SCOTLAND'S WORLD CUP DREAM ENDED BY ENGLAND

By Phil Lanning

SCOTLAND’S dreams of a third World Cup victory were shattered by England.

Gary Anderson and Cameron Menzies had no answer to Lukes Littler and Humphries as they lost out 8-3 in the semi-finals in Frankfurt on Sunday night.

The red-hot England duo roared into a 4-1 lead and never looked in danger of being overhauled by the Dartan Army pair.

Anderson said: “England on paper, on slate, however you want to look at it. No1 and No2 in the world.

“If it ends in the semi-finals, it ends in the semi-finals. That’s the way it goes.”

England were in control of the tie from the off and Littler wrapped it up with their fourth tops finish of the semis.

Humphries said: “It felt relaxed and a lot more natural. It was well within our range.

“We didn’t do anything explosive. We’ve been searching for the last two World Cups and we’ve finally found it.”

After their quarter-final win over Republic of Ireland, Menzies admitted that he wouldn’t CUDDLE his team partner.

He told Viaplay: “There’s two people in the world of darts I don’t hug and that’s James Wade and Gary Anderson. Not that bad, but he told me: ‘I love you, all the best, but don’t cuddle me’.

Anderson was proud of the performances Menzies put in on his debut.

He added: “We don’t even talk about darts. We talk about everything else except darts. We talk fishing.

“You couldn’t have got two opposites, could you? Listen, I know what Cammy’s like. Cammy’s 100 miles an hour. I’m the moaning-faced old bugger that just dots about.

“To keep Cammy going, I mean, cracking little player. For the first time having that shirt on, he’s going bloody well. He’s doing brilliant.”