England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE). The country went by the abbreviation ENG and used the St George's Cross as flag and Land of Hope and Glory as the national anthem. Diver Tony Ally bore England's flag at the opening ceremony whilst shooter Mick Gault bore the flag during the closing ceremony, both chosen by a vote of England team managers from a list of nominations.

Expectations

England entered these Games, held in Melbourne; Australia, after playing hosts to the previous Games in Manchester in Manchester 2002. The medal tally was not expected to be a large as at the 2002 Games, where England had a home advantage and achieved a total of 166 medals including 54 Gold, 51 Silver and 60 Bronze to finish in second place behind Australia. A strong second place in the medal tally was, however, still expected. The country sent a large team, with competitors taking part in every sport in the schedule. The largest teams were sent in athletics and swimming and it was in these sports, along with cycling and shooting that the team hoped to win most medals. Though there were medal hopes across most sports.

Medals

Medallists

Silver

Athletics: Badminton: Boxing: Cycling: Diving: Gymnastics: Lawn Bowls: Rugby Sevens: Shooting: Squash: Swimming: Synchronised Swimming: Table Tennis: Weightlifting:

Bronze

Athletics: Badminton: Basketball: Boxing: Cycling: Diving: Gymnastics: Hockey: Lawn Bowls: Netball: Shooting: Squash: Swimming: Table Tennis:

Athletics

Team England sent a team of 89 athletes to compete in the Commonwealth Games Athletics meet. The team won 18 medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletics Meet ; six gold, four silver and eight bronze.

Badminton

Basketball

Men's tournament

** Pool B ** Semifinal Bronze Medal Match

Women's tournament

** Pool B ** Semifinal Bronze Medal Match

Boxing

Cycling

Road

Track

Mountain bike

Diving

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Head coach: Jason Lee

Women's tournament

Head coach: Danny Kerry

Gymnastics

Artistic

Rhythmic

Lawn bowls

Netball

England's netball team qualified for the event by being in the top six of the IFNA world rankings. Ama Agbeze, Karen Atkinson, Louisa Brownfield, Jade Clarke, Pamela Cookey, Rachel Dunn, Chioma Ezeogu, Geva Mentor, Sonia Mkoloma, Olivia Murphy (captain), Naomi Stenhouse, Abby Teare, Margaret Caldow (head coach)

Rugby sevens

Shooting

Squash

Swimming

Synchronised swimming

Table tennis

Pool C Pool B

Triathlon

Weightlifting