Ticking off from Monty sparks Poulter recovery

AFTER a telling off from captain Colin Montgomerie, Ian Poulter helped Britain and Ireland mount a Seve Trophy fightback at The Wynyard near Middlesbrough, England.

But following a blunder from Bradley Dredge it is still Continental Europe which leads going into the weekend. Jose Maria Olazabal's side hold a 6-4 advantage thanks to Emanuele Canonica and Maarten Lafeber beating Dredge and Stephen Dodd on the last, the Welsh pair having had to concede the opening hole when it was discovered Dredge had 15 clubs in his bag.

Beaten 4-1 in the opening fourballs, Montgomerie spoke to Poulter about the fact he was not around the 18th green as the first day's play on Thursday was coming to a vital conclusion.