Sian Honnor sends her attempt deftly into the mix but there is a jack in amongst those bowls for Malaysia to take a run at.

'Ooooh' say the crowd in sympathetic unison as Azlina Arshad's shot falls short of the intended target.

England just can't get any sort of territory up the pitch. Whenever they get past the 22, their final pass is intercepted, or a forward dribbles into a flat stick.

New Zealand are playing smart hockey; England aren't.

Just when it looked like India were putting together a match-winning run, after picking up six unanswered shots, the England four of Jamie Chestney, Louis Ridout, Nick Brett and Sam Tolchard respond by picking up a three to make it 11-9 with two ends to play.

This English group already have a gold and silver between them in the triples and pairs this week, so should we ever have doubted them?

They certainly know not to panic.

Two good bowls from Jamie-Lea Winch to get this 16th end under way.

Malaysia need to start finding some of England's danger areas if they are to lift themselves up and back into this women's triples gold medal match.

A forward 1.5 somersaults with two twists is the second dive for Amy Rollinson - sounds easy if you say it fast, right? A touch heavy on the landing as she over rotates and it does hamper her scores. She's on 108.60 points after two dives and finds herself fourth.

Canadian Mia Vallee keeps up the pressure and nails the hardest dive of the night! She leads with a massive 122.30.

New Zealand are back up to full strength while England lose a player.

Giselle Ansley is shown a two-minute green for kicking the ball away after the whistle.

Sharyn Renshaw
Australian Commonwealth triples silver medallist

The good thing about these players is they all acknowledge each other's good shots.

It's great sportsmanship here.

England 15-9 Malaysia, after end 15.

New Zealand are happy to keep possession and run down the clock as they wait for Rose Tynan's suspension to finish.

England can't get the ball back.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport at Sandwell Aquatics Centre

"Ooooh". The crowd liked the twists in Amy Rollinson's second dive, the first to include them in this session.

She doesn't score as highly as she did for her first, a result met with polite applause from the fans in the stands.

Skip Sian Honnor nuzzles a red bowl with her latest attempt. No danger, however, for the England trio.

Azlina Arshad is next up for Malaysia with the last bowl but a hand goes up to her forehead in despair as England notch more points on the board.

The English side lead by six after 15 ends. Only three to play...

England's Kelsey Barnes misses out on bronze to Cameroon's Berthe Etane Ngolle. Disappointment for the 20-year-old from Bolton. Ngolle, the two-time African Games silver medallist, used all of her experience to overcome Barnes.

We're out again for the second quarter. England will have a player advantage for much of it with Rose Tynan still in the sin bin.

That's the first quarter.

It's been played at an incredible pace but neither side have a goal to show for their efforts.

Becky Grey
BBC Sport at the University of Birmingham

It's been an exciting first quarter at the hockey, but the crowd are still warming up.

For a bit, the chants of 'Kiwi, Kiwi, Kiwi' are loudest but the English fans soon realise they can't let that happen on home turf and drown it out.

England extend their lead after end 14 and the home trio now hold a 13-9 advantage over Malaysia.

The fans can smell a gold medal in the air for Jamie-Lea Winch, Nat Chestney and Sian Honnor if they can hold their nerve in the Birmingham sunshine.

Paul Mitchell
BBC Sport Scotland

That is the sport of bowls. You can see different angles but it is about what you can play, not what you can see.

England 13-9 Malaysia, after end 14.

What a turn from England's top-scorer Grace Balsdon who beats her player with a spin and starts another England attack.

But driving forward the hosts can't find the right pass and the ball eventually dribbles over the byeline for a New Zealand 16.

It's all gone a bit scrappy.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport at Sandwell Aquatics Centre

There were big cheers inside the arena as Amy Rollinson goes top of the pile midway through the first round.

She's able to hold that lead until the end of the round and there's a smattering of applause as the scores on the doors are displayed on the big screen.