certain of winning the match.Heat 16 saw Evans and Carmichael outgate the Aussie pair of Schumacher and Gentle and lead them all the way for the required 7 points to clinch victory.Schumacher finished 3rd after Gentle skidded on the pits bend on lap 2.Heat 17 saw Australia replace Ison with Thompson.M Spear made the gate and led from Myhill,Hughes and Thompson.Going into the pits bend on lap 3 Myhill went for an inside move on M Spear but fell,allowing Hughes to nip inside M Spear and go on to win with Thompson 3rd ahead of the remounted Myhill who lost out on his 3rd maximum of the series with his fall.The final heat saw Gamble make use of gate 1 and lead all the way to complete a brilliant paid maximum as R Jones forced his way into 2nd as L Spear and Cowell trailed in 3rd and 4th.
Considering that the Junior Lions were theoretically weakened by Pike and Eaton not in the team this was an emphatic performance by the team.Gamble jusitfied the decision by team manager Ivan Pike to recall him by scoring that brilliant paid maximum.

FINAL SCORE:Great Britain 101 Australia 78.

Great Britain
Simon Gamble 19+1,Nick Myhill 17,Ryan Hughes 15+1,Dave Carmichael 13+2,Ryan Jones 13+1,Nicky Evans 13,Keiron Jones 6,Ryan Bartram 5
Australia
Mitchell Spear 16,Lennon Spear 12+1,Josh Ison 11,Brad Gentle 10,Troy Cowell 10,Daniel Thompson 8+1,Ben Schumacher 6+1,David Hartman 5

Referee:Mick Pedley

Monday 7 March:Australia v Poland Senior Test No 1 at Le Fevre
EENEE MENEE MINEE MO Yes that's how the Polish Team selected their team after being disallowed a 9th man in an 8-man formula (which was a strange decision as the England senior team had been allowed to field 9 riders in their match against the Rest of the World on the opening night of the tour) but with the strength in depth of the Polish squad you could believe that it wouldn't matter who they left out. Jacek Wojciechowski was the rider to be left out.
The coin toss for gate positions was won by Poland and they took 1 and 3 for heat 1 which saw Karol Szymanski unleash one of his rocket-like starts to lead all the way with compatriot Pawel Kozlowski 2nd as Brad Hoppo took 3rd after passing Craig Staunton on the 3rd bend on the last lap.Heat 2 saw Daniel Pudney get a flyer from gate 1 and lead all the way with Brad Gentle holding 2nd exiting turn 2 but going down the back straight Marcin Paradzinski and Tomasz Szwajorek went either side of him and held on to finish in that order as B Gentle trailed in last.Heat 3 saw the Poles Lukasz Nowacki and Pawel Cegielski make the gate from Spear who fell after clipping Cegielski's rear wheel and the race was stopped.The restart saw the Poles make the gate again as Spear clipped Cegielski again but managed to keep it upright this time.Meanwhile Matt Gentle powered up the inside exiting turn 2 and going into turn 3 moved Nowacki out far enough for Spear to dive up the inside and go on for the win ahead of Cegileski with M Gentle holding off Nowacki for 3rd.In heat 4 Jason Jesson made the start but Kozlowski got round him going down the back straight.Tomasz Walkowiak then moved inside Jesson as the riders started lap 2 as Jesson dropped back to last behind team mate Staunton.On the back straight Kozlowski allowed Walkowiak through for the win as Simultaneously Jesson retook Staunton for 3rd.Heat 5 saw another rocket start from Szymanski as he led all the way with Tomasz Wlodarczyk slotting into 2nd and staying there as Hoppo and Nigel Greenhalch were at the back.Heat 6 needed 3 attempts before it finally started.Firstly M Gentle led from gate 1 but Spear and Paradzinski collided on the first turn and the race was called back.The 2nd attempt again got as far as the 1st bend before another stopopage,this time after Szwajorek fell after clipping Paradzinski's rear wheel.At the 3rd attempt M Gentle held his gate 1 and led all the way from Szwajorek,Paradzinski and Spear.Heat 7 saw Australia make a reserve change as Jesson came in for Hoppo.Nowacki blasted out of gate 3 and led all the way with Cegielski 2nd and Jesson 3rd after passing Staunton who slid off on the pits bend and remounted for 4th.Heat 8 saw Pudney rocket out of the gate and lead all the way as 2nd placed Kozlowski and 3rd placed Szymanski combined to keep B Gentle at the back.That 3rd place for Szymanski was to be the only point he would drop all match.Heat 9 and the first half closed with another shared heat as M Gentle took the win after gating round Walkowiak as Szwajorek held off Jesson for 3rd.
HALF TIME SCORE:Australia 38 Poland 52
Heat 10 saw Wlodarczyk make the gate but Spear fell on the exit of turn 2 and the race was called back.Wlodarczyk again gated from 2 but allowed Paradzinski round him going down the back straight.Greenhalch took 3rd from Spear.Heat 11 saw Pudney twitch while under orders but the referee had heard a noise on the 1st turn area so Pudney was kept in the race.He made the most of the reprieve though,rocketing out of the gate to lead all the way but B Gentle was kept at the back by Cegielski and Nowacki.Heat 12 saw the first exclusion of the match as Paradzinski twitched under orders and was sent back to the pits.Szwajorek then made the gate friom 2 and led all the way from Hoppo and Staunton.Heat 13 saw Szymanski unleash another one of his rocket gates but M Gentle went down on the first bend and the race was stopped.The restart saw Szymanski get another rocket start and power round to take the win with Kozlowski 2nd ahead of Spear and M Gentle,who fell coming out of the pits bend on lap 2 after clipping Kozlowski and remounting for 4th.Heat 14 saw Jesson make the start but Wlodarczyk got round him going into turn 1 as Nowacki powered round both of them to take the win.Wlodarczyk held off Jesson for 2nd to complete a 3 ride paid maximum as B Gentle trailed in last.This meant that the Poles needed 4 points from the last 4 races to clinch the match.They would not get them in heat 15 as Cegielski and Walkowiak were both excluded for not making the rest linw within the time limit so Greenhalch and Pudney rode 1 lap only for a 7-0.Heat 16 saw Walkowaik come in for a reserve ride instead of Kozlowski.It was M Gentle who rocketed from gate 1 to win ahead of Paradzinski with Hoppo 3rd after passing Walkowiak going down the back straight on lap 3.This result was enough to ensure that the Poles could not be caught.Heat 17 saw Szwajorek and Cegielski make the gate but Staunton,trying to get round the former,fell and collected him.The race was called back and the restart saw Szwajorek and Cegielski make the gate again and finish in that order with B Gentle,who had completely missed the gate at the first attempt,3rd after passing Staunton going into the last lap.Heat 18 saw Szymanski unleash yet another rocket start but Nowacki,attempting to power round from 4,was given no room by Spear going down the back straight and ended up in a heap on the track after colliding with the safety fence and a restrat was called.The restart saw Szymanski rocket out again as Nowacki powered round Pudney and Spear(who finished 3rd and 4th in this race) to take 2nd but Szymanski let him round going down the back straight.That 7-3 was Poland's 9th of the match

FINAL SCORE:Australia 76 Poland 100

Australia
Daniel Pudney 17+1,Matt Gentle 15+1,Brad Hoppo 9,Jack Spear 9,Jason Jesson 7,Nigel Greenhalch 7,Craig Staunton 6+1,Brad Gentle 6
Poland
Karol Szymanski 17+2,Marcin Szwajorek 15+2,Lukasz Nowacki 15+1,Pawel Kozlowski 12+3,Marcin Paradzinski 12+1,Pawel Cegielski 12,Tomasz Wlodarczyk 9+3,Tomasz Walkowiak 8

Referee:Trevor Dutton

Tuesday 8 March:Senior Individual Elimination Heat 1 at Findon
Top 12 scorers qualify for the Preliminary Finals

Dave Hemsley(Leicester & England) 20,Lukasz Nowacki(Bydgoszcz/Leicester & Poland)19,Dave Murphy(Newport & Wales) 15,Aaron Lowey(Poole & England) 14,Marcin Szwajorek(Poland) 14,Adam Peck(Poole & England) 14,Fred Rothwell(Bury & England) 13,Steve Harris(Horspath & England) 13,Mike Morgans(Horspath & England) 13,Jack Spear(Findon & Australia) 13,Tomasz Walkowiak(Poland) 10,Jacek Wojciechowski(Poland) 10(all qualified for Preliminary Final),Mick Aris(Wednesfield & England) 9**

**-Originally eliminated but reprieved due to the subsequent withdrawal of Michael Ffrench from the competition

Referee:Mick Pedley

Tuesday 8 March:Senior Individual Elimination Heat 2 at Findon
Top 12 scorers qualify for the Preliminary Finals

Pawel Cegielski(Poland) 20,Tomasz Szwajorek(Poland) 18,Terry Norman(Stoke & Engalnd)18,Lennon Spear(Findon & Australia) 16,Ryan Jones(Newport & Wales) 16,Chris Jewkes(Wednesfield & England)15,Tomasz Wlodarczyk(Poland) 14,Brad Gentle(Findon & Australia)12,Robert Fleming(Australia)11,Garry Pearce(Stoke & England)11,Richard Hunt(Eaton & Scotland)10,Michael Ffrench(Australia) 7

Neil Toye(Findon & Australia) and Mick Pedley(Wednesfield & England) withdrew.The other riders advanced to the Preliminary Final but this event was raced at the riders' request

Referee:Trevor Cryer

Tuesday 8 March:Senior Individual Elimination Heat 3 at Salisbury
Top 12 Scorers qualify for the Preliminary Finals

Due to the withdrawal of Jason Jesson(Australia) and the non-arrival of Trevor Hulton(Australia) this event was not held so Josh Ison(Salisbury & Australia),Barry Copping(Somersham & England),Steve Copping(Somersham & England),Bradley Hoppo(Australia),Marcin Paradzinski(Torun & Poland),Jamie Brown(Sheffield & England),Craig Newsome(Stoke & Scotland),Rick Jolly(Australia),Matt Gentle(Findon & Australia),Richard Williamson(Wednesfield & England),Nigel Greenhalch(Australia) and Warren Corbett(Australia) all received a bye into the Preliminary Finals

Tuesday 8 March:Senior Individual Elimination Heat 4 at Salisbury
Top 12 Scorers qualify for the Preliminary Finals

Scores not known but Mark Winwood(Birmingham & Wales),Robert Hudson(Sheffield & England),Daniel Pike(Eaton & England),Shane Carter(Australia),Joe Clarke(Findon & Australia),Peter Pearson(Sheffield & England),Pawel Kozlowski(Gneizno & Poland),Mick Knowles(Sheffield & England),Allan Busby(Southampton & Wales),Ryan Hughes(Newport & Wales),Richard Bowler(Sheffield & England) and Andy Knowles(Sheffield & England) all qualified for the Preliminary Finals with the latter originally eliminated but later reprieved as Dave Carmichael(Newport & Wales),who had qualified,subsequently withdrew from the competition.

Wednesday 9 March:Junior Individual Semi-Final 1 at Le Fevre
Top 8 Scorers qualify for the Final

Heat 1 saw Jono Birks lead from gate 1 but Scott Doherty moved inside him as the riders went down the back straight and held on to the lead until the 3rd bend on lap 3 when Birks got back in front.Meanwhile behind them the battle of the 2 small welsh riders,Mark Carmichael and Aaron Hughes,was won by the former.Heat 2 saw Chris Eaton rocket from gate 1 and lead all the way with Dave Carmichael holding 2nd until turn 2 on the last lap when Ryan Edson overtook the Welsh rider and held on for 2nd.Jamie Brown trailed in last.Heat 3 saw the 3 Australian riders Ben Schumacher,Ross Priest and Troy Cowell all make the gate
together but it was Cowell who emerged in front and he held on to win from Schumacher,Priest and Richard Bowler.Nicky Evans was the first rider to face 2 successive races from gate 1.Heat 4 was the first of these and he made the gate but nudged Joe Clarke out going into turn 1,allowing Peter Savage through for the win.Clarke moved inside Evans going into turn 1 on lap 2 and held on for 2nd with Lennon Spear 3rd after going inside Evans going into turn 3.
Evans faced his 2nd successive gate 1 in heat 5 which was an interesting looking race as he would meet Birks,Eaton and Cowell all of whom had won their first races.It was Evans who made the gate and led as Cowell moved into 2nd ahead of Eaton and Birks going down the back straight.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Eaton nudged Birks over the inside edge and was lucky to stay in the race.The order remained Evans,Cowell,Eaton and Birks until the 3rd turn on the final lap when Cowell,trying an inside move on Evans,moved the Welsh rider out far enough for Eaton and Birks to nip through for 1st and 2nd respectively with Evans recovering for 3rd ahead of Cowell.Savage then made use of his gate 1 in heat 6,leading all the way with Edson 2nd after going round Priest on the back straight as Hughes trailed in last.Heat 7 saw Spear lead all the way from D Carmichael with Doherty 3rd after rounding Bowler(who had made a terrible gate) going down the back straight.It was now Clarke's turn to face 2 successive races from gate 1.Heat 8 was the first of those races and he made full use of his first gate 1,bolting out and leading all the way ahead of Schumacher.Meanwhile at the back M Carmichael rounded Brown for 3rd and stayed there after a good battle.
Heat 9 saw Clarke take his 2nd straight gate 1 and he led from the gate again but behind him Bowler and Edson tangled going into turn 1 and the race was called back.Bowler then blew his reprieve by moving at the start and was sent back to the pits.Clarke then held on to his gate 1 to win with Birks 2nd after passing Edson exiting turn 2 on the last lap.Heat 10 saw Eaton blast out from gate 2 and lead all the way with Spear holding 2nd from Schumacher who powered round Spear going down the back straight on lap 3 as Hughes came last.Heat 11 needed 2 attempts to get it started as firstly the tapes failed to go up .When they did eventually go up Doherty rocketed out of gate 2 to take the lead as Savage rounded Cowell for 2nd exiting turn 2.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Doherty then skidded and fell,allowing the other 3 riders round.The race stayed Savage,Cowell,Brown and the remounted Doherty until the riders exited the pits bend on lap 2 when Cowell fell,allowing Brown through for 2nd which he held on to ahead of Doherty as Cowell romounted for 4th.It was now the turn of DCarmichael to face 2 successive races from gate 1.Heat 12 was the first of those races and in a race where he would face his brother he made full use of his first gate 1,leading all the way.Evans took 2nd after getting round M Carmichael and Priest.The latter finished 3rd after passing the former going into the pits bend on the first lap.
Heat 13 saw D Carmichael's 2nd straight gate 1 and he made the gate but Savage got inside him exiting turn 2 then Birks passed the Welsh rider for 2nd entering the pit bend on lap 2.D Carmichael took 3rd,holding off Schumacher.Evans rocketed out of gate 3 in heat 14 to lead all the way from Bowler,Brown and Hughes.Heat 15 saw Clarke blast out from gate 2 and lead all the way with Eaton taking 2nd after rounding Doherty going into the pits bend on lap 1 as Priest trailed in last.Spear was the final rider to face 2 successive races from grid 1 and the first of them,heat 16,saw him lead initially from Edson with M Carmichael ahead of Cowell.Going into the pits bend on lap 1 Cowell powered round M Carmichael and stayed ahead for 3rd as up front Edson took the win after going inside Spear entering the pist bend on lap 3.
Spear took his 2nd straight gate 1 in heat 17 and he made no mistake this time,leading all the way with all the action going on behind him.Birks powered round Brown and Priest to take 2nd initially but drifted wide entering the pits bend,allowing Brown and Priest through for 2nd and 3rd.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Birks moved inside Priest for 3rd then 1 lap later repeated the dose on Brown to move into 2nd and stay there.Priest took 3rd after copying Birks's inside moves on Brown on the last lap.Clarke bolted from gate 3 in heat 18 and led all the way with D Carmichael 2nd after going round cowell exiting turn 2 as Hughes trailed in last.Evans rocketed from gate 2 and led heat 19 all the way from Edson with Doherty holding 3rd from Schumacher but then the former slid exiting turn 2 on lap 2,allowing the latter through for 3rd.Heat 20 saw Savage bolt from gate 3 and lead all the way to complete a superb maximum as all the action was going on behind him.As the riders exited turn 2 Bowler held up Eaton long enough for M Carmichael to nip through ahead of Eaton,who subsequently dropped back to last.Bowler eventually finished 2nd with M Carmichael holding off Eaton until the 3rd bend on the final lap when Eaton (the spoilsport) roared round the outside and was quite rightly met with a chorus of boos as he crossed the line.

FINAL SCORES
Peter Savage(Salisbury & Australia) 20,Joe Clarke(Findon & Australia) 19,Chris Eaton(Tameside & England) 17,Jono Birks(Sheffield & England) 16,Ryan Edson(Salisbury & Australia) 15,Lennon Spear(Findon & Australia) 15,Dave Carmichael(Newport & Wales) 14,Nicky Evans(Newport & Wales) 14 (all qualified for the final),Ben Schumacher(Australia) 12 (qualified as reserve),Troy Cowell(Australia) 10,Scott Doherty(Wednesfield & England) 10,Ross Priest(Australia) 9,Richard Bowler(Sheffield & England) 8,Jamie Brown(Sheffield & England) 8,Mark Carmichael(Newport & Wales) 7,Aaron Hughes(Newport & Wales) 5

Referee:Mick Pedley

Wednesday 9 March:Junior Individual Semi-Final 2 at Le Fevre
Top 8 Scorers qualify for the Final
Heat 1 saw Simon Gamble lead all the way from gate 1 with Peter Pearson getting round Kieran Jones and Brad Gentle at the end of the back straight on lap 1.Heat 2 saw Daniel Pike lead all the way from gate 2,initially from Myhill,Sellick and Bartram.As the riders exited turn 2 on the final lap,Myhill slipped allowing Sellick through for 2nd then Sellick nudged Myhill coming out of the 3rd turn allowing Ryan Bartram through to take 3rd on the line.Marcin Paradzinski flew out of the gate to win heat 3 as Josh Ison and Ryan Hughes left a gap on the inside which Daniel Thompson nipped through to take 2nd as Ison finished 3rd ahead of Hughes.Ryan Jones became the first rider to face 2 successive races from grid 1.Heat 4 was the first of them and he led all the way with Mitchell Spear getting round Robert Hunt for 2nd going into turn 1 with Chris Davies at the back.
Heat 5 saw R Jones take his 2nd gate 1 and after the tapes failed to go up at the first attempt,he led all the way once again with all the action going on behind him.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Myhill forced his way past Gamble for 2nd but he crossed the inside edge in making his move and he was excluded,a bit of a surprising decision though as Gamble had nudged him over the inside edge in the first place.Gamble was awarded 2nd and Paradzinski was placed 3rd.Heat 6 saw Ison lead all the way from gate 2 with Hunt holding 2nd initially from K Jones and Sellick.Going into the second turn on lap 2 Hunt went down thus allowing K Jones and Sellick through but on the 3rd bend the latter 2 riders swapped places and that's how it stayed as Hunt remounted for 4th.Pike absolutely flew out of gate 3 to win heat 7 ahead of Hughes,Davies and Gentle.It was now the turn of Spear to have 2 successive gate 1's and the first one,heat 8,saw him lead all the way from Bartram,Pearson and Thompson(who had fallen on the pit bend on lap 2 and remounted).
Heat 9 saw Spear make use of his 2nd grid 1 to lead all the way as Gamble took 2nd from Sellick going into the first turn on lap 3 with Ryan Hughes watching the race from the pits after moving at the tapes.Heat 10 saw Myhill lead all the way from gate 2 as Davies got round Thompson and K Jones for 2nd.Heat 11 saw Paradzinski make use of his gate 1 to lead all the way but the action was going on behind him.Hunt slid off on the first turn after clipping Bartram who then moved inside Gentle for 2nd going into the pit bend but as they came out of the pit bend Bartram went down after a clash with the Australian who was excluded for use of leg.Bartram was awarded 2nd with Hunt 3rd.It was now the turn of Pike to have 2 successive gate 1's and the first of them,heat 12, saw him lead all the way but there was another battle for the other places.Ison got round Pearson coming out of the second bend but Pearson repassed Ison coming out of the pit bend.R Jones,who had been at the back,then moved inside Ison at the start of lap 2 and then moved inside Pearson coming out of the second bend and held on for 2nd ahead of Pearson and Ison.
Pike had his second gate 1 in heat 13 but Hunt led all the way as Thompson and Gamble got in front of Pike going down the back straight but as the riders exited the pits bend Pike was past both riders as though they were standing still.Thompson and Gamble then clashed on the back straight on the final lap with Thompson remounting for 3rd ahead of Gamble.Heat 14 saw Bartram lead initially from Hughes with the Jones brothers at the back.Hughes took the lead from Bartram going down the back straight on the final lap with the battle of the Jones brothers being resolved in favour of Ryan.Heat 15 saw Gentle and Spear lead from the gate ahead of Myhill but the latter moved inside Gentle going down the back straight then moved inside Spear as the riders exited the pits bend.Ison,who was last at one stage,moved inside Gentle coming out of the second turn on lap 2 then passed Spear with a similar move 1 lap later.It was now Davies's turn for 2 successive gate 1's and the first one,heat 16,saw Paradzinski power all the way round from gate 4 to lead the Welsh rider home with Pearson 3rd from Sellick after the latter had fallen on the pit bend and remounted.
Heat 17 saw Ison lead all the way from gate 2 as Gamble rounded Bartram and Davies for 2nd coming out of turn 2 with Bartram moving inside Davies for 3rd at the end of the first lap.Heat 18 saw Paradzinski get another flyer,this time from gate 2 to lead all the way from Spear with Pike and K Jones having a good battle for 3rd.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 the Welsh rider moved inside Pike but Pike repassed him on the run-in to the line.Heat 19 saw R Jones gate round Sellick to win as Gentle got round Thompson for 3rd as the riders came out of the second turn.Heat 20 needed 2 attempts before it started.Firstly Myhill powered round everyone from gate 4 but the race was called back after Hughes went down following a clash on the first turn.The restart saw Myhill again fly round the others as Hughes got inside Pearson as the riders went down the back straight on the first lap.Pearson then fell on the pits bend on lap 2 which Hunt capitalised on to take 3rd as Pearson remounted for 4th.
Of the riders who missed out on qualifying for the final,Hughes will rue his tapes exclusion in heat 9 and Hunt's fall in heat 10 cost him dearly as he would have qualified for a run-off with Bartram and Myhill if he had stayed on.

FINAL SCORES
Marcin Paradzinski(Torun & Poland) 18,Ryan Jones(Newport & Wales)17,Daniel Pike(Eaton* & England)17,Mitchell Spear(Findon & Australia) 16,Josh Ison(Salisbury & Australia) 14,Simon Gamble(Sheffield & England) 14,Ryan Bartram(Kesgrave & England) 13,Nick Myhill(Hethersett & England) 13(all qualified for the final),Robert Sellick(Le Fevre & Australia) 12 (qualified as reserve),Ryan Hughes(Newport & Wales) 11,Peter Pearson(Sheffield & England) 10,Robert Hunt(England) 10,Chris Davies(Newport & Wales) 10,Daniel Thompson(Murraylands & Australia) 9,Kieran Jones(Newport & Wales) 7,Brad Gentle(Findon & Australia) 5
*-has since transferred to Leicester

Referee:Pete Young

Thursday 10 March:Senior Individual Preliminary Final Heat 1 at Findon
Top 8 scorers automatically qualify for the semi-finals
9th place rider to face a run-off with the 9th place riders from Heats 2 & 3
Heat 1 saw Pawel Kozlowski lead all the way as Mick Aris held off Barry Copping for 2nd with Jamie Brown bringing up the rear.Heat 2 saw Garry Pearce lead initially from the gate ahead of Adam Peck who took the lead from Pearce going into turn 1 on the 3rd lap and held on to win from Pearce as Tomasz Szwajorek and Tomasz Walkowiak finished 3rd and 4th respectively.Heat 3 saw Pawel Cegielski make the start from gate 2 and lead all the way from Steve Harris,Rick Jolly and Steve Copping.Heat 4 saw Robert Hudson face the first of 2 consecutive races from gate 1 but Aaron Lowey led all the way from Craig Newsome with Lennon Spear 3rd after passing Hudson on the pits bend on lap 1.
Heat 5 saw Hudson take his 2nd gate 1.Pearce led initially from Harris,Hudson and B Copping but at the start of lap 3 the latter was thrown off his bike after his chain came off.He quickly cleared the track thus enabling the race to continue.Going down the back straight for the last time Harris moved inside Pearce and held on for the win as Hudson trailed in 3rd.Lowey made full use of his gate 1 in heat 6,blasting out to take the win ahead of Szwajorek,Jolly and Brown.Heat 7 saw Peck make the gate from gate 3 and lead all the way as Kozlowski,Spear and S Copping finished in that order behind him.It was Newsome's turn to have 2 successive races from gate 1 and the first of them,heat 8,saw him take the lead out of the gate with Cegielski on his outside but Newsome drifted wide on the pits bend on the first lap,allowing Walkowiak through to go on for the win.2 laps later Cegielski moved inside Newsome for 2nd as Aris finished last but he was there to take advantage of any incidents up front if needed.
Newsome faced his 2nd gate 1 in heat 9 which would also see the clash of the Copping brothers.Newsome led initially from Szwajorek and the Copping brothers and the Scot held off the Pole until the run-in to the line when the Pole got round him.The clash of the Copping brothers was an anti-climax as Barry took 3rd from Steve who had slid off coming out of turn 1 and remounted for 4th.Heat 10 saw Cegielski unleash a thunderbolt of a gate to lead all the way from Pearce with Brown getting into 3rd coming out of turn 2 but Spear took 3rd from the Sheffield youngster going into the pits bend.Heat 11 saw Harris lead all the way from his gate 1 with Kozlowski,Walkowiak and Lowey initially behind him.Coming out of the pits bend Lowey moved inside Walkowiak for 3rd and stayed there until the last lap when he tried an outside move on Kozlowski going down the back straight but the Pole nudged him and Lowey ended up last after Walkowiak had moved inside him.Peck was next to face 2 successive races from gate 1 and in heat 12 he made full use of the first one,leading all the way from Aris with Hudson 3rd after rounding Jolly out of turn 2.
Heat 13 saw Peck make use of his 2nd gate 1 to lead all the way as behind him Cegielski nipped inside Lowey coming out of turn 2 with B Copping bringing up the rear.Heat 14 saw Cegielski storm from gate 1 to lead all the way from Hudson as S Copping paddled his way round turn 1 but managed to hold on for 3rd ahead of Brown.Heat 15 saw Kozlowski make use of his grid 1 to lead all the way.Newsome held 2nd from Pearce until the first turn on lap 3 when Pearce moved inside the Scot and took 2nd with Jolly at the back.Spear was the last rider to face 2 successive races from grid 1 and the first of them,heat 15,saw him emerge in front after a pretty even break from the start and hold on for the win ahead of Harris with Szwajorek 3rd after passing Aris on the run-in to the finish.
Spear made use of his 2nd gate 1 in heat 17,leading all the way from Walkowiak with B Copping 3rd after passing Jolly going into lap 2.Heat 18 saw Newsone gate ahead of Peck to take the win with Brown 3rd ahead of Harris who slipped his pedals as the tapes went up.Heat 19 was a Polish 1-2-3 as Szwajorek led home Cegielski,Kozlowski and Hudson.Heat 20 saw Lowey blast out from gate 3 to win with Pearce 2nd after rounding Aris coming out of turn 2 as S Copping trailed in last.
A final check of the scores saw that 3 riders,Newsome,Walkowiak and Spear were tied for the final automatic qualifying space for the semi-finals so a run-off was required.The winner would qualify automatically for the semi-finals,the 2nd placed rider would go to a run-off with the 2 9th placed riders from the 2 events at Salisbury for the last 2 semi-final spots and whoever finished 3rd would be eliminated from the competition.So to the run-off and it lined up Spear on 1,Newsome on 2 and Walkowiak on 4.It was Spear and Newsome who gated ahead of the Pole but going into the pit bend Spear gave Newsome a nudge which allowed Walkowiak through up the inside.The Pole then nudged Spear going into turn 1 allowing Newsome through for 2nd as Walkowiak held on to win and advance straight to the semi-finals while Newsome would have to face a further run-off to see if he could get to the semi-finals.
FINAL SCORES
Adam Peck(Poole & England) 19,Pawel Cegielski(Poland) 17,Pawel Kozlowski(Gniezno & Poland) 16,Garry Pearce(Stoke & England) 15,Tomasz Szwajorek(Poland) 15,Steve Harris(Horspath & England) 15,Tomasz Walkowiak(Poland) 14(all automatically qualify for the semi-finals),Craig Newsome(Stoke & Scotland) 14(goes to semi-final run-off),Lennon Spear(Findon & Australia) 14,Mick Aris(Wednesfield & England) 10,Robert Hudson(Sheffield & England)9,Barry Copping(Somersham & England) 7,Rick Jolly(Australia)7,Steve Copping(Somersham & England) 6,Jamie Brown(Sheffield & England) 6

Tomasz Walkowiak beat Craig Newsome and Lennon Spear in a run-off for 8th and 9th places

Referee:Bob Osborne

Thursday 10 March:Senior Individual Preliminary Final Heat 2 at Salisbury
Top 8 scorers automatically qualify for the semi-finals
9th place rider to face a run-off with the 9th place riders from Heats 1 & 3

Scores not known but the semi-final qualifiers were Fred Rothwell(Bury & England),Mark Winwood(Birmingham & Wales),Lukasz Nowacki(Bydgoszcz/Leicester & Poland),Dave Hemsley(Leicester & England),Josh Ison(Salisbury & Australia),Terry Norman(Stoke & England),Tomasz Wlodarczyk(Poland) and Marcin Paradzinski(Torun & Poland) with Brad Gentle(Findon & Australia) the 9th placed rider

Thursday 10 March:Senior Individual Preliminary Final Heat 3 at Salisbury
Top 8 scorers automatically qualify for the semi-finals
9th place rider to face a run-off with the 9th place riders from Heats 1 & 2

Scores not known but the semi-final qualifiers were Jack Spear(Findon & Australia),Richard Williamson(Wednesfield & England),Chris Jewkes(Wednesfield & England),Marcin Szwajorek(Poland),Dave Murphy(Newport & Wales),Joe Clarke(Findon & Australia),Matt Gentle(Findon & Australia) and Daniel Pike(Eaton & England) with Allan Busby(Southampton & Wales) the 9th placed rider.

Friday 11 March-Senior Individual Semi-Final 1 at Salisbury
Top 8 scorers qualify for the final
The run-off for the last 2 spaces was not required as Daniel Pike,who had qualified via Preliminary Final Heat 3 and was drawn to this semi-final,withdrew from the competition so Allan Busby,who was 9th in that same Preliminary Final,replaced Pike while Brad Gentle was allocated to this semi-final with Craig Newsome allocated to the other Semi.
The action started with Jack Spear making use of his grid 1 to lead heat 1 all the way from Tomasz Walkowiak with Dave Murphy 3rd after rounding Garry Pearce coming out of turn 2.Pearce tried an inside move going into the final turn but fell and remounted for 4th.Heat 2 and Aaron Lowey blasted out from gate 4 to lead all the way as Chris Jewkes and Allan Busby took advantage of a gap left by Pawel Cegielski going into turn 1.There were no further positional changes even though Cegielski tried an inside move going down the back straight on the last lap but hit Busby and fell,remounting for 1 point.Heat 3 saw Karol Szymanski make one of his familiar rocket like starts and lead all the way with Tomasz Wlodarczyk 2nd throughout.The action was going on behind these two as Steve Harris held 3rd from Brad Gentle until the pits bend when the young Aussie moved into 3rd and held on to it until Harris came round the outside of him going into the last lap.Gentle fought back though and going down the back straight gave Harris a nudge which saw the GB team manager end up on the floor after colliding with the fence.The race was stopped and awarded as it was on the last lap with Szymanski declared the winner from Wlodarczyk with Harris awarded 3rd and Gentle excluded for his challenge on Harris.Terry Norman was the first rider to face 2 successive races from gate 1 and he made full use of the first one in heat 4 to lead all the way from Mark Winwood,Marcin Paradzinski and Paul White.
Heat 5 saw Norman make use of his second gate 1 to hold off Szymanski as Spear held off Cegielski for 3rd as the Pole repeated his heat 2 crash,this time after clipping the concrete edge.Winwood became the 3rd rider to win from gate 1 in heat 6 as he lead it all the way with plenty of action going on behind him.Going down the back straight on the first lap Gentle made his way into 2nd from Walkowiak and Busby.Going into lap 2 Busby got round Walkowiak for 3rd but 1 lap later the Pole retook 3rd with an inside pass and then went on to pass Gentle for 2nd after the latter had slipped on the pits bend on lap 3 as Busby finished last.Heat 7 saw an even break from the start but Harris emerged ahead of Jewkes and Paradzinski with Pearce at the back.Coming out of the pits bend Pearce moved inside Paradzinski for 3rd but the young Pole re-passed Pearce 2 laps later in the same place but Pearce returned the compliment on the final lap as up front Harris held on to win the race ahead of Jewkes.White was next for 2 successive gate 1's.Heat 8,the first of them,saw Lowey rocket from gate 2 and lead throughout.Wlodarczyk took 2nd from White going down the back straight on the first lap but drifted wide,as did White,thus allowing Murphy through for 2nd with White re-passing Wlodarczyk for 3rd.
Heat 9 saw White take his 2nd gate 1 in a race that needed 2 attempts for it to get started.The first attempt didn't get off the start line as Busby moved at the tapes and was sent back to the pits.Harris then gated round White and went on to win with Spear taking 2nd after passing White on the inside going into turn 1 on lap 3.Heat 10 was an all-Polish affair and it saw an even break from the gate by all 4.Going down the back straight Wlodarczyk emerged in front from Cegielski,Walkowiak and Paradzinski.It stayed like that until turn 1 on the last lap when Cegielski went inside Wlodarczyk for the win with Walkowiak and Paradzinski 3rd and 4th respectively.Heat 11 saw Szymanski unleash another one of his electric gates to lead all the way as Lowey got round Pearce for 2nd place coming out of turn 2.Winwood took 3rd place from Pearce on the run-in to the line.It was now the turn of Jewkes to have 2 successive grid 1's.Heat 12 was the first one and the first attempt of 3 did not get off the start line as Gentle moved at the tapes and was sent back to the pits.Jewkes and Murphy made the gate in front of Norman but Jewkes slid off exiting turn 2 and the race was called back.at the 3rd attempt Murphy and Jewkes got in front but Norman got inside Jewkes exiting turn 2 and then he went on to take the win from Murphy right on the line.
Jewkes took his second grid 1 in heat 13 and he made use of it by holding off Winwood with Spear 3rd after passing Wlodarczyk going into the pits bend.Heat 14 saw Lowey get a flyer from gate 1 to lead home Harris,Norman and Wlodarczyk.Pearce became the 3rd successive winner from gate 1 in heat 15,holding off Cegielski with Gentle 3rd after passing White going into the pits bend.Paradzinski was the final rider to face 2 successive gate 1's and the first of those,heat 16,saw him make the gate from 1 but Szymanski was round him as the riders exited turn 2 and went on for the win as Paradzinski held 2nd with Murphy holding off Busby for 3rd.
Paradzinski took his 2nd gate 1 in heat 17 and he made use of it to defeat Lowey with Spear 3rd after passing Gentle going down the back straight.Heat 18 saw Szymanski and Walkowiak make the gate but the latter fell exiting turn 2,allowing Jewkes and White through for 2nd and 3rd as Szymanski held on for the win with Walkowiak remounting for 4th.Heat 19 saw Norman and Wlodarczyk make the gate but Norman took the Pole wide going into the pists bend allowing Pearce through for the win ahead of Norman,Walkowiak and Busby.Heat 20 needed 4 attempts before it finally started.Firstly there was a clash of bikes going into the top bend and a restart was called.The second attempt didn't leave the start line as Winwood was adjudges to have moved while under orders so he would watch the race from the pits.The 3rd attempt saw Cegielski fall on the top bend after a clash with Murphy and he remained on the floor as the riders started lap 2 so the race was stopped and Cegielski was excluded for causing the race to be stopped.The race finally got underway at the 4th attempt as Murphy used his grid 1 to hold off Harris.
A final check of the scores saw that Winwood and Pearce were tied for the final qualifying spot for the final so a run-off was required.This saw Winwood on 2 and Pearce on 4.Winwood gated and led Pearce all the way to book the final qualifying place with Pearce going through as 2nd reserve.

FINAL SCORES
Karol Szymanski(Bydgoszcz/Horspath & Poland) 19,Aaron Lowey(Poole & England) 18,Terry Norman(Stoke & England) 17,Steve Harris(Horspath & England) 16,Chris Jewkes(Wednesfield & England) 15,Dave Murphy(Newport & Wales) 14,Jack Spear(Findon & Australia) 13,Mark Winwood(Birmingham* & Wales) 12(all qualified for the final),Garry Pearce(Stoke & England) 12(qualified as reserve),Marcin Paradzinski(Torun & Poland) 11,Tomasz Walkowiak(Poland) 10,Tomasz Wlodarczyk(Poland) 10,Pawel Cegielski(Poland) 9,Paul White(Le Fevre & Australia/Wales) 8,Allan Busby(Southampton & Wales) 5,Brad Gentle(Findon & Australia) 5
*-has since transferred to Long Stratton

Mark Winwood beat Garry Pearce in a run-off for 8th place

Referee:Bob Osborne

Friday 11 March:Senior Individual Semi-Final 2 at Salisbury
Top 8 scorers qualify for the final
Heat 1 saw the Szwajoreks make the gate from Matt Gentle and Pete Young.Going down the back straight an lap 2 Marcin Szwajorek was forced over the outside edge by Gentle going inside him and crashed into the fence.The Pole remounted but the race was stopped going into the last lap and Marcin Szwajorek was excluded as he was deemed to have been lapped and failed to leave the track.As the riders returned to the pits words were exchanged between Marcin Szwajorek and Gentle and both riders were warned by the referee.Tomasz Szwajorek was declared the winner from Gentle and Young.Heat 2 saw Dave Hemsley take full advantage of his gate 1,leading all the way from Craig Newsome,Martin Gamble and Josh Ison in a race that went with gate positions.Heat 3 also went with gate positions as Pawel Kozlowski led all the way from Richard Williamson,Adam Peck and Fred Rothwell.Daniel Pudney was the first rider to face 2 successive races from gate 1 and in heat 4,the first of them,he led it all the way with Lukasz Nowacki 2nd after powering round Joe Clarke with Lee Aris at the back.
Heat 5 saw Pudney make use of his 2nd gate 1,leading all the way to become the 4th successive race winner from gate 1.Hemsley took 2nd after powering round T Szwajorek who held off Peck for 3rd.Heat 6 saw the 5th successive winner from gate 1 as Clarke led all the way from Kozlowski with Gamble 3rd after passing Gentle going into the first turn on lap 2.That was the last race of the night for Clarke as he withdrew,presumably to save himself for the Junior final the following day.Heat 7 saw Nowacki fly from gate 2 and lead all the way with the battle of the Scottish riders Newsome and Young going the way of the former as Rothwell trailed in last.It was now Aris's turn to have 2 races in succession from gate 1 and heat 8,the 1st one,saw him lead all the way from M Szwajorek as Williamson took 3rd after passing Ison on the pits bend on the first lap.
Heat 9 saw Aris make use of his 2nd gate 1,leading all the way as Rothwell took 2nd after gating round Gamble who held on to 3rd ahead of T Szwajorek.That was to be Gamble's last race of the night as he was seen hobbling round the trackside area after the race with what appeared to be a knee injury.Heat 10 saw Williamson lead from the gate but Hemsley went under him coming out of turn 2.Going into the pits bend on lap 2 Williamson got a nudge from Gentle and fell.This left a gap for Nowacki to nip through for 2nd with Gentle 3rd ahead of the unlucky Williamson.That last place would ultimately prove costly as if Williamson had stayed on and finished 2nd he would have qualified for the final.Heat 11 was a 3 rider race following Clarke's withdrawal and it was for this scribe the best of the match.Peck led from gate 1 but Ison and Young went either side of him going down the back straight.But both Ison and Young then drifted wide on the pits bend,allowing Peck back through for 2nd.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Ison nudged Peck over the inside edge and Peck's lost momentum dropped him to 3rd behind Young.The action still wasn't finished as going into the back straight on the last lap Young moved inside Ison but took the Australian wide on the pits bend,allowing Peck through for the win with Young holding off Ison for 2nd.It was now Newsome's turn for 2 consecutive races from gate 1 and the 1st of them,heat 12,got as far as the first turn where Newsome,Pudney and Kozlowski all fell and the race was called back.After an even break from the start M Szwajorek lost his chain on the run to the first bend.Newsome led from Kozlowski but the Pole got in front exiting the pits bend.Newsome finished 2nd ahead of Pudney who had slipped on the top bend on lap 2.That was to be the last race of the night for Marcin Szwajorek.
Newsome took his 2nd gate 1 in heat 13 (which was a 3 rider race following Clarke's withdrawal) and he made use of it,leading all the way with Williamson 2nd after passing T Szwajorek on the inside going along the back straight on lap 3.Heat 14 was won by Pudney who flew from gate 3 as Gentle took 2nd after rounding Rothwell on the top bend.Rothwell finished 3rd ahead of Ison who had slipped his pedals in the firts turn.Heat 15 saw Young make use of his gate 1 to lead Aris home with Hemsley 3rd ahead of Kozlowski.It was now Nowacki's turn to have 2 successive races from gate 1 and heat 16,the first of them,would feature just himself and Peck following the withdrawals of Marcin Szwajorek and Gamble.It was Nowacki who led Peck from the start and he held the lead until the run-in to the finish when Peck got in front.
Heat 17 saw Nowacki take his 2nd successive gate 1 but the race needed 4 attempts before it started.The first attempt only got as far as the first bend before it was called back as the referee was not happy with the way it was progressing.In the 2nd attempt Nowacki rocketed from gate 1 to lead Kozlowski but coming out of turn 2 Ison lost control of his bike and fell,bringing down Tomasz Szwajorek in the process and earning himself an exclusion.The 3rd attempt saw Nowacki and Kozlowski clash coming out of the start and the race was called back once again.At the 4th attempt Nowacki blasted from the gate to win ahead of Kozlowski and Tomasz Szwajorek.Heat 18 saw Gentle make use of his gate 1,rocketing out to lead all the way from Peck,Aris and Newsome.Heat 19 was a 3 rider race due to Gamble's withdrawal.It saw Pudney make the gate and lead all the way from Williamson and Young.Heat 20 was a 2 rider race following the withdrawals of Marcin Szwajorek and Clarke.Hemsley,off gate 4,just needed to finish the race to book his place in the final but was handed the 4 points on a plate by Rothwell who moved at the start and was excluded.
A final check of the scores saw that Gentle and Young were tied for the last qualifying spot for the final so a run-off was required.Gentle won the toss,chose gate 2 and led all the way with Young on his back wheel until the back straight on the last lap when he gave up the chase.Gentle therefore took the last remaining place in the final whereas Young would be 1st reserve.

FINAL SCORES
Daniel Pudney(Le Fevre & Australia) 18,Dave Hemsley(Leicester & England) 17,Lukasz Nowacki(Bydgoszcz/Leicester & Poland) 17,Pawel Kozlowski(Gniezno & Poland) 15,Craig Newsome(Stoke* & Scotland) 14,Adam Peck(Poole* & England) 14,Lee Aris(Wednesfield & England) 14,Matt Gentle(Findon & Australia) 13(all qualified for the final),Pete Young(Poole & Scotland) 13(qualified as reserve),Richard Williamson(Wednesfield & England) 12,Tomasz Szwajorek(Poland) 11,Fred Rothwell(Bury & England) 7,Martin Gamble(Sheffield & Ireland) 6(withdrew injured after his 3rd ride),Joe Clarke(Findon & Australia) 6(withdrew after his 2nd ride),Josh Ison(Salisbury & Australia) 5,Marcin Szwajorek(Poland) 3(withdrew after his 3rd ride)
*-both these riders have since transferred to Wednesfield

Matt Gentle beat Pete Young in a run-off for 8th place

Referee:Dave Blinston

Saturday 12 March:Junior World Final at Salisbury
Under a hot sun the Salisbury track looked magnificent and was suitably derssed up for this big occasion.36 riders started out in the competition which started with 2 eliminators at Findon which would eliminate just 4 riders(2 from each match) and then moved on to 2 semi-finals at Le Fevre which saw the 28 survivors from the eliminators join the 4 seeded riders.The top 8 from each of the semi-finals then advanced to Salisbury for the 2005 Junior World Final.The 16 riders consisted of 6 each from Australia and England,3 from Wales and just 1 from Poland(who was the only one to enter).2 further Australian riders were the reserves,however 1 of them(Ben Schumacher) didn't turn up
Heat 1 saw Daniel Pike rocket out of gate 1 and led all the way as Ryan Jones got round Nicky Evans and Josh Ison to take 2nd as the riders exited the 2nd turn.Evans then fell on the pits bend and was unable to finish the race as his chain had come off.Meanwhile as Pike was winning,Jones held off Ison for 2nd.Heat 2 would see the clash of the Spear cousins,Mitchell and Lennon.it was Mitchell who took the win from gate 1 as Lennon finished 3rd behind Simon Gamble but in front of Ryan Bartram.Joe Clarke rocketed out of the gate to win heat 3 from Dave Carmichael as Jono Birks held 3rd going down the back straight but Ryan Edson took 3rd with an inside move going into turn 1 on the 2nd lap.Marcin Paradzinski was the first rider to face 2 successive races from gate 1 and he flew from the start in heat 4 to lead from Nick Myhill and Chris Eaton but Peter Savage went up the inside of the latter two going along the back straight.Eaton then passed Myhill on the inside exiting the pits bend.As the riders started lap 2 Myhill went for an inside move on Eaton who shut the Hethersett rider down with both riders mounting the inside kerb and Eaton's momentum carried him and Savage into the fence and the race was stopped.With all 4 back in for a restart Paradzinski made the gate again from 1 to lead all the way with Savage repeating his earlier inside pass on Myhill and Eaton.All 4 riders stayed on the track this time as the order at the finish was Paradzinski,Savage,Myhill and Eaton.
Paradzinski faced his 2nd successive straight gate 1 in heat 5 which had the hallmarks of being a cracking race and this was emphasised by the fact that the 4 riders involved had all won the first 4 heats.It needed 2 attempts before it got started as in the first attempt Pike flew from gate 2 but went down courtesy of a trailing Clarke leg,leaving Paradzinski and Mitchell Spear nowhere to go.The restart saw Pike again lead from gate 2 with Clarke getting inside Paradzinski going into the pits bend on lap 1 then the Pole was relegated to the back of the field by Mitchell Spear at the start of lap 2.Heat 6 got as far as turn 1lwhere Eaton and Carmichael collided and the race was called back.At the restart Eaton led from Evans with Lennon Spear holding 3rd from Carmichael.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Evans Nudged Eaton who slipped,allowing Lennon Spear and Carmichael through for 2nd and 3rd as Evans held on for the win with Eaton trailing in last.Heat 7 saw Myhill blast from gate 2 and lead all the way as the action was going on behind him.As Birks,Gamble and Ison entered turn 1 they all tangled but as they exited turn 2 Gamble was in 2nd ahead of Birks and Ison.Coming out of turn 2 on lap 3 Birks moved inside Gamble to move into 2nd with Ison 3rd after taking advantage of Gamble sliding off on the pits turn on lap 3.Gamble did remount for the 4th place point.It was now the turn of Savage to face 2 successive races from gate 1 and he led all the way in heat 8 as behind him Bartram moved Jones over far enough for Edson to Shoot through the gap for 2nd.Jones took 3rd after passing Bartram up the inside at the start of lap 3 with Bartram falling on turn 1 as he clipped Jones.He remounted for 4th.
Savage faced his 2nd gate 1 in heat 9 and he led all the way once again.Going along the back straight Pike squeezed round Birks and Lennon Spear to take 2nd and he also made a late but challenge for the win but Savage held on as Birks took 3rd ahead of Lennon Spear.In heat 10 Mitchell Spear made the best start and led all the way from Evans as Edson passed Myhill for 3rd going along the back straight but Myhill repeated the dose on Edson on the last lap.Heat 11 saw Clarke hold his gate 1 and take the win but a tremendous scrap went on behind him for the other places.Ison held 2nd gfoing along the back straight on the 1st lap as Bartram moved inside Eaton for 3rd.As the riders exited the pit bend to start lap 2 Eaton powered up the indide of both Bartram and Ison but 1 lap later Ison blasted round Eaton to take 2nd as Eaton finished 3rd ahead of Bartram.Gamble was next up for 2 successive races from gate 1 and in heat 12 he led all the way as Jones and Carmichael both went past Paradzinski exiting turn 2 and going along the back on the first lap as the race finished as per gate positions.
Gamble faced his 2nd successive gate 1 in heat 13 but Pike rocketed from gate 3 and led the Sheffield rider home with Eaton 3rd after a late challenge on Gamble on the pit bend on the final lap which backfired on him after he clipped Gamble's wheel and fell,picking his bike up and walking home for 3rd.Meanwhile Edson,the other rider in the race,failed to finish after falling on the pits bend on the 1st lap.Heat 14 needed 3 attempts before it finally got underway.In the first attempt Paradzinski shot out from gate 3 but the race was called back after Birks and Bartram got tangled up.The restart saw Paradzinski again make the start and lead initially from Bartram,Evans and Birks.Birks powered inside Evans as the riders started lap 2 then got inside Bartram going into turn 1 but then Evans shot inside both Bartram and Birks and going along the back straight the latter 2 riders tangled and ended up falling after clipping the fence.That was seen to be a racing incident so all 4 riders were called back.At the 3rd attempt Paradzinski once again made the gate and led all the way with Evans powering round Bartram and Birks for 2nd with Birks then passing Bartram for 3rd on the pits bend on lap 3.Heat 15 got as far as turn 1 where Savage and Mitchell Spear collided and the race was stopped.With all 4 riders back in Savage made the gate from gate 3 and led all the way.A battle for the other palces went on behind him and it saw Carmichael get round Ison for 2nd exiting turn 2 with Mitchell Spear at the back.As the riders started lap 3 Mitchell Spear moved inside Ison for 3rd.Exiting the pits bend on lap 3 both Mitchell Spear and Ison went past Carmichael for 2nd and 3rd with the Welsh rider relegated to last.Myhill was the final rider to face 2 successive races from gate 1 and in heat 16 he led all the way with Jones inside Clarke for 2nd going along the back straight on lap 1.Going into turn 1 on lap 3 Clarke nudged Jones and took 2nd.Going into the pits bend Lennon Spear moved inside Jones but was excluded for an incident which was not seen by this scribe.The race was stopped and as the last lap flag had already gone out the race was awarded with Myhill winning from Clarke and Jones.
Heat 17 saw Myhill take his 2nd successive gate 1 in a race which Pike needed to win to get a possible run-off for the championship,assuming that Savage could win heat 18.Pike rocketed from gate 4 but slipped as the riders exited turn 2 and was relegated to last as Myhill held on to win from Carmichael and Bartram.This result meant that Pike and Myhill were level on 16 points so they would have to face a run-off for 3rd place at worst but this would depend what would happen in the very next heat when Clarke and Savage met.So on to that heat 18 and it would turn out to be THE race that everyone would talk about.All Savage had to do was finish in front of Clarke and he was champion.It was Clarke who made the start from gate 2 and Savage was up to 2nd after nipping inside Evans as the riders exited turn 2 with Gamble at the back.If the front 2 held their positions there would have to be a run-off for the championship.Savage wasn't having that and went for an inside pass on Clarke going into the pits bend on lap 2 but appeared to have his front wheel taken away from him by Clarke and he fell with Evans having nowhere to go.The whistel went and the race was stopped with a thus far uneventful meeting suddenly bursting into life as referee Bob Osborne pointed to Savage being the cause of the stoppage and Savage was excluded.Then sensationally he changed his mind and called a restart with all 4 riders.This saw the crowd's mood go from orange to red alert as Osborne was then met with consecutive protests from the pits.Then Osborne changed his mind again and reverted back to his original decision which was to exclude Savage which was not very popular with the crowd as they had apparently seen a foul on him.Savage then appeared on the grid to protest the decision(and quite rightly so in this scribe's opinion) but was eventually persuaded to return to the pits.It then took several minutes before order was restored and when it was Clarke gated across Evans with Gamble getting round Evand going along the back straight.Gamble then took up the chase and he lined up an inside pass going into the first turn on the final lap but went down.Clarke held on to win the race and clinch the title as Evans picked up 2nd with Gamble remounting for 3rd.Heat 19 saw Paradzinski lead all the way from gate 2 as Ison got into 2nd from Lennon Spear and Edson.Going into the pits bend on lap 3 Edson moved inside Lennon Spear for 3rd then did likewise to Ison on the last lap to take 2nd.Heat 20 didn't get off the start line at first due to Birks and Eaton moving together at the start.The 2nd attempt got as far as turn 1 when Birks went down after a collision.At the 3rd try Jones led all the way from Birks,Eaton and Mitchell Spear,who had fallen on the first turn after Eaton nudged him but remounted for the 4th place point.The run-off between Pike and Myhill was for 2nd and 3rd places and it saw Pike win the toss and choose gate 2 with Myhill on 4.It needed 2 attempts to get it started though.At first both riders used tactics for the first lap but Pike was then told to speed up and got himself into a muddle going along the back straight.Myhill went inside him but both riders went sprawling on the pits bend and the race was called back.The restart saw Pike make the gate and lead all the way with Myhill keeping on his tail but he gave up the cahse on the final lap.

FINAL SCORES
Joe Clarke(Findon & Australia) 18,Daniel Pike(Eaton* & England) 16,Nick Myhill(Hethersett & England) 16,Peter Savage(Salisbury & Australia) 15,Marcin Paradzinski(Torun & Poland) 14,Ryan Jones(Newport & Wales) 14,Mitchell Spear(Findon & Australia) 14,Simon Gamble(Sheffield & England) 13,Nicky Evans(Newport & Wales) 13,Josh Ison(Salisbury & Australia) 11,Dave Carmichael(Newport & Wales) 11,Jono Birks(Sheffield & England) 11,Ryan Edson(Salisbury & Australia) 9,Chris Eaton(Tameside & England) 8,Lennon Spear(Findon & Australia) 7,Ryan Bartram(Kesgrave & England) 6
*-has since transferred to Leicester

Daniel Pike beat Nick Myhill in a run-off for 2nd

Referee:Bob Osborne

Saturday 12 March:World Final at Salisbury
When the draw was initially made for this competition it would have seen 4 eliminators,2 each at Findon and Salisbury.Findon's first eliminator would have 13 riders and their 2nd one would have seen 14,the same as the 2 Salisbury rounds.The top 12 scorers from each elimination heat would advance to the Preliminary Finals.The first Findon eliminator went ahead as scheduled but their 2nd eliminator saw 2 riders withdraw before a wheel was turned.The event still went ahead and 11 riders automatically advanced to the Preliminary finals with the exception of Michael Ffrench,who withdrew after his 3rd ride.This reprieved Mick Aris,who had originally been eliminated after finishing 13th in the first eliminator.At Salisbury their first eliminator was not held as 2 of the scheduled 14 riders withdrew so the remaining 12 riders advanced without having to turn a wheel.Their 2nd eliminator went ahead though with 13 riders(Tony Herd having withdrawn) with Andy Knowles originally eliminated but later reprieved as David Carmichael subsequently withdrew.
The next stage was the Preliminary Finals,1 was held at Findon and the other 2 were held at Salisbury.The top 8 scorers fom each event would then advance to the semi-finals with the 9th placed riders originally scheduled to have a further run-off to determine the last 2 qualifiers for the semi-finals but due to a subsequent withdrawal that run-off was not required.
The next stage was then the semi-finals where the 26 qualifiers from the Preliminary Finals would join the 6 seeded riders with the top 8 from each semi-final advancing to the final.Of those 16 riders,7 riders were from England,3 were from Poland,3 were from Australia,2 were from Wales and 1 was from Scotland.A further Scottish rider and a further English rider were the reserves.
Heat 1 saw Pawel Kozlowski lead all the wat from gate 2 with Terry Norman getting round Chris Jewkes for 2nd going into the pit bend on lap 1 as Matt Gentle brought up the rear.Heat 2 saw Dave Murphy,the oldest ever finalist and winner of the Veterans World Masters 6 days previously,make use of his gate 1 to lead all the way as behind him Mark Winwood and Craig Newsome left a gap big enough for Jack Spear to nip through for 2nd.Newsome then got ahead of Winwood going along the back straight but Winwood repassed the Scot going into the first turn on lap 2.Heat 3 saw the first of 6 exclusions handed out with Adam Peck harshly being the recipient as he was adjudged to have moved at the start(he didn't appear to move to this scribe).Aaron Lowey then made the gate from Daniel Pudney but Lee Aris was inside both of them exiting turn 2.Aris then gave Lowey a nudge going into the pits bend leaving a big enough gap to which Pudney probably thought "Thank you very much,I'll have that" and was through for the win as Aris held off Lowey for 2nd.Karol Szymanski was the first rider to face 2 successive gate 1's and heat 4 was the first one of them but it needed 2 attempts before there was a result.Initially Szymanski bolted from gate 1 as Lukasz Nowacki got round defending world champion Dave Hemsley for 2nd going along the back straight with 1999 world champion Steve Harris bringing up the rear.At the start of lap 2 Hemsley moved inside Nowacki and took 2nd.Going into turn 1 on lap 3 Hemsley nudged Szymanski leaving a gap for Nowacki to go up the inside but Nowacki then fell and Hemsley and Szymanski ploughed into him.Harris then took the lead.Szymanski picked himself up but as he did so the referee's whistle went,stopping the race.With all 4 riders back in for the restart Szymanski held on to his 1st gate 1 to lead all the way as Hemsley held off Nowacki for 2nd with Harris at the back.
Heat 5 saw Szymanski take the 2nd of his 2 gate 1's.After a false start due to excessive noise,he flew from gate 1 and led all the way to inflict what would be Pudney's only defeat of the night as Jewkes held off Murphy for 3rd.Heat 6 saw the 3rd straight winner from gate 1,this time it was Hemsley who used it to lead all the way from Kozlowski with Peck holding 3rd initially from Newsome but on the pits bend on the final lap Peck clipped Kozlowski's rear wheel and the lost momentum was enough for Newsome to take 3rd ahead of Peck.Aris continued the monopoly of race winners from gate 1 by leading heat 7 all the way.Norman took 2nd after powering round Harris and Winwood exiting turn 2 as Winwood took 3rd from Harris going into turn 1 on lap 3.It was now Nowacki's turn to face 2 successive races from gate 1.Heat 8 was the first of those and it needed 3 attempts before it got started.The first 2 attempts were false starts as firstly Gentle and Lowey both moved at the tapes with the referee unable to decide who moved first so all 4 were left in.The 2nd attempt saw Gentle move on his own but there was too much noise so again all 4 riders were left in.At the 3rd attempt Nowacki held his 1st gate 1 and led all the way as all the action was going on behind him.Gentle got into 2nd ahead of Spear going along the back straight on lap 1 with Lowey at the back.At the end of lap 1 Spear lost control of his bike and fell after clipping Gentle,allowing Lowey through for 2nd.On the pit bend on the final lap Gentle went for an inside pass on Lowey but hit him with both riders falling.Spear rode round the carnage and took 2nd,Gentle picked himself up for 3rd and a clearly disgusted(and rightly so) Lowey picked his bike up and walked across the line for 4th.
Nowacki faced his 2nd successive gate 1 in heat 9 and he made use of it,leading all the way with Newsome gating in 2nd but Aris got inside him exiting turn 2 and held on for 2nd.Jewkes took 3rd after passing Newsome going into the first turn on lap 2.Heat 10 saw Lowey nudged onto the centre green by Kozlowski and Murphy as the riders left the start and the race was called back.The restart,with all 4 riders,saw Lowey lead from gate 1 but Murphy went down going into turn 1 after clashing with Kozlowski and the race was stopped again with all 4 called back.At the 3rd attempt Lowey led all the way from gate 1 as Harris poweded round Murphy and Kozlowski and took 2nd with Kozlowski 3rd after passing Murphy on the pits bend.That was to be Lowey's final race of the night,as he had suffered a back injury in his incident with Gentle in heat 8.Heat 11 saw the 8th successive race winner from gate 1 with Pudney rocketing out and leading all the way with Norman holding 2nd from Hemsley who had got round Spear going along the back straight.Exiting turn 2 on lap 2 Hemsley dived inside Norman and took 2nd with Norman holding on to 3rd from Spear.Winwood was next for 2 successive races from gate 1 with heat 12 being the first of them.It needed 3 attempts before it got started.Firstly Szymanski bolted from gate 4 but Peck got nudged into the fence going into turn 1 and the race was called back.At the 2nd attempt Szymanski again rocketed from gate 4 but slid off going into turn 1 and collected Winwood with the race stopped againAt the 3rd attempt Winwood made the gate and nudged Gentle whose momentum carried him over to Szymanski.Peck nipped through the gap to take 2nd as Winwood took the win to make it 9 race winners in a row from gate 1.Meanwhile Gentle held off Szymanski for 3rd.
Heat 13 saw Pete Young called into action to replace his injured Poole team-mate Lowey and Winwood take his 2nd gate 1.The race needed 2 attempts to get it started as firstly Young and Jewkes moved at the tapes at the same time but both were reprieved.At the 2nd attempt Winwood made the gate as Jewkes nipped inside Hemsley and Young exiting turn 2.Hemsley then went inside Jewkes for 2nd at the start of lap 2.On lap 3 Hemsley got round Winwood going into turn 1 and at the smae time Jewkes nudged Winwood who slid off,allowing Young through for 3rd.Hemsley held on to win from Jewkes with Young 3rd and
Winwood remounting for 4th.Heat 14 needed 4 attempts before it started.The first attempt was deemed a false start due to excessive noise.The second attempt saw Szymanski sent back to the pits for moving whilst under starters orders.The 3rd attempt was a carbon copy of the first attempt.When the race finally got underway Aris gated round Spear and led all the way with Kozlowski 2nd after passing Spear going into turn 1 on lap 3.Heat 15 saw Norman make use of his gate 1 and lead all the way with Peck taking 2nd after passing Nowacki up the inside going into the pits bend as Murphy trailed in last.Harris was the final rider to face 2 successive grid 1's and the first of them,heat 16,needed 3 attempts before it got underway.Firstly Gentle clearly moved under orders,breaking the starting tape in the process and earning himself an exclusion.The 2nd attempt saw Harris and Pudney make the gate together with Harris on the inside and Pudney on the outside.Going into the pits bend Pudney went round Harris who then rammed the Australian.The race was stopped and Harris was excluded.At the 3rd attempt Pudney gated round Newsome and led all the way.
Heat 17 saw Harris take his 2nd successive gate 1 and it needed 3 attempts before it started.Firstly Spear and Jewles moved together,then Peck twitched and was excluded.Harris then used his gate 1 to lead all the way from Spear and Jewkes.Pudney faced his final race in heat 18 and a win would see him take the championship,2nd place would give him a run-off with Hemsley or Aris for the championship depending on which one of those 2 would win heat 20..The race needed 3 attempts before it started as firstly the tape didn't go up evenly,then Kozlowski twitched whilst under orders and was excluded.at the 3rd attempt Pudney made the gate and held off Nowacki for the win which was enough for him to become only the second Austrailan to be crowned World Champion.Winwood trailed in 3rd.Heat 19 saw Young replace Lowey once again.Szymanski bolted from gate 2 and led all the way with Newsome 2nd ahead of fellow Scot Young as Norman trailed in last.Heat 20 would decide the remaining rostrum places as whoever finished in front out of Hemsley and Aris would take 2nd overall.Gentle and Aris made the gate but exiting turn 2 they left a gap big enough for Hemsley to nip through for the race win and 2nd overall as Gentle finished 2nd ahead of Aris who passed Murphy on the pits bend.

FINAL SCORES
Daniel Pudney(Le Fevre & Australia) 19,Dave Hemsley(Leicester & England) 18,Lee Aris(Wednesfield & England) 16,Lukasz Nowacki(Bydgoszcz/Leicester & Poland) 15,Karol Szymanski(Bydgoszcz/Horspath & Poland) 13,Terry Norman(Stoke & England) 13,Pawel Kozlowski(Gniezno & Poland) 12,Jack Spear(Findon & Australia) 12,Mark Winwood(Birmingham* & Wales) 11,Chris Jewkes(Wednesfield & England) 11,Craig Newsome(Stoke** & Scotland) 10,Steve Harris(Horspath & England) 9,Matt Gentle(Findon & Australia) 8,Dave Murphy(Newport & Wales) 8,Aaron Lowey(Poole & England) 7(withdrew injured after his 3rd ride),Adam Peck(Poole** & England) 7,Pete Young(Poole & Scotland)(Reserve) 4
*-has since transferred to Long Stratton
**-Both these riders have since transferred to Wednesfield

Referee:Trevor Cryer

Sunday 13 March:Wales v Australia-Junior Test Match No 2 at Murray Bridge
(THIS REPORT IS BASED ON THE ONE BY DAVE MURPHY WHICH APPEARS IN SPOKESMAN 99)
The second match between these 2 countries saw Australia gradually build up a 10 point lead which was stretched to an unbeatable 14 points by heat 16.Mitchell Spear was unbeaten by a Welsh rider for Australia whilst cousin Lennon and Peter Savage helped to keep the young Dragons at bay.The Thompson brothers,Daniel and Brad,who were riding on their home track,both played their part in the win.Wales tracked Aaron Hughes and Mark Carmichael and despite their brave efforts the Australians always held the upper hand.Young Carmichael produced an excellent performance,managing 3 impressive rides when he responded to team riding from older brother Dave.Welsh pride was restored in the final 2 races when D Carmichael and Ryan Jones followed by Ryan Hughes and Nicky Evans combined to clinch heat wins and make the score a bit more respectable.

FINAL SCORE:Wales 86 Australia 93
Series tied 1-1

Wales
Ryan Jones 15,Ryan Hughes 14,Nicky Evans 12,Chris Davies 11,Mark Carmichael 10,Kieran Jones 6,Dave Carmichael 6,Aaron Hughes 2
Australia
Mitchell Spear 19,Lennon Spear 15,Ryan Edson 15,Brad Gentle 10,Josh Ison 10,Peter Savage 10,Brad Thompson 8,Daniel Thompson 6

Sunday 13 March:Poland v Australia-Senior Test Match No 2

FINAL SCORE:Poland 95 Australia 84
Poland win the series 2-0

Poland
Marcin Paradzinski 17,Pawel Kozlowski 13,Jacek Wojciechowski 13,Tomasz Szwajorek 12,Tomasz Wlodarczyk 11,Pawel Cegielski 11,Karol Szymanski 10 Lukasz Nowacki 8
Australia
Matt Gentle 16,Daniel Pudney 16,Mitchell Spear 16,Joe Clarke 11,Jack Spear 11 Nigel Greenhalch 7,Lennon Spear 4,Robert Fleming 3

Referee:

Sunday 13 March:Murraylands v Sheffield
(THIS REPORT IS BASED ON THE ONE THAT APPEARS ON THE SHEFFIELD CLUB'S WEBSITE: www.sheffieldstars.co.uk)
Sheffield visited Murraylands CSC as part of their pre season Australia tour. Having lost at Salisbury in the pouring rain on Friday March 4th the Stars were out for victory and the weather couldn't have been much different. With bright sunshine and the temperature in the 30's it was more what the team had expected.
From the off the Stars took control and all the riders got amongst the points, all credit to Murraylands for giving their all but today belonged to Sheffield.Martin Gamble sat the match out after suffering ligament problems which he sustained during the 2nd Senior World Individual Championship Semi-Final at Salisbury on Friday 11th.

FINAL SCORE:Murraylands 77 Sheffield 102

Murraylands
Scores not available
Sheffield
Andy Knowles 17,Jamie Brown 15,Richard Bowler 13+2, Mick Knowles 13+1,Peter Pearson 12, Jono Birks 11+2,Simon Gamble 9+2,Rob Hudson 8,William Gamble 4

Referee:

Monday 14 March:Rest of the World v Poland at Findon
This match was to be Poland's final match of the tour as they would be leaving on Wednesday.The Rest of the World side appeared in South Australia tops and their side consisted of 4 English riders(Lee Aris,Terry Norman,Garry Pearce and GB team manager Steve Harris),2 Welsh riders(Allan Busby and Dave Murphy),1 Australian rider(World Champion Daniel Pudney) and 1 Scottish rider(Craig Newsome).
Heat 1 saw Karol Szymanski fly from gate 1 and lead all the way with Lee Aris and Terry Norman combining to keep Marcin Paradzinski at the back for a shared heat.Heat 2 saw Steve Harris lead from the gate pursued by Pawel Cegielski who passed Harris going into the pits bend on lap 3.Meanwhile Dave Murphy held off Pawel Kozlowski for 3rd in another shared heat.Heat 3 saw Lukasz Nowacki lead all the way from gate 1 with World Champion Daniel Pudney slotting into 2nd initially as Garry Pearce went inside Tomasz Wlodarczyk for 3rd going into turn 1.Pudney then allowed Pearce through for 2nd exiting turn 2 as the race finished Nowacki,Pearce,Pudney and Wlodarczyk for yet another shared heat.Heat 4 got as far as turn 1 when Allan Busby and Paradzinski collided and all 4 riders were called back.At the 2nd attempt Busby tangled with Paradzinski on the run to turn 1 and was relegated to last as Paradzinski led from Aris and Tomasz Szwajorek.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Paradzinski moved Aris over far enough for Szwajorek to go through up the inside but there was a big enough gap for Aris to shoot up the inside and go on to win from Szwajorek,Paradzinski and Busby for a 4th successive shared heat.Heat 5 saw Jacek Wojciechowski lead from Norman,Szymanski and Craig Newsome.It remained that way until the pits bend on lap 3 when Norman moved inside Wojciechowski who lost control of his bike and fell.Norman held on for the win with Szymanski holding off Newsome for 2nd as Wojciechowski remounted for 4th.This was the first heat advantage of the match with the 6-4 to ROW putting them 2 points up.Heat 6 got as far as turn 1 when Pearce was put over the inside edge so all 4 riders were called back.At the 2nd attempt Kozlowski emerged in front from Pearce,Pudney and Cegielski.Going down the back straight on lap 2 Pudney moved round Pearce for 2nd then going into the pits bend on lap 3 Pudney moved inside Kozlowski who then slowed Pearce up enough for
Cegielski to shoot round the outside as Pudney held on to win ahead of Cegielski,Kozlowski and Pearce for a 5th shared heat out of 6.Heat 7 saw Nowacki lead from Norman with Wlodarczyk holding off Aris.It stayed that way until Norman moved inside Nowacki and held on for the win with Wlodarczyk 3rd and Aris trailed off at the back to make it 6 shared heats out of 7.Heat 8 saw Szymanski unleash one of his rocket-like gates to lead all the way from Murphy,Paradzinski and Harris with the resultant 6-4 to Poland making the scores level.Heat 9 saw Cegielski make the gate and lead all the way from Busby with Pearce holding off Szwajorek for 3rd in another shared heat,the 7th in 9 races,which made the interval score Rest of the World 45 Poland 45.
Heat 10 only got as far as turn 1 when Newsome got a nudge from Kozlowski and fell.The restart,with all 4 riders,saw Newsome and Kozlowski gate together but Newsome nudged Kozlowski going into turn 2 which saw the Pole relegated to the back after skidding.Newsome held on for the win as Pudney took advantage of Kozlowski's skid to nip through for 2nd ahead of Wojciechowski and Kozlowski.The 7-3 to ROW,the first one of the match for any side,put them 4 points ahead.Heat 11 saw Nowacki power out from gate 3 and lead all the way with team-mate Wlodarczyk 2nd initially from the ROW pair of Harris and Murphy.Going into the pits bend Harris nudged Wlodarczyk out wide allowing Murphy through for 2nd with Harris 3rd ahead of Wlodarczyk.Heat 12 got as far as turn 1 when it was called back as the referee was not happy with the progress of the race.The restart was also called back after Norman and Cegielski crossed the inside edge.At the 3rd attempt Norman led all the way from gate 1 ahead of Cegielski with Aris holding off Kozlowski for 3rd and a ROW 6-4 to increase their lead by 6 points.Heat 13 saw another one of Szymanski's flying starts as he led all the way with Pearce and Pudney combining to keep Paradzinski at the back.Heat 14 got as far as turn 1 when the referee called the race back as he wasn't happy with the progress.the 2nd try saw Nowacki get in front but Wojciechowski went round him exiting turn 2 as Nowacki held off Murphy and Busby for a Poland 7-3 which brought the gap down to 2 points.Heat 15 saw Wlodarczyk make the start and lead all the way from Harris as Newsome held off Szwajorek for 3rd.Heat 16 saw Poland make a reserve change as Wojciechowski came in for Kozlowski.The race didn't get off the start line at first as Paradzinski was deemed to have moved whilst under orders and was sent back to the pits.Wojciechowski took the race win ahead of Pearce and Norman.The resultant 5-4 put ROW 3 up.Heat 17 saw Aris gate round Cegielski and hold on for the win with Wlodarczyk holding off Murphy for 3rd.This meant that ROW were still 3 points up and meant that in heat 18 Poland needed a 7-3 to take the lead for the only time in the match and clinch victory.Nowacki and Szymanski got that 7-3 by powering round Pudney and Harris to sign off Poland's involvement on the tour with a victory.

FINAL SCORE:Rest of the World 89 Poland 90

Rest of the World
Terry Norman(England)16+2,Lee Aris(England)14,Daniel Pudney(Australia)13+3,Garry Pearce(England)12+1,Steve Harris(England)10+1,Dave Murphy(Wales)10+1,Craig Newsome(Scotland) 8+1,Allan Busby(Wales) 5
Poland
Lukasz Nowacki 18+1,Karol Szymanski 18+1,Pawel Cegielski 17,Jacek Wojciechowski 11,Tomasz Wlodarczyk 10+2,Marcin Paradzinski 6+1,Pawel Kozlowski 5+1,Tomasz Szwajorek 5

Referee:Colin Simmons

Tuesday 15 March:Australia v Great Britain-Junior Test No 5 at Salisbury
Australia made 2 changes,David Hartman and Daniel Thompson making way for Ryan Edson and Peter Savage.GB were suffering from problems within the squad and hassle away from the track which gave the team manager a sleepless night.Also Daniel Pike,who was rested from the previous match,was unavailable for selection for this match due to a throat infection so the squad showed just 1 change from the previous match at Le Fevre with Chris Davies coming in for Ryan Bartram in a squad which had a distinctly Welsh look about it(apart from Nick Myhill and Simon Gamble).
Heat 1 saw Nick Myhill make the gate and lead all the way from Mitchell Spear with Dave Carmichael holding off Troy Cowell for 3rd.Heat 2 saw Lennon Spear and Ryan Jones gate together but going into turn 1 the former moved the latter over far enough for Peter Savage to go through and win with L Spear holding off R Jones for 2nd and Ryan Hughes trailing in at the back.Heat 3 saw Josh Ison outgate Simon Gamble and lead him all the way with Nicky Evans holding off Ryan Edson for 3rd.Heat 4 saw M Spear make the gate and lead all the way as Kieran Jones gated round Ben Schumacher to take 2nd and Carmichael holding off the former to take 3rd.Heat 5 needed 4 attempts before it started.The 1st attempt saw Myhill make the gate and lead from Brad Gentle,Chris Davies and Cowell.Going into the pits bend Myhill went down and Davies ploughed into him.The race was stopped and all 4 were put back in.The 2nd attempt had hardly left the start when Cowell ran into Davies who fell again and the race was called back again.The 3rd attempt got as far as turn 1 when Davies fell for the 3rd time and Cowell went down as well.Once again all 4 called back for a restart.At the 4th attempt Myhill made the gate and led all the way from Gentle with Cowell 3rd after going round Davies going into turn 1 on lap 2.1 lap later Davies was thrown from his bike for the FOURTH time in 1 race but he got back on to take 4th.Heat 6 saw Ison make the gate and lead all the way with the 3 Ryans in the race,Edson,Hughes and Jones,having a battle for the other places.At the end of lap 1 Hughes emerged in 2nd place and stayed there with R Jones taking 3rd from Edson after an inside pass going into the pits bend on lap 3.Heat 7 saw Evans make the gate and lead from M Spear,Gamble and Cowell.That's how it stayed until the start of the last lap when M Spear powered round Evans and went on to win with Gamble holding off Cowell for 3rd.Heat 8 saw an even break from the start but exiting turn 2 Carmichael emerged in front ahead of Savage,Myhill and L Spear.Going into the pits bend Myhill moved inside Savage,as did L Spear but up front Carmichael was away clear for the win ahead of Myhill,L Spear and Savage.Heat 9 saw the Jones brothers combine for a 7-3.Ryan made the gate and led all the way as going into turn 1 Kieran took advantage of a big gap left by Ison to nip through for 2nd ahead of the Australian captain with Schumacher trailing in last.
HALF TIME SCORE:Australia 42 Great Britain 48
Heat 10 saw Hughes make the gate and lead all the way with Gentle and Edson combining to keep Davies at the back.Heat 11 saw Gamble make the gate and lead all the way from Savage with L Spear taking 3rd after passing Evans on the inside going into turn 1 on lap 3.Heat 12 saw Australia make a reserve change as Gentle replaced Cowell.The 1st attempt(of 2) got as far as turn 1 when Gentle was nudged over the inside edge and all 4 riders were called back.At the 2nd attempt R Jones outgated Gentle and lead all the way.M Spear held 2nd from Hughes until the last bend when he slid off,allowing Hughes through for 2nd with Gentle taking 3rd from the remounted M Spear.Heat 13 saw Myhill lead all the way from gate 3.Behind him going into turn 1 Carmichael moved Ison over which enabled Edson to go through the gap and take 2nd with Carmichael holding off Ison for 3rd.Heat 14 needed 3 tries to get it started.The 1st try saw all 4 riders go into the 1st bend together but exiting turn 2 Davies emerged in front with Gamble slotting into 2nd but going into the pits bend the race was stopped.All 4 riders were put back in.The 2nd attempt saw L Spear take the lead from Gamble and Davies with Schumacher at the back.As the riders started lap 2 Gamble clipped L Spear's bike and fell,Davies subsequently ploughing into Gamble's bike and taking a heavy fall,landing on his shoulder.It was the FIFTH time that Davies had fallen from his bike in the match.The race was stopped and all 4 riders were put back in again.At the 3rd attempt L Spear made the gate and led all the way with the plucky Davies powering his way into 2nd exiting the pits bend as Gamble held off Schumacher for 3rd.Heat 15 saw Evans make the gate and lead from Savage with Gentle 3rd after going inside K Jones on the pits bend.Going into turn 1 on lap 2 Gentle went down after a challenge by K Jones and the race was stopped.The restart,with all 4 back in,saw Evans lead all the way from Savage with Gentle 3rd after an inside pass on K Jones going into turn 1 on lap 3.The latter made 1 last attempt to get in front of Gentle but fell going into turn 1 on lap 4,remounting foir 4th.Heat 16 saw Australia make a reserve change with Schumacher replacing Ison.Hughes rocketed from gate 2 and lead all the way from initially Carmichael,Cowell and Schumacher.Going into the pits bend on lap 2 Cowell nudged Carmichael allowing Schumacher through for 2nd.Carmichael subsequently took 3rd from Cowell after passing him going into turn 1 on lap 3.The 6-4 to GB put them 14 up and meant that they needed just 1 rider to finish any of the last 2 races to seal a whitewash.Heat 17 saw GB make a reserve change with K Jones replacing Evans in a race that would see the Spear cousins up against the Jones Brothers.M Spear gated round R Jones but nehind them L Spear was given no room to ride by K Jones who was excluded.The restart saw R Jones outgate the Spears and lead them all the way to seal victory on the night and a whitewash for the Junior Lions.Heat 18 saw Myhill gate round from 4 and lead all the way to complete his 3rd unbeaten performance of the series.Going along the back straight Gamble was the meat in a green and yellow sandwich but exiting the pits bend he powered inside Savage and went on to take 2nd with Edson at the back.
FINAL SCORE:Australia 81 Great Britain 98
Great Britain win the series 5-0

Australia
Mitchell Spear 15,Lennon Spear 13+2,Peter Savage 13+1,Josh Ison 11,Brad Gentle 10+1,Ryan Edson 8+1,Ben Schumacher 6,Troy Cowell 5+1
Great Britain
Nick Myhill 19+1,Ryan Jones 17,Simon Gamble 14+3,Ryan Hughes 14+2,Dave Carmichael 12+1,Nicky Evans 10+1,Kieron Jones 7+1,Chris Davies 5

Referee:Dave Blinston

Tuesday 15 March:Australia v Great Britain Senior Test 3
The final competitive match of the tour saw both teams made 3 changes.For Australia Junior World Champion Joe Clarke,Lennon Spear and Troy Cowell came in for Brad Hoppo,Tony Herd and Neil Toye(injured).For Great Britain Adam Peck(ill),Aaron Lowey(injured) and Pete Young were replaced by Garry Pearce,Craig Newsome and assistant team manager Mark Winwood.
Heat 1 needed 2 attempts to get it started.The 1st attempt didn't get off the start line due to 2 riders moving at the same time.When the race did start Terry Norman powered round from gate 4 and led all the way with Jack Spear taking advantage of a tangle between Mike Morgans and Matt Gentle to take 2nd.Meanwhile Morgans held off Gentle for 3rd.Heat 2 saw Garry Pearce and World Junior Champion Joe Clarke gate together but exiting turn 2 Hemsley blasted round both of them and went on to take the win ahead of Clarke with Pearce holding off Mitchell Spear for 3rd.Heat 3 saw World Champion Daniel Pudney blast from the gate and lead all the way from Lee Aris with Richard Williamson holding off Lennon Spear for 3rd.heat 4 saw Morgans make the gate and lead all the way.Behind him,going into turn 1 Gentle held up Craig Newsome long enough to enable Troy Cowell to go round and take 2nd with Gentle holding off Newsome for 3rd.Heat 5 saw J Spear make the gate and lead from Norman and Mark Winwood with Jason Jesson falling going into turn 1 and remounting.Exiting turn 2 on lap 2 Norman powered up the inside of J Spear to take the lead.Going into the pits bend Winwood also went inside J Spear but going into turn 1 on lap 3 the latter went inside Winwood and nudged him into the fence.The whistle went to stop the race and J Spear was excluded.The restart saw Norman power round from gate 4 and lead all the way with Winwood holding off Jesson for 2nd.Heat 6 saw Hemsley outgate Pudney and lead him all the way.Behind them L Spear went inside Pearce for 3rd going into the pits bend but going into lap 3 Pearce retook 3rd after blasting round the outside of L Spear.Heat 7 saw a false start at first due to simultaneous movement whilst under orders.Gentle then made the gate and led all the way from Aris with J Spear 3rd after passing Williamson on the inside going into the pits bend.Heat 8 needed 4 attempts to get it started.The 1st attempt saw Norman make the gate but the race was called back following a clash of bikes going into turn 1.The 2nd attempt saw Clarke nudge Norman over the inside edge on the run into turn 1 and the race was called back again.The 3rd attempt saw the same 2 riders collide and fall going into turn 1 and once again a restart was called.The 4th attempt saw a tight 1st bend but Norman emerged in front and led all the way from M Spear as Clarke held off Morgans(who fell going into the pits bend on lap 1) for 3rd.heat 9 saw Hemsley and Newsome make the gate and lead all the way from L Spear and Cowell.Newsome won the race after Hemsley let him round going into turn 3
HALF TIME SCORE:Australia 38 Great Britain 51
Heat 10 saw Pudney gate round Pearce and lead all the way.Behind him Pearce tried an inside move on Pudney going into turn 3 but fell,allowing Winwood and Jesson through for 2nd and 3rd as Pearce remounted for 4th.Heat 11 saw Clarke balst from the gate and lead all the way from Aris with Williamson holding off M Spear fro 3rd.heat 12 saw Hemsley blast from gate 1 and lead all the way from Gentle with Pearce holding off J Spear for 3rd.heat 13 saw Pudney blast out from gate 1 and lead all the way from Norman(his only defeat of the match) with Morgans holding off L Spear for 3rd.Heat 14 saw a tight 1st bend but exiting turn 2 M Spear and Cowell emerged in front.Going into the pits bend Aris got round Cowell and into the lead with M Spear 3rd from Winwood.Going into lap 2 M Spear had made his way to the front and would stay there for the win.Behind him going into turn 1 on lap 3 Aris tried an inside move on L Spear but lost control of his bike and dropped back to last but going into the pits bend Winwood nudged Cowell,thus enabling Aris to retake 2nd ahead of Winwood and Cowell.Heat 15 saw an even break from the start but exiting turn 2 Clarke emerged in front ahead of Williamson,Jesson and Newsome.Going along the back straight Williamson fell after clipping Clarke and the whistle went to stop the race.The restart,with all 4 riders,saw Clarke make the gate and lead all the way.Newsome took 2nd after gating round from gate 4 and Williamson held off Jesson for 3rd.GB were nmow 13 points ahead and to be certain of victory they needed both riders to finish in each of the remaining 3 races.Heat 16 got as far as turn 1 where Pearce fell after tangling with J Spear.The 2nd attempt saw both Morgans and Pearce outgate the Spears,Jack and Lennon with Jack losing his bike after tangling with Pearce who went on to win the race after Morgans let him round going into the pits bend for the final time with the Spears finishing as Lennon 3rd ahead of the remounted Jack.That 7-3 to GB was enough to give them victory on the night and seal a whitewash.Heat 17 saw GB make a change with Winwood replacing Williamson.Hemsley oputgated M Spear and led him all the way to complete a superb paid maximum.Gentle took 3rd ahead of Winwood who fell going into the pits bend on lap 2,remounting for 4th.Heat 18 saw Norman make the gate and lead all the way from Australia's 2 world champions Clarke and Pudney with Aris at the back after being left at the gate.
So the whitewash was sealed and Great Britain had recaptured the Senior Ashes for the first time since 1993 and with their first whitewash since 1988.It was GB's greater strength in depth which told but there was enough seen of the Australian Juniors who had won the Junior World Team Cup to convince everyone that the battle will be on again on the next tour.Team manager Steve Harris had reversed the series losses of 1997(when he was captain) and 2001.

FINAL SCORE:Australia 81 Great Britain 98
Great Britain win the series 3-0

Australia
Daniel Pudney 17+1,Joe Clarke 16+1,Matt Gentle 12+2,Mitchell Spear 12,Jack Spear 7,Lennon Spear 7,Troy Cowell 5,Jason Jesson 5
Great Britain
Dave Hemsley 19+1,Terry Norman 19,Lee Aris 13,Mike Morgans 12+2,Garry Pearce 11,Mark Winwood 9+2,Craig Newsome 8,Richard Williamson 7+3

Referee:Bob Osborne