The Australian pair went into a 4-2 lead in the fifth end and then faltered as the Irish Pair took an amazing six shots in the sixth end to go 8-4 ahead and followed that up with a double on the final end to take the first set 10-4.

The second set start saw McPeak and Bennet climb into a 4-1 lead by the end of the third end. 

The fifth end saw some superb bowls from Healey and Walker and the Aussie pair took a further four shots to go 6-4 ahead in the next end. 

It was Bennett’s turn to the deny the next end as he played a superb weighted shot and took a count of two to tie the score at 6-6 going into the final end where Healey took a double off the Irish pair to take the second set 8-6.

Into the tie-break and McPeak and Bennett outplayed Healey and Walker to take the first end. 

McPeak and Bennett held a shot for a match lie and it was a superb effort from Healey that saw the shot swing back to the Aussies, and so 1-1 the match went into the final end. 

It was the Irish pair that laid two shots with a possible three count against the Australians but Healey dug deep and played a superb running bowl to grab the jack and take it two feet to the back and a possible measure for shot and game. 

It was Bennett’s turn to have to dig deep and he played a great bowl which was perfect for line but it just ran through and the Australian pair opted not to play their last bowl confident of a shot and match lie.

So it proved on the measure and the Australian pair going through to face Robert Paxton and Jonathan Ross on the blue portable rink.