Shannon McIlroy is a painter and decorator by trade. He might emulsional if he loses this match... sorry.

The Kiwi stops the rot to narrow the gap on England's Robert Paxton and take control of the jack for the first time in a good while.

Katharine Merry
Former Olympic 400m bronze medalist on the Gold Coast

Mucci leads after one event. Katarina Johnson-Thompson sits in fifth after safe and controlled running in the hurdles.

She heads to the high jump next and she is very strong in that event.

So after the 100m hurdles, the opening event of the heptathlon, Katarina Johnson-Thompson is in fifth place overall.

Australian Celeste Mucci leads the way after that stunning hurdle performance.

KJT has the high jump up next at 02:00 BST, one of her best events.

England's Jack Laugher successfully defended his 1m springboard title yesterday and he competes again in the 3m event.

He is joined by brothers Ross & Jack Haslam, 1m bronze medallist James Heatly of Scotland and 15-year-old cliff diving champion Aidan Heslop, who becomes the first Welsh diver for 20 years to compete at a major championship.

Watch it now here.

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New Zealand's world outdoor champion Shannon McIlroy needs a comeback of Robert Paxton proportions.

The Englishman has control of the rink in the 15th end, McIlroy requiring a big final shot to stop his opponent extending his lead.

He goes long and Paxton is five points away from the semi-finals.

Stainton is up now and is being consoled by her team-mate Katarina Johnson-Thompson.

There's a bit of concern here for England's Katie Stainton. She clatters a hurdle and is down in a heap on the track, it seems in tears.

Colin Jackson
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on the Gold Coast

Katarina Johnson-Thompson clipped hurdles all the way down but she did ok.

The most important thing is to get points on the board and it's better to be safe than sorry.

Mucci absolutely annihilated her personal best. She was incredible and had a controlled aggression.

It's not the quickest of starts from Johnson-Thompson and the leaders pull away from there on in. She finishes in a solid fourth place while Aussie Celeste Mucci smashes her personal best to win the race.

KJT's time is 13.54 seconds and that gives her a score of 1044.

Sensational stuff! England's Robert Paxton steps on the gas with the benefit of that narrow lead, landing a double and then a treble to move six points clear.

Steve Cram
Commentator on the Gold Coast

Katarina looks a little nervous. She shouldn't be complacent but she should easily win the heptathlon.

She needs to focus on each event. Kat isn't expected to win this race (100m hurdles) but it's good to start with a competitive race.

Johnson-Thompson will have her work cut out to win this hurdles heat. She is up against Angela Whyte of Canada who is a hurdles specialist.

England's Katie Stainton and Niamh Emerson are also in this heat.

KJT gets a huge ovation from the crowd as her name is announced.

KJT is out prowling around the blocks before this second 100m hurdles heptathlon heat. She has her game face on while the officials make some repairs to the hurdles

Katharine Merry
Former Olympic 400m bronze medalist on the Gold Coast

Katarina Johnson-Thompson is the overwhelming favourite and she'll be looking to secure a gold medal here with a good start in the hurdles

She gets under way in the second heat soon.

England's Katarina Johnson-Thompson is in the second 100m hurdles heat, the faster of the two heats.

The event gets under way with heat number one which is won by Ghana's Elizabeth Dadzie. Northern Ireland's Kate O'Connor finishes fifth.

Remember the heptathlon is all about time and accumulating points across the seven events.

With the athletics now live on BBC One, you can watch Robert Paxton in his men's singles bowls semi-final here.

Robert Paxton won't be too concerned his chasing the game, don't forget he trailed world champion Shannon McIlroy in the group game a couple of days ago. Then he fought back from 14-9 down to win 21-18.

Now? He's taken the lead! A third end in the row, this time with a double that Paxton needs his tape measure to check, puts his nose in front for the first time.

In other news at Broadbeach Bowls Club... the DJ has gone all indie disco. Now playing: The Courteeners. Not Nineteen Forever is exactly what Paxton is hoping to avoid.

First to 21 remember...

It’s all over for Denise Payet and Kelly Sibley. They’ve been beaten by Canada in the women’s doubles table tennis round of 16.

The day's athletics events are now under way with the men's discuss. You can watch the athletics by clicking here.

Denise Lewis
Olympic heptathlon gold medallist on BBC TV

The World Indoor Championships was a turning point for Katarina.

Over the past two years she has had a bit of a rollercoaster and things have not gone her way. That has upset her confidence and made her ask if she can really cut it on the global stage. What she did in Birmingham will give her a lot of mental confidence.

She is the head and shoulders favourite but it is not easy. She is potentially 300 points better than her nearest rivals.