England are having a good look at the state of play and after Sian Honnor strides back to take her place, the 34-year-old picks up a single for the host nation.

The gold medal match is 5-5 after six ends.

An ace from Joaquin Bello and a block from Javier gives England set point.

And they put the Gambia in a dangerous position from their serve with duo Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra conceding the deciding point with a catch-ball.

Advantage England in this quarter-final.

England know they will not have it all their own way in their last-four encounter against India, who picked up a single in the opening two ends.

But lead Louis Ridout scores two in the third end for England to make it honours even at 2-2.

Northern Ireland have also fought back from 2-0 down against Wales in the other semi-final, and now lead 3-2 after three ends.

After a bounce-back from Gambian pair Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra, England duo Javier and Joaquin Bello have pushed on again, going into a 18-15 lead in the opening set.

The next few points are crucial. Can the hosts close out?

Sharyn Renshaw
Australian Commonwealth triples silver medallist

Things are not going badly for Malaysia - keeping the score line nice and tight.

England lead 5-4 against Malaysia after end five.

Michael Morrow
BBC Sport NI at Victoria Park

"Come on, you!" is the phrase of choice of the Northern Ireland men's four when trying to coax the bowl to its desired destination.

The bowl, being unable to actually hear, doesn't always listen but of course the players know this - who can blame them for being right in the zone in the Commonwealth Games semi-final?

A very tight game so far on rink nine, with Northern Ireland nudging themselves into a 3-2 lead against Wales after three ends.

Anna Thompson
BBC Sport at Smithfield

There is some support for Gambia but the crowd is overwhelmingly here to support England.

When the players are introduced, they throw a gift to the crowd. Gambia opted for tee-shirts whereas England picked mini volleyballs.

One of the Bello twins’ throw didn’t make it to the crowd and is instead perched on a canopy.

Thankfully, his arm action has been better in the match and England have started the better.

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VoiceOfTheMysterons: Absolutely top commentary on the beach volleyball after a couple of aces - "I started at 11 and I've got nowhere to go..."

So far so good for England twins Javier and Joaquin Bello, they've raced into a 9-5 lead in their quarter-final with Gambian duo Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra.

Remember, in beach volleyball it's best-of-three sets with 21 points needed to win a set.

Beginning of end four and England skip Sian Honnor gives a little 'sorry' nod to her team-mates, as the 34-year-old knows that attempt was slightly on the heavy-side.

Natalie Chestney, who was a child prodigy and represented England at Under-25 level at the age of just 14, receives high fives instead for her effort.

Paralympic legend Aled Sion Davies completed the gold medal set by becoming Commonwealth Games champion for the first time this week, winning the F42-44/61-64 men's discus.

He's reflected on his achievement on Twitter.

Javier and Joaquin Bello’s defeat in their final pool match to New Zealand’s Sam O’Dea & Brad Fuller means they have, on paper, a slightly trickier quarter-final against dangerous Gambian duo Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra, who won African Games gold in 2019.

But try telling that to Javier Bello who starts with three aces in a row as England go 4-0 up. Wow!

Sharyn Renshaw
Australian Commonwealth triples silver medallist

We have found that going away from us on that ditch side - you do need to push the ball through with some weight. The grass hasn't been walked on too much at that end.

England lead 4-3 against Malaysia after end three.

Good lines by the Malaysian trio but they are not quite able to match the precision of this England team, despite pulling the score back to 4-3 after the third end.

England are represented by Jamie-Lea Winch, Natalie Chestney and Sian Honnor.

The trio may be stacked with Commonwealth medals, boasting eight between them, but only one of them was won in 2018, meaning they arrive in Birmingham full of motivation.

The host nation have certainly started with a spring in their step and after end two Malaysia are on the back foot and 4-0 down.

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Heartbreak for England pair Liam Pitchford and Tin-Tin Ho who are beaten in the deciding game of their quarter-final 11-9 by India's Achanta Sharath Kamal and Akula Sreeja.

Earlier England's other pair Charlotte Bardsley and Tom Jarvis lost 3-0 in their last eight match to Australia duo Nicholas Lum and Minhyung Jee.

Wales’ four of Jonathan Tomlinson, Ross Owen, Owain Dando and Jarrad Breen held their nerve to edge past New Zealand 18-16 earlier today to set up their last-four encounter against Northern Ireland.

And they have shown no ill-effects of that titanic tussle, going into a 2-0 lead after the first end.

Either England or India await in the final.

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Ready for a frenzied spell of wrestling medal action?

There are six gold medals to be won between 17:00 and 19:30 inside the Coventry Stadium and Arena complex.

In addition, there are several bronze medal contests featuring Scottish and English athletes.

Watch out for Ross Connelly (Scotland), George Ramm (England), Abbie Fountain (Scotland), Kelsey Barnes (England) and Mandhir Kooner (England).

Paul Mitchell
BBC Sport Scotland

It is a strongly mental game. For some of the people tuning in for the first time - some of the major battles you have go on in your head.

Anna Thompson
BBC Sport at Smithfield

It’s Bello brothers time!

The identical twins are taking on Gambia for a place in the semi-final.

Gambia won’t be pushovers as Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra won African Games gold in 2019.

But there are high hopes for Joaquin and Javier Bello who said they are here to win a medal.