Bowler Nick Brett claimed the job is not done yet for him and partner Jamie Walker as they qualified for the men’s pairs final in style.

Brett and Walker, who are unbeaten throughout the whole competition, crushed Canada in Saturday’s semi-final, winning both sets 9-1.

But the 52-year-old from Peterborough said they came for the gold medal and that’s still their aim.

“It feels really really good to be guaranteed a medal, but we came for the gold so nothing is done yet,” he said.

“We may get a medal but the one we really want is the last one.”

The pair have looked largely untouchable all week, but still needed a tie-breaker to win their decisive match against India this morning.

Brett said after that match: “All of our group games were tough in different ways which has given us a good foundation to know if we needed to find one we’ve been able to.”

And their form peaked in their impressive semi-final performance, which Walker called for them to do one more time.

“We had a game plan going into it and things go well if you play well and that’s what we did from the off,” he said.

“We got in a really good rhythm. We played good, we put them under pressure and that’s what we have to do again tomorrow.”

They face Northern Ireland for gold at 9am on Sunday.

Also going for gold tomorrow will be women’s singles bowler Katherine Rednall after a tense semi-final.

Rednall beat Norfolk Islander Shae Wilson on a tie-breaker – winning the first set 7-4 before losing the set 9-4.

She will now face Ali Merrien of Guernsey for gold tomorrow, with a silver medal guaranteed.

“You need to have luck on your side in such a cut throat format and I certainly did in the tie-break,” she acknowledged.

“I’m so grateful to have got through and got a medal, I’m loving every minute of it.

“The Commonwealth Games is the pinnacle for us as bowlers. To represent my country and pull on the England shirt is fantastic. I am so happy to bring back a medal for Team England.”

In the para bowls, men’s pair B6-B8 Kieran Rollings and Joe Peplow will go for bronze tomorrow after losing their semi-final to New Zealand in straight sets.

“Obviously it’s gutting not to win the semi-final as we would have been guaranteed a medal,” Rollings said.

“But they played well and we can’t take it away from them. A couple of rubs went their way, not our way but that’s bowls. That’s sport. The format is tricky. We just have to go back, regroup and fight for the bronze tomorrow.”

The pair won their final group game on a tie-break earlier in the day against the same opponents to finish the group in second with a 3-2 record.

Women’s B6-B8 pair Michelle White and Helen Wood did not qualify for the semi-finals but ended the competition on a high.

The pair won their second game of the group stage, also against New Zealand on a tie-breaker, but it was not enough to make the final four. 

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