The 55-year-old is due to compete in the men's pairs and four events at Birmingham 2022, with lawn bowls and Para lawn bowls events taking place at Victoria Park in Royal Leamington Spa between tomorrow and August 6.

Marshall claimed men's pairs titles at Manchester 2002, Melbourne 2006 and Glasgow 2014, as well as back-to-back men's fours golds at the last two editions of the Games.

A pairs silver at Gold Coast 2018 also features as part of his medal haul.

He is tied with Wales' Robert Weale on six Commonwealth Games medals in the sport, and with the late David Bryant of England on five golds.

Marshall has insisted prior to the start of competition that he is not motivated by breaking records, but wants to add another victory to his name.

"David Bryant is a guy I rate as one of the all-time greats of the sport, an absolute legend of a guy and a gentleman, so I'd be privileged," he said.

"Breaking records and things like that doesn't really bother me.

"My focus is purely on winning the game in hand, and if I happen to win another gold medal then so be it."

Scotland are one gold medal behind hosts England on the all-time lawn bowls medal table at the Games.

England have 19 to their name, with Scotland sitting on 18 after success in the men's triples and fours at Gold Coast 2018, with Derek Oliver and Ronnie Duncan competing in both winning teams.

The hosts only won three bronze medals at the last Games, but boast an experienced squad, and England's performance director John McGuiness is hopeful that the nation's bowlers can make home advantage count.

"The players are very familiar with the environment and even though the greens have been re-laid, some of the characteristics of the green we also know," he said.

"Some southern hemisphere teams are not used to playing on this type of grass, and the pace of the green tends to be heavier than some of them are used to, but they are playing so well that they'll suit all good bowlers."

Australia took five golds on home soil at Gold Coast 2018, but have never finished on top of the podium in the sport at a Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom.

Rebecca Van Asch is included in their team having won golds in the women's triples and fours at the last Games, while Aaron Wilson and Jake Fehlberg are defending their men's singles and Para mixed pairs titles respectively.

Emma Firyana Saroji and Siti Zalina Ahmad of Malaysia are looking to retain their women's pair crowns, with the latter also targeting a record third singles gold.

Lawn bowls at Gold Coast 2018 provided the Cook Islands with their first ever Commonwealth Games medal through Taiki Paniani and Aidan Zittersteijn's bronze in the men's pairs, and the Norfolk Islands with only their second through a third-place finish for Hadyn Evans, Phillip Jones and Ryan Dixon in the men's triples.

Competition in lawn bowls and Para lawn bowls begins tomorrow, with the first medal matches scheduled for Monday (August 1) in the men's triples and women's singles.

It is due to conclude with the men's singles final on August 6.