Canada's women's 4x100m relay team win their heat to advance to Commonwealth Games final

So away they go, really good start there from Australia's Lane. Second to left, he went off very, very quick. He's made up a metre or two on Misha Liaye. How's the changeover for the Australians? Oh, not bad, it was quite late, but I think it was legal. Now look at Bascom there, left of picture, the 200 metre silver medalist. He's going to go well here for Trinidad and Tobago. Also going well at the moment for Scotland. Are they though? Yes, that changeover good for Scotland. Canada going well as expected on the inside there in the red, third from left. Canada on the inside, but maybe Trinidad and Tobago still in the lead here. But the Aussies, good changeover there. Side by side with Trinidad and Tobago. And look at the Canadians. We knew they'd be strong here, and they're steaming away with this one. Trinidad and Tobago coming back at them. But the Canadians take it in two. Trinidad and Tobago getting second, Australia in third. That's the 1-2-3. It is the first three, plus the two non-automatic qualifying fastest teams behind the first three in each heat will go through. That from Canada, very, very slick indeed. Not a great lane draw, Lane 2, but they just got on with the job. They didn't worry about the battles outside them, and most of the big racing was going on several lanes to their right. They never got a glimpse of that. Tunnel vision from the Canadians, and a nice win there. 42.15, that's 43.15, excuse me, that back in 2022 would have got them fourth place. But from Lane 2, that's pretty solid. It was. I just want to see the second changeover for Canada. It was definitely long. There was nothing from their body language that suggested they did anything wrong. Oh, I like that phrase, long. They were just a bit later moving the baton between Le Duc and Leclerc. Nothing in their body language suggests that they think it was risky, and they were right there on top of those yellow ticks. But if we do get a replay of the second changeover, I'll be having a look at that. And that run from McCreith, she broke the Canadian record just in the last three or four weeks, and she didn't perhaps bring that form to the individual event. She looked a bit disappointed with how she conducted herself in the 100, but that formed on the home straight here with a relay baton in her hand was brilliant. That Canadian team all the way back to the lead. Here's the first changeover. We see Trinidad and Tobago and Australia going very well. The Australians setting off early. Look behind, and then we see a drop baton for Ghana. I was wondering why they were so far behind. But you can go back and get it. Here's a second changeover. Just keep your eye on the yellow ticks on the floor for the Canadians. The Scots were late there too. Oh, just legal, I think, the Scots. They end up in fourth place, the Scots, 44.89. They might yet go through as a non-automatic qualifier. It's going to be tight because they were a long, long way behind Australia in third place. Canada, if I'm honest, they were risking it almost every changeover. It was fine. I think they were fine, the way I could see it, but they were right at the end of the changeover box every time. The Australians, there was a real fumble there between Hanlon and Harris. Hanlon went for Harris' hand, missed it the first time, but got it the second. I'm sure their hearts were in their mouth. But once they had the baton, they sped away for an automatic qualifying spot. Well, just to reiterate, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago and Australia taking one, two, three. They're going pretty much to form. Scotland in fourth with 44.89. But as I say, they were, well, the fat end of them, second and a half behind Australia. It wasn't a quick time by Scotland. And in fifth place with a small chance, a tiny chance, because their time was very slow, of going through Papua New Guinea, 47.42. Canadians, very happy with that. Unfortunately, the 100 metre champion, individual champion, Zoe Hobbs, no chance to perform in these relays. New Zealand not putting up a team. England go in the second heat. Amy Hunt, remember, taking the silver medal in the 100.