James Hall goes into the Commonwealth Games as a man in form after his World Cup success.

Pegasus gymnast Hall won all-around bronze in Birmingham just days before flying to the Gold Coast.

It was his second World Cup medal of the year, having landed silver in America, and he could hardly be in better shape for the biggest competition of his life so far.

The Commonwealth Games is second only to the Olympics in Hall's eyes and the 22-year-old from Maidstone can't wait, making team gold his big target.

He said: "It's pretty enormous, especially as it's multi-sport, so a lot of people will be watching it.

"The team event's up first and that will be the focus really.

"I always prefer to devote all my energy to the team event, for the other guys, and it's nice to go out there as a team rather than just yourself.

"That'll be the main bit but any extra medals will be a bonus.

"It would be nice to pick up a few extra golds but you can never tell who's going and whether other countries have any secret weapons.

"We'll be fighting for every medal we can get."

Hall could hardly have looked more relaxed in his final training session before boarding the plane to Australia.

That's just the way he likes it.

He said: "It's just part of the process. You come in the gym and do your job.

"This is our passion, this is our love, you come in and devote everything to this and if you're not enjoying it there's no point doing it.

"It's time to throw in the towel if you lose the enjoyment, then it just becomes a chore."

Hall's stock rose after his bronze medal at the European Championships in Romania last year.

He and Pegasus team-mate Courtney Tulloch are now two of the biggest names in British gymnastics and interest in the pair will only grow if they bring home medals from the Gold Coast.

Hall said: "It's a strange one. It's happened so fast.

"After the Europeans last year - I'd never been to a major senior championships before - and then to come away with a bronze overnight your followers on Instagram increase by a couple of thousand and you're thinking, 'I'm not used to this!'.

"I've just been plugging away to get to this point where people start to know who you are.

"It's quite surreal but it's a great feeling, it's really nice, and when you've got so many kids looking up to you it's even better."

England and Australia are fierce rivals in cricket and rugby but Hall believes the Gold Coast crowd will be respectful.

He said: "I think with gymnastics they like what they see all the time.

"Obviously they'll cheer on the Australians a bit more than us but they're seeing things not a lot of people can do with their body, so it's quite exciting and, no matter what the crowd is, it'll be an incredible experience."

WHEN TO WATCH: Thursday (April 5) team final and individual qualification midnight-6am, 8am-1.15pm; Saturday (April 7) all-round final midnight-3.45pm; Sunday (April 8) apparatus finals 5.30-11am; Friday (April 13) apparatus finals 1-3.15am).