Team England cyclist Andy Tennant has played down his prospects for this evening's Commonwealth Games track cycling men's final, claiming that the odds are stacked against him.

A composed race in the qualifier saw the 27-year-old from Wolverhampton pick up five points to qualify for the final in seventh.

Tennant told reporters after the race: "We didn't know how good the field was but it turned out to be an easy race, really.

"It is going to be a difficult race tonight. I'm a lone ranger, shall we say, and all the others have got a couple of teammates.

"There are three Australians, three Kiwis and three Welsh so I think it's against me. The numbers game is definitely not in my favour."

Tennant finished 10th in the track cycling competition at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne eight years ago.