What had been billed as a Battle of Britain instead became another emphatic demonstration of Australia's dominance in the Commonwealth Games pool.
With Olympic relay gold medallists James Guy, Matt Richards and Tom Dean all lining up for the men's 200 metre freestyle final, plus Jack McMillan – the reserve member of the Paris squad – the hope inside Tollcross Swimming Centre was that one of Britain's decorated quartet would come out on top. Instead, it was Australia's Kai Taylor who stole the show.
