The sport was first included in the Commonwealth Games four years ago on the Gold Coast when the court at Coolangatta was pitched within metres of the Pacific Ocean.

This time the sport is being staged in Birmingham’s City Centre at a specially constructed temporary arena in Smithfield.

In the women's competition, 2018 silver medal winners Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy of Australia will probably notice the difference in surroundings as they bid to go one step further after losing to Canada’s Melissa Humana Parades and Sarah Pavan four years ago.

The Australian pairing also won silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

They are scheduled to open against Sri Lanka on Sunday (July 31).

Vanuatu's 2018 medallist Miller Pata is back again with a new partner Sherysyn Toko and they already have a Pacific Games title in 2019 to their name.

Their tournament is scheduled to begin against Scotland on Sunday.

In the men’s event, 2018 gold medallist Chris McHugh, now approaching the veteran stage at 35, is partnered by debutant Paul Burnett, nine years his junior.

"It’s more like a marriage than anything, I see this guy more than my wife," McHugh admitted.

Home fans are expected to give England’s Javier and Joaquin Bello a huge welcome on the first day of competition when they meet Tuvalu.

The women's and men's tournaments each feature 12 teams with competition set to run until Sunday August 7.