### Clue: Equal odds in final game against English partners (5)
### Answer: EVENS 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Equal odds
 **Last letter of**(final) "game" + V(abbrev. for "versus"/against, as in the Lions v. the All Blacks) + E(abbrev. for English) + N-S(abbrev. for "north" and "south" respectively, terms for the 2 players partnering against E-W in bridge, the card game).