BBC Three: Day 3: 09:00-14:00 Commonwealth Games

Hello and a very warm welcome to the city they call the dear green place.

Last ago 2014 is well into its stride. Yesterday, the home nations

continued where they left off on day one, with medals in the pool,

velodrome, and domination on the judo mat.

Joanna Rowsell wins goal for England! Have we really got another

gold medal. And? Daniel Wallace, the new Commonwealth champion. -- gold

medal for Scotland. A wall of noise around the arena! It is gold, for

Scotland! And it is all over! Danny Williams

wins the gold medal explanation mark -- gold medal! He has got it,

fantastic swim and the first gold medal for England in the summing

pool, and it is then proud. -- swimming pool.

Not a good day for Wales yesterday but they managed silver and bronze

in the rhythmic gymnastics. It was a remarkable day, with tears of joy

and disappointment across all sports and venues. More of the same today,

I reckon. We might still be wiping the sleep from our eyes and I can

tell you we are but many of the competitors and people, the

audience, have been up with the lark. The competitors have been

getting together and working out for their first encounters of the day.

At Kelvingrove, it is women's singles bowls, Caroline Brown taking

on Kelsey Cottrell of Australia in that one. And at the Emirates, the

badminton is underway, Jersey taking on Northern Ireland.

Plenty happening on day three of Glasgow 2014. This is what is

happening on BBC Three between now and lunch time. First up, it is a

massive match in net ball. Australia have aurally tipped themselves to

win the competition and England will be looking to take them down a peg

or three. Another day of drama lies in store at the velodrome. We will

be joining Dame Sarah Storey, Sir Chris Hoy and Jonathan are little

later on. Rugby sevens gets underway at Ibrox and we will be taking in as

the big guns get ready to fire. -- checking in.

they are gearing up for the rhythmic gymnastics. The red

they are gearing up for the rhythmic this morning is hockey but other

streams may be available depending on your provider, so blessed --

press red and then blew for options because you may be able to choose

bowls or badminton. And as always, the website is the

bowls or badminton. And as always, things Commonwealth Games. You will

find streams of all sports right there. Live hockey is happening at

Glasgow Green just now, about two miles down that way. It is Zimbabwe

against New Zealand, sorry, New Zealand against Trinidad Tobago

right now. Yesterday, there was lots of action involving a few of the

home nations, with varying success and disappointment for both of them.

COMMENTATOR: Goal number one, for India! Just putting the ball

beautifully in the corner. Here he is, driving it into the circle and

gets a touch and what a goal! Oh my goodness, Wales have scored against

India. What a moment, the second goal for India. Singh. They have a

real chance, now. It is the third goal! Exquisite score from the

circle, making it 3-1. Cronje will take this, for South

Africa. And he scores! South Africa, 1-0, Scotland. Dangerous, again,

South Africa. Looking for a way through. Scotland will have to be

careful but it is put away, the softest of goals in the end for the

South Africans. Goal number one, Australia! It has

taken 12 minutes for them to do it. Here it goes, now, fast and hard

Anna Flanagan gets a go. It is up in the air and again lifted. A shot at

goal and she should get it! Yes, the second goal. Cairney with a shot at

Scholes and that is a boomer. Trouble now as they steam towards

the goal, in front, and there is the fourth goal. You could almost sense

it building from Australia. Another variation coming here. And it is the

fifth goal. Intercepted to easily. It is a chance and easily scored,

Australia's six. Now a drive into the circle and a free shot at goal

and it is a super, super finish. Gets onto the stick, vary again and

that is a magic finish. What a goal. -- vary again. Reverse stick, slap

at goal and it is goal number nine. It is the angle across, and it

finishes 9-0. Ralph, once more. Oh, dear. Would

you believe it? It has almost gone in and then a complete mess at the

top of the circle but finally a goal exclusion Mark -- a goal! That is a

good path around the back, here, now, really good opportunity. It has

gone in, I'm not sure how, but it has.

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I wonder what team Simon is supporting? Good to see it. We will

be building up to the vital netball match which starts at 9:30am,

Australia, the dominant -- dominant force in Commonwealth Games netball,

against England to have beaten them already in the last year but next

up, we are talking Rugby sevens. It begins today. Let's give you a

history lesson with a reporter I hope you like.

Rugby is a hard game, not for the faint-hearted. And in the

Commonwealth Games, it is made even harder with just seven players on

the pitch. Rugby sevens is a truly international sport, played all over

the world. But it all began here, in Melrose, a sleepy market town in the

Scottish Borders. Rugby players are traditionally a beefy breed. So the

genesis of the seven aside game is particularly appropriate.

Good morning. How are you doing? I believe there is a connection

between this butchers and sevens rugby. Tell me about it. In 1883,

David Stander seven and Ned hate, who worked in the shop and played

rugby at Melrose decided to organise a rugby tournament. They shortened

the game to seven minutes at half, with seven players. So they could

fit it in one day. Today marks the 124th Melrose sevens, still played

at the Greenyards, just as it has been since the very first

tournament. This is the original trophy they competed for, back in

1883, presented by the ladies of Melrose. And it was hard fought

for. Melrose against their local, better rivals in the final. Melrose

were victorious that day. From then on, it became clear the two butchers

had hit on a winning formula. From its humble birth in the Borders of

Scotland, the game's popularity grew with fans and players. This

fascinating Game seven a side rugby is becoming very popular. By the

1970s, sevens played internationally. This is magic

stuff! Fans and players could not get enough of this game.

Teams come from all over the world to play at Melrose. They come from

as far afield as the USA and Trinidad Tobago. What is it about

sevens rugby that you love so much? The speed, the flare, everything. It

is awesome. Feeding it to Scott Hastings, magnificent support by the

International Centre. Everywhere you go, everyone loves sevens, they love

the atmosphere, the brilliance of the game, the skill level and the

fitness of the players at the upper echelons, which is really to be

admired. I think it is one of the box office sports going forward in

the future. Rugby sevens' popularity is

continuing to grow globally. It will be played at the 2016 Rio Olympics

by men and women. Not bad for a sport that was invented by two

butchers in the Borders. Invented in a sleepy border town,

Melrose, sent around the world and now it is back in bars go. Look,

there is a fellow loitering with intent, Andy Nicol, the former

Scotland captain. Let's walk away from all these people and talk about

this competition. The anticipation beforehand because New Zealand have

been so dominant in this sport and especially at the Commonwealth

Games. The Commonwealth Games. Here yes, there have only been four

Commonwealth Games where rugby sevens as been a sport and they have

won it every time and never lost a match. They are favourites but rugby

sevens is a sport that can go very quickly. There's a few other

countries, maybe four or five, who genuinely have a chance. England's

definitely think they have got a chance and Scotland are in New

Zealand's group with Canada. It very tough. Scotland have got a tough

group and Canada is probably the key game. England will fancy their

chances. Wales won the Rugby sevens World Cup in 2009 and no one thought

that was possible. You can see that there is evidence that rugby sevens,

it does not always work out that the favourites when. It is going to be a

fantastic two days. Those of you who don't really know rugby sevens, it

is a different game, only seven players on the pitch and the big,

beefy players don't really get a showing. It is a different kind of

athlete. Yes, and when I played, it was quick and fit guys who went in

the sevens, and some of the big guys in the backs might go in the

forwards. Now it is... COMMENTATOR: The game is slowly

slipping away. This is a little chance to add some pressure, lying

two. One thing in singles, you never run out of

two. One thing in singles, you never time, perhaps. -- out of ends. She

needs to come in and make this account, just to put the pressure on

Caroline. Overcooked, slightly. You would think there is plenty of

chance to draw. If she You would think there is plenty of

this went in, it would do her confidence a lot of good.

this went in, it would do her fewer runs in a row and your

confidence lifts. So quickly, it can change. She needs to miss that front

one. But the -- she does not want it to go too far either.

Apologies, we lost our camera link during Andy Nickell giving us his

words of wisdom. We were talking about this rugby sevens competition.

How good are these teams? England are very good. The likes of Sri

Lanka, Uganda, will certainly not trouble England or Australia. The

big teams will get through to the second day and you will see much

closer games. Wales are clearly brilliant at the 15th game but they

have not shown much in the sevens. They won the sevens World Cup and

nobody thought that would happen but they have got the players playing

regularly on the IRB circuit. They have some really good young players.

They see that as a breeding ground for their next players, as many

countries do. You could certainly fancy Wales to get through the

group. Without a doubt, they will come out of that group. That first

game will be a cracking game. It is all about getting onto the next day

and who you might want to avoid, New Zealand, people will want to avoid

because they are that good. If Wales win that game of theirs, they avoid

New Zealand. Scotland did very well two months ago, bringing in some of

the core players from Glasgow and Edinburgh. They have a tough group,

New Zealand, Canada and Barbados. The Canada game is the key game for

Scotland. They will struggle against New Zealand. So if they can beat

Canada, anything can happen. The Scots have brought in some players

that have made a real difference. They got to the semifinal of the

cup. They lost back and in effect, they played the bronze medal match.

They know that in this environment and in this city, the Scotland team

has done well. I would probably have them as an outside chance. It is all

about the Canada game for Scotland. They give themselves a chance if

they win that. I think New Zealand, Gold. And South Africa and England

as well. We will turn our attention to that

crucial netball match, England against Australia. Earlier, we sent

out Dan Walker to follow the England side as they took on Wales and they

took them on and hammered them. This is netball, two home nations

taking on each other, England against Wales. This gets England's

campaign underway. Lovely skill. Corbin scores another goal. Just

caught fairly wide and close. Harton makes another mistake from distance.

A better shot there. Getting plenty of height. England have dominated

Wales, who have struggled to find their shooting skills. England

showing everybody why they are third in the world, leading Wales by 17-7.

We know they will come out harder now. Just make sure everything we do

including our centre pass is all clean through. Just bringing that

ball through. It is this second phase of the

centre pass. Credit to Wales, the pressure is on. Strong communication

from Prichard. Heart and trying to find to shooting

partner and she does. Great turn of speed from Corbin, using that

goal-line run. She should score and she does. England firmly in control.

They lead 29-10. England leading comfortably at half-time.

England lead by 21 now. England just putting a lot of pressure on the

second phase of the Welsh centre pass, just letting that first ball

go out. Great take. Lovely play from Harten.

Straight into the hands of Bayman. Going through one of those rocky

patches in the game aren't we? Handling errors. Interesting from

Corbin. Harten, she is through. The lead is now 28. England's best

quarter so far. It is another dominant quarter for England. The

scoreline is heavily in England's favour.

I present to you the one and only, super, Kevin Francis! The leaps and

bounds she has made in his sport is great. Apparently I am perfectly

suited for netball. I would imagine you are the same? Robert Lee netball

or basketball. -- probably netball or basketball.

After the third quarter, England lead of 48-15.

Good work there. Good play. Great transition through the court from

Wales. A deserved goal. They will be pleased with that

Wales. A deserved goal. They will be particularly through the mid-court

area. Clearly, their coach will want to get the match won before

tinkering with their side. That is the end of the match. England have

put Wales to the sword. They have beaten them comfortably. Final

score: England 65-25 Wales. England have been dominant over Wales but

the big one is on the way tomorrow. Australia. We have the sisters, the

England sisters, the Corbin sisters. How was that for you? It was

amazing. A great feeling. It was our first one. I think we started

strong. I thought we built throughout the game. There are a few

things we need to tweak on but happy I got to play with my sister. We

need to apologise, apparently we were talking to your dad and we got

a message saying, Stacey wanted down to watch her play netball. I was

aware he was in the audience. I started to search for him and at the

end of the game, I ran over to him and I started crying which is

pathetic! The netball is happening behind us over there.

I have gone away and had a baby and I don't really want to come back and

do the training. Certainly a great start against Wales. They were

really composed and they got start against Wales. They were

done yesterday. Australia have dominated for such a long time. How

competitive can they be against the Aussies? Ten years ago,

competitive can they be against the started playing, we were getting

beaten by the Aussies all the time, we are now beating them. This team

is good enough. But the quality the Australians have in terms of week in

week out competition, under pressure, that is what

week out competition, under got. England have to take it to the

Aussies. Australia have been struggling recently as well. We used

to be scared of Australian sides. You have got five players in the

England side that are playing out in Australia and New Zealand and they

know these players. It is a fantastic position to be in. This is

clearly fantastic for Scotland and just around the corner from England

so lots of home support. The biggest buzz yesterday was for the Scottish

bills and rightly so. They have improved massively as well for this

competition. At the support is there. So many people have been

tweeting and trying to get tickets. Netball as a sport is growing. A

great experience, playing in a couple of Commonwealth Games. How

big a deal is it for these girls to be at the Commonwealth Games? It is

massive. This is our four year cycle, this is the third year of the

cycle when you go to the World Cup next year. The Commonwealth Games is

our Olympics. It would be great if they could beat Australia! I will be

jumping up and down. This is massive. It has never been done in a

big competition, taken down the two big guns, New Zealand and Australia.

I believe they can get there, yes. Prediction? I think it will be

close, I think if England really want a shot at the goal, this is the

time to beat them. I think England will beat them by five. Tamsin is

going to have to sprint to the five live commentary team. It is England

against Australia. COMMENTATOR: Fabulous shot there,

the determination of this Australian side. They want to win this

competition so badly. Four years earlier in Melbourne, they did.

This stadium is moving. ANNOUNCER: Team Australia!

Laura Geitz! And head coach, Lisa Alexander! Team England! Goal

shooter, Jo Harten! At goal attack, Kadeen Corbin! At wing attack, Sasha

Corbin! At centre, Serena Guthrie! At wing defence, Jade Clarke! At

goal defence, Eboni Beckford-Chambers exhumation Mark --

Beckford Chambers! At goalkeeper, Geva Mentor! And Anna Mayes, their

coach! Please welcome your arm buyers for the match! -- umpires for

the match. Delivering the match ball is our competition winner,

11-year-old Katie, from Cambridge. COMMENTATOR: Australia will have the

first and about in this all-important pool B clash,

Australia against England. -- will have the first centre pass.

Green at wing attack for the match. And an early mess. Not ideal for a

shooter, they like to land their first one.

She has little, I think, Sasha Corbin, at wing attack. -- has

flipped. She was just slightly anxious in her movement around the

circle. Already, Geva Mentor, asserting herself at the defensive

end, for England. And I think Tegan Caldwell is in for a big game. She

looks sharp already. She has taken a couple of balls strongly and is very

strong on the move. She is in fine form.

Jade Clarke, the skipper. Test number 100, for her. Sasha Corbin,

marked closely by Ravaillon, just affecting the movement through to

goal, for England. A good take by Jo Harten. Alan Howes B, the young,

exciting shooter, for England. She made her first cap in the previous

game against Wales. That is a good win for the English defence.

Geva Mentor oozes confidence through the England side, particularly with

games like that. -- gains like that. Jo Harten has been in good form. She

has taken her game to another level. She is so key for this England

side. She is really strong. That was a great role by Sasha

Corbin. She just needs to move herself through into the second

phase of the centre pass. Alan Dunne, picking off the ball at that

stage. -- Hallinan. They are on song, this English

defence. They are working nicely as a unit. I wondered how Beckford

Chambers would a unit. I wondered how Beckford

budget looks pretty comfortable. She has a nice understanding with Geva

Mentor and Jade Clarke. They are such a great trio for England,

strong communication at the back from Geva Mentor.

Chatfield, caught on application but I think she is working nicely on

Corbin, making her work, sticking to her nice and tightly.

I guess the Australians will be well aware there is a lot of pressure on

her, coming into the side in Pamela Cookey's place. They were not too

unhappy about Pamela Cookey's absence, I can tell

unhappy about Pamela Cookey's from Sasha Corbin, -- great link.

She went through to Jo Harten. They have worked hard on that,

She went through to Jo Harten. They particularly against strong

defence. Beckford Too much on that one from Jo

Harten. You just get a sense that Kadeen Corbin is getting wrapped up

in the body of Chatfield. drawing her out. Excellent recovery.

That is sloppy from Australia. You don't often see that from Laura

Geitz. And they are made to play. Good pressure early on. She normally

takes a few minutes to settle into the game. That error came from the

pressure you feel in a big game. Australia, changing up the defence,

dropping into the circle and picking up

dropping into the circle and picking ineffective on this occasion. And

look at the competition between Guthrie and Green.

look at the competition between pushing Green side. Good challenge

by Geva Mentor. We are just starting to see Kadeen

Corbin out more now for the first ball at the centre pass, for

England. ball at the centre pass, for

Harten. And that is the kind of style we have seen from her. A lot

of shooters can only shoot under the of shooters can only shoot under the

posts but generally, if she gets the ball midrange, Jo Harten goes for

the posts. You cannot ball midrange, Jo Harten goes for

defending her near the posts. much space in the attack. -- called

well. She is so strong much space in the attack. -- called

through the top of the circle. Jade Clarke there, not tempted to

put the long ball through to Kadeen Corbin in the circle. Great work.

Look at Jo Harten, right round the top of the circle. Both Corbin

sisters coming into the game a little bit more, now. Cheeky from Jo

Harten. It must have been dangerously close to a held ball but

she gets away with it. Great pressure by Jade Clarke on

Kimberlee Green around the edge of the circle, tracking extremely

well. They are blocking the edge of the circle really well, a good

combination going. There is no easy way in for Australia.

Halfway through the first quarter, England hanging on to their lead.

In past years, we have seen England get themselves into this kind of

position but so often, they have not been able to maintain it. Is this

the kind of thing that might? It is time to expect that, now, given that

a lot of these athletes and players have been down under, playing in the

ANZ, where the pressure is on every week. That was often what was

missed, keeping the consistency. We can see a knee Beckford Chambers,

there, challenging. It is about 60 minutes of quality netball. Let's

hope this game continues right through. Using her body well at the

moment, Bassett, holding off Geva Mentor. She is an interesting

player, Bassett, does not shine in the ANZ so much but stands up on

international duty. She came into form at the 2011 World Championships

and has not looked back since. That is sometimes the toughest for Kadeen

Corbin. She is on a high work rate and then she needs to settle for the

shot. A missed opportunity, for England. Quick on the defence.

the moment, Guthrie and Ravaillon. They are running with each other all

the way. She was not expecting that. Bassett probably should have

taken the shot. Luckily, they get the throw.

Good ball placement by Kimberlee Green, through to Bassett. The

Australian bench sense their team is coming back. It shows how tight it

is, Corbin Mrs a shot and it has resulted in Australia potentially

going one point behind. Here they come. Just over five minutes

remaining in the first. Lisa Alexander, urging her players on.

Again, good, stronghold by Jo Harten. She gets the contact. --

strong hold. What England are doing well is that

Australia often go hide to the pocket but they are going tight on

them and if there is any opportunity to go high, Geva Mentor is covering

the back. They are doing that really well, not allowing Australia to go

for the long ball into the pocket. Great play, good positioning by Geva

Mentor. Outstanding from Jo Harten. It

almost looked as though she was hesitating but she knew what she was

doing. Sasha Corbin goes flying. Lucky, there, England. Kadeen

Corbin, really giving Chatfield the runaround at the moment. She is on

the move. That is good play, good distribution

by Jo Harten but the goals need to go in, for England. You feel nervous

when she has done all that work and she gets the ball and goes to the

post. Perhaps not the confidence she should have. Just a sense that she

hesitates and her shooting routine changes at times when she is on the

heavy work rate, outside the circle. Back to a two goal difference. 100%

shooting record, Bassett, so far for Australia. A big game for England,

held ball. -- a big gain. Great play, good link through the

court by Guthrie and Jo Harten. You get a sense that Guthrie is

dominating more in terms of assisting Jo Harten at this point.

How did that ball get through? A good run of play for England. It is

going to be very good run of play for England. It is

going to interesting to see what Lisa Alexander does that quarter

time, if she leaves it as it is. She could stick with this group but the

depth of the Australian team is great. A test for the Australian

coach. Where would you make the change? Caldwell's shooting is a

little bit down. Medhurst could maybe come on and take over that

role. I wonder... Apparently call Eto'o has been in best form in

training. -- Corletto. Way out of the circle. Good ball. I think she

has an eternal radar. She is lovely to watch, Joanne Harten. Incredibly

long limbs. She seems to get them all together in the right order at

the right time. Now, another big turnover. Credit to the England

defence, they worked incredibly hard in the mid-court. Communicating

They would be thought of maybe options to look at for Australia.

They would be thought of maybe bringing Madison Robinson on.

She finds herself free and Robinson for Australia in the smallest of

spaces. That is brilliant. Superb. Jemma the momentum of this England

side has built. That is the end of the first quarter and what a quarter

for England. They lead Australia 16-10. Certainly not the margin we

might have expected. Australia are certainly under the pump here. I

think this lead has been built by the England defence. They have been

outstanding in the defensive circle and they have been awarded by some

outstanding work in the attacking end. A great start by England.

This gives you some idea but it is a result of quality defence by that

trio, Clarke, Chambers and Mentor at the back. I think you might be right

about Julie Corletto. She the back. I think you might be right

had a pat on the back from Lisa Alexander. These are pictures from

the first quarter. Slight hesitation by Kadeen Corbin at the start of the

game but she came into her own with some great athleticism. And great

passing from Serena Guthrie. When your attack is putting in a

defensive effort like that, you know your team are on song. These hurdles

will be interesting for the coaches, particularly the Australian one.

Girls, push up, push up. They are running pretty quickly down the ball

so push up hard. You heard that from the Australians

saying, "push up". Push up as high as you can. So you stop the ball

getting into that circle and make it difficult for the circle defenders.

We can see the changes straightaway. Natalie Medhurst, Madison Robinson

on wing attack. I guess you would sometimes worry about making a

change like that but they have great depth. They have people who are more

than capable. Kimberlee Green has gone to the bench. That is a

surprise. Rewarded by what Lisa Alexander sees as a good first

quarter. The second quarter underway. England should take that

as a compliment, that they forced the Aussies into so many changes.

Absolutely. They will be slightly hesitant with Robinson, knowing she

can find herself free in the smallest of spaces. She has been

looked at very closely from the England side. It could prove a

valuable change for Australia but let's hope England can keep their

consistency. Eboni Beckford-Chambers. Beckford-Chambers

moving to Adelaide. Corbin will have her work cut out

for her against Corletto. Good defence from England. It is as

good as you will see. Australia not generating any speed. They got their

reward. I suggested that if England are to beat Australia on the big

stage at any time, this is their biggest opportunity. Absolutely.

With the fine form of Mentor, Clarke and just some consistency, there has

been a problem for England, but certainly, the start in this game

has been fabulous. A missed shot by Joanne Harten. You do get a sense

Australia have come out of the blocks extremely quick for the

second quarter. Already, call Eto'o asserting herself. Call Eto'o adds

speed and so does Robinson. -- Julie Corletto adds speed. Julie Corletto

is a great player through the mid-court for Australia.

Bassett looking a little more confident to lay that ball out to

Robinson. England need to score here. They

have not yet managed a goal in this second quarter.

Just a tussle with Julie Corletto and Corbin. That took them over

three minutes. The timing from Harten, spot on. What I found

interesting about Harten, she would start well but sometimes crumble.

But she has not done that this year. For good reason. Something she has

worked on over the last two years, the distribution. Whether she is

shooter or goal attack and that is the big change. She has come back

with so much in Hercog craft, who distribution is much better, timing,

as you said. -- her core craft. Good to see Sasha Corbin back in play at

the centre pass. Her reliance on Kadeen Corbin at goal attack.

Contact going against Sasha Corbin. It went for Renae Halinan. Good

defence from Australia. Jade Clarke, outstanding work from Madison

Robinson, covering her every move. I cannot sometimes have think Jade

Clarke is underrated. That was the impression in England. But

witnessing the performance this year, obviously, making that move to

Swiss for the ANZ next year. Great work by Medhurst.

Five minutes gone in the second quarter, that six goal lead has been

cut in half. What a surprise, Jade Clarke heads to the sideline. I

think the key here is Beckford-Chambers and Medhurst, who

is really starting to open up. Ringing Robinson into the game.

Beckford-Chambers really wanting to tighten up there. The speed of Julie

Corletto through that mid-court certainly supported the attacking

unit from Australia. Colette Thompson, assistant coach for

England. With Beckford-Chambers. Medhurst having plenty to say. I was

watching her as she came on, she was pumped and she would not have liked

being on the bench in the first 15 minutes. That is what happens when

you have players of that calibre on the bench, they clearly want to be

playing. They think, when I get on, I want my unit to hold and that is

exactly what is happening at the moment. These injury breaks, two

minutes. If you call another one in the same quarter, it is just 30

seconds. 18-15, England hanging on. Ten minutes remaining in the second

quarter. Some great pressure by Hallinan on Corbin at the centre

pass. What is impressive about Joanne

Harten, she distributes but she is very quick on that speed on the run

through to the post. Unlucky. A call for contact.

Fabulous lean from Beckford-Chambers. At not enough to

put off Natalie Medhurst. Medhurst is on a mission. Finding the front

position well. She is doing the job out there. Julie Corletto shutting

down Corbin. Off-balance.

Australia to make it Off-balance.

she tracked that one, great take. She has just got her eye on Harten

so much, she is so dangerous. Let's have a look at this work of Mentor.

She tracked that ball so early. Great body position they're up

against the Aussies at that point. -- great body position there, up

against the Aussies. Impressed with Serena Guthrie and the ball

placement through to Joanne Harten. This is good from England because it

looked like Australia were very much coming back. 14 from 16 for Harten.

Lovely touch. Again, it is Jo Harten who opens up

but look at that amazing ball through to Corbin. Jo Harten is

losing confidence. -- oozing confidence.

She has yet to miss one, so a good contribution from her, 15 at the

moment. Beautiful vision. Such a target,

now, Jo Harten. Great ball. She called the Australians with their

backs turned. That is the sharpness, surely, that they bring

back from the ANZ competition, that ability to put the ball through at

speed. Good pressure from Australia. They

are lucky, there, England. They were in all sorts of trouble. Some good

defence on the line by Callinan, just closing down Corbin, but a

great take by Corletto. That is what you are looking for. That was

brilliant but Corbin was running away from the ball. She needs to

come to it because Corletto will pick those up. She is so athletic.

Certainly, Medhurst just injected the speed. She links so well with

Robinson. That is how they got the score. Look at Corletto. And then to

have the ability to get it back in court, such outstanding skills.

Again, good vision by Robinson, through to Bassett, just able to get

the ball over Geva Mentor. This is the closest Australia has been to

England since the beginning of the match.

Well done, Kadeen Corbin. That was a test for her, to take the ball after

the pressure, but she secured the goal.

Just drawing Geva Mentor through to the top of the circle, Bassett.

Clever move to open up the backspace.

Australia have really tightened up as a defensive unit. You don't get a

lot of second chances at this level. They need to give it. She is

standing up, Kadeen Corbin. Absolutely, ten from 13, so far.

That is a better record for her at this point of the game.

It is good to see Guthrie, electing to use Jo Harten. At times, before,

she would have launched the ball through to Kadeen Corbin. A key

miss, there. That would have restored the 3-goal buffer but not

to be. Geva Mentor, brilliant! She is on

fire. And Jade Clarke is therefore the pick-up but Medhurst. She has

her say, brilliant, great netball. against Medhurst. It is one of the

things I think they will look at. Just getting stuck on the centre

pass, England, by some great defensive pressure.

Kadeen Corbin has come to the party for England, late in the second

quarter. Lisa Alexander certainly has a bit of thinking to do.

You won't see a goalkeeper play better than Geva Mentor is playing

at the moment. She is really light on her feet. Just over a minute left

in the second quarter. That is better from England at the

centre pass. Australia with the opportunity to

level. A big play coming up. Great work through the mid-court by

Corletto but again, Geva Mentor comes out with the ball. Medhurst

will be kicking herself over that pass. Can England get it through?

Desperately close to three seconds. The defenders are aware of the

time. They don't want Jo Harten to get the ball. Great movement to goal

by Kadeen Corbin, just delaying her running. -- run in.

Robinson is proving a real handful for Jade Clarke at the moment. Oh,

well done, Caitlin Bassett. She was totally out of the court. Well done

by Guthrie. That is a great end to the first half. And I suppose you

would expect little else. It is just one

What Kennington Oval first half, and we will be back for the second

half, lie. Now, if you thought netball was an easy sport, think

again. Last week, a couple of weeks ago, the Radio 1 DJs took on the

English girls, and how do you think that worked out? Have a look for

yourself. ROCK MUSIC

I thought it would be fun, but now we are here, there is a court and

they are really serious about it. I should have thought about this. We

are going to lose. But I think that we should aim not to lose

embarrassingly. I was told we could be looking at 40-0 but I would be

happy with 40-10. LAUGHTER Great, that is being because you

said you would wear that on Twitter. I feel quite honoured. It

will divert attention from the loss that is going to happen. Up for

this? Game face on. Let's go. One two, three. England!

elbow, every now and then. I don't know what the referee is watching.

Dodgy decisions. Hang on, you are with us. This is why we are playing

netball. So you have ditched us? I have chosen the winning team. OK,

cool. Great. Our coach has now left us because she got an England cap

and she loves netball, so she has come here, met her idols and ditched

the team. This is why we are here. She has got an England B a bomb. She

has done it for an England cap. She is having a team photo. Traitor! We

have got 21 to score in five minutes. You will do it, easy.

OK, so, it was 27-there. How did do, coach? Traitor? Seriously, I thought

you did brilliantly. You had the looks going for you. You one with

that. That was it. You brought sexy back to netball. You are the bad

boys of netball. What do you think about netball? Sign macro I thought

it was fun but we're not about the winning, we are just about the

social. We could all go to the pub and have a little drink, get to know

each other. Let's have a nice time that is why we play. Not for us,

because we are with these girls, now. See you later. Winners!

One of the great success stories of this Commonwealth Games is the

success of England and Scotland on the judo mat. I am joined by

Commonwealth gold medallist, Sarah Clark. Congratulations. A great win

yesterday. Thank you. I guess it is still thinking in and it has been a

whirlwind since yesterday afternoon. You have been to three

Olympic games in the past. You have been competing since you are very

young. But this is the pinnacle, would you say, of your career? I

think so, yes, it is one of the best result I have taken. And in front of

a home crowd as well, in this atmosphere, it has been excellent.

England and Scotland have been so dominant on the judo mat. What do

you put it down to? We have got some good programmes in place. We have

good teams as well, teams of people that are willing to train hard and

put the work in everyday. How big a deal is it to have judo back in the

Commonwealth Games? It has been missing for a while. Yes, since

Manchester, 12 years ago. For now, we are happy with the medals we have

got in the last couple of days and today will be another good day, I

think. You won a silver in Manchester, the last time the

Commonwealth Games had judo. Now you have the gold medal with you. Isn't

it a beautiful thing? It is very nice. I heard your post match

interview last night. You were talking about it being your last

competition. Is that right? Definitely. It is the right time and

the right thing to do. Is your body getting to the point where it is not

coping with the daily rigmarole of training and fighting? Yes, that has

maybe been the key for a number of years but especially after London,

the last couple of years, it has been quite testing on my body. I

have been keeping it together with different people helping and bits of

tape and a couple of operations. It is the right time. I am not sad by

any means. I am not young and retiring. I'm a bit older now. It is

the right time. So you don't reckon you have another two years in you,

go to the Olympics? Another couple of years is not very much. In my

head I could but I don't think my body should do it. Towards the end

of your bout, you knew what you had to do to get the win. Talk us

through your final move? Once she was on the deck, I knew that was

where she was weaker, for want of a better word. She was really strong

up top. I have never competed against before but I could tell from

video footage that she would be strong physically and she was, when

I put my hands on, and quite dangerous well. The final move, the

armlock, I wondered if her hand would come out and tap. The Nao 's

-- the noise of the crowd probably helped, and I got the ippon. The

noise of the crowd, it was different. I knew people in the

crowd supporting me and I knew what this meant, maybe more to other

people, and people that are close to me, maybe as opposed to myself. It

was nice. It was quite emotional. It probably has not sunk in yet. As the

days go on and we get ourselves together, it will think it a bit

more. Enjoy the rest of the games. It was a sensational win.

Congratulations once again. Let's go back to the netball now, England

against Australia. The second half is coming up life. -- live.

tight first half. Australia have been dominant in the Commonwealth

Games in the netball over the last few years. England have beaten

Australia in the last year despite Australia are coming to win gold

medals but England definitely have something to say about it.

COMMENTATOR: Half-time in this tremendous match between Australia

and England. One goal in it. Australia hanging on. They had a

phenomenal first quarter, England, racing out in the lead. But

Australia made a few tweaks and back they came. The test now for England,

can they hang on? It is all about starting again and putting behind

you what has occurred and coming out here and starting afresh. This is a

real challenge for England. They are under threat. They have made a

change. Sara Bayman coming on in wing defence. A real surprise

expectation that Sara Bayman might come on but potentially a move

through to centre or wing attack for Jade Clarke. Sara Bayman gained her

50th cap the other day. Second-half action underway. Messy for England

but they get away with it. 27-26, England. What a difference Corletto

has made. She has struggled with injury over a number of years but we

have seen the very best of her here today. That is the start England

needed. Jo Harten has become a real leader in the England side.

Absolutely, she really dominated. Good pressure by Mentor. You could

see that coming in with the footwork, great body angle. You can

see Australia pushing England up high, that was the instruction at

the break early on. Sara Bayman finding a path through but not far.

Laura Geitz hunting. That will do her confidence the world of good

because she has been on the back foot a bit throughout the course of

this game. Good change of direction by Kadeen

Corbin. She gets herself back into this play. Corbin reeling out of

court. This game turning into a cracker. Harten urging her players

on. Ravaillion has built throughout the course of this game as well,

offering more throughout the circle, feeding in more and becoming a

danger. Beautiful vision from Bayman,

slicing them open. Solid structure thereby England, set the Triangle,

as Guthrie put the ball through to Corbin. 30-28. Good touch by

Guthrie. Bayman just offers strong supporting

roles through that mid-court for England. Sasha Corbin being shut

down. Critical point for England, particularly with heart in doing far

more work outside the circle. -- particularly with Harten

Just a little bit of hesitation too much from Medhurst.

Again, Sasha Corbin, just not an option, she needs to come on the

angle towards the ball. She is completely covered.

Geitz happy if Harten goes outside the circle.

England need to tidy up around the circle. Sasha Corbin

struggling with the defensive pressure of Australia. It is Jo

Harten's delivery again through to convene Corbin. They worked hard for

that goal, England. Here, a chance to go four up.

Good control by Jo Harten. Kadeen Corbin just losing her cool under

pressure a little bit. Just needs to regroup. Millar good start to this

third quarter from England. -- a good start to this third quarter

from England. Quality ball through from Ravaillion.

Great defence from Australia. They covered every dodge. They are away.

Ravaillion. Great double-play through from

Ravaillion to Medhurst. Moments ago, England had a four goal

advantage, it is now one. Clever work from Harten. She knew exactly

what she was doing with the offload. Great work from England, strong

communication from the back. By Mentor. Good work. A call for

contact. Lucky for Harten. She has botched it, and doubly lucky, they

are going to get another chance. Fortunate for the English, 34-31,

halfway, third quarter. So often, the big quarter. Great defensive

pressure from Australia. Guthrie is athletic but not that athletic.

Great call by Mentor. A good combination, with Beckford-Chambers.

We have wondered about Beckford-Chambers, normally a

goalkeeper, how would she run out that goal defence? But she is fine.

Certainly closing Medhurst up a little more. Serena Guthrie hits the

deck. She is up again, she now has the ball. They are the shots you

know Corbin is a little uncertain about. That is the difference in

good games like this. Just the timing of the move at the moment for

Kadeen Corbin. Some great defensive pressure by Corletto. Just as that

lead blows out, not blows out but moves out to four, Laura Geitz has

got a bandage on but left me. Probably a good time to have a look

at it. What is really good about the English side, in the past, Australia

would have kept on coming and they would have overridden them. Some

great work by Geva Mentor would have overridden them. Some

loses that confidence through. -- she just oozes confidence through.

Anna Mayes is clearly working strongly with the attack at the

moment. Geva Mentor or seems to have been in the English side forever but

she was 16 or 17 when she first made the team? Let's see what we can pick

up here. You can see the hand of Laura Geitz laying down the law.

Sara Bayman, she is the vice captain of the sites are presumably, she

will be on call captain now. Six minutes remaining in the third

quarter. England leading Australia. Their Mentor goes again. Just a

deflection. -- there Mentor goes again. She really came into her own

in that second quarter so good coaching. Tempted to go around the

back of Bassett, Mentor. The English defence, Australia,

perhaps mucking around a little bit too much. Mentor gets the

deflection. Better plate through the mid-court from England. Using the

width of the court. -- better play through the mid-court from England.

Harten pitched herself in the circle there.

Fantastic! Jo Harten at her best. I wonder how tall she is when she is

stretched like that. Her arms ban is incredible. But superb athleticism.

-- her arm span. Yellow mike is she left-handed? Yes. -- is she

left-handed? England are up by six. The coaching staff of Australia

again the really thinking about what they need to do. They are being

challenged by this England side. This is what we wanted, the top two

challenging. -- challenged. England really pushing Australia and New

Zealand. Just caught with her back to play,

Sasha Corbin. A good ball through to Guthrie. Millar yes, Corbin just had

too much pace up. Robinson, just kept her out of the

game on the last few plays, for Australia. They have not been many

feeds from the circle edge for Australia, such is the incredible

defence of the English. The Faro brow of Tegan Caldwell. --

furrowed brow. Back the Aussies come again.

A warning. In a Guthrie. -- a warning for Serena Guthrie.

In and out! Medhurst. A let off, for England.

Good recovery by Sara Bayman, electing to hold onto the ball.

Guthrie, not happy with the attention she is being paid. She was

flat on her stomach, on the deck. Showing no ill effects. Now, this

needs perhaps to be reined in. Yes, there is a lot of tension, there.

I think the umpire will have two assert herself. The crowd getting

into it, now, too. A critical time for England, just to regroup.

Sara Bayman gets the warning. the players

clearly angry about what is going on on the court, so she needs to calm

herself with her decision-making. How did that ball gets through, in

the smallest of spaces? Phenomenal. How did that ball gets through, in

Look at the England bench. Brilliant Guthrie just takes it! She was a bit

lucky, there. Clever play by Guthrie, using Sara Bayman on the

transverse line, taking the pressure off England. Jo Harten, able to

reset, in the circle. Just over a minute remaining. What a quarter

this has been. Now Corletto is on the floor.

There was brewing around the crowd. You can tell there is a lot of

Australians in the stadium. -- there was some booing.

The assistant coach, looking daggers. It is probably just

concentration. Great swing of the ball and superb play by

concentration. Great swing of the Quality netball from the centre

pass, using the width, swinging across the circle. This game has

been played as if it was a final. England no that there are only

seconds remaining. -- England will know. She has ran out. They were

aware but they could not get it away. What a quarter. England hang

on and extend their lead. 59-36 get -- 39-36 against Austria. We had

just about everything in that quarter. I thought at one stage we

would have fisticuffs. It was getting very physical, Serena

Guthrie not happy with the attention but the umpires needed to slow it

down and that is what they did. A lot at stake for both these teams.

They are desperate. Really good shooting percentage.

Errors, not nearly as many from England as Australia's that will be

a great positive for them. But it will come down to the mental ability

of England in the, and how quickly they can cope with the pressure.

Look at Geva Mentor. She has been strong at the back, but some quality

work by Corletto. Certainly, Medhurst proving her value on the

court. You just get a sense that the momentum is with Australia, and

England need to regroup. Superb athleticism from Jo Harten, there.

She is in control, in the zone, and she wants this England win. During

this quarter, we thought Australia were coming back. We thought they

would run away but England were having none of it. Back they came.

Kadeen Corbin, well, she has stepped up with her shooting. Let's see what

we can here. -- hear. This is in, this is what we have practised for.

We are smart, make sure we have got lots of this out there. Settle

yourselves down. Work the ball. And work your attacking play, just as

hard as your defensive play. Fabulous words from Lisa Alexander.

She said there was no tomorrow. But talking about England, they have

withstood the Australia pressure but now they are getting close to the

finish line. The question is, do they know how to win and do they

know how to beat Australia? We are about to find out. As we have

mentioned, they have beaten Australia before, but those have

often been in the Australian season and Australia have not had their

full team. This is the big time. Everyone is here.

Fourth-quarter action underway, 39-36. England are leading

Australia. Two misses in a row but she does not

missed three times. Persistence, well supported by Medhurst, good,

strong movement at the top of the circle. We saw a lot of this. Serena

Guthrie, it looks as though she is in a bit of trouble. Let's have a

look. Oh, yes, Sharni Layton's elbow, straight into her face.

Let's hope she's OK because she is a very important part of this English

line-up. She obviously offered a lot of fire but she has controlled it,

and a very positive contribution to her team in attack and defence. We

saw her flat and, in the quarter just gone. She gets a pat on the

back from her captain. -- flattened. Nothing intentional but

there is a lot at stake in this game. As a former Australian

captain, what would you be saying to the players? This is what you train

for, what Australia pride themselves on, being the underdogs to come back

when the pressure is on. They know they are very good in situations

like this. They will not panic, they will just keep adhering to their

game plan, and things will just happen for them. But they will know

they are in a good position to win this game. That is the mindset that

Australia must have coming into a competition and a game like this.

From a coaching perspective, we just saw Anna Mayes, there. What will she

be thinking and wanting from her players? She talks a lot to the

players about the control and consistency. At this point, she will

be wanting the resilience, the ability to work through this

difficult patch, and the pressure that is being put on the attack.

Great credit to Australia, their defensive pressure is something else

in the first minute of the final quarter.

Dropping back onto Bassett. Nice centre play.

Sharni Layton, putting a lot of pressure on at the centre pass,

closing down the preliminary movement Sasha Corbin off the line.

Oh, no! Now she gets a boot in the head! Sharni Layton, right over the

top. Guthrie is really being tested, here, intensive mental attitude. --

in terms of her mental attitude. Just electing not to take the throw

in. Taking a bit of pressure off herself, to reset. Great response by

Jo Harten, lifting the team. You just sense that they have lost a

little bit of their momentum and their grit. But here we go,

Australia again, with Medhurst. Nimble from Medhurst, weaving her

way between the defenders. She is finding good space at the moment.

The vision! Sasha Corbin. She gave herself a double fist bump after

delivering that ball. Medhurst, just playing the front of

Beckford-Chambers. Robinson, putting the ball low and it is working

against Beckford-Chambers. A superb take by Sasha Corbin,

there, but out of court. There has been a few small errors by Sasha

Corbin, of sight, out of court. And when it is so tight, they can cost

offside. That is a big turnover, Serena Guthrie. Some frustration on

the Australian bench with that call. Good transition onto defence by

Australia in the mid-court. No one is coming.

the moment. A lot of lateral movement, which is dangerous. At

times, she pitches herself on the circle edge a bit too soon. What

times, she pitches herself on the great recovery. Fabulous for England

times, she pitches herself on the and Sasha Corbin. She was looking

tired a moment ago but that was a nice piece of play. The big hand

from Medhurst. This is a thrilling game. Sharni Layton having

influence, getting her hand to a number of balls. England have to be

careful because she is quite Sara Bayman, getting into the game

more, giving Guthrie a chance to drop back. There is no love lost

between these teams. It goes against Jo Harten. This is a

big moment for Australia. If they score from this, they will have the

next centre pass. Great work by Robinson,

Kadeen Corbin. Anna Mayes is on her feet. Corbin,

Kadeen Corbin. Anna Mayes is on her of attention. It is an umpire

time-out. Yes, because if it was Corbin's time-out you would have had

30 seconds of the court. -- she would have had. England, hanging on

to their lead. But Australia will take the next centre pass. They know

what is at stake. We should perhaps paint the picture that if Australia

were to lose this game, the chances are they

were to lose this game, the chances the semifinals. That changes the

whole complexion of the tournament. However, nine and a half minutes

remaining in this match. Bassett. That is her 30th goal and

more importantly, it levels this game. Nine minutes remaining. Great

defensive work from Ravaillion, to shut down Corbin. Just the height of

Layton as well, proving a problem in terms of the distribution through to

Corbin. Excellent defensive pressure.

It is a quality ball placement from Ravaillion through to Bassett. For

the first time in a very long time, Australia have the lead. Good

defensive work, England. There is fight in this England side. Layton

and Corletto hunting in that mid-court, opening up spaces. Geitz,

outstanding. Ball placement again. Guthrie just needed just bloody,

give Australia the opportunity. -- Guthrie just needed to study

Australia. That was very on characteristic -- uncharacteristic

of Bassett. England, opportunity. Great pressure from Bassett. She

probably knew she needed to get it back. Important that a man and

Beckford-Chambers keep the width on the court, getting drawn in together

with the quality defence from Australia in the mid-court. Great

vision, excellent ball. This game keeps getting better. England

comeback. They sent a pass. -- their centre pass. Big play here for

England. Ravaillion refusing to give way, Guthrie. What a game she has

had. Getting a sense Harten is playing herself, taking some

pressure off Dean Corbin. Well played, Jo, for England. -- takings

and pressure of Kadeen Corbin. We saw Corbin limping a little earlier.

Medhurst again driving to the ball. At speed, hard to defend. Away from

the Australian goal attack. Goal for goal. Six minutes left in this

match. This is a Bond match, a preliminary round. -- April match --

a pool match. Just a tussle there with Corbin and Corletto. Corletto

quip on her footwork, Corbin closing off that ball into the shooters.

There is a double on Jo Harten. She had the arm up. CHEERING

Bassett might want to shoot from out there. Australia and all sorts of

pressure, using the edge of the circle. Some great work off the ball

by Medhurst. She was just about to fall over court, she did well, got

the ball away, Corbin. Such pressure. Pressure on every part of

the court. Beautiful work. Quality ball through. That has to be their

parents at this point! So many people were looking forward to this

night and it has delivered big time. -- looking forward to this match.

Rebound, Bassett! She calmly takes the ball. I don't know that was her

really. Into the final four minutes. 46 apiece. Sasha Corbin just

dropping back into the backspace. You sense some fatigue in Kadeen

Corbin. She has been run down by some quality defence from Geitz and

Corletto. Unlucky. Geitz has called. Harten off-loaded but Corbin not

really... I might just mention at this point that if we get to

full-time and it is a draw, this point that if we get to

full-time and it is a that is where it ends. There are no... There is no

room for extra time in these preliminary rounds. A good take from

Bassett and Mentor in a good position. Quality ball through.

Geitz urging. 47-47, under three minutes remaining. Site -- people

are getting tired. Their timing is out. Just watch Bayman and Medhurst.

There will be some tired bodies after this game. Harten doing

everything for her team. Excellent response, credit to Jo Harten, she

capitalised and moved out of the circle. But Australia go again,

quality work off the line from Medhurst. Two minutes left. Pressure

from England. They forced the error. Good, patient build-up by

Australia. Not even looking at the post. Medhurst playing well in this

last quarter for Australia. Times are taking. -- ticking.

last quarter for Australia. Times big play for England. They will not

want to waste any chance. Great movement by Geitz, just caught on

the contact. Jo Harten has been outstanding.

the contact. Jo Harten has been understanding of the

the contact. Jo Harten has been when to come into the game. This is

a crucial one. That could well be the game. It

a crucial one. That could well be Harten if it is. A couple of crucial

goals missed opportunity for Australia. Taking

the pressure off, passes through the mid-court. 30 seconds. Guthrie. They

will just mid-court. 30 seconds. Guthrie. They

down. Great ball by Ravaillion, through to Bassett.

down. Great ball by Ravaillion, has done this sort

down. Great ball by Ravaillion, in the dying seconds of the game,

winning it for Australia. I think England will simply run out of time.

They have. What a match. Australia get through by the skin of their

teeth. They beat England by one goal. 49-48. You have got a feel for

England. Absolutely. Jade Clarke goal. 49-48. You have got a feel for

just pulling the players in, not letting them go off in

disappointment. Credit to her there as a captain. It is about

regrouping. Credit to Australia. as a captain. It is about

England disappointing for them as a captain. It is about

they played it credibly well. Their confidence should still be very

high. Will it be confidence should still be very

Australia in the rugby Sevens? confidence should still be very

about to get underway. We will join the commentary teams now, Australia

against Sri Lanka. , Tait the commentary teams now, Australia

here. -- COMMENTATOR: Fiji not here. It has not been the brightest of

starts but the perfect of starts for Cameron Clark and the Aussies. We

saw the importance of restarts. They put pressure on the ball, excellent

restart from Clark Cameron. We will see that a lot this weekend, the

value of possession. An absolute set piece, Robert Lee more important

than scrum and line-out. -- probably more important.

Those of you settling down to watch Sevens probably for the first time,

we will be going on about possession all weekend. Let's see what Sri

Lankan can do with the ball of their own.

A little, mazy run. Battle for the air over the ball.

James Stannard did very well there in a counter ruck situation. The

more lighter weight Sri Lankan side will really have to get their

shoulders underneath them. Australia's second try.

He looks up, at his options. Australia just too strong from that

range. Cameron Clark still cannot yet slot

the drop goal convergence. Australia one of the teams that really fancy

themselves this weekend. Being in the metal mix at the end of August.

They finished sixth behind England in the last season's IRB.

Great kick off from Stannard. Look at the height, or what an athlete

this guy is. It is a really early lesson for Sri Lanka. In just the

bits and pieces, the nuts and bolts, doing the simple things right at the

moment. Australia with every single ball. The Australian player driven

into touch. That is just about the biggest cheer of the match so far.

Australia just ticking every box at the moment, looking very impressive

across-the-board. Australia have caught Sri Lanka napping there. What

will they say to the players at half-time? Once again, the power of

the Australian side just too much to handle for this Sri Lankan side.

Converging, a good one. CGI not in Glasgow this weekend. --

Fiji. The Wallabies are dominating the restarts.

The quality of the play, the understanding and the interchange on

this Australian side am a that 73 points is looking on here.

A good start for Geraint John. Once again, the restart has been won. He

will be bearing in mind that the opposition will get tougher, but

Australia have done everything they needed to do right so far. Sean

McMahon is wrestled to the ground. Australia still seem to have some

space and some numbers out here. A good finish. The crowd are

appreciating the courage of the number three-year. -- the number

three here. Once again he is too strong from that range. It is all

too easy. 36, with a conversion to come. Try number six. Conversion

Mrs, which means that at half-time they are slightly behind, if they

are to much the 73 points they got in Melbourne eight years ago. It

will do for the first seven minutes, however. Pretty tough work,

demoralising for the Sri Lankan side. Let's get some fresh bodies

out there and see if we can get something different. Something

different I would like to see is their ability to tackle, because it

has not been on show. CG did not come back into the

competition in time to beat the Glasgow deadline. CG Fiji's netball

team also did not make it to the Commonwealth Games.

to do. They made a change at half-time.

Sri Lanka joined the party in Hong Kong after qualifying. They made

their debut 30 years before, so they have a relatively lengthy history.

But not one that is necessarily full of success.

Sean McMahon gathers the the skipper Ed

The ball inside to Stannard. Seventh try for Australia. Greg Jelly does

did extremely well. But try for Australia. Greg Jelly does

enjoy the play year from James try for Australia. Greg Jelly does

Stannard. He is giving the ball carrier options inside and outside.

Australia gives another lesson to one of the minnows of the game.

He has put in a decent shift. He will be held back for later matches.

He has put in a decent shift. He Australia play Uganda

He has put in a decent shift. He play England. Not entirely happy

with their scheduling today. They will have played twice before

England have made will have played twice before

appearance in about three hours, and they have an eight hour gap between

their second and third matches between Uganda in a couple of hours

and then England at the end of the day. It is a JPEG

and then England at the end of the actually going to take the step of

leading the stadium and going back to the village to rest up. There are

some logistical issues that Australia's management have to

wrestle with today, but Australia's management have to

pitch, the players are absolutely doing the business at the moment.

They certainly are, they are controlling everything. And being

Australians, they will want to control the schedule as well! We

know that in the game of rugby sevens, there is always space for

them. There seems to be even more against Sri Lanka today. Waltzing

through. Tom Lucas with the try. Good work at the breakdown. Nobody

is sitting close to the Rocky. We have to be aware what the number

nine, or first ball receiver, is up to here. He strolls in. Such a key

area, that rate down area in the 15 aside game. He is responsible as he

is that in sevens? In sevens, it is about numbering up against the

opposites. You do not want to sit to wide from the breakdown initially.

You will be able to recover that, but it is harder to come back into

the breakdown and is to come out as a defender. Greg Jelly does last

control of the ball as he was being hassled out of it.

A chance for Sri Lanka to get their hands on the ball, something they

have not seen much of in this game. Australia have hit the half-century,

still needing Ennahda 23 point to go if they want to match their score

from Melbourne in 2006. Sam Myers is coming on. It is all

about conserving energy here. It is not just about today, but the back

end of tomorrow as well. The collective work rate, the

accumulation of numbers, the till misses that these guys have been

putting about here. A high repeat effort. Here is a chance. Taken

away. The biggest roar of the day. If they

score here... This man has made himself a national

hero back home, and a shrill anchor Nero in Glasgow. They conceded the

first 50 points but they have got the next five. It was a overlap on

the left-hand side and they picked it up Barry well.

He puts his years back, backed himself into a corner, and a smile

as he chucks the ball away. A wonderful site.

Brilliant rugby. Well played, Sri Lanka. Hang on a minute. They are

only 43 points behind. Last try wins? It might take a while before

we get a smile from this man, but they have been working hard for

moments like that. Everyone of these teams has been in Glasgow for a

fortnight or so. The ball has been wrestled back.

Chatter had the decisive tackle. Australia once again had to select

reverse gear. Taken in by Tom Lucas. Just a bit of overhead view

brings. A big opportunity here for Australia to re-attack on the right.

Taken on by Sam Myers. Picked up by Cameron Clark. He is

being chased down. Greg Jelly does -- Jeloudev was on hand to make sure

the board are not go missing. The players are starting to chase

back. The Australian support is following through as well. There is

always that yellow Jersey there on hand.

We are into the final minute and Australia have nine tries. Shrill

anchor have one tried -- Sri Lanka have one try.

He has played his part. He earned himself a place on the IRB's sevens

dream team. Line-out, taken quickly, but it has

got to be taken straight. You can have a line-out or a scrum.

Scrum? Not straight. The second is ticking away.

The This will be the last play of the match.

A shrunken penalty not taken from the right position.

Will it be a second try for Sri Lanka, or a 10th one for Australia?

Great plague from Australia, technically superb.

The ball released. Tom Lucas to Jeloudev... And it is Cameron Clark

you has done the bulk of the scoring for Australia and finishes the

scoring with their 10th try of his opening match. It was his making

with the defensive work initially, and then on the outside. Well

played, good depth. Good strength. You have got to get

played, good depth. Good strength. You have got to shoulder onto these

boys low. If you're going to go in low, you have to take down their

space, and arm tackles are not going to work for the smaller men from Sri

Lanka. They will have to learn quickly or it will be a long

afternoon for them. A hat-trick for Cameron Clark. Australia get their

challenge for Commonwealth gold under way here at Ibrox in emphatic

fashion. Not the 73 points that they notched up in Melbourne, that 62

will do very nicely. Sri Lanka's consolation was one tried.

A fine win in deed for Australia. 62-7. You have to feel a bit for Sri

Lanka, and opening match in the Commonwealth Games and they are

playing Australia, a side as good and as rampant as they are. Coming

up this morning on BBC Three, we have got more rugby sevens and we

will find out how New Zealand got on in their opening match. We will also

be heading to the in their opening match. We will also

will be seeing how the Scots and English judo players are doing over

at the SECC. But now we are taking a couple of minutes for a break to

bring you some news. I leave the ashram, travel halfway

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I'll catch you later. This ashram of yours,

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rocketed 62%. More from us later. Let's return get

back to the live rugby from Glasgow. Yeah, I am looking for

a Prince Charming. I don't think I'm ugly, but I don't

think I'm, like, really pretty. I say, "You've got something

on your bum." "Really?" And I say, Glasgow 20 14th year on BBC Three,

we will be heading to the velodrome and a couple of minutes, but it is

the start of the rugby sevens, holders New Zealand got the campaign

underway this morning against Canada, this is the group which

features Scotland and it was a comfortable victory for the New

Zealand side. They are such a dominant force in sevens rugby and

they ran Canada ragged. Bad news for Scotland because they will be

beginning the campaign later today, Canada beat Scotland in the world

sevens at the semifinal stages in Glasgow a couple of months ago and

New Zealand went on to win that comfortably. New Zealand won this

match very comfortable, 39-0. Captain D J Forbes spoke to John

Inverdale. That was a pretty stunning performance? Yes, always

pleasing to boot on a few points against a good Canadian side. You

have been here are few days, what have you made of the Glasgow

experience? Amazing. Seeing a stadium like this, almost full

house, expecting big things and so far it has been awesome. It is not

in New Zealand's far it has been awesome. It is not

in New instincts to take it easy but you play Barbados later on, can you

take a different view to that game because it could be a horrible

mismatch? Yes, perhaps. As far as we are concerned we will see. The smart

money on New Zealand to retain the title, the won the gold medal eight

years ago and four years ago, they are so dominant, Australia might

have something to say about it but they are very good indeed. Now we

will head life to the velodrome, great success for England and

Scotland and they were hoping for more of the same today. Yes, gold

medals for Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean, we have got the women's

sprint qualification underway. Anna Meares is on track at the moment. We

have seen and Chris with me as ever, how will you see Anna Meares going?

She is about to go, I would put my money on the fact she will go

quicker than Stephanie Morton. I think that usually you look at the

men's and women's times and there is usually a second difference between

the fastest qualifiers. For Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean, we will

leave that at the moment, the flying lap for Anna Meares. It was the

Commonwealth record for her team-mate Stephanie Morton and for

Anna Meares a little bit slower, what do you make of that Chris?

Always interesting when a team-mate sticks in a fast time before you go,

it was an impressive time from Stephanie Morton. Anna Meares will

be disappointed with that but she is still second fastest, it clearly

shows the class of the raid from Stephanie Morton. She had a year off

after 2012, she is still a little bit on the comeback trail? Yes,

feeling her way through and working towards the Rio Olympic Games. The

conditions you are slightly different, 1.2 seconds slower than

the men's time. I was thinking should be around

11.2, 11.1 level, today she did 11.5, 11.6. Little bit off the pace,

the English, but fingers crossed they can be similar to Jason Kenny

and work their way back into it. Next is the men's sprint tandem, no

rest for the men. We saw the women stand on the first day, you would

have thought you would have the women now rather than a quick

turnaround like this? Yes it will be interesting for the guys to see if

they can come down of that high. Craig and Neal in their home

country, the first time Niall has competed for Scotland -- the first

time Neil Fahy. You said Craig does not recover very well. Yes, he does

not make up big secret of it, but this is the event they would be the

favourites in. This is the starting list. Good morning to Simon

Brotherton and Rob Hayles in the commentary box. COMMENTATOR: We are

almost ready to go there in the qualifying rides in the men's tandem

sprint. They were first off yesterday and finished with the

bronze medal after a strong ride in the kilometre time trial. That

really kept the crowd entertained, when Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean

brought it home it almost lifted the roof of the velodrome. There were

not many dry eyes in the velodrome and I was one of them without dry

eyes. Fantastic performance. and I was one of them without dry

Certainly the crowd-pleaser of the games here in the velodrome so far.

We get to see it all over again today. This is all about the

qualifying time. With it being at tandem they have a little bit longer

than the able-bodied sprinters on the regular bikes to ensure that the

tandem is rolling along nicely and up to full speed. Sarah Storey is

clearly very quick on two feet as well as two wheels as she joins us

in the commentary box now. Not much turnaround times for these guys in

the tandem? No, the one kilometre time trial yesterday afternoon and

no straight into this. But they are used to doing these efforts back to

back in training, they will have prepared for this, have known the

schedule for many months so it would have been how they prepared to be

there for the Commonwealth Games. It is an exciting opportunity to have

these events alongside the others. They have produced a good racing so

far. It has been incredible, they are knowledgeable crowd, they are

aware of what is happening and the great performances and can pick up

on the atmosphere, they at least can. The wall of noise that we

enjoyed in London seems to have followed us to Glasgow. If you

cannot feed of a crowd like that you cannot feed off anything, it truly

was a memorable occasion. The tandem slowly gaining pace with each lap

that passes. Now they are really starting to wind it up. The

tandems, they have not done a big jump out of the saddle, they are

winding it up in the saddle which is a really difficult thing to do. It

is about trying to keep it as low on the track as possible, as close to

the inside line, which is not as straightforward when you are riding

at tandem. Great time by the Welsh straightforward when you are riding

pair. The personal best time is somewhere in the region of 10.6,

10.7, 10.7 is a really good marker for these guys in tandem sprint

qualification at the World Championships, so it is fantastic to

see the Welsh peer, and giving a thumbs up to the crowd. They are

lunging towards the line to try and get every thousand other second they

can out of the get every thousand other second they

a second. We are now looking at Northern Ireland, James Brown,

piloted by Dave Readle. James Brown just missed out on a medal at

piloted by Dave Readle. James Brown World Championships in Mexico later

this year. I think these boys were slightly disappointed yesterday

evening. The tandem was drifting out a little bit. Yes they were not on

the black line as much as they would have liked. Hopefully they have gone

and looked at the videos and looked at what they can do as a pair to

make sure they can keep the bike down a little bit this morning.

James has a road background as well as being there on the track. This

high-powered 200 meter time trial is quite a different kettle of fish.

Bronze medallist in London a couple of years ago. Piloted by Damien sure

there. Dave Readle comes from an athletics background, he was in

field events before coming to cycling.

Not quite up as close to the fence as you will see with some of the

other bikes. The greater the height you attain, the greater the speed

you will achieve in the final 100 metres. The clock is going as they

head down the back straight. They are still struggling to keep it

inside the line. They are putting everything they have got into the

pedals. 11.406, nearly one seconds slower than the Welsh tandem. James

Brown and Dave Riegel. A solid right by the Northern Irish pair. -- Dave

Readle. It could be an anxious wait for them

over the next few minutes. Paul Kennedy of Australia, and Neil

Fachie for Scotland are still to come. There is the situation at the

moment. Now we are looking at Paul Kennedy.

Tom Clarke is the pilot on the front. World bronze medallist this

year in a time trial, fourth in the sprint in Mexico at the world

Championships. They were just over one second outside the medals

yesterday in that kilometre time trial. The second Australian tandem

here will be slightly disappointed they could not make it onto the

podium yesterday afternoon, so potentially they have a point to

prove this morning, living in the shadow of Kieran Modra. They have

got the form this year, they have been working together since Mexico

in April and they are hoping to achieve a better time this morning.

Has it always been six laps for as long as you can remember? It does

seem like a generous amount of time to make sure that you are nicely

settled and fully ready to do your time. They have always qualified

over six laps. The bikes are longer and heavier and the gears are

potentially bigger as well and it just takes a bit longer to wind it

up. Some of the tendency will see more or less getting straight to the

top of the track, going through the signs are bit earlier. This pair

have spent longer on the blue line and have now gone straight up to the

fence, so everyone has got their own technique for getting to the top of

the track and they are looking to expend as little energy as possible

while they are doing the wind-up, utilising the banking is of the

track and the downhill sections. Can they make it into the top four

here and go through to the semifinals? They got out of the

saddle there before the final dip into the bottom of the track, trying

to gain extra speed. A good line as they come through up towards the

line. This is going to be a decent time, second quickest, 10.593.

Perhaps a bit slower than they were expecting, but anything under 10.648

tandem is about the ballpark you would expect for qualification in

the sprint competition. They give a little wave to the crowd. They seem

fairly happy with that. You can see them putting the inside of the

sprinter's Lane. It is so difficult to keep these tandem stand, the

weight and the extra length. The pilot has to work really well with

the other cyclists to make sure they can communicate properly about how

the bike is going. Their compatriots are on the track already, Kieran

Modra, piloted by Jason Niblett. For anyone who was not covering our

coverage of the time trial yesterday, Kieran Modra really

well-known name in para-cycling and somebody you have known for a long

time. He was winning medals in Barcelona 22 years ago in the

swimming pool before he turned to para-cycling. His first Paralympic

Games was it in South Korea in 1998. He is one of the legends of

the sport. He is the world record-holder for the for kilometre

-- four kilometre tandem pursuit. They are trying to get to the top of

the track as quickly as they They are trying to get to the top of

possibly can with the least amount of energy. They will

possibly can with the least amount warm up jump on the track to make

sure they are fully settled, ready for this particular effort, and they

will know exactly what they need to do and exactly what line they need

to follow is get the do and exactly what line they need

themselves. Two silver medals for Kieran Modra at the world

Championships this year. And a silver yesterday behind the Scottish

tandem. Kieran Modra is not a person who likes to come second! They will

be looking to see if they can upset the Scottish party here today. Such

a powerful pair. They are accelerating into the final

200. Good line by Jason Niblett. Slingshot into the finishing

straight and up towards the line. It is the fastest time, 10.050. They

lead the way, Kieran Modra and Australia knocking Matthew Ellis of

Wales off the top of the leaderboard here in this qualifying series. An

impressive qualification there by the Australian tandem. They were so

fast out of the saddle, really trying to wind up the big dear, much

bigger than their compatriots rode in the

bigger than their compatriots rode they came round and just got faster

and fast as the 200 metres went on. Kieran Modra has laid down the time

to beat. One more tandem to come, and the noise tells you that Neil

Fachie and Craig MacLean are out onto the track now. It will be

interesting to see how they have recovered, or how Craig has

recovered from his ride yesterday, when he took so much into it looks

as if he had shredded his legs to bits by the time he crossed the

line. Both riders are in pieces. It is incredible to see the effort that

these boys put in to get the huge gears moving. They really have to

hang on in that final half lap yesterday afternoon. It was a huge

effort and they managed to beat the Australians. They are looking very

cool, calm and collected. Craig's Gaze is not one that you want to

cross. They have been working on those legs to get them back in shape

for today. A quick turnaround. Ten seconds...

They came down to the track early to get a warm up and then they would

have been onto the track for a couple of warm up jumps to test out

their legs and see where they are and make a final decision on the

gear selection am looking at the temperature and air pressure within

the velodrome to make sure they get the optimum gear size for the

conditions. Neil Fachie is settling in very well behind Craig MacLean so

far, although he normally writes with an

The spectators have to stay well back, and the cameras. They could

brush these riders very easily if back, and the cameras. They could

they got too close. They are going to get the bell next time, and you

will see this final big effort and the back straight before they really

press on the pedals. Here we go, the big effort for the 200 metres for

Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean is about to start. Look at the pace

there. He is laying it all about to start. Look at the pace

the track in a bid to set the fastest time. Look at them go! They

are going so fast. The bike went out there in the straight. This is so

impressive. there in the straight. This is so

time, just a bit slower than Kieran Modra from Australia, 10.213, still

very quick for eight tandem. An incredible position to be in. Coming

from a gold medal last night and getting back on the track this

morning... We were talking yesterday about how long the straights are,

when you come out of the banking, the finish line is just a bit

further down the straight than it is at Manchester or some of the other

velodrome is that these have been racing on. They were desperate to

get that finish line there, head down, not looking where they are

going. Second fastest qualifiers. The fastest qualifier is Kieran

Modra from Australia. Neil Fachie from Scotland, posting the second

fastest time with Craig MacLean. The tandem to miss out on the next

round is from Northern Ireland, James Brown.

Another face-off between Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean, Kieran Modra and

Jason Niblett. I guess the psychology of sport here is seen in

a clear relief. You have the champions last night against the

beating Aussies. Who responds the best? It is fascinating, because

when I was racing, even when you are exhausted and have saw a legs, if

you have won the night before, morality is such a massive thing to

have on your side. The Australians have clearly not been dissuaded

since last night. They have come back thinking that today's a new

day. It is interesting because, essentially, it is Craig on the

front, Jason Niblett on the front for Australia, they used to race

against each other in this print many years ago. It is a few old

rivalries coming back. And because these two pairs are so far ahead of

the others, the motivation for Craig and for Neils who really smashed it,

that is perhaps not quite there. They would have liked to have gone

out there and done the fastest time you leave for the psychology,

showing that they are the quickest pair. It will not affect this

evening, really because they should get to the next round really

comfortable in and then meet up with the Australians in the final. It is

good to know, when you go to the start line, that you are quick ride

and have done the faster time trial. We are going to head out to the

track. Best free to decide who goes through

to the semifinals. Stephanie Morton was the fastest

qualifier, setting a new record Stephanie Morton was the fastest

the first event of the morning, the qualifying event which sets the

scene for this competition. A big test for Danny Khan. Yes, Danny Khan

is the slowest of the qualifiers, 0.7 seconds slower than the

Australian Stephanie Morton. But it is all about match sprinting now. It

is going to be tactics. It is going to be a big ASCII for Danny Khan,