Etheridge's Berwick: Speedway Showdown in Borders

0:00It's April 3rd, Edinburgh News, today starts now, AI-powered and ready. Friday Speedway Clash, between Berwick Bandits and Edinburgh Monarchs, got washed out by rain, so now all eyes shift to Saturday's BSN Series showdown. In the borders at 7pm tapes of time, Berwick's skipper Jai Etherich, the 31-year-old Aussie who's called Sheelfield Park Home for years, is fired up and thriving on the online hate, and criticism he's faced throughout his British career. He bounced back after feeling stale last season, switching to workington for better scores, then hitting top league racing with Sheelfield mid-year. And now he's locked in with Berwick's overhauled squad, tip for big things across the board. The town's small but speedway mad folks at the shops always grill him on the team's chances, and he says playoffs would light it up while a trophy. Mike shed down the black and gold club for days, New Aussie Reserve, rebaddy debuts for Berwick in this tight qualifying group that includes Glasgow Tigers facing Edinburgh

1:02who've kept it close. On recent borders visits, often by just a few points, expect sparks to fly as Etherich aims to turn talk into triumphs.