Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch and local athlete Jared Deacon are the other British athletes in the 400m field.

BBC: Chambers prepares for double

But the spate of injuries may make it difficult to match the haul from Budapest 12 years ago, when a team containing Denise Lewis, Steve Backley, Iwan Thomas and Darren Campbell brought back nine golds and 16 medals in total.

BBC: European Athletics 2010: Ennis aims to lead GB charge

Athletics saw numerous Commonwealth Games records being overcome, from Welsh star Iwan Thomas setting a new 400m mark, and Trinidad and Tobago's Ato Boldon smashing Linford Christie's 100m Games record, to the English sprint team's record-breaking performance in the 4x100 relay.

BBC: European and Commonwealth gold