COLCHESTER international squash player Daryl Selby has been selected in Team England’s squash team for this summer's home Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Selby is one of nine athletes to be picked in the squad aiming to chase podium finishes at The University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre from July 29 to August 8.

World Doubles silver medallist Selby is going for gold at this year’s Commonwealth Games.

He previously took home a bronze and silver Commonwealth medal in the Men’s Doubles event.

The squad to represent Team England across Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles features a formidable blend of youth and experience.

It includes six former Commonwealth Games medallists and three debutants.

The four female players to represent Team England are Alison Waters, Georgina Kennedy, Lucy Turmel and Sarah-Jane Perry, while the male players are Selby, Adrian Waller, Declan James, James Willstrop and Patrick Rooney.

Team England will send a team of more than 400 athletes to compete at Birmingham 2022, looking to capitalise on the once in a lifetime opportunity to bring home success in their own country.

Team England is one of the most successful Commonwealth Games squash nations, winning 38 of the 100 medals since squash was introduced in 1998.

Their most successful Games was on home soil in Glasgow in 2014 where they claimed nine out of the 15 medals on offer.

Speaking to Team England on his selection, James Willstrop said: “I’m really excited to be representing Team England at this year’s Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. To compete on home soil in front of my family and friends makes it incredibly special.

“The Games hold a very special place in my heart and I have so many wonderful memories competing alongside my team mates over the last four events.

“Winning gold at the Gold Coast is perhaps the biggest highlight of my career and I’ll be giving my best and hoping to land a podium finish once again and do my country proud!”

Sarah-Jane Perry said: “It’s awesome to have the official confirmation and it feels amazing to be selected.

"It’s been a very strange couple of years so it has been brilliant to have the Games to focus on. I’m really looking forward to it and I’m fully focused.

“It’s a very similar landscape to last time in terms of how the rankings are panning out so I’ll be doing everything I can to beat the one that performs the best.

"We’ve got a good chance in the doubles so we’ll be hyper focused on landing a gold medal.”

Lucy Turmel said: “It’s a dream to be selected to represent England and compete at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with such a great group of people.

"I’ve worked really hard to get to this point. It been a huge goal of mine and it wasn’t easy to get here.

“To have been selected for the team means the absolute world to me. It’s my biggest achievement to date.

"I’m excited to continue to work really hard from now until then so I’m in the best position possible to contribute to Team England on squash’s biggest stage.”

Team England’s Chef de Mission, Mark England OBE, welcomed the athletes to the team: “We’re delighted to welcome nine squash players to Team England for the home Commonwealth Games this summer.

"This incredibly talented team includes a number of previous Commonwealth Games medallists. I’m excited to see them compete over the 11 days this summer and watch them ‘Bring it Home’ in Birmingham.”

You can get behind Team England by following its social channels where each athlete will become Part of the Pride in the run up to Birmingham.

The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event with a fully integrated programme of para sport disciplines and this year’s Games promises to be extra special with full stadiums and arenas after Tokyo 2020 took place behind closed doors.

Birmingham 2022 is set to have the largest ever female and para sport programme in history after a new discipline of Women’s T20 Cricket, and Beach Volleyball and Para Table Tennis were confirmed.