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:00:00. > :00:11.Chelsea Lewis adds another for Wales. That is the ball, you have

:00:12. > :00:12.got to give it straight away, competence coming back for the

:00:13. > :00:37.Australians. -- confidence. Yes, straight down the middle of the

:00:38. > :01:00.court, rewarding Chatfield. the team a few years ago. --

:01:01. > :01:17.renaissance. Feeding her side to victory in the ANZ championship.

:01:18. > :01:24.That is the style. Fusilli errors creeping into Welsh play. The

:01:25. > :01:27.Aussies putting on a lot of pressure, it comes with pressure. --

:01:28. > :01:56.E fusilli errors. What is happening now is the

:01:57. > :02:01.defensive style was not about hands over the ball. Because Australia

:02:02. > :02:09.were tentative it was working but now Australia are letting the ball

:02:10. > :02:19.go they are being exposed. The line of sight for the person executing is

:02:20. > :02:30.clear. Hard work, beautiful intercepts. Went back off a Welsh

:02:31. > :02:36.body. She is quick. No wonder there for the rebound. That has been

:02:37. > :02:48.obvious. If the ball does not go in you go in.

:02:49. > :03:19.25-11 Australia leading, just past the halfway mark.

:03:20. > :03:25.A lot to like about Wales, their aim is to finish fifth in this

:03:26. > :03:29.competition, not out of the competition. You can tell they are

:03:30. > :03:33.well coached, a lot of them play together the Celtic Dragons in the

:03:34. > :03:37.Superleague, you can see they spend time together working on

:03:38. > :03:43.positioning. Impressive performance. And quick release from Becky James.

:03:44. > :03:57.Certainly one of their more experienced players. 62 tests, in

:03:58. > :04:06.fact. Only Prichard ahead of her. I think Drane has come into the match,

:04:07. > :04:23.times her moves well and is patient with it. In the air, beautiful. Let

:04:24. > :04:31.it go, that is what they did not do. That was brilliant, into the hands

:04:32. > :04:47.of Billy Prichard. And at speed. That was not bad vision. Lewis

:04:48. > :05:03.perhaps not quite ready for it. Good running from Brown. This is Robinson

:05:04. > :05:09.now. Married on the very same day as New Zealand's Laurie Langman, they

:05:10. > :05:16.can share their anniversary. I am sure they will. Not. Australia

:05:17. > :05:25.pulling away. Just over four minutes remaining. They might have had a few

:05:26. > :05:33.in the first quarter but they have come to play. Short from Midhurst.

:05:34. > :05:46.That was good positioning from Kelly Morgan to take the rebound.

:05:47. > :05:51.Interesting conundrum the Laura Williams, do you expose more of your

:05:52. > :05:58.players to the Australians? Or do you see what the first seven can

:05:59. > :06:02.do? Generally you like to get everybody out on the first day but

:06:03. > :06:05.now with the bigger picture in mind they will be aiming to compete

:06:06. > :06:22.against Australia, but knocking off some of the lesser countries. If

:06:23. > :06:27.they want to make that fifth position they will have to beat

:06:28. > :06:43.somebody like Malawi, they beat Northern Ireland very well earlier

:06:44. > :07:01.today. Becky James off-balance. Chelsea Lewis adds one more. Good

:07:02. > :07:07.bodywork in the circle between Bassett and Morgan. That is the

:07:08. > :07:10.style of Natalie Medhurst. As you say, perhaps has not been in the

:07:11. > :07:16.greatest form of her life but my word when she is informed she is

:07:17. > :07:20.outstanding. Often when you come into a different environment you

:07:21. > :07:57.take a different approach. She knows how special it is to represent

:07:58. > :08:33.Australia. She has clearly picked up her game. Very important study

:08:34. > :08:41.Australians in terms of their chances of winning. Unusual as well

:08:42. > :08:57.that unusual? Vitry every other player on

:08:58. > :09:12.every other team has long hair. That is very observant. The Welsh closing

:09:13. > :09:14.out one avenue and there is another avenue available for Australia. Easy

:09:15. > :09:15.ball for Bassett. That one does not quite go. Australia hit 30. Twice

:09:16. > :09:15.the school of Wales as we move into the last minute of the second

:09:16. > :09:16.quarter. Australia completely dominating now. That was a lovely

:09:17. > :09:16.idea from Jones, beautiful ball into the circle. Looks like a training

:09:17. > :09:24.idea from Jones, beautiful ball into run, good screen from James.

:09:25. > :09:27.Interesting virginity here, do you put Tegan Caldwell on, she's the

:09:28. > :09:33.only player who has not got a test cap. England have a great deal of

:09:34. > :09:44.talent, maybe Alexander will leave all of these out there for another

:09:45. > :09:53.dominant quarter. The centre pass not taken, it is half-time.

:09:54. > :10:03.Australia far more dominant now. STUDIO: The defending champions

:10:04. > :10:12.taking control in the second quarter, we will be back for the

:10:13. > :10:13.second half of that match but I am delighted to say I am now joined by

:10:14. > :10:25.Lee McKenzie. The Commonwealth Games just five hours old but so far so

:10:26. > :10:30.good? I have been enjoying it, watching you. It is incredible that

:10:31. > :10:33.you can win medals so quickly. Some people, their Commonwealth Games

:10:34. > :10:35.will be over by the end of today and we still have another ten days. The

:10:36. > :10:37.atmosphere has been wonderful, this is like one of the baton exchange as

:10:38. > :10:40.we saw. Kicked off last night with a wonderful opening ceremony. It was

:10:41. > :10:42.really entertaining, always a difficult balance to get. The Queen

:10:43. > :10:47.was there, some fabulous dancing and music. And at the reception for

:10:48. > :10:51.Scotland was Justin Greville. You do not want to be too biased about it

:10:52. > :10:57.but it must've been hugely moving moment for them. They welcomed

:10:58. > :11:02.everything with the same views as. We are both Scottish, we lump in the

:11:03. > :11:09.thread. I understand this is not your first Commonwealth Games. The

:11:10. > :11:17.first Commonwealth Games I went to was the first sporting event I went

:11:18. > :11:23.to, in 1986. I am the one in the blue coat. I like the fact there

:11:24. > :11:32.were some little dogs involved last night as well. My mission now is to

:11:33. > :11:42.track down the mascots. I hope so fight you have seen the very first

:11:43. > :11:49.gold medal, it went to England, Jodie Stimpson, the world silver

:11:50. > :12:01.medallist in 2013, she managed to win her first Commonwealth gold,

:12:02. > :12:12.breaking away from the Canadian at the end, coming in ahead of the

:12:13. > :12:23.keyhole and in bronze. Fantastic performance, great performer she is

:12:24. > :12:32.as well. Sensational. The crowd at Hamilton as well very appreciative

:12:33. > :12:46.of the first gold medal of the games even though about it went to

:12:47. > :12:52.England. That has been the really nice thing. You wonder how friendly

:12:53. > :13:00.things will be at the friendly games in battle but even at the medal

:13:01. > :13:12.ceremony she was given an incredible reception and what a difference it

:13:13. > :13:18.makes when the sun is out, the crowds hanging around for

:13:19. > :13:24.everything. Cheering and celebrating and not everybody there will be

:13:25. > :13:43.knowledgeable, don't forget that. Families going just to get involved.

:13:44. > :13:51.Hopefully it inspires people to get involved in sport even if it is just

:13:52. > :13:53.one element. Not sure how many brave souls will be jumping into

:13:54. > :14:00.Strathclyde loch. She won silver and the World Championships last year

:14:01. > :14:11.but she is delighted with that gold medal. Congratulations to her but

:14:12. > :14:14.what are we looking forward to this afternoon? We are blessed today,

:14:15. > :14:16.some incredible moments coming up, cycling, swimming, I am excited

:14:17. > :14:26.about watching the swimming later on. I like the end-users people have

:14:27. > :14:28.from the netball and hockey, five judo gold medals up for grabs

:14:29. > :14:32.tonight. - infuse Yaz and. Will you be watching anything? I was going to

:14:33. > :14:35.the velodrome but now I will have to go for the swimming because it is

:14:36. > :14:38.pretty exciting. Ross Murdoch beating Michael Jamieson in the

:14:39. > :14:40.heats, so three Scotsmen, three Englishmen, an Australian and a

:14:41. > :14:41.Welshman in the Hopefully it inspires people to

:14:42. > :14:43.final of the 200 metre breast, that will be amazing. I thought that was

:14:44. > :14:45.a joke. Like every athlete you will go off and have a mass side and eat

:14:46. > :14:46.pasta, here there is still plenty more coming up for you. This is what

:14:47. > :14:49.we have got coming up. The remainder of the netball match coming up

:14:50. > :14:52.first, some real stars in the cycling. From 6pm as I said five

:14:53. > :15:02.gold medals up for grabs. On BBC1 at the moment you can see the hockey

:15:03. > :15:12.and of course there is so much sport going on at the moment. You will

:15:13. > :15:19.find all the sports somewhere, on radio, online, on the website and on

:15:20. > :15:21.the red button at the moment I think we have some badminton for you. Now

:15:22. > :15:23.let's talk netball again. Netball has actually been played every

:15:24. > :15:34.single day of these Commonwealth Games, 38 matches in just 11 games.

:15:35. > :15:42.It has been crazy but I have had some support with people wishing me

:15:43. > :15:50.well with messages and that is really important, if that makes

:15:51. > :15:57.sense. It would not do you justice to say it has been easy. It has not.

:15:58. > :16:02.It is difficult. And I think a true leader is missed and you are missed

:16:03. > :16:07.and you should know that. But the way that we intend to do with that

:16:08. > :16:17.is everybody must pull their weight. It is easy as a team to sit back and

:16:18. > :16:21.allow leadership skills and experience and your awesome netball

:16:22. > :16:31.abilities to take over but we will not be that team. You are up there

:16:32. > :16:38.with the best and we will miss you, I will miss you. As one of my close

:16:39. > :16:48.friends. I think as a team, there is a massive opportunity. Great ability

:16:49. > :16:54.at the back. We always try to make ourselves players that don't need

:16:55. > :17:02.our hands held. It is about doing your own job and making it work and

:17:03. > :17:08.having that little high-5. We are a team and we stay in that bubble. We

:17:09. > :17:12.don't have an Olympics so we put everything into the Commonwealth

:17:13. > :17:21.Games so this Glasgow, everyone is so excited. Honestly, I was

:17:22. > :17:27.fortunate enough to go there and it was the best memory I have. We

:17:28. > :17:37.played team sports. We like beating everybody, hello! Jessica

:17:38. > :17:44.Ennis-Hill! But it is really good to be part of the team and we all get

:17:45. > :17:49.the same cat. We are in the same area in the athletes village and we

:17:50. > :17:55.get to see everyone at mealtimes and celebrity spotting like Usain Bolt.

:17:56. > :18:01.To be part of such a big local event, this is a very special

:18:02. > :18:11.opportunity. And almost on home soil, so there is no jet lag! That

:18:12. > :18:16.sounds awful! -- also. The results of the tactical side of things so I

:18:17. > :18:20.think it will be a fantastic experience for everyone. You will be

:18:21. > :18:29.up there experiencing this and supporting us. I just want to get

:18:30. > :18:33.out there and play! It is nice to be able to watch the girls and support

:18:34. > :18:43.them and give some encouragement. Happy days! Cut! England play Wales

:18:44. > :18:45.tomorrow morning, the same Wales at having a very tough time this

:18:46. > :18:51.afternoon against Australia, who have been in every final in the

:18:52. > :18:57.Commonwealth Games in netball, but we have not won any medal in ten

:18:58. > :19:01.years and we can join the commentators, who can take us

:19:02. > :19:05.through the final half of this match.

:19:06. > :19:15.There was a prize, really. She is giving some of those players a rest.

:19:16. > :19:29.The Ferris Rhydian to make her debut. Tegan Caldwell. The others

:19:30. > :19:38.being friendly in 2006. Green is gone. Plenty of changes and everyone

:19:39. > :19:50.feeling like they are a part of the action for Australia. Wales get the

:19:51. > :19:58.third quarter under way. Australia have made some changes. Andy Welsh.

:19:59. > :20:11.Jones has gone across the goal defence. And that was a beautiful

:20:12. > :20:17.move from Cara Lea Moseley. This is a good start for Wales. Giving

:20:18. > :20:22.themselves a pat on the back with that turnover. Maybe they are trying

:20:23. > :20:26.to replicate the first quarter. There does expose their nerves. --

:20:27. > :20:42.let us. Lisa Alexander is looking more

:20:43. > :20:51.relaxed. She is. Playing extremely well. They had a practice match

:20:52. > :20:54.earlier and she was the standout but she has suffered with injury for

:20:55. > :20:59.many years but at her best, she is very exciting to watch, she is a

:21:00. > :21:06.great athlete. She was left out of the side last year and she is back.

:21:07. > :21:15.And returning to Australia for the championship, and linking up with

:21:16. > :21:31.the New South Wales swifts in Sydney. This is a game that she will

:21:32. > :21:37.remember for the rest of her life. She was a MVP in the grand final.

:21:38. > :21:43.remember for the rest of her life. That is good pressure over that shot

:21:44. > :21:48.from Laura Geitz. That will be an interesting position because on

:21:49. > :21:55.form, Tegan Caldwell has been in better form? They have had some time

:21:56. > :21:59.following the championship. Natalie Medhurst has got her head right. It

:22:00. > :22:16.is good to have that competition. Interesting to see Sharni Layton at

:22:17. > :22:21.the wing defence. Alexander likes to user out there. She is tall and with

:22:22. > :22:27.long reach. She is a great defender. Great pressure from James.

:22:28. > :22:38.Wing defence? Australia showing some patience

:22:39. > :23:12.until that opening comes. Two from two from Caldwell. She has

:23:13. > :23:25.great presents, Sharni Layton. -- presence.

:23:26. > :23:41.The only player to get that rebound, the woman herself.

:23:42. > :23:46.Great pressure from Caitlin Thwaites on that pass. She was caught by

:23:47. > :23:59.surprise. Kimberley Ravaillion, night at the

:24:00. > :24:18.centre. That was a great hold from Caldwell.

:24:19. > :24:28.Takondwa Lwazi is hunting but as a result, the Welsh are up for it.

:24:29. > :24:46.Really good play. A very big cheer from this crowd in Glasgow.

:24:47. > :24:54.Tremendous defence from Sharni Layton. What you do not see is Laura

:24:55. > :24:57.Geitz hunting down the back so the Welsh are about to release a pass

:24:58. > :25:13.and they can see her coming so that forces the bad pass.

:25:14. > :25:24.Kyra Jones having to do a lot of work. Beautifully set up.

:25:25. > :25:34.Nicely done, Kelly Morgan. There was not enough on that ball from

:25:35. > :25:37.Kimberley Ravaillion. Still a very young player. Although she does have

:25:38. > :26:08.a couple of seasons under her belt. There was a misunderstanding there

:26:09. > :26:16.are between Kimberlee Green and Tegan Caldwell. Good ball from

:26:17. > :26:27.Kimberley Ravaillion, but most patients. That is not bad. She looks

:26:28. > :26:43.calm. And very relaxed on the shot. Jones

:26:44. > :26:51.thought about that long one, two. Yes. Lewis was holding, that should

:26:52. > :27:24.have been given but it was not. That is a good pass. Cara Lea Moseley.

:27:25. > :27:25.This is a good passage of play from Wales. And they have now scored more

:27:26. > :27:26.goals than they did the entire match the last time that they played

:27:27. > :27:44.Australia. She is not making as many mistakes.

:27:45. > :27:51.Wales have regrouped. That is a good drive from Jones. Strong. She was

:27:52. > :28:01.born in Australia and live there. -- lived there. Strong, physically and

:28:02. > :28:14.mentally, is how they are bred in Australia. The Welsh defence was

:28:15. > :28:18.spoiled by stepping. They did a very good job holding the Australians up.

:28:19. > :28:34.Very hesitant, Kimberley Ravaillion. good job holding the Australians up.

:28:35. > :28:46.Very hesitant, When you come up against the big guns, you have to

:28:47. > :28:57.give it, otherwise you will be against the big guns, you have to

:28:58. > :29:12.exposed. 39-23 and just over six against the big guns, you have to

:29:13. > :29:34.minutes remaining in the third against the big guns, you have to

:29:35. > :29:49.quarter. So there is a 16 goal advantage for Australia, but the

:29:50. > :30:07.world champions are having to work. They need to work on their flow.

:30:08. > :30:15.That is good work by the Welch. Putting pressure on everything. They

:30:16. > :30:23.have forced another turnover. -- the Welsh. Wales, away. They had to work

:30:24. > :30:36.without, they are being pushed up and they have worked to the end of

:30:37. > :30:38.the circle. This is very snappy circle play. Though! Just went for

:30:39. > :30:40.that double head. minutes remaining in the third

:30:41. > :30:43.quarter. So there is a At first part was brilliant. Did you know that

:30:44. > :30:45.Laura Geitz hosted a function with Prince William and his wife in

:30:46. > :30:46.Queensland. Such is the royalty of Laura Geitz in her home state! I

:30:47. > :30:48.thought you might like to know that! I am very pleased to know that. She

:30:49. > :31:03.is certain -- certainly a very classy individual. Lovely rotation.

:31:04. > :31:06.That is what she is renowned for, Caldwell, receiving the ball after

:31:07. > :31:22.cutting around the top of the circle.

:31:23. > :31:43.Just a bit early from green so nothing on offer for Shani Leighton.

:31:44. > :31:59.Three minutes remaining in the third quarter. The brains trust. Alexander

:32:00. > :32:03.the assistant coach was a great player. I saw her in action a lot,

:32:04. > :32:14.fellow South Australian, incredible athlete. Great save, Susie drain.

:32:15. > :32:24.She kept that ball alive. She has had a great game, the Welsh captain.

:32:25. > :32:27.If they keep this up they will be satisfied with their performance are

:32:28. > :32:50.barred from the second quarter. Good work from

:32:51. > :33:02.lots of sideways movement as well from the Welsh. Again I think if

:33:03. > :33:05.Lewis had some more experienced players out front she would be in

:33:06. > :33:12.this game a lot more. She is often there and they just don't give it.

:33:13. > :33:19.Bit of a roll? You cannot roll the ball in this game to each other.

:33:20. > :33:41.Beautifully flighted pass. Smile from Williams. Glove that was on.

:33:42. > :33:44.Fought about it. -- fought. She likes to come to the ball despite

:33:45. > :33:52.her height, that is a really good thing to have. Too many shooters to

:33:53. > :34:23.rely amount. Know one there for the rebound. Easy

:34:24. > :34:30.pickings for Laura Geitz. They had the ball back again. LAUGHTER

:34:31. > :34:36.Well, that was going to be a brilliant attack only to be stopped

:34:37. > :34:44.by brilliant defence from Geitz. Wales will not want to muck around.

:34:45. > :34:52.That is outstanding. Corletto Would be the quickest player off the mark

:34:53. > :35:04.in world netball. It is the end of the third quarter. Breakdown there

:35:05. > :35:09.of that third quarter. Not surprisingly in the number of

:35:10. > :35:13.changes that that has changed. They coped well, the Welsh, to come out

:35:14. > :35:18.and compete with Australia going down by just the four goals.

:35:19. > :35:24.Shooting percentage obviously an area Wales need to improve on,

:35:25. > :35:33.defensively the Aussies very good. And a lot more feeds, you can see

:35:34. > :35:41.the goal assists. Lots more give from the Aussies into their

:35:42. > :35:51.shooters. Coldwell in action, real smooth mover. Great works of the

:35:52. > :36:10.light from the Australian bench as she gets her first international

:36:11. > :38:29.goal. The future of the Australian team, Coldwell just 25.

:38:30. > :38:49.to see them representing their country. 47-26. Robinson's game has

:38:50. > :38:55.built over the course of the match. Better with her timing and her

:38:56. > :39:03.choice of movement. Renae Hallinan had a birthday last week, she is 28.

:39:04. > :39:08.How one present on the WishList has yet to be delivered, waiting for

:39:09. > :39:15.next Sunday. A lot of work to be done yet. Another one who was

:39:16. > :39:21.dropped for some time. She went away and has come back. One of the finest

:39:22. > :39:51.wing defences in the business, if not the best. Wales wants to get on

:39:52. > :40:05.the board in this final quarter. Moseley works hard at goal attack.

:40:06. > :40:08.She wants to Moseley works hard at goal attack.

:40:09. > :40:18.she's there, Layton. Jones Moseley works hard at goal attack.

:40:19. > :40:23.pressure. Take that. Chelsea Lewis is only 20, she went to the world

:40:24. > :40:31.champs in Singapore. As a 17-year-old. In her performance in a

:40:32. > :40:35.team getting thrashed against some of the best goalkeepers in the

:40:36. > :40:41.business and she is certainly standing out, bright future ahead as

:40:42. > :40:46.I said earlier. Her captain said she would expected to play in the ANZ

:40:47. > :41:02.championship one day. Not many players have 30 tests by the time

:41:03. > :41:08.they are 20. Goal shooter seems to be the position the ANZ championship

:41:09. > :41:16.attracts international players. Mujdza maiden -- the Jamaican

:41:17. > :41:20.Aitken, Fowler Reid, they all play in that position, goal shooter.

:41:21. > :41:45.Incomes Coldwell. That call going against Cara Lea

:41:46. > :41:52.Moseley. But right back at them, James retains possession, read gains

:41:53. > :42:02.possession for Wales. Good defence from Thwaites. Wales here hiding the

:42:03. > :42:06.sideline. Offensive contact this time against Chelsea Lewis. --

:42:07. > :42:23.hugging the sideline. Steady play from Australia,

:42:24. > :42:32.beautiful placement. One player the Welsh are missing who was a standout

:42:33. > :42:46.in 2011 was Sara Hales. Out with injury. In a team of seven when you

:42:47. > :43:00.miss one of your stars it will always have an impact. The weights

:43:01. > :43:07.and another, 52-28, Australia firmly in control. On that occasion Lewis

:43:08. > :43:29.again had good position, the vision just was not there. The Australian

:43:30. > :43:36.coaching line-up, well-known in this part of the world, the assistant was

:43:37. > :43:43.once coach of England. Highly respected in Australia, one of the

:43:44. > :43:47.standout shooters in her day. The old lean back, pulling the ball back

:43:48. > :43:52.down to the chest technique, that has changed significantly over time.

:43:53. > :44:00.Not sure she would see the post any more if she wants to be playing

:44:01. > :44:13.today. -- if she was playing today. Chelsea Lewis, most impressive for

:44:14. > :44:17.Wales. Moves through to 29. Jones, the centre, in no man's land, not

:44:18. > :44:25.really making a difference defensively. Makes it easy for

:44:26. > :44:31.Australia. And I wonder Catherine, going into this game, I wonder what

:44:32. > :44:36.the goal was for Wales. They would probably accept they would not beat

:44:37. > :44:39.Australia. But they would like to shoot a certain number of goals and

:44:40. > :44:43.keep the opposition to a certain number of goals. I would have

:44:44. > :44:54.thought perhaps losing by less than 20 would be their name. -- aim. ANC

:44:55. > :45:28.perhaps even 30. -- perhaps. That easy style from Caitlin

:45:29. > :45:33.Thwaites. She had five in the third when she came on. Like most of the

:45:34. > :45:52.players out there, just taking the quarter to get going. Good defence.

:45:53. > :46:09.Sharni Layton was able to benefit. She is quite an athlete, Jones.

:46:10. > :46:20.Morgan went hunting but when you get caught out... There you go.

:46:21. > :46:31.Beautiful play. They will have practised that are not at training.

:46:32. > :46:38.Give and go. -- practised that a lot. Interesting to note that for

:46:39. > :46:45.both sides, their next opponent is England. Wales play them tomorrow

:46:46. > :46:50.and Australia the day after. As a result, England will look at this

:46:51. > :46:55.and will know exactly how much Australia scored and they will send

:46:56. > :47:05.a message that England have come to play. On defence, James called time.

:47:06. > :47:21.Just under six minutes remaining. Australia dominating. But there are

:47:22. > :47:26.not too many standout players, they have put in solid performances. But

:47:27. > :47:28.nothing exceptional. But that can come with the first game in what has

:47:29. > :47:38.been very good defence. Laura come with the first game in what has

:47:39. > :47:45.really got going towards the end of that quarter. So much of this is the

:47:46. > :47:53.pressure. Set up by the likes of Colin. -- Renae Hallinan and Sharni

:47:54. > :48:01.Layton. And allowing the field to come through. But is the Laura Geitz

:48:02. > :48:08.special. When they beat New Zealand, that was on the back of good

:48:09. > :48:22.offence. We can see some swapping going on. This is young Stephanie

:48:23. > :48:44.Middleton coming on. James takes to the bench.

:48:45. > :49:12.That was good cover from Cara Lea Moseley. That is a nice rule from

:49:13. > :49:20.Jones. You could do that on a football pitch after scoring a goal!

:49:21. > :49:28.She is very adept at that. Here she goes. Tenacious, isn't she? Her

:49:29. > :49:43.captain has said she will have a go at everything. Chelsea Lewis! Cool

:49:44. > :49:50.and calm. Yes, that was too easy. Straight down the middle for

:49:51. > :49:52.Australia. Interesting, going through the portraits of a lot of

:49:53. > :49:57.these players at this Commonwealth Games, many of them are very adept

:49:58. > :50:09.at other sports like basketball, Gaelic football. I read about Laura

:50:10. > :50:15.Geitz and when Australia won gold in 2002, she was 15 and did not have

:50:16. > :50:20.much interest in net all, athletics and swimming was earthing. She got

:50:21. > :50:30.interested after that and she has come a very long way since then. And

:50:31. > :50:37.that is a very big win for Wales. The just needs to be a mop up on the

:50:38. > :50:49.side of the court. -- they're just needs. Dangerous for the umpire

:50:50. > :51:07.going up and down that sideline. -- there just needs.

:51:08. > :51:33.Caldwell was free, they obviously cannot see her. Caldwell's workrate

:51:34. > :51:40.is very good. She offers different positions and is a very good leader

:51:41. > :51:46.of the gang. She got hit on the nose. Either way, Morgan has done

:51:47. > :52:02.well. She has won possession. Middleton.

:52:03. > :52:19.Cara Lea Moseley, sizing things up and stop that was no easy pass, they

:52:20. > :52:25.had to go over the top. There is sharp passing from Wales. There were

:52:26. > :52:30.Australian defenders all around that ball but it was clean. Look at

:52:31. > :52:38.Jones, getting her team up. Into the final two minutes.

:52:39. > :52:56.Great effort from Caldwell. There were two good quarters and two

:52:57. > :53:06.forequarters from both teams. -- poor quarters. They have not picked

:53:07. > :53:22.yet. -- peaked. The crowd is getting behind Wales.

:53:23. > :53:27.There have not been easy passages into the circle for Australia so you

:53:28. > :53:32.must give some credit to the defensive effort from Wales. They

:53:33. > :53:42.have slowed them down. There have not in a lot of balls that have gone

:53:43. > :53:47.bank, straight in. Beautiful work. -- bang. The other thing about Wales

:53:48. > :53:48.is a look at. I was wondering if they would be fading, but they don't

:53:49. > :54:14.look to have. -- is they look fit. Nice, along the baseline. That was a

:54:15. > :54:27.cheeky little pass. Plenty of time for one more from the world

:54:28. > :54:37.champions. Another turnover. And then, full-time! Large applause for

:54:38. > :54:45.these teams, but it is a straight, 63-36, over Wales. Fantastic start

:54:46. > :54:52.to the netball campaign. I have moved to this area, this is known as

:54:53. > :54:56.BBC at the key, we have the Glasgow centre behind me and there is a

:54:57. > :54:59.fantastic atmosphere, you don't need a ticket to come here and enjoy the

:55:00. > :55:04.Commonwealth Games in this area there are concerts, music.

:55:05. > :55:13.And you can, of course, join with social media, you can leave a

:55:14. > :55:16.comment on the BBC Facebook page or treat us. And we will endeavour to

:55:17. > :55:28.get you involved as much as we possibly can. And don't forget to

:55:29. > :56:29.use the hashtag. And let's have the headlines.

:56:30. > :56:32.disappeared off the radar. Algeria's national airline says it

:56:33. > :56:36.was flying from Burkina Faso two years. Police gathered information

:56:37. > :56:40.on 18 campaign for justice by victims families. That isn't a

:56:41. > :56:46.report into a met undercover unit. The majority involved black men.

:56:47. > :56:50.Your 11-15 -year-olds in England are taking illegal drugs, it is

:56:51. > :56:52.triggered show a significant fall. Drug use has had. He

:56:53. > :56:55.triggered show a significant fall. Drug use has had. says was a tough

:56:56. > :56:59.decision, Mo Farah has pulled out the Commonwealth Games, the Olympic

:57:00. > :57:01.gold medal winner has failed to recover from recent illness. Sir

:57:02. > :57:06.Chris Hoy has talked about the opening ceremony, he says he didn't

:57:07. > :57:10.know whether to pull or twist it but they got it open in the end and the

:57:11. > :57:15.Queen the funny side. More coming up later. --

:57:16. > :57:19.I leave the ashram, travel halfway across the world to find my father,

:57:20. > :57:27.Oh, well. As Vashrati says, gotta keep smiling!

:57:28. > :57:30.We don't tend to use the bathroom together here.

:57:31. > :57:32.All right, well, I'll catch you later.

:57:33. > :57:35.This ashram of yours, it might be a cult.

:57:36. > :57:39.I take it back, he's definitely Cuckoo's son.

:57:40. > :58:03.later. -- the Queen saw the funny side. The sun is still shining at

:58:04. > :58:09.Pacific E. Much of the news has been coming from Strathclyde Park. The

:58:10. > :58:13.triathlon is being held there. The woman's events have been run and a

:58:14. > :58:16.medal has been one and Strathclyde Park is just south of Glasgow. And

:58:17. > :58:23.the lock is in the middle and that was used for the rolling in 1986.

:58:24. > :58:29.This is where the triathletes will be starting their assault. The men

:58:30. > :58:33.are still to come and even though the sun is shining, I would imagine

:58:34. > :58:42.it is pretty chilly in this Watters. The men start at 3pm on BBC One. You

:58:43. > :58:47.can take a look at the live sport at the moment, you can watch live on

:58:48. > :58:50.the BBC sport website. This will also bring you all of the news and

:58:51. > :58:59.results and the medals that have been one already. Badminton is one

:59:00. > :59:02.of the 17 sports here at the Commonwealth Games. England are

:59:03. > :59:16.currently playing Northern Ireland. What do you know about Aberdeen? Let

:59:17. > :59:20.us learn some more. -- badminton. Badminton is a fast-moving sport

:59:21. > :59:23.which requires great agility, extremity and stamina with players

:59:24. > :59:27.covering anything up to four miles in a standard much. The game entails

:59:28. > :59:36.striking the shuttlecock, the small projectile, over the 1.5 metre net.

:59:37. > :59:41.They consist of 16 overlapping goose feathers, which are embedded into a

:59:42. > :59:45.cork base. The unusual aerodynamic properties mean it has a

:59:46. > :59:48.significantly higher top speed of up to 200 mph and a quicker

:59:49. > :59:54.deceleration than balls used in other racquet sports. The game is

:59:55. > :59:58.decided on a player or peril of players reached 21 points, by a

:59:59. > :00:03.margin of at least two points. Matches are the best-of-3. There are

:00:04. > :00:07.six gold medals up for grabs in Glasgow, with the men and women's

:00:08. > :00:14.singles and doubles competitions plus Mixed Doubles and a combined

:00:15. > :00:19.mixed teams event. We were talking about the Emirates Arena and the

:00:20. > :00:24.advent in one moment ago and England are playing Northern Ireland. We can

:00:25. > :00:26.go there. The second match of the first game and England are currently

:00:27. > :00:28.leading 1-0. We can join David first game and England are currently

:00:29. > :01:24.Mercer and Gillian Clark. statisticians as an unforced error.

:01:25. > :01:28.Stephenson believing he has to hit the perfect shot, psychological

:01:29. > :01:31.pressure forcing him into error. They are contrasting styles, you

:01:32. > :02:00.almost see the effort on every shot. Also very contrasting body language.

:02:01. > :02:09.We have already talked about is Ouseph looking very laid-back.

:02:10. > :02:36.Whereas Tony Stevenson, I like the way he is expressive on court. An

:02:37. > :02:45.emotive player on court? What, me? Yes, nice idea.

:02:46. > :02:52.Stephenson will be getting worried, Ouseph 7-1 up in the second game

:02:53. > :02:59.having taken the first he has to stop this run. And he does. That is

:03:00. > :03:04.very nice. And a smile when he is happy. That is nice to see. It is,

:03:05. > :03:47.isn't it? Another good rally. Very good play

:03:48. > :03:53.from Tony Stevenson. For once the managed to get the shuttle past

:03:54. > :04:01.Ouseph deep into the forehand corner, bad set of the long rally.

:04:02. > :04:28.Little bit off balance as he tried to play down.

:04:29. > :04:59.feel this is quite one-sided because they have not got into this as much

:05:00. > :05:06.as I thought they would. That's right. I think as far as this young

:05:07. > :05:13.man is concerned he has really got to somehow try to keep the belief.

:05:14. > :05:28.There is no question in my mind he has got the talent. The way he is

:05:29. > :05:37.moving here, beautiful shot. This is the rally where he plays a lovely

:05:38. > :05:41.shot toward the end deep to Ouseph's forehand side, from that

:05:42. > :05:46.moment he was in control, super play from Stephenson. He has a long way

:05:47. > :06:14.to go though to turn this match round.

:06:15. > :06:29.Going wide. Apprised from the choice of shot there from Rajiv Ouseph, the

:06:30. > :07:17.crosscourt was clear, but he did not choose the only assured.

:07:18. > :07:29.His second Commonwealth Games, Ouseph won a bronze and silver in

:07:30. > :07:39.2010. Looking for a gold medal here to add to his collection. And he was

:07:40. > :07:42.talking this last week about how in the men's singles it has all of the

:07:43. > :07:47.sudden become wide open with Lee Chong Wei, the world number one,

:07:48. > :07:57.two-time defending, will champion out with injury. Nicely done, he

:07:58. > :08:30.finds the back line. Tony Stephenson.

:08:31. > :09:06.you have to know how to change the pace and the rhythm the match. And

:09:07. > :09:09.playing the right shot at the right time, we have already seen a good

:09:10. > :09:15.array of shots and good fast movement like that from Tony

:09:16. > :09:22.Stephenson. It is knowing when to play the right shot. That is very,

:09:23. > :10:09.very well taken. Just over 20 minutes played. Ouseph

:10:10. > :10:23.of England two points away from taking this single match.

:10:24. > :11:12.Great shot from Stephenson. Just takes a few seconds. He finds the

:11:13. > :11:18.line. Saves two match points. But not that one. APPLAUSE

:11:19. > :11:23.Ouseph winning 21-9. After taking the first game 21-5 and the match

:11:24. > :11:32.took 23 minutes. England go into the first game 21-5 and the match

:11:33. > :11:40.2-0 lead against Northern Ireland in this team event in Glasgow.

:11:41. > :11:45.We stay with racquet sports but move on to squash, Mick Matthews is

:11:46. > :11:50.currently recovering from a knee operation he had just four weeks ago

:11:51. > :11:54.that with three World Championship titles to his name and two

:11:55. > :12:06.Commonwealth gold medals you can never ruin him out. The squash

:12:07. > :12:12.player has got -- the squash ball has a unique sound when it. As a kid

:12:13. > :12:17.I was attracted to that, and the next week I was the one making that

:12:18. > :12:23.noise, probably not as sweet as a sound I hopefully make nowadays. I

:12:24. > :12:28.just love that one-on-one nature of the sport, to people in it can bind

:12:29. > :12:32.space, trying to beat each other physically but without landing

:12:33. > :12:39.actual blows. It is a real challenge. Squash has been described

:12:40. > :12:43.as chest at 1 million miles an hour. The beauty about squash is that it

:12:44. > :12:47.challenges everything, you need to be fast, you need to be a Roman

:12:48. > :12:55.Burki strong, technically proficient, there is no hiding place

:12:56. > :13:03.when you step on the court. -- aerobically strong. 2010 was an

:13:04. > :13:07.amazing year, winning my first world title, Commonwealth medals and

:13:08. > :13:11.getting to world number one. I was the oldest ever first-time number

:13:12. > :13:15.one, that shows you do not have to achieve everything while you are

:13:16. > :13:21.still a youngster. There is plenty of time, you are never too old to

:13:22. > :13:27.get to the top. Nick Matthew is world champion for the third time in

:13:28. > :13:30.four years. The third world title in Manchester was definitely the best,

:13:31. > :13:36.the fact it was in my home country, all of my friends and family were

:13:37. > :13:40.watching. And the fact that squash is not Olympic sport makes the

:13:41. > :13:44.commonwealths are pinnacle. We have been a Commonwealth Sports Arena 's

:13:45. > :13:45.1998 and it is the pinnacle of our sport, it is the biggest event that

:13:46. > :13:56.squash is part of. Winning two gold medals in Delhi was

:13:57. > :14:00.an amazing feeling, I am desperate to add to my tally in Glasgow and

:14:01. > :14:09.hopefully I will carry on the momentum of sport in this country

:14:10. > :14:13.after London 2012. England's flag bearer Nick Matthew still very much

:14:14. > :14:18.the man to beat. I wonder how you feel when you take on the world

:14:19. > :14:25.number one. This is the Morrissey, who was warming up like Nick

:14:26. > :14:31.Matthew, not quite like him, Nick Matthew with a squash racket in

:14:32. > :14:36.hand, Xavier has no racket in hand. He then has to go and find them very

:14:37. > :14:39.useful tool in the game of sport and then tried to take him on. Over to

:14:40. > :14:48.the commentators, Sue Rose and Martin Heath. COMMENTATOR:,

:14:49. > :14:49.England's Nick Matthew in the red shorts, the first match of the

:14:50. > :15:15.Commonwealth Games. Great shot. And a lovely little

:15:16. > :15:21.backhand drop shot from Xavier, which I thought Nick might struggle

:15:22. > :15:25.to get onto. The match usually starts off with the guys trying to

:15:26. > :15:32.get in front of their opponent and hitting to the back of the court.

:15:33. > :15:36.Very low risk, try to warm up and get used to this court. Nice length

:15:37. > :16:01.from Nick Matthew. Opportunity here for Nick to play

:16:02. > :16:07.himself into discord, obviously he is going to want to get used to how

:16:08. > :16:12.to play this court. Whether it is fast, slow, how red bounces. I guess

:16:13. > :16:24.this kind of matches the kind of match that will allow him to do

:16:25. > :16:27.that. When we talk about length, we are talking about hitting the back

:16:28. > :16:34.of the court. This is a very low risk shot.

:16:35. > :16:43.The guys usually start paying off deep into the court and this is just

:16:44. > :16:50.an opportunity for Nick to test things out a little bit, there is

:16:51. > :16:55.not much pressure so far. Xavier is still to get any point on the board

:16:56. > :17:07.at the moment. Just catching the outside line. Nick is querying

:17:08. > :17:11.whether the ball was actually about. But those watching at home, there

:17:12. > :17:17.has not seen to be too much difference in level when you watch

:17:18. > :17:22.these men, Nick is the seasoned pro but just those subtle things,

:17:23. > :17:27.slightly more racquet head acceleration and slight accuracy to

:17:28. > :17:37.the back of the court. That is what has given him this lead. Will he be

:17:38. > :17:45.nice and let him into the match, do you think? Will he be quite severe?

:17:46. > :17:51.Well, I think that he is focused on his own game. On his own body. That

:17:52. > :17:58.is a natural thing that he has to do. So, there is no softness to let

:17:59. > :18:06.Xavier experience that? May be in the third game! There might be some

:18:07. > :18:10.nerves creeping in with Xavier, he really has to think about getting

:18:11. > :18:19.the ball past Nick Matthew and control the ball from the middle of

:18:20. > :18:24.the court. This is the normal dance for the guys, hitting deep on the

:18:25. > :18:42.right-hand side, moving around each other.

:18:43. > :18:50.This type of rally is really an exercise in patience. There was an

:18:51. > :18:56.opportunity for Xavier. On that drop shot.

:18:57. > :19:23.And the cheer comes up from the crowd. Xavier getting his first

:19:24. > :19:28.point of the match! His hands in the air. He scored his first point and

:19:29. > :19:32.it was deserved, he was very patient, nice length and another

:19:33. > :19:37.tight drop shot and he gets the stroke. The crowd is certainly

:19:38. > :20:05.enjoying this little comeback. Beautiful shot. That was a great

:20:06. > :20:13.shot from Xavier. That nice little backhand drop shot. Just falling

:20:14. > :20:17.short from the front wall. I think what Nick has realised that he does

:20:18. > :20:23.not want to give Xavier any opportunity at the front of the

:20:24. > :20:34.court. My speed and touch. -- nice. And the back wall. Nick has scored a

:20:35. > :20:41.lot of points so far from hitting deep into the court. Like you said,

:20:42. > :20:43.it is quite noticeable, the difference between the quality of

:20:44. > :20:50.the length, getting the ball behind the opponent and that really does

:20:51. > :20:53.have an impact on the match. We talk about the length and hitting deep

:20:54. > :21:00.into the court but with is also a big part. If you hit the ball tight,

:21:01. > :21:06.especially -- especially with these hard walls, the ball really sticks

:21:07. > :21:12.to them. You can also win points from hitting very tight. There we

:21:13. > :21:27.have it. The first game to Nick Matthew from England. He leads

:21:28. > :21:30.buy-1-get-1-free. -- buy-1-get-1-free Nick Matthew

:21:31. > :21:38.getting some advice from David Campion, who was a former player

:21:39. > :21:43.himself. What kind of advice in this time of March, when you are the best

:21:44. > :21:49.way in the world, you clearly know what you are doing, but what advice

:21:50. > :21:54.would you be given at this stage? It is different, Nick has been

:21:55. > :21:58.practising on this glass court and he has put himself under a little

:21:59. > :22:02.pressure even in a match you are expected to win, there is a

:22:03. > :22:07.difference when competing, you have more attention and your brain

:22:08. > :22:09.focuses in a different way. He wants to use that focus and try to

:22:10. > :22:14.practice the type of feeling he will have or must have when he moves

:22:15. > :22:16.later into the tournament. That is from the psychological point of

:22:17. > :22:23.view, from the tactical point of view, he is trying to play the low

:22:24. > :22:26.risk very well. He will practice high-risk when he needs to against

:22:27. > :22:30.better opponents when he has to practice a type of game but he is

:22:31. > :22:33.just trying to hit the length and the target and move in front and

:22:34. > :22:40.controlled from the middle. And Xavier? Does he need to get Nick

:22:41. > :22:45.deeper? Or attack? When playing someone who is quite a lot better or

:22:46. > :22:54.has a much better resume, there are two ways. Let us get this started

:22:55. > :23:05.and then I shall explain. Second game.

:23:06. > :23:16.Straightout, from the side wall. Another great length and width from

:23:17. > :23:19.Nick, and again, of the serve, tied to the wall. That is a tight ball

:23:20. > :23:26.you were talking about, he relieved us hang onto that ball. As I said

:23:27. > :23:31.before, for the underdog, the way to play against someone who might be

:23:32. > :23:35.expected to beat you, you can either try to compete at the basic game and

:23:36. > :23:43.focus on getting in front of your opponent or you can attack more.

:23:44. > :23:48.That does not seem to be the strategy from Xavier, he has a great

:23:49. > :23:52.basic game himself and he is trying to focus on hitting the target at

:23:53. > :23:56.the back of the court and do those lower swings very well. He needs to

:23:57. > :24:04.push forward more if he can. Any opportunity to volley the ball.

:24:05. > :24:21.Right there. And he is in the rally. And he does get the reward.

:24:22. > :24:38.There is something about this glass court, the walls are very hard.

:24:39. > :24:45.There is not a lot of give at all, it is easier to get the balls off

:24:46. > :24:55.the walls in your local club. Superb shot, the drop from Xavier. Well,

:24:56. > :25:02.this is an interesting situation. Nick gets stuck macro there is the

:25:03. > :25:29.query on that pick-up. -- Nick gets --. Very sporting.

:25:30. > :25:44.And, again, good length to the backhand corner.

:25:45. > :25:49.The game goes up to 11 and the middle is very important, important

:25:50. > :25:55.for Xavier not to let Nick Matthew get ahead. That you devolve fade

:25:56. > :25:57.from behind, at the back wall. That is an incredible shot from Nick

:25:58. > :26:32.Matthew. Towards the side wall. Nick Matthew, leading by one game.

:26:33. > :26:40.And right now looking very comfortable. Playing the ball around

:26:41. > :26:43.nicely. We have just seen Nick Matthew with the last couple of

:26:44. > :26:49.rallies, increasing the pace slightly, with the volley around the

:26:50. > :27:01.middle of the court. And that nice cold. -- cold. Lovely structured

:27:02. > :27:06.rally from Nick. If anyone watching at home needs to see how to play a

:27:07. > :27:13.great rally in squash, that is the way to do it. Putting pressure on

:27:14. > :27:14.with the length deep into the court, volley well and create opportunity

:27:15. > :27:35.and then boom. Classic rally. Beautiful change of direction, using

:27:36. > :27:40.the side wall. Nick Clegg is there. Along with Helen, who is heavily

:27:41. > :27:44.involved with the Association and he has wonderful input into the game of

:27:45. > :27:56.squash all around the world. Chatting in the front row.

:27:57. > :28:04.Heather Deayton, the lady on the right. And there we go. The second

:28:05. > :28:16.game is in the bag. Nick Matthew takes that 11-3.

:28:17. > :28:21.There has been a lot of support for squash, at least verbally, over the

:28:22. > :28:26.past couple of days and at the opening ceremony Daley Thompson said

:28:27. > :28:31.it was one of his favourite sports and he wanted to watch these guys

:28:32. > :28:35.are the pinnacle of the sport. There has been a lot of support so it is

:28:36. > :28:40.great to see Nick Clegg here and there will be some more well-known

:28:41. > :28:48.names and faces over the next ten days. Absolutely right. They called

:28:49. > :28:52.David, the number one seed in the women's event, carrying the

:28:53. > :28:57.Commonwealth flag on behalf of Asia, which are such an honour but for

:28:58. > :29:01.squash, that really highlights how much it has progressed and where it

:29:02. > :29:08.is coming to the world of sport. And being taken much more seriously as a

:29:09. > :29:13.sport. That is right. Squash just started in 1998 in Malaysia and from

:29:14. > :29:19.then on it has gone from strength to strength. And the men, both tours

:29:20. > :29:23.have gone from strength to strength. One of the most international

:29:24. > :29:28.sports, it does not tend to be the biggest sport in any country but an

:29:29. > :29:33.incredible international sport with over 185 countries in the world.

:29:34. > :29:41.Xavier, preparing for the third game. Against the number one seed.

:29:42. > :29:49.And someone a full appreciation from the crowd. Showing their support --

:29:50. > :29:54.some wonderful. And Nick is very much back on the court, where he is

:29:55. > :29:59.very familiar. The glass court, he has played on it many times,

:30:00. > :30:04.although not necessarily on this specific court. He has played all

:30:05. > :30:05.over the world and he really does know how to work the court and work

:30:06. > :30:22.the ball. Into this third game, Nick Matthew,

:30:23. > :30:28.he two games up against Xavier from delicious. Xavier has put forward a

:30:29. > :30:34.very good performance of far. Some great rallies and shots. Nick

:30:35. > :30:39.Matthew, in both the first and second games, have tended to put

:30:40. > :30:43.more pressure around the middle of the game and put that separation

:30:44. > :30:48.between him and Xavier and that is where Xavier really has to focus. If

:30:49. > :30:55.he is level up to three games, he must concentrate. And not let Nick

:30:56. > :31:09.increase the pace. We have seen Nick coming out here really focused. Nice

:31:10. > :31:22.change of direction. Super shot, good disguise crosscourt, certainly

:31:23. > :31:26.starting to step the pace up. It is a relatively small area of the two

:31:27. > :31:32.big athletes but if you go the wrong way it feels like 1 million miles.

:31:33. > :31:48.Great kill. I think we will see a different Nick

:31:49. > :31:51.Matthew in this third game. Really accelerating the racket threw the

:31:52. > :31:58.ball a little bit quicker, trying to take the ball very early. He really

:31:59. > :32:00.wants to get the taste of what the later rounds are going to feel like.

:32:01. > :32:20.No mercy. Nice drop from Xavier but returned

:32:21. > :32:24.by Nick. Some great play in the backhand corner. Little bit of a

:32:25. > :32:29.practice rally for the moment. Nice exchange. Again the change of

:32:30. > :32:45.direction, tough rally for Xavier Koenig. And just put his post in the

:32:46. > :32:50.bottom of the tin. -- boast. You can see the value of controlling the

:32:51. > :32:58.middle of the court, keeping your opponent on a string.

:32:59. > :33:08.Again with Nick, just that imperceptible delay and the quick

:33:09. > :33:11.change of the racket head, very difficult to see you there but when

:33:12. > :33:21.you are an cold it is incredibly hard to read. Where the ball is

:33:22. > :33:29.going to go. Great shot. Lovely crosscourt shot, the crowd cheering.

:33:30. > :33:38.Appreciating that shot. Slightly wry smile on his face. Quite a high-risk

:33:39. > :33:52.shot but why not at this stage? Nothing to lose. Absolutely.

:33:53. > :34:02.Matthew taking a commanding lead in the third game. Certainly showing no

:34:03. > :34:13.mercy, wanting to get this in the back. -- bag. It has been a great

:34:14. > :34:22.performance from Xavier Koenig, really done his country proud.

:34:23. > :34:30.Unlucky. A good effort and a nice smile on his face, just slipped

:34:31. > :34:45.1-stop but managed to pick himself back up again.

:34:46. > :34:53.And another great length from Nick Matthew. He really has called the

:34:54. > :34:55.feel on that ball getting it deep into the corner which actually gives

:34:56. > :35:13.him match point. And again. Another lovely drive to

:35:14. > :35:25.end the match. Nick Matthew takes that match, 3-0. Great effort by

:35:26. > :35:30.Xavier Koenig, wonderful experience. CHEERING

:35:31. > :35:38.Lovely chair from the crowd, he waves and claps his hands, Nick

:35:39. > :35:52.Matthew the victor today. As I say, 3-0, 11-3, 11-3, 11-1. STUDIO: More

:35:53. > :36:09.badminton now, earlier we saw of England take the lead in the team

:36:10. > :36:16.competition. Alannah Stephenson Had to win to keep them in the match.

:36:17. > :36:23.Let's join the commentators. COMMENTATOR: Very interesting now.

:36:24. > :36:28.Northern Ireland, 17 years of age, levelling the match. Against Sarah

:36:29. > :36:53.Walker, two-time English national champion. This goes into the third

:36:54. > :37:02.I have to say as the match has progressed I have become more and

:37:03. > :37:06.more impressed with Alannah Stephenson. Look at the movement,

:37:07. > :37:12.overhead shots, I was critical in the opening game with her movement,

:37:13. > :37:20.saying that it was a little bit stop and start rather than fluid but look

:37:21. > :37:25.at this. And also the confidence to keep her opponent at the back of the

:37:26. > :37:30.court and then when she had the opportunity, to step forward and

:37:31. > :37:41.play back to the net, she played to perfection. Walker on the other hand

:37:42. > :37:53.could not get into the second game at all. She knows that England have

:37:54. > :38:03.taken the first two matches. The Mixed Doubles and the Men's

:38:04. > :38:06.Singles, so they have a cushion. 2-0 lead against Northern Ireland in

:38:07. > :38:11.this mixed team event. It is a round robin group before the knockout

:38:12. > :38:36.section later in the competition. Without stating the obvious, the

:38:37. > :38:43.starts to this deciding game is absolutely crucial. Sarah Walker,

:38:44. > :38:47.having been as you rightly said, she will be a little bit shell-shocked

:38:48. > :38:53.as to what happened in the second game having been on cruise control

:38:54. > :38:57.in the first. And therefore, to regain her confidence I think it is

:38:58. > :39:04.absolutely vital for Walker to make a good start this decider. I get the

:39:05. > :39:06.impression that Walker thought she would be off this court by now,

:39:07. > :39:34.having won 2-0. Coming up to the half-hour mark in

:39:35. > :40:15.this match. Longest match we have seen so far in this session.

:40:16. > :40:39.Lovely twist that Stephenson has from the back of the court in that

:40:40. > :41:35.overhead shot. Missed it. Not quite the mismatch we

:41:36. > :41:51.thought it would be. Stephenson playing incredibly well for Northern

:41:52. > :41:56.Ireland. I have noticed she is trying to play an awful lot whenever

:41:57. > :42:00.Sarah Walker is smashing down to the forehand side of the youngster is

:42:01. > :42:05.really trying to block crosscourt. She must not try to overdo it. It is

:42:06. > :42:07.a nice shot, I like it but at the moment she is trying to do it too

:42:08. > :42:23.often. Trying something a little bit too

:42:24. > :42:34.fancy there. Trying something Alana Stevenson --

:42:35. > :42:54.Alannah Stephenson gets Walker the 9-5 advantage.

:42:55. > :43:13.the calmest of these players at the moment.

:43:14. > :43:48.Just wide. Walker needs just one more point for the mini-break.

:43:49. > :43:57.One or two signs to me that Sarah Walker internally is in a little bit

:43:58. > :44:08.of panic mode. Now this is where she needs to draw. There is an overall

:44:09. > :44:13.by the umpire. Well, I thought it was definitely out. It was called

:44:14. > :44:18.good judge but the umpire has overruled, good umpiring, very good

:44:19. > :44:24.umpiring. Because instinctively I felt that was out. And obviously

:44:25. > :44:35.Sarah Walker did not hear the overall. -- overruled. To go back to

:44:36. > :44:40.what I was saying, Walker has to trust herself, she has two trust

:44:41. > :44:44.that she has the ability, she has a lot of international expense. Work

:44:45. > :44:47.hard, stick to the basics and do the basics well. She has the advantage

:44:48. > :44:58.of the change of ends, she has to build on that. Botha 11-9 to Walker

:44:59. > :45:03.at the change. And in contrast, Stephenson has to say to herself, I

:45:04. > :45:14.am only two points down, this is the better end, I prefer plain from this

:45:15. > :45:22.end. As for the youngster from Northern Ireland, this is a typical

:45:23. > :45:28.rally. Living with her opponent, doing everything right, until the

:45:29. > :45:36.final shot. It is a delightful angle crosscourt. Trying to play the tight

:45:37. > :46:06.net shop but just wide of the single scored.

:46:07. > :46:20.Yes, I like that. Coming forward, Sarah Walker, and coming from above.

:46:21. > :46:24.Normally in singles, coming towards the net, the racquet comes from

:46:25. > :46:26.underneath the shuttlecock, on top of it, you have options. And that

:46:27. > :46:49.was good defence, too. You wonder what the 17-year-old's

:46:50. > :47:06.nerves are doing at the moment. Yes. That is the sort of thing I was

:47:07. > :47:11.alluding to about trusting yourself, that you have the ability to win

:47:12. > :47:18.through this. As far as those nerves are concerned, well, when I look at

:47:19. > :47:23.other sports and athletes who come on to the big stage, there is a

:47:24. > :47:27.certain youngster from Australia who was at Wimbledon this year... They

:47:28. > :47:33.seem to play without fear. Without nerves. Because nobody is expecting

:47:34. > :47:37.them to win in the first place and they have the freedom to just go for

:47:38. > :47:45.it. All the pressure on Sarah Walker. Yes. Watching those Nick

:47:46. > :47:54.Carey 's matches at Wimbledon, he had a very easy style. And very calm

:47:55. > :48:09.as well. Which is similar to Alannah Stephenson, here.

:48:10. > :48:50.This match is running away from Alannah Stephenson. 11-9 at the

:48:51. > :49:04.break. 17-11 to Sarah Walker. That look of disappointment from

:49:05. > :49:25.Alannah Stephenson. Well, we have reached the point of

:49:26. > :49:30.now or never, as far as Alannah Stephenson is concerned. She

:49:31. > :49:45.desperately needs a run of points right now.

:49:46. > :49:56.Yes, she is playing well in this rally, dictating the pace, Alannah

:49:57. > :50:01.Stephenson. That little fist pump from Sarah Walker shows you that she

:50:02. > :50:06.really felt that she needed that point. She is two points away from

:50:07. > :50:25.winning this match. David Lindley, the other coach for

:50:26. > :50:52.England. Yes. Taking it earlier at the net is

:50:53. > :51:04.the big difference. As the umpire has just said, Ryan Casey, match

:51:05. > :51:13.point for Sarah Walker. And a lovely touch from Sarah Walker to win the

:51:14. > :51:16.deciding game. 21-13. She took the first Game 21-9 but Alannah

:51:17. > :51:32.Stephenson from Northern Ireland came back to take the second game.

:51:33. > :51:36.And that scoreline means that England have a 3-0 lead against

:51:37. > :51:45.Northern Ireland at the next team event. Alannah Stephenson picking up

:51:46. > :51:51.her bag, she must be disappointed after playing so well in that match.

:51:52. > :52:01.This will be a great experience for her. And there is a big smile as she

:52:02. > :52:11.comes off the court, alongside Sarah Walker. Walker winning 21-9, 8-21,

:52:12. > :52:19.21-13. We mentioned social media earlier

:52:20. > :52:24.and thank you for everyone who has sent something in, you can get in

:52:25. > :52:30.touch through the BBC Sport Facebook page or you can tweet us. The best

:52:31. > :52:31.comments will appear on the website. And that will be on the Commonwealth

:52:32. > :52:48.Games live feed. A very impressive time from this

:52:49. > :52:55.Scottish duo. Aileen will be delighted to take the top of the

:52:56. > :52:59.board. She really will have the bit between her teeth, performing in

:53:00. > :53:04.front of the home crowd. There is nothing like the home crowd to get

:53:05. > :53:14.those goose bumps. It is giving me goose bumps! How did you find it two

:53:15. > :53:21.years ago? Was at a benefit having the home crowd? We have this

:53:22. > :53:26.glorious spot and if you look over my shoulder, Danny river, you will

:53:27. > :53:37.find the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and that is where we're to next. Plenty

:53:38. > :53:40.of fantastic cycling for you. And we have the men's team sprint

:53:41. > :53:53.qualifying. Jason Kenny is in action. And after that, we have the

:53:54. > :54:02.500 metres time trial final. And do not forget to keep an eye out for an

:54:03. > :54:06.years. Five times Olympic analyst. I am delighted to say that we can

:54:07. > :54:17.speak in the velodrome to John Edwards. And the busiest man in

:54:18. > :54:25.Britain, Sir Chris Hoy. Sir Chris Hoy is alongside me.

:54:26. > :54:37.18 gold medals between you? Can you hear me? Not so well, it is noisy!

:54:38. > :54:41.We are looking forward to the men's team pursuit, with Bradley Wiggins.

:54:42. > :54:47.We saw the qualification this morning. What did you make of how he

:54:48. > :54:52.got back on the board? It was a solid first ride. I spoke to the

:54:53. > :54:59.coach earlier on and they were ready satisfied. To go below four minutes

:55:00. > :55:01.is an excellent ride. But at the same time, the Australians look

:55:02. > :55:07.comfortable. They knew the target they had to beat, they just cruised

:55:08. > :55:12.in. They have something to spare. Being the quicker but it will be

:55:13. > :55:16.great, the crowd is very up for it. Sarah, you know about the team

:55:17. > :55:22.pursuit and also riding on the road. How impressed are you that Bradley

:55:23. > :55:27.Wiggins has slotted back into the track? It is a sign of a champion,

:55:28. > :55:32.he has had those amazing times on the road but he has come back and he

:55:33. > :55:37.has always been good at peddling, he is twiddling away with a very good

:55:38. > :55:46.cadence. That will set him up early well. The worrying thing was perhaps

:55:47. > :55:50.from the point of view of Steven Burke looking questionable, he gets

:55:51. > :55:55.dropped from the back. He has been struggling in training? A little bit

:55:56. > :55:59.but the thing is, you are pushing the team until the elastic breaks

:56:00. > :56:04.and it is not always the same person who goes, sometimes there will be

:56:05. > :56:10.one person who really buries himself and has an extra long spell at the

:56:11. > :56:13.front and then they will daylight with one kilometre left to go. The

:56:14. > :56:17.longer you stay together as a quartet, the better, but it can be a

:56:18. > :56:23.sign of pushing hard. We will wait and see but I'm sure the guys will

:56:24. > :56:28.go through, it is literally, trigger the Australian scandal. When will

:56:29. > :56:31.they win the first medal? We already have the first, we are just not sure

:56:32. > :56:34.what colour it is. have the first, we are just not sure

:56:35. > :56:40.what colour it Aileen McGlynn is in the Gold match race in the tandem?

:56:41. > :56:45.Yes, she won the semifinal and in doing so, guaranteed herself a medal

:56:46. > :56:50.tonight. She will come up against Helen Scott and Sophie hill and

:56:51. > :56:55.there is history because she was riding with Helen at the Paralympics

:56:56. > :57:03.in 2012 so they will know each other very well. It will be interesting to

:57:04. > :57:12.see who can come out on top. We also have a 500 metres with the

:57:13. > :57:16.Australian legend, Anna Meares? She has won more medals than anyone I

:57:17. > :57:22.can imagine, Olympic gold medals, she is a legend. And she had a break

:57:23. > :57:26.after London and she is back in full-time training. And she is

:57:27. > :57:29.hungry for more. She must be the favourite tonight although there are

:57:30. > :57:37.some big contenders from the Home Nations. Miss Jessica varnish, Becky

:57:38. > :57:43.James would have been here but she has an injury and she is out. For

:57:44. > :57:46.Wales. And the Scotland we have some very strong riders, who are not

:57:47. > :57:54.expecting medals but they will push for their personal best. 100 mile

:57:55. > :57:59.yet macro is no stranger to the podium. And the team sprint, which

:58:00. > :58:12.features the triple Olympic champion. He is a great sprinter. It

:58:13. > :58:17.is Jason Kenny! What a ride! You need a lot of power. Trouble gold

:58:18. > :58:25.medallist. You need to be very smooth. -- trouble. Speed and

:58:26. > :58:36.tactics as well. The best tactics are speed at the end of the day. And

:58:37. > :58:40.Kenny has released Sir Chris Hoy. Great Adam the Olympic team sprint

:58:41. > :58:47.champions. And look at this young lad. What a future he has. -- Great

:58:48. > :58:54.Britain. It does feel like a long time ago, I was in Beijing and ever

:58:55. > :58:59.since I started cycling seriously, from the age of 14, when London was

:59:00. > :59:08.on the radar, that was my main goal, I was 24 at the time. Kenny has got

:59:09. > :59:18.to be top of the race. He is the champion. And he won this in style.

:59:19. > :59:22.What was London like? Your third gold medal and what about

:59:23. > :59:25.afterwards? It was mental for a couple of weeks after London. After

:59:26. > :59:30.winning two gold medals but down the line, it is not long before you step

:59:31. > :59:36.back into normal life and I am back into training. And that was it, I

:59:37. > :59:39.wanted to go at the World Championships and I managed to get

:59:40. > :59:45.gold. Jason Kenny! The world champion! What a ride! When it

:59:46. > :59:50.really mattered. That was quite nice, after the games. I was always

:59:51. > :59:56.looking forward to the next event. I never spent too long patting myself

:59:57. > :00:01.on the back. Sir Chris Hoy barred out afterwards, you are the man that

:00:02. > :00:07.people will look to in terms of track cycling? How have you taken

:00:08. > :00:10.that on? It does not... I do not think about it. I am just focused on

:00:11. > :00:16.winning as many races as possible. Which is hard enough! It was hard

:00:17. > :00:21.when Chris was around. It has not got any easier. There is always

:00:22. > :00:26.someone around their wanting to win so I am always fighting to win the

:00:27. > :00:31.gold medal. I got gold in the World Championship and Olympic gold, but

:00:32. > :00:35.Commonwealth, it would be nice to win but it will not be easy! We have

:00:36. > :00:46.Australia and New Zealand, the current world champions. So, Jason

:00:47. > :00:52.Kenny with a smile on his face. Chris, a quick word before we go

:00:53. > :00:57.down to the track. It has been a tough time for Jason Kenny since

:00:58. > :01:04.2012. He backed it up well straight after the Olympics. Since then, he

:01:05. > :01:05.has struggled a 2012. He backed it up well straight

:01:06. > :01:10.after the Olympics. Since little bit. He qualified in 11th place

:01:11. > :01:14.after the Olympics. Since little bit. He qualified in 11th today,

:01:15. > :01:18.lost his first ride in the sprint. He is defending Olympic champion,

:01:19. > :01:23.this is his event. It is not going as well as he would like, but it

:01:24. > :01:29.just shows that this board is measured in fractions. He is just a

:01:30. > :01:36.fraction of his best. His Olympic dream is to win again in two years.

:01:37. > :01:41.It will be the qualifying first. The fastest to go through to the gold

:01:42. > :01:45.medal race. England are towards the back end of the field, sandwiched

:01:46. > :01:50.between the Australians and New Zealanders. Good afternoon to

:01:51. > :01:56.commentary team of Robert Hales and Simon Brotherton.

:01:57. > :02:04.Commentator macro Bangladesh will be the first team to go.

:02:05. > :02:12.You find that the better teams tend to go towards the back end of the

:02:13. > :02:18.field. Bangladesh are not a line-up that we are expecting to see later

:02:19. > :02:25.on today. They are on road bikes here today. The Bangladeshi team

:02:26. > :02:38.were involved in the match sprint today. Here is the line-up:

:02:39. > :02:52.They are taking in the experience of a major championship. There is not a

:02:53. > :03:00.spare seat in the house. Also plenty to look forward to on the schedule

:03:01. > :03:06.this afternoon. Among the races, the women's 500 metre time trial, which

:03:07. > :03:12.includes Anna Meares from Australia, and also the final of the men's team

:03:13. > :03:15.pursuit, Australia the current world champions they are. They were the

:03:16. > :03:20.fastest this morning. Up against England, who include Sir Bradley

:03:21. > :03:31.Wiggins, in that final. We expect that final to be about 5:45pm this

:03:32. > :03:37.evening. A quick run through of the teams involved. Bangladesh is the

:03:38. > :03:44.first team of. Then Barbados, followed by Canada, then India. The

:03:45. > :03:48.15 will be Malaysia, then Scotland, who were fourth in the last

:03:49. > :03:54.Commonwealth Games, then Australia, England and bringing up the rear of

:03:55. > :03:58.the world champions, New Zealand. Rob Hayles, we have already seen

:03:59. > :04:04.today that the Australians seemed to be in great form. The sprinters have

:04:05. > :04:09.been incredible, from Australia and New Zealand, but in particular the

:04:10. > :04:16.Kiwis. They have got themselves together in the last few years.

:04:17. > :04:20.There has been a resurgence in track cycling. Across-the-board in their

:04:21. > :04:23.endurance side, particularly the team and individual presents. The

:04:24. > :04:34.sprinters are looking extremely good today. England are struggling a bit

:04:35. > :04:37.in qualification. We are only five seconds away from the start and one

:04:38. > :04:45.of the riders has only just managed to get his feet in. Three laps of

:04:46. > :04:47.the track, each rider has a designated lap in which they will

:04:48. > :05:02.lead and then pilaf, then you will just be left with the final rider on

:05:03. > :05:06.the track. They are settling in. He takes over in the designated spot.

:05:07. > :05:13.It is a bit like the relay in track and field where you have to change

:05:14. > :05:22.over in a specific box. If you do it outside of the box, then you will

:05:23. > :05:25.get relegated. So, the handover. The final lap for Bangladesh at the

:05:26. > :05:37.start of qualifying for the men's team sprint. He is getting every

:05:38. > :05:52.last bit of effort out of his body. The time to beat 58.350. Islam was

:05:53. > :05:55.the man who brought it home for Bangladesh. That time will be

:05:56. > :06:01.quickly beaten. The team sprint is not about brute force and sheer

:06:02. > :06:06.speed. There is a lot of technique involved in the start and takeovers.

:06:07. > :06:11.The team from Bangladesh, OK, they will not set the world on fire in

:06:12. > :06:16.terms of time, but, technically, I think they did well there. We have

:06:17. > :06:23.seen that from India earlier today in the team pursuit, technically it

:06:24. > :06:28.was an accomplished rider. It was, this speed was not there, but they

:06:29. > :06:37.got round, unlike some of the other nations, like Canada. One of their

:06:38. > :06:57.riders, and we'll -- one of their riders, he hit a wheel.

:06:58. > :07:19.The second team on the track is that of Barbados. .

:07:20. > :07:28.The job of the first man is so important to get the team up to

:07:29. > :07:31.speed as quickly as possible. The second man will turn to let the

:07:32. > :07:40.little bit of a gap go, then they will take up a run when they get to

:07:41. > :07:42.the designated passing space. Here we go, Barbados under way. Three

:07:43. > :08:08.laps of the track. Good clean start. Man two is just a

:08:09. > :08:12.little bit too tight. Ideally, you want to run into this slipstream

:08:13. > :08:19.behind the first man. So much more speed from Barbados than be soft

:08:20. > :08:23.from the trio from Bangladesh. Already over five seconds quicker.

:08:24. > :08:36.Eastman will finish it four Barbados. It will be a new fastest

:08:37. > :08:46.time. 49.239 four Barbados. Great last lap thereby Eastman. -- their

:08:47. > :08:58.by Eastman. Technically, a good quick lap by the third man, Eastman.

:08:59. > :09:16.You can see the power and intensity of the start. Barbados are the early

:09:17. > :09:21.leaders. They are only the second of the nine teams who will take to the

:09:22. > :09:27.track. You can see the difference in speed between Bangladesh and

:09:28. > :09:34.Barbados. They had an average of 46 kilometres and are, Barbados was

:09:35. > :09:44.going through at 54 kilometres an hour.

:09:45. > :10:07.I wonder what we can expect from Canada? It is Hugo Barrette, Vincent

:10:08. > :10:20.De Haitre and Joseph Veloce. Vincent De Haitre is a track champion at

:10:21. > :10:32.speed skating in Canada! The velodrome goes quiet.

:10:33. > :10:40.It is all about getting the timing right out of the gate. How we do is

:10:41. > :10:51.Hugo Barrette. The lead-off man per Canada. Already they are way up on

:10:52. > :10:58.the time from Barbados. Good opening lap. Two seconds quicker already

:10:59. > :11:07.than Barbados! Joseph Veloce takes up the second leg. He passes over to

:11:08. > :11:13.Vincent O'Hear Cierra. Nice tight line over the bottom of the track.

:11:14. > :11:22.It is so difficult to have that black line. Let's have a look at the

:11:23. > :11:31.time. 45.30 to. Nearly four seconds quicker than Barbados. Neither of

:11:32. > :11:36.the Canadians qualified from the 200 metre time trial this morning in the

:11:37. > :11:41.individual sprint. It just goes to show how much quicker these teams

:11:42. > :11:50.will go as we get down to the seeded teams. Good, confident ride by the

:11:51. > :12:00.Canadians. Technically very good. Hugo Barrette was good out of the

:12:01. > :12:10.starting gate. He did a 17.80 for the opening lap. So crucial, getting

:12:11. > :12:16.out of the gate cleanly. Also, just getting up to speed quick day, then

:12:17. > :12:22.it is about the delivery, the delivery of handing over to the

:12:23. > :12:25.second man, and then ultimately onto the third man. That is extremely

:12:26. > :12:28.important. You don't want to be going quite too fast and then dying

:12:29. > :12:52.off. -- going out. Five teams still to go. I are

:12:53. > :12:58.entering all the cycling events. Then Malaysia. Then Scotland,

:12:59. > :13:05.Australia, then England, then we will have New Zealand as the last

:13:06. > :13:17.team. So, three teams have finished and six to go. The first rider is

:13:18. > :13:27.just 18. Indian cycling has high hopes of him.

:13:28. > :13:38.Away they go. Three laps of the track. Baby is leading them off. He

:13:39. > :13:45.just slightly mistimed it out of the gate. He should have been getting

:13:46. > :13:56.all of his body weight over the back of the bike.

:13:57. > :14:11.Nice tidy line at the bottom of the track. Onto the final lap. He is

:14:12. > :14:17.looking a little bit laboured. Just wondering out of his line and little

:14:18. > :14:25.bit. The second fastest time, 49.233. India are improving all the

:14:26. > :14:41.time on the track. They are quicker than Barbados. Only just.

:14:42. > :14:49.It'll be India on the track over the next

:14:50. > :14:53.It'll be years so. It will. They are becoming

:14:54. > :14:59.a huge cycling nation. A lot bigger than in previous years. They will

:15:00. > :15:09.have a lot of input from outside of India, for sure. So much knowledge

:15:10. > :15:19.across the European countries, especially. Canada have been faster

:15:20. > :15:29.so far, India's second, Barbados third, then Bangladesh in fourth.

:15:30. > :15:35.This is an experienced line-up coming up. There is the confirmation

:15:36. > :15:44.of the leaderboard as it stands at the moment:

:15:45. > :16:25.guys of race. -- to watch these guys of race.

:16:26. > :16:52.The coming through the bell. Good speed. Just two tenths of a second

:16:53. > :16:59.slower than the fastest time which was sent -- set by the Canadians. He

:17:00. > :17:08.is trying to back some of the time on the last lap. The time was

:17:09. > :17:21.45.625. Just slower and Malaysia is second-fastest so far.

:17:22. > :17:42.Picture of concentration and focus. The start is so important.

:17:43. > :18:03.Malaysia just over three tenths of a second slower than Canada.

:18:04. > :18:17.APPLAUSE You may notice the volume in the

:18:18. > :18:22.arena rising noticeably. The crowd have just realised that the host

:18:23. > :18:27.nation are next on to the track. This is what the local audience have

:18:28. > :18:36.Kenya to see. Scotland out on the track. Following on from then it is

:18:37. > :18:45.the three big squads, Australia, England and the world champions, the

:18:46. > :18:56.Kiwis. Chris Hoy was part of the team sprint squad that won the gold

:18:57. > :19:01.medal for Scotland in 2006. Chris Pritchard who rode with Callum

:19:02. > :19:03.Skinner to finish fourth in the team sprint in India four years ago.

:19:04. > :19:33.Skinner is back again. 10.412 earlier today. Chris Prichard

:19:34. > :19:54.was only qualifying for the men's match sprint.

:19:55. > :20:11.Sandy Gilchrist looking resplendent in his outfit. The mechanics are so

:20:12. > :20:14.important because the bikes are put under so much stress, the rear

:20:15. > :20:21.wheels and also the feat in the pedals. They use a pedal without a

:20:22. > :20:26.court which attached to the soul of the issue. -- to the soul of the

:20:27. > :20:43.shoe. We go Scotland. Three laps of the

:20:44. > :20:48.track and cheered on by the audience. There is a wall of noise

:20:49. > :21:00.in the velodrome. This is a big effort. Just under a 10th of a

:21:01. > :21:06.second out of the fastest time so far. It is all about the takeover.

:21:07. > :21:15.How well have the next two traders taken on? The last rider on the

:21:16. > :21:19.track is Chris Pritchard. He has to dig really deep. You can see Hamlet

:21:20. > :21:27.gritting his teeth. What does he have left in the tank after his

:21:28. > :21:30.flight this morning. 45.501. Second-fastest so far. Just under

:21:31. > :21:39.two tenths of a second slower than Canada. He just died of in that

:21:40. > :21:54.final lap. They went through 500 metres, two laps, quickest.

:21:55. > :22:14.The was the start with Johnny begin. -- Biggin. The lead-off man was

:22:15. > :22:25.fourth fastest. It was a good lap by Skinner. Chris Pritchard started to

:22:26. > :22:29.die off in the final lap and could not hold the pace. They were

:22:30. > :22:37.actually the fastest at two thirds distance. 59.3 kilometres per hour

:22:38. > :22:53.average. That is the standings with three

:22:54. > :23:02.teens still to ride. The fastest four will race for the medals later

:23:03. > :23:10.born. What a team we are looking at here.

:23:11. > :23:16.Nathan Hart had to work hard to get a place on the team after a battle

:23:17. > :23:22.with Daniel Ellis. Shane Perkins as well.

:23:23. > :23:27.with Daniel Ellis. Shane Perkins as He won the sprint title in India

:23:28. > :23:32.three usable. There was some doubt whether he would make it to the

:23:33. > :23:40.start line in this event. He has had a back injury which has cost him

:23:41. > :23:46.considerable problems. He had an epidural injection to try to ease

:23:47. > :23:47.the problem. That is not ideal preparation for the sprint event.

:23:48. > :24:01.The start is so important. He is made of tough start. A

:24:02. > :24:04.two-time world champion including this event. He is also an Olympic

:24:05. > :24:28.bronze medallist. Clean start as expected made by the

:24:29. > :24:42.Australians. Nathan Hart is leading the way. No surprise to see them

:24:43. > :24:50.nearly three tenths of a second up. Perkins takes over. Good delivery.

:24:51. > :25:06.Nice, tidy and clean down the back straight. The 21-year-old takes it

:25:07. > :25:11.over. The rising star of the steel in track cycling. Fourth anyone

:25:12. > :25:19.championships this year. 44.027. Over a second the fastest time. The

:25:20. > :25:22.Australian coach was running down towards them at the exit. He was

:25:23. > :25:38.urging them on. The studio lead the way with

:25:39. > :25:47.two more teams to come. -- Australia. We will wait to see

:25:48. > :25:51.whether this trade will be good enough to race for gold or whether

:25:52. > :26:03.they will be in the bronze medal match up. -- whether this ride. The

:26:04. > :26:10.rider on the back, who rode the final lap, rock-steady but a really

:26:11. > :26:23.impressive physical specimen. Huge dealing. He has a massive chain link

:26:24. > :26:34.on the front of the bike. --huge gearing. He needs it because he is a

:26:35. > :26:41.big guy. Cuts through the air with apparent ease. The penultimate team

:26:42. > :26:58.to go. Just over 30 seconds from now.

:26:59. > :27:06.Philip Hinds, the Olympic champion in this event but was knocked out of

:27:07. > :27:11.the sprint earlier today. Jason Kenny, two-time Olympic champion in

:27:12. > :27:16.this event. He is through in the sprint to the quarterfinals

:27:17. > :27:28.tomorrow. He will race against the Australian. Looking at the BBC

:27:29. > :27:32.studio on the side of the track, Sir Chris Hoy is hanging on to the

:27:33. > :27:53.railings. This will be a The Olympic champion gets things

:27:54. > :28:05.underway for England. They know the time to beat. At 21, such a powerful

:28:06. > :28:15.young rider. It is the fastest time so far. The running taken up by

:28:16. > :28:19.Jason Kenny. That was a good start. What is Jason Kenny have after his

:28:20. > :28:27.qualification this morning. England are still the fastest. Can England

:28:28. > :28:38.potentially get into the gold medal match up? All eyes on the clock, it

:28:39. > :28:47.is the fastest time, 43.730. It is a new Commonwealth Games record.

:28:48. > :28:52.England break the Commonwealth Games record in the team sprint. That is

:28:53. > :28:53.more like it. That is much better than

:28:54. > :29:00.more like it. That is much better what we saw this morning from the

:29:01. > :29:09.English guys. That is what we like. That is good opening qualification.

:29:10. > :29:22.The team sprint started at the gun with Philip Hinds. 17.3 he died on

:29:23. > :29:30.that first lap. -- he managed. That is not bad going whatsoever. It

:29:31. > :29:31.means that England will go for gold later on today in the final.

:29:32. > :29:35.is not bad going whatsoever. It means that England will go Will it

:29:36. > :29:38.be against Australia or against the world champions New Zealand? New

:29:39. > :29:49.Zealand are the only team yet to go. They will be next onto the track.

:29:50. > :29:55.What is going through their minds now? They should be concentrating on

:29:56. > :30:01.their own effort. They know exactly what to do and they have done this

:30:02. > :30:05.hundreds and hundreds of times. Will they be letting that ride play on

:30:06. > :30:15.your minds? They have just seen it unfold in front of their eyes.

:30:16. > :30:26.New Zealand are the team to beat in this event, the world champions.

:30:27. > :30:39.Eddie Dawkins, silver medallist four years ago. Sam Webster, so talented.

:30:40. > :30:48.Away we go. The final heat in the qualification for the men's team

:30:49. > :30:54.sprint. Have they saved the best until last? Here go the world

:30:55. > :31:02.champions. They are fastest so far. This is the important one! Just

:31:03. > :31:15.quicker in the opening lap. Sam Webster on the second leg. Then

:31:16. > :31:19.Eddie Dawkins to bring them home. Australia's place in the final is

:31:20. > :31:27.hanging in the balance. Eddie Dawkins has been in imperious form.

:31:28. > :31:34.Up to the line. 43.254 for New Zealand! The Commonwealth Games

:31:35. > :31:40.record has gone again! For the second time in a couple of minutes!

:31:41. > :31:43.After the individual sprint qualification this morning, that

:31:44. > :31:54.result has gone to form for the New Zealanders. Extremely good opening

:31:55. > :31:58.ride for them. New Zealand versus England for the gold and silver.

:31:59. > :32:03.Australia versus Canada for the bronze. From start to finish, this

:32:04. > :32:13.was a good ride from the New Zealanders. The best in the world

:32:14. > :32:17.should just why they had the gold medals around their necks back in

:32:18. > :32:24.February. We saw earlier in the sprint, in the morning session, that

:32:25. > :32:30.the Kiwi track sprinters are really going well. They are motoring around

:32:31. > :32:39.this track. Fifth place for great written, pretty much the squad from

:32:40. > :32:53.those world Championships. The Kiwis are reigning world champions. That

:32:54. > :32:59.really does help to motivate J. That qualification session just got

:33:00. > :33:00.better and better as it went on. There is confirmation of the

:33:01. > :33:23.results: So, England broke the records, but

:33:24. > :33:32.it didn't last for long! You broke out into applause for the New

:33:33. > :33:37.Zealand performance. It was a pretty impressive ride! To take a second

:33:38. > :33:42.night of the English team. The Australians were surprisingly slow.

:33:43. > :33:46.It is great for England, to guarantee that medal later on. They

:33:47. > :33:54.didn't have a great morning in the individual sprint. The turnaround

:33:55. > :33:58.from this morning is interesting. They had an outstanding performance

:33:59. > :34:07.in the team sprint. Philip Hindes got a great start. England look

:34:08. > :34:12.tight together. I think they will be very happy. It is good to build

:34:13. > :34:20.their confidence after the world Championships. It will be a boost

:34:21. > :34:29.for the team. Sarah, we have the first heat in the tandem sprint

:34:30. > :34:36.final. We are looking forward to the gold medal race. Aileen McGlynn is a

:34:37. > :34:44.local girl. Sophie is the new kid on the block. It would be an exciting

:34:45. > :34:51.ride. You had better get yourself to the commentary box, Sarah!

:34:52. > :35:09.We are underway in this race for bronze. It is a best of three. An

:35:10. > :35:16.all Australian race for bronze. Between Felicity Johnson, who won

:35:17. > :35:34.gold the last time she was in the UK, with Stephanie Morton. Holly

:35:35. > :35:41.Takos is her pilot. Brandie O'Connor started competing only four years

:35:42. > :35:48.ago. She is a black belt in tae kwon do. Brandie O'Connor has had a good

:35:49. > :35:56.season already. Breanna Hargrave is her pilot. Sophie Thornhill is in

:35:57. > :36:07.the final here against Aileen McGlynn from Scotland. As opposed to

:36:08. > :36:11.the able-bodied sprint when you have three laps, with the tandem was it's

:36:12. > :36:21.a bit longer to properly get moving. They have six laps of the track.

:36:22. > :36:27.Riding at the bottom of the track is Felicity Johnson. She has the number

:36:28. > :36:31.five on her back. Going round the outside is Brandie O'Connor as the

:36:32. > :36:49.race starts to get going. Sarah Storey as alongside the now. -- me

:36:50. > :36:56.now. There goes the bell. Leading at the moment is Brandie O'Connor, with

:36:57. > :37:01.Felicity Johnson trying to move around on the outside. Not sure

:37:02. > :37:06.whether Felicity Johnson has the speed to do it. It looks as though

:37:07. > :37:14.the first race for bronze will be taken by Brandie O'Connor. Indeed,

:37:15. > :37:23.it is. She just had the speed over her compatriot. She leads 1-0 in

:37:24. > :37:28.this first of three races. Brandie O'Connor had on the slightly bigger

:37:29. > :37:39.gear. Slightly more speed. Felicity and her pilot would just over

:37:40. > :37:44.revving in that final lap. You can see them going around the outside,

:37:45. > :37:52.Brandie O'Connor, she showed the turn of speed that she has. She made

:37:53. > :37:58.it to the world championship final. Taking the advantage over Felicity

:37:59. > :38:05.Johnson, he is such an experienced campaigner. She has been A* in

:38:06. > :38:19.recent years. The Lisa Kearney -- Felicity Johnson lost her world

:38:20. > :38:33.title in April of this year. Brandie O'Connor has taken the first ride.

:38:34. > :38:38.There is the confirmation. The crowd are looking forward to Aileen

:38:39. > :38:46.McGlynn. She was born in Paisley, grew up in Glasgow. She has been

:38:47. > :38:58.riding like a woman possessed today. There is Aileen McGlynn at the back.

:38:59. > :39:07.Aileen McGlynn has won three high profile medals in this discipline.

:39:08. > :39:20.Aileen McGlynn won the first... Show one to gold medals in Beijing. --

:39:21. > :39:33.she won two gold medals in Beijing. Sophie Thornhill is the world

:39:34. > :39:40.champion, the world record-holder. Aileen McGlynn will need all of her

:39:41. > :39:45.experience in a race like this. She will. Sophie has been knocking on

:39:46. > :39:49.the door for selection. In her deputy in the world Championships

:39:50. > :39:57.she took two gold medals in world-record times. She is balloted

:39:58. > :40:02.by Helen Scott, who piloted Aileen McGlynn in London. There is a lot of

:40:03. > :40:07.cross contamination here! They know each other very well. This promises

:40:08. > :40:16.to be a great final between Scotland and England. The crowd are on the

:40:17. > :40:30.edge of their seats. The tension builds because of the six laps. It

:40:31. > :40:37.seems to be a cagey start. Helen is trying to draw Louise up to her. The

:40:38. > :40:50.coaches are trying to give a bit trying to draw Louise up to her. The

:40:51. > :41:04.direction. We'll Helen Scott tried to make the move? -- will.

:41:05. > :41:12.Aileen McGlynn is trying to sense the position of her arrival. Sophie

:41:13. > :41:22.Cornhill does make removed. What a turn of speed! Helen Anne Sophie

:41:23. > :41:32.really motored through there to take the first possession. Aileen McGlynn

:41:33. > :41:37.is not finished yet! What a sprint up towards the line! Desperately

:41:38. > :41:42.close, but just taken by England over Scotland. They were pushed all

:41:43. > :41:52.the way there. They tried to come back off that banking, but just

:41:53. > :41:59.managed to hang on final no more than just half a wheel. What a

:42:00. > :42:06.finish! Incredible finish by the Scottish duo. They use their

:42:07. > :42:11.advantage of the second position. They just ran out of track. The

:42:12. > :42:22.English pair will no how close that was. It is just about the oldest

:42:23. > :42:27.rivalry in sport. The first race has gone to England over the host

:42:28. > :42:32.nation, Scotland. You can see Helen taking Sophie Wright around the

:42:33. > :42:47.outside of the Scottish pair. They cop them napping slightly. -- found

:42:48. > :42:53.them napping. Straining every sinew to try and get the tandem ahead of

:42:54. > :43:06.the English one, and they soon nearly did it. Helen was not moving

:43:07. > :43:22.her head at all. This is the first race of four para cycling events in

:43:23. > :43:23.the games. It certainly has been entertaining!

:43:24. > :43:48.With a lap to go, you would not have given the Scottish champs there!

:43:49. > :43:56.Sophie is the world record-holder, Aileen McGlynn is more than 40 now.

:43:57. > :44:06.Maybe there was a bit of doubt in her mind. Hopefully, all the

:44:07. > :44:14.athletes will just be focusing... Yes, when you know and you should

:44:15. > :44:20.win? Yes, sometimes you can start to think about what it would be like to

:44:21. > :44:26.win, but that can be fatal. The extra push they get from the crowd

:44:27. > :44:31.can make a huge difference. It will be a huge battle in the next round.

:44:32. > :44:41.Aileen McGlynn probably has about 40 minutes to prepare, and she will

:44:42. > :44:51.have the belief. It will be. They know it is all to play for. Anna

:44:52. > :44:57.Meares, double, Bob Champion, she had a year off after 2012. What

:44:58. > :45:03.should we expect from her? I saw her compete at the Australian National

:45:04. > :45:08.Championships. Stephanie Morton, she beat her in the keirin, but in terms

:45:09. > :45:12.of the team sprint she is looking almost up to her very best. She did

:45:13. > :45:18.very well in the world Championships and in the World Cup series. She is

:45:19. > :45:24.the rider to beat. Jessica varnish, for example, from England, she is

:45:25. > :45:29.looking strong. Anna Meares did mention Victoria Pendleton, her

:45:30. > :45:34.great rival. She almost misses that sense of going head-to-head with

:45:35. > :45:38.her. It was one of the great rivalries and cycling. It was

:45:39. > :45:41.exciting every time they got on the track. It was one of those things

:45:42. > :45:46.that people relished because there was no love lost on the track,

:45:47. > :45:52.although they are better friends now offered. The countdown is on, India

:45:53. > :46:14.versus Pakistan in the first of these time trials.

:46:15. > :46:24.Judy B on the track at the same time was Rahila Bano from Pakistan. --

:46:25. > :46:27.due to be on the track. Two laps of the track with a straightforward

:46:28. > :46:34.race to follow. The quickest time wins. Although the riders go in

:46:35. > :46:39.peers, it does not mean strictly speaking, the rate -- that they are

:46:40. > :46:53.racing against each other. It is purely on the fastest time. This is

:46:54. > :46:57.not a knockout competition, it is all about times. The start is so

:46:58. > :47:02.important because it is such a short event there is no room for

:47:03. > :47:09.manoeuvre. It is no way that you can make that time up. The rider got

:47:10. > :47:16.over the back wheel and out of the gate, into horror ride as soon as

:47:17. > :47:20.possible. Into that top position. Some riders adopt the triathlon

:47:21. > :47:27.possession as we can see here whilst others use the normal drop bars. One

:47:28. > :47:35.should you are up to speed it is so much more efficient. It is just the

:47:36. > :47:37.initial getting up to speed. He'll dynamically, it is a no-brainer? It

:47:38. > :47:55.certainly is. -- a law dynamically. Some of the more adept riders would

:47:56. > :48:00.prefer to use the triathlon bars. Once you are up to speed it is a

:48:01. > :48:10.no-brainer. It is so much more efficient. Kezia Vargheese from

:48:11. > :48:19.India is the next on the track. On the other side of the track is Alea

:48:20. > :48:29.Palmer. She is from Jamaica. -- Dahlia Palmer.

:48:30. > :48:43.That final round, the seventh heat, has got that rider, the great Anna

:48:44. > :48:57.Meares. She is against Victoria Williamson of England.

:48:58. > :49:06.Away they go. Two collapse of the track. The rider from India in the

:49:07. > :49:21.blue. Jamaica in the traditional colours. Here they come now. One lap

:49:22. > :49:32.to go. Alea Palmer is the fastest in the early stages.

:49:33. > :49:41.It is all about keeping a tight line on or below that black sprinters

:49:42. > :49:47.line if possible. Lost time on that second lap, the rider from Jamaica.

:49:48. > :50:01.Finishing with the second fastest time. She led the way. That was

:50:02. > :50:10.after 250 metres. She finished in a time slower than Mahita Mohan from

:50:11. > :50:15.India. She went out of the gate so much quicker but then one she got to

:50:16. > :50:26.top speed she ran out of legs and was not able to continue the

:50:27. > :50:30.momentum. The is they look at the very early leaderboard. A

:50:31. > :50:34.leaderboard that will change quite markedly very, very soon. Probably

:50:35. > :50:39.after the next ride. It is markedly very, very soon. Probably

:50:40. > :50:43.after the next ride. a domestic affair between Scotland and England.

:50:44. > :50:46.after the next ride. a domestic affair between Jenny Davis the

:50:47. > :50:53.winner of the Commonwealth silver medal four years ago. She is a city

:50:54. > :50:58.of Edinburgh rider. She is against Danni Khan. She is the world junior

:50:59. > :51:01.champion in the sprint and the 500 metres time trial. She won those

:51:02. > :51:07.titles here on this track last August. A very promising young

:51:08. > :51:13.rider. The edges the city of Edinburgh rider, who combines racing

:51:14. > :51:25.with a job as a customer sales representative in insurance. This is

:51:26. > :51:32.a big stepping stone for this rider. Such a good junior. This really is

:51:33. > :51:52.the next step. Fantastic experience for both riders.

:51:53. > :52:00.The hush suddenly turns to a raw. Jenny Davis and Danni Khan set-off

:52:01. > :52:08.on the two laps of the track. Danni Khan from England. Here they come

:52:09. > :52:17.towards the end of the opening lap. Danni Khan looks good. 19.897 for

:52:18. > :52:21.the opening lap, she is the quickest. Danni Khan absolutely

:52:22. > :52:29.flying. Here she comes towards the line. It is the fastest time.

:52:30. > :52:38.35.420. It is the fastest time by some considerable Davis. Jenny Davis

:52:39. > :52:48.is the second quickest for Scotland. Danni Khan 60 time to beat. -- sets

:52:49. > :52:51.the time. Her winning time today was just quicker than in the time. Her

:52:52. > :53:01.winning time today was just quicker than any junior championships. She

:53:02. > :53:07.decided to adopt that tuck position and made good use of it. Certainly a

:53:08. > :53:12.lot of maturing to be done for Danni Khan. There is every chance that

:53:13. > :53:22.this is a name will hear an awful lot more of. We have seen it so

:53:23. > :53:29.often with especially the Australian squad, recently, and the British

:53:30. > :53:35.riders, the junior ranks come through and that is the stepping

:53:36. > :53:39.stone. This is fantastic timing for her here at the Commonwealth Games.

:53:40. > :53:44.The first major senior championship and the first major ride out of the

:53:45. > :53:55.way and negotiated successfully. The is the leader. This is an

:53:56. > :53:57.interesting heat because Eleanor Richardson from Scotland, from

:53:58. > :54:04.Wester Ross in the Highlands, is taking part in these Commonwealth

:54:05. > :54:11.Games after having our CDs car accident after rolling her car on

:54:12. > :54:21.the motorway in Glasgow. She had -- she had to be airlifted to hospital

:54:22. > :54:27.with serious chest injuries. Deborah from India had to rush into the

:54:28. > :54:31.forest to save her life during the storm in 2004. The government help

:54:32. > :54:34.to rebuild her family 's house and she learned to cycle to school and

:54:35. > :54:44.that is where it all started for her. She's a very promising young

:54:45. > :54:47.cyclist from India. Nice, clean start by both of these riders. Solid

:54:48. > :55:07.out of the gate. Eleanor Richardson with the second

:55:08. > :55:14.fastest time. The rider from India fourth quickest at the halfway mark.

:55:15. > :55:27.Clean lines down the bottom of the track. Eleanor Richardson posting

:55:28. > :55:30.the second fastest time, 36.147. Deborah from India fourth fastest

:55:31. > :55:39.out of the seven riders who have competed up to this point. The Saint

:55:40. > :55:50.ride from Eleanor Richardson. -- decent.

:55:51. > :56:00.There is a lot of technical training done for this event. Start date is

:56:01. > :56:10.used so much. It is not just about the timing, if you get it wrong it

:56:11. > :56:18.can backfire, literally. -- star gate.

:56:19. > :56:30.I have seen so many professionals fall out of the gate.

:56:31. > :56:40.We have got some good riders still to come. Stephanie McKenzie from New

:56:41. > :56:52.Zealand will race against Fatehah Mustapa. McKenzie has taken one

:56:53. > :56:56.diabetes which was diagnosed when she was 18. She still trains six

:56:57. > :57:01.days a week. She is able to train and also work her job. She wants to

:57:02. > :57:09.be able to prove that you and also work her job. She wants to

:57:10. > :57:34.with diabetes. Fatehah Mustapa from Malaysia is the Asian champion.

:57:35. > :57:56.Here we go, two collapse of the track. Technical fault by McKenzie

:57:57. > :58:06.on the start date. The Malaysia and is second quickest at the halfway

:58:07. > :58:11.point. -- the Malaysia. We have got a new leader and also a new second

:58:12. > :58:16.quickest rider. Stephanie McKenzie bleeds away with just four riders

:58:17. > :58:33.left to go. Fatehah Mustapa up into second place. 34.4 for four was the

:58:34. > :58:39.time for McKenzie. -- 34.444. She got her weight onto the back wheel

:58:40. > :58:50.and collect the wheel onto the track. It put off a little bit but

:58:51. > :58:54.she recovered recovered well. McKenzie will be happy with her ride

:58:55. > :59:03.which leaves her in the gold medal position. Stephanie Morton, Jess

:59:04. > :59:14.Varnish, Anna Meares and Victoria Williamson are still two days. --

:59:15. > :59:20.are still to race. There is Jess Varnish. She is composing herself

:59:21. > :59:23.for the few final moments before taking to the track. World

:59:24. > :59:31.Championship bronze medallist this year. That was alongside Becky James

:59:32. > :59:42.from Wales who is unable to compete due to injury. Four years ago what

:59:43. > :59:50.an incredible ride she died. She took the ride of Anna Meares in the

:59:51. > :59:56.individual sprint. Here is Stephanie Morton, 23, a rising star. She beat

:59:57. > :00:06.Anna Meares at the Australian championships this year. She was a

:00:07. > :00:19.Paralympic gold medallist as a pilot in London 2012 Paralympics.

:00:20. > :00:32.Jess Varnish, still just 23. One for national championships on the track

:00:33. > :00:37.last year. Jess Varnish is becoming one of the most experienced riders

:00:38. > :00:48.in this field. There's a few appears to be done. Replacing the blue

:00:49. > :00:55.former markers. It used to be proper sandbags which was much more

:00:56. > :01:23.interesting when you hit them. The sandbags used to create all sorts of

:01:24. > :01:30.havoc. Remember, this is not a knockout grace, they are racing

:01:31. > :01:35.against the clock. Jessica varnish is in the back straight. Almost

:01:36. > :02:03.ready to go. Silence descends. A very intense start by Jessica

:02:04. > :02:07.varnish. -- Jess Varnish. Can she turn it into a quick opening lap?

:02:08. > :02:26.She is looking quick at the moment. That is the fastest time. Can she

:02:27. > :02:30.keep it going? Can she hang on? The second fastest time for Jess

:02:31. > :02:41.Varnish. Stephanie Morton with the fastest time. Morton is now leading

:02:42. > :02:46.the way, Jess Varnish in second place and McKenzie from New Zealand

:02:47. > :02:57.into third. Danni Khan pushed into fifth place. Jess Varnish was

:02:58. > :03:04.incredibly competent out of the gate, then she just started to tie

:03:05. > :03:11.up. As she came into her finishing straight, she started to hang on a

:03:12. > :03:18.little bit. She kept down and hit a couple of the sandbags. She is all

:03:19. > :03:26.about the first lap, isn't she? The opening lap is all-important. It can

:03:27. > :03:35.put a dent into your top end speed. The fastest opening lap in the whole

:03:36. > :03:49.field so far for Jess Varnish. Here is the leaderboard. Two riders still

:03:50. > :03:54.to come. Anna Meares from Australia, one of the great names in track

:03:55. > :03:59.cycling. She had to settle for a bronze medal in the world

:04:00. > :04:05.Championships this year. She took a year out after the London Olympics.

:04:06. > :04:10.This is her fourth Commonwealth Games. She has won six medals in the

:04:11. > :04:20.Commonwealth Games, including four gold medals. It will be interesting

:04:21. > :04:25.to see where Anna Meares is. We often see top athletes have a bit of

:04:26. > :04:30.a dip after the Olympics. Will Anna Meares be able to get herself back

:04:31. > :04:41.on top best Chamakh or is she looking at the Olympics in two

:04:42. > :04:57.years? We just saw Victoria Williamson there.

:04:58. > :05:05.Anna Meares into the last two years of her career. It will all finish in

:05:06. > :05:10.two years time at the Olympics. What an incredible career she will have

:05:11. > :05:14.had. Even if she wins nothing between now and then, what a medal

:05:15. > :05:36.collection she has got! The last pairing are underway. Anna

:05:37. > :05:41.Meares from Australia and the Victoria Williamson from England.

:05:42. > :05:47.Stephanie Morton has set the time to beat. Will it go or will she cling

:05:48. > :05:55.onto gold? Extremely different styles out of the gate. Anna Meares

:05:56. > :06:00.is as solid as a rock. Anna Meares is absolutely flying! Victoria

:06:01. > :06:06.Williamson is back in sixth place at the half waymark. It is a games

:06:07. > :06:16.record! Anna Meares wins gold for Australia! Her fifth Commonwealth

:06:17. > :06:18.Games gold in an illustrious career. Anna Meares led the way from start

:06:19. > :06:29.to finish. The smile Anna Meares led the way from start

:06:30. > :06:36.Meares with the seventh medal overall. She is the joint most

:06:37. > :06:42.successful cyclist for Australia ever have the Commonwealth Games.

:06:43. > :06:50.That was a perfect performance. It just goes to show the quality of

:06:51. > :06:55.this velodrome. In every time the event we have had at least one

:06:56. > :07:03.Commonwealth record go. In all the other events we have had a broken

:07:04. > :07:10.two or three times, I think! Conditions are fantastic. Anna

:07:11. > :07:15.Meares made the most of it. It is great to see the crowd appreciating

:07:16. > :07:24.that right. She is one of the all-time greats. It is great to see

:07:25. > :07:30.her racing in the United Kingdom. She was the class of the field. I

:07:31. > :07:37.think it is fair to say that all other riders pull out a little bit

:07:38. > :07:44.when the crowds are good. The crowds are amazing in the UK. We saw it a

:07:45. > :07:49.couple of weeks ago in Yorkshire for the Tour de France, we saw that the

:07:50. > :07:54.London Olympics. When cycling is in the UK, the crowds are amazing. They

:07:55. > :08:03.are vocal for everybody. There is confirmation of the result. Anna

:08:04. > :08:07.Meares gets the gold medal with a new games record. Jess Varnish

:08:08. > :08:26.winning the bronze for England. Well, what a fantastic run by Anna

:08:27. > :08:31.Meares. She will need a bigger medals map! Look at that stunning

:08:32. > :08:39.views across Glasgow. Isn't it gorgeous? The sun is shining. 12 of

:08:40. > :08:50.the 17 sports are in play. We have moved across the river, outside the

:08:51. > :08:58.SECC precinct. And note to the old with the Korean, and a nod to the

:08:59. > :09:07.new with the Hydro, it looks like a spaceship. I have some little

:09:08. > :09:13.helpers here with Scotland sign. Everybody is having a fantastic

:09:14. > :09:21.time. The judo will be happening later on. Five medals up for grabs.

:09:22. > :09:22.If you want to stick with the cycling, you will have to turn over

:09:23. > :09:33.to BBC One. Now, the news. Yeah, I am looking for

:09:34. > :09:35.a Prince Charming. I don't think I'm ugly, but I don't

:09:36. > :09:38.think I'm, like, really pretty. I say, "You've got something

:09:39. > :09:44.on your bum." "Really?" And I say, And it's about time

:09:45. > :10:15.that I did something about that. Back to Glasgow

:10:16. > :10:37.after a quick update on Three. Ben Blakeley strangled

:10:38. > :10:39.his pregnant ex-girlfriend and then He had denied murdering

:10:40. > :10:44.Jayden Parkinson but in the last A passenger plane has vanished

:10:45. > :10:48.from radar. The Air Algerie flight

:10:49. > :10:51.had 116 people on board. There are fears it may

:10:52. > :10:57.have crashed over Mali. Health officials in Gaza say a UN

:10:58. > :10:59.school has been hit. It was being used

:11:00. > :11:01.as a civilian shelter. At least 15 people have been

:11:02. > :11:04.killed and 200 injured. Mo Farah has pulled out

:11:05. > :11:07.of the Commonwealth Games. England's double Olympic gold medal

:11:08. > :11:10.winner says it was a tough decision. He has failed to fully recover

:11:11. > :11:12.from a recent illness. Tulisa's PA has apologised

:11:13. > :11:15.for claiming Simon Cowell was gay. Gareth Varey?s remarks were

:11:16. > :11:17.in court documents. He says he was drunk at the time

:11:18. > :11:24.and the claim is not true. Gareth Varey's remarks were

:11:25. > :11:26.in court documents. He says he was drunk at the time

:11:27. > :12:05.and the claim is not true. Right now, back to Lee

:12:06. > :12:10.and the live action from Glasgow. It has been a ten year wait, but at

:12:11. > :12:16.last we have got to the first day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

:12:17. > :12:20.What a great day so far! The medals have been coming thick and fast. Two

:12:21. > :12:28.gold medals for England in the triathlon, the first board Judy

:12:29. > :12:40.Simpson -- Judy Stimpson, and Alistair Brownlee. In the para

:12:41. > :12:46.tandem cycling, Aileen McGlynn is guaranteed of a medal.

:12:47. > :12:54.We have some squash coming up for you first ball, the world number one

:12:55. > :13:01.will in action, then just before the news, as I mentioned, judo with five

:13:02. > :13:10.medals up for grabs. Then hockey from the National hockey centre,

:13:11. > :13:15.England versus Wales. It is fast, furious, held in a glass box and

:13:16. > :13:16.probably a little bit more in-depth than that. Maybe we should take a

:13:17. > :13:28.lesson in squash? Squash is a fast-moving game which

:13:29. > :13:36.requires skill, speed and supreme fitness. It is played in a court

:13:37. > :13:43.with a small rubber ball. The principle is to keep hitting the

:13:44. > :13:48.ball against the front wall and -- until your player can't get it back.

:13:49. > :13:56.When serving, the player must keep his foot in the service box.

:13:57. > :14:03.Players have to hit the ball above the board after the service. The

:14:04. > :14:10.ball is only allowed to hit the ball once before each shot. It can hit as

:14:11. > :14:14.many walls as the player once. If a player is impeded by an opponent,

:14:15. > :14:19.they can ask for our laps. The player may ask for the point to be

:14:20. > :14:25.replayed. Singles matches the of five games, best of three in

:14:26. > :14:30.doubles. For a player to win a game they need to win 11 points. There

:14:31. > :14:32.are men's and women's singles events, plus three doubles

:14:33. > :14:47.competitions. England have two world champions

:14:48. > :15:02.when it comes to squash. We know all about Nick Matthew is. The leading

:15:03. > :15:30.lady is Laura Massaro. Let's see what happened when she played today.

:15:31. > :15:40.32. The number two seed and current world number two Laura Massaro of

:15:41. > :15:45.England. Up against the young player, lilac -- love it -- the net

:15:46. > :16:07.of the from Papa New Guinea. They like to play the ball to the

:16:08. > :16:23.back of the court to establish a veteran. The Scottish crowd loves to

:16:24. > :17:01.cheer for an underdog and Lynete Vai is certainly that here.

:17:02. > :17:13.Unlucky. That was a nice rally from Lynete Vai. She was trying to find

:17:14. > :17:18.her depth with the ball. One thing she has to do is to make sure she

:17:19. > :17:24.does not stay behind Laura all the time. She has to get the ball past

:17:25. > :17:26.and then volley shots. If she spends too much time behind Laura then she

:17:27. > :17:45.will let her control the court. Unlucky. She tried a nice little

:17:46. > :17:55.drop shot but she captured the top of the tin.

:17:56. > :18:00.You can tell that Lynete Vai knows very well and hits the ball very

:18:01. > :18:27.well. She needs some time to overcome Ernie Els. -- her nerves.

:18:28. > :18:38.Lovely tight ball down the backhand wall. Sticking to that side wall on

:18:39. > :18:43.the glass court. That is the perfect example of what can happen if you

:18:44. > :18:53.keep it take to the wall. Laura could do whatever she wanted to be.

:18:54. > :19:03.-- do what she ever wanted to. Getting used to the glass court is

:19:04. > :19:09.probably our main aim today. That was an excellent forehand. That

:19:10. > :19:17.gives Lynete Vai second point of the first game.

:19:18. > :19:42.We talked about this earlier. The glass court, if it is a lot of co-op

:19:43. > :19:46.players what -- watching at home. The traditional courts would have

:19:47. > :20:07.more give than is glass court. The first game to Laura Massaro. Taking

:20:08. > :20:13.it 11-2. She now leads 1-0. Chris Robertson, the England coach, a

:20:14. > :20:20.former world number two player from Australia is now involved in the

:20:21. > :20:24.England camp. Laura won that game very comfortably but she will be

:20:25. > :20:27.taking on board some of the information that is coming from

:20:28. > :20:32.Chris to make sure that she is doing all of the right things. Not

:20:33. > :20:37.necessarily for today's match but for the tournament going forward.

:20:38. > :20:42.Laura has beaten the best in the world and that is her main aim in

:20:43. > :20:48.this to a mint. To get the gold medal. She wants to get the measure

:20:49. > :21:02.of this Court from the start. She is playing relatively low risk. That

:21:03. > :21:07.was a wonderful shot. You hope that Lynete Vai will enjoy her

:21:08. > :21:15.experience. Whenever she took the ball earlier in that game she got a

:21:16. > :21:25.result. That will be important for her. Lynete Vai has been playing

:21:26. > :21:45.since the age of five. The highlight of her career was winning the under

:21:46. > :21:46.15 Australian junior title in 2012. She knows what she is doing.

:21:47. > :21:47.Absolutely. I am sure that this experience will add to the growth of

:21:48. > :21:48.four game and see her go on to bigger things. A lot of players from

:21:49. > :21:50.Papa New Guinea travelled down to Australia because it is close. They

:21:51. > :22:05.will train and play in the tournaments there. Australia has got

:22:06. > :22:10.a great history of squash. She caught the top of the tin on that

:22:11. > :22:22.volley backhand drop. That was the right shot to play.

:22:23. > :22:36.Very unlucky. Both players clipping the top of the tin. You can mitigate

:22:37. > :23:00.the rest of going short. -- the Laura really being very disciplined

:23:01. > :23:12.with her straight game. Unlucky. Very unlucky.

:23:13. > :23:25.One of the things that Lynete Vai has not done much of is actually

:23:26. > :23:31.playing on a glass court like this. It is quite difficult to judge the

:23:32. > :23:50.ball sometimes as it was heading towards the side wall. Did you take

:23:51. > :23:59.it before it hits the side will do you

:24:00. > :24:46.But from Lynete Vai. -- nice lob. That was the classic rally. That is

:24:47. > :24:59.your bread-and-butter as a squash player.

:25:00. > :25:09.Nice play. Well played by Lynete Vai. Given the opportunity to take

:25:10. > :25:39.that volley and put the ball away, she did it very well. Your success

:25:40. > :25:44.is not just contingent on your shots but also on your movement and how

:25:45. > :25:49.you position yourself. It is territorial because you are

:25:50. > :25:55.competing for the same space as you opponent. I want to see Lynete Vai

:25:56. > :25:58.do that more, push forward. I would like to see him being more

:25:59. > :26:22.territorial about the middle of the court. -- like to

:26:23. > :26:31.Lynete Vai really doing her best to keep order on the court for those

:26:32. > :26:36.long as she can. She went for the defence of of the back wall. It was

:26:37. > :26:48.a get out of trouble shot but it was not successful.

:26:49. > :27:14.This has been a composed performance from Laura Massaro so far.

:27:15. > :27:19.Very nice rally. Both players losing -- using all of the corners of the

:27:20. > :27:38.court. This is game point. There we go.

:27:39. > :28:00.Laura Massaro of England takes the second game. She leads 2-0. That was

:28:01. > :28:05.more positive from Lynete Vai. She was trying to take the game to Laura

:28:06. > :28:11.Massaro a little bit more. She try to be more attacking and it worked

:28:12. > :28:16.in a couple of instances. She needs to take control of that central

:28:17. > :28:21.position. You always have to worry about getting your opponent behind

:28:22. > :28:23.you. You have to hit the ball to the back of the court before you can

:28:24. > :28:35.push forward. That is the trade-off that you have to be aware of. It is

:28:36. > :28:36.easy for us to say she has to push forward. We both know she will not

:28:37. > :28:38.get any success by hanging back. forward. We both know she will not

:28:39. > :28:43.get any success by hanging Laura is such a dominant player when she's

:28:44. > :28:51.allowed to control the middle of the court. She has performed well even

:28:52. > :29:01.allowed to control the middle of the court. She has performed though she

:29:02. > :29:07.had nails at the start. She has settled into the match now and knows

:29:08. > :29:30.what she has to do. -- nerves. Laura Massaro leading the match.

:29:31. > :29:37.Whoops! Lynete Vai just struck the ball over the top of the wall. One

:29:38. > :30:03.of the volunteers has thrown the ball back onto court.

:30:04. > :30:15.Laura continuing to close down the angles and not give her opponent any

:30:16. > :30:27.chance to attack that ball. Very tough to play against. I think even

:30:28. > :30:31.as a senior player when you are playing on the tour and you are up

:30:32. > :30:37.against Laura Massaro, it is tough to do that anyway, but 16 years old,

:30:38. > :30:45.still learning your craft and how to play the game, even tougher to do

:30:46. > :30:49.that. All top performers have been in that situation where they are

:30:50. > :30:51.outclassed and the learned from experience. It is part and parcel of

:30:52. > :31:34.the process. Well, she almost lobbed the ball

:31:35. > :31:46.into the front of the court, there. Just clipped the top of the tape.

:31:47. > :31:57.Nearly made it, not quite. Laura Massaro still in charge, here.

:31:58. > :32:06.Lynette trying to be a little bit cute, change direction with the

:32:07. > :32:11.ball. When Lynette really gets hold of the ball in the fourth hand she

:32:12. > :32:56.has a lovely snap of the rest. It is very good. -- wrist.

:32:57. > :33:06.Unlucky. Laura Massaro is looking very comfortable, pushing the ball

:33:07. > :33:14.around very nicely. Possibly being a little bit kind. She is working the

:33:15. > :33:25.ball around the court. She is starting to throw in a few angles,

:33:26. > :33:29.trying to get a feel of the court. Laura Massaro has the ultimate goal

:33:30. > :33:36.in this championship, and this is just the first link in the chain.

:33:37. > :33:39.Great get out right Lynette! What a great rally! Lynette is still in

:33:40. > :33:59.there! Nice drive! Unlucky! Great effort high temp to.

:34:00. > :34:06.She really did try to finish off the rally. Great rally by both players.

:34:07. > :34:13.Maybe Lynette was a little bit lazy on her footwork with that shot.

:34:14. > :34:36.Laura Massaro is just two points away from winning this match.

:34:37. > :35:10.There we go. Finishing off the match with a drive into the back backhand

:35:11. > :35:22.corner. That gives Laura Massaro Vic three in the first rounds, in the

:35:23. > :35:32.round of 32 in Glasgow. She takes the match 11-2, 11-4, 11-1.

:35:33. > :35:41.Huge excitement down here. Everyone is cheering because he is here! You

:35:42. > :35:51.have been inside all day looking at the judo. Has it been exciting? It

:35:52. > :35:57.is fantastic! Everybody is chasing the medals, and why not? We are in

:35:58. > :36:01.for a real treat. At the start of play today we knew there would be

:36:02. > :36:08.five medals up for grabs. As things have turned out, all five finals

:36:09. > :36:18.will have home nation interest. We knew that the Rennick sisters might

:36:19. > :36:25.do well. Kimberly and Louise both find themselves in the final of

:36:26. > :36:32.their respective events. Kimberly, if she reproduces the forum in this

:36:33. > :36:41.semifinal, she won that in 30 seconds. Her path to the final was

:36:42. > :36:50.secure. She now has to face the Asian champion from India in her

:36:51. > :36:54.final. As per her sister, Louise, it is a fascinating contest. She is

:36:55. > :37:05.already ranked number one in Great Britain, and she is taking on Kelly

:37:06. > :37:08.Edwards, he is ranked number two. We had our first golden score contest

:37:09. > :37:17.of the day, almost like a penalty shoot out. Tied on points, tied on

:37:18. > :37:20.warnings, the first person to get the first point, whether it is a

:37:21. > :37:27.full on through war and minor through with Mike just get you five

:37:28. > :37:40.points, she managed to get it through so Louise Renicks on Kelly

:37:41. > :37:46.Edwards on that one. Another final sees England against Scotland. I

:37:47. > :38:00.think Davis came out on top in that one. Isn't judo fascinating? You

:38:01. > :38:04.trained so hard and you're Commonwealth Games can be over in 30

:38:05. > :38:18.seconds. The man they have been talking about is Ashley McKenzie. He

:38:19. > :38:23.is, by his own description, a bad boy done good. He is in the final.

:38:24. > :38:28.As far as he is concerned, nothing less than gold will do. He has

:38:29. > :38:34.already beaten John Buchanan. That is his last games. He finds himself

:38:35. > :38:42.in the final. As far as John is concerned, he has one last crack at

:38:43. > :38:50.at least getting a bronze medal. Finally, the world number eight,

:38:51. > :38:56.Colin Oates, he is the highest rank of all of them from the home

:38:57. > :39:10.nations. He has some pedigree. He beat James Miller of Scotland. So, a

:39:11. > :39:13.lot of home nation rivalry. Ashley McKenzie is a precocious

:39:14. > :39:22.talent. Let's find out more about him.

:39:23. > :39:27.Judo is my life. Without judo, I would be in bad places. For me, it

:39:28. > :39:40.is like a Mrs. I didn't have that, I would be done. Tell us what life was

:39:41. > :39:43.like before judo. I wouldn't say I have had a bad life, but an

:39:44. > :39:51.interesting life. I used to have a heart problem. I had hearing aids,

:39:52. > :40:05.ADHD. I felt I wasn't good at anything. Your start is interesting.

:40:06. > :40:11.I was trading cards with someone. He refused to give me my card back. I

:40:12. > :40:17.went to hit him and he threw me. Where did that come from? I tapped

:40:18. > :40:23.it into the Internet and judo came up. I went into the nearest sports

:40:24. > :40:31.centre. I became national champion, then European champion, went to the

:40:32. > :40:38.Olympics and now I am here! What would life be like if you haven't

:40:39. > :40:44.had that card to trade, hasn't discovered judo? I would be in

:40:45. > :40:51.prison or doing something bad. Not because I wanted to, but that would

:40:52. > :40:56.be the only thing I would know. How does judo help with ADHD? It wears

:40:57. > :41:05.me out, to be honest. After training at an proper tired. I just want to

:41:06. > :41:13.go to bed, sleep, eat chicken. You are the bad boy of judo? The bad boy

:41:14. > :41:18.Olympian. I like to think I am changing peoples views. It is quite

:41:19. > :41:23.a cool name! I am slowly changing people's minds. How do you feel God

:41:24. > :41:28.into the Commonwealth Games and where you're judo is that? I am in

:41:29. > :41:35.the right face at the right time. My judo is going well. What would your

:41:36. > :41:43.dream speech in Glasgow? Gold. I'm not settling for anything less.

:41:44. > :41:44.There is no other medal I want. I would love a Commonwealth medal. I

:41:45. > :41:59.want gold. So much good coming up from 6pm on

:42:00. > :42:05.BBC Three. Five gold medals up for grabs. A home nation representative

:42:06. > :42:14.in all five of them. It will be fascinating. I challenge you not to

:42:15. > :42:23.smile at this next feature. To Glasgow curry house workers are

:42:24. > :42:27.representing Pakistan here in Glasgow in their adopted home city

:42:28. > :42:53.at the Glasgow long balls. Smile at this!

:42:54. > :43:02.Never in my wildest dreams would I think we would be playing in the

:43:03. > :43:09.Commonwealth Games in our hometown! We have been working together for

:43:10. > :43:14.the past 27 years. We own a restaurant in the south side of

:43:15. > :43:52.Glasgow. We have a great partnership. Chico has invented a

:43:53. > :43:52.cute curries for the Commonwealth Games. The customers really enjoy

:43:53. > :43:52.them. They are very experienced guys.

:43:53. > :43:53.Glasgow. We have a great partnership. Chico has invented a We

:43:54. > :43:54.have been training with him for the last two months. He is a great

:43:55. > :44:00.guide, good bowler. Full of beans! I don't know about that. He knows his

:44:01. > :44:17.place! I think you got the easy draw! Some days I play well and I

:44:18. > :44:24.can beat anyone. It is my birthday when I am playing so I can beat

:44:25. > :44:34.anybody. Imagine if we win a medal, any kind of middle, bronze, silver,

:44:35. > :44:37.Gold. I have to explain to my parents that I am playing for the

:44:38. > :44:55.nation because they do not know about the game, or any game. I will

:44:56. > :45:15.be taking back bowls and also Irn Bru. I am addicted to it. As we say

:45:16. > :45:19.in Glasgow, och aye the noo. Let the games begin.

:45:20. > :45:24.We really do wish them all of the best. We will now head across to the

:45:25. > :45:39.stunning backdrop of Kelvingrove. This is England versus Malaysia. It

:45:40. > :45:55.is 14 - 13. England are currently in the lead after the 17th end.

:45:56. > :46:04.Needs to improve just a fraction. Control right. He has enough to hold

:46:05. > :46:25.it. That is the problem. Wasn't far away. The problem for

:46:26. > :46:35.Jamie, does he go for cover again? I think he does.

:46:36. > :46:47.At the moment he is looking to see if the jack is sprung that he will

:46:48. > :46:49.not lose two. If you cannot when you can get a draw. He is in a good

:46:50. > :47:29.position at the moment. -- win. Malaysia have the advantage of the

:47:30. > :47:33.last ball. -- bowl. Does he play it controlled again or does he play it

:47:34. > :47:38.a lot firmer? Slightly different line to his

:47:39. > :48:05.second. far away. Do you then say, it is not

:48:06. > :48:09.going to come back, do I have to cook it just that little bit more? I

:48:10. > :48:21.think it is the same line but you have to go firmer. Two balls to play

:48:22. > :48:28.and England lead by one at the final end in this section B match. It was

:48:29. > :48:42.a good match for both, both of them winning the opening

:48:43. > :48:59.If it stays on it won't be bad, that is OK.

:49:00. > :49:26.He impressed at the last Commonwealth Games and he does so

:49:27. > :49:35.again. Control right and it looks inside the line. He needs to get

:49:36. > :49:44.lucky for that. Not enough. What a game. England and Malaysia have

:49:45. > :49:55.entertained us. It is England who may lodge with the victory and all

:49:56. > :50:02.three points. -- who come out. It certainly was a good battle and it

:50:03. > :50:04.could have gone either way. Jamie had that drive to remove the

:50:05. > :50:06.Malaysian ball and that