An "invincible" Sam Short has lit the fuse for an explosive Commonwealth Games with the swim star declaring he can't wait to help Australia smash England again.
Distance freestyle ace Short booked his spot for next month's Glasgow Games with a powerhouse performance at Australia's swimming trials.
Short clocked a personal best to win the men's 400m freestyle on Monday's opening night of Australia's swimming selection meet in Sydney.
Highly-touted teammates Kaylee McKeown (women's 50m backstroke) and Lani Pallister (women's 400m freestyle) were among other victors.
Australia has topped the medal table at eight of the past nine Commonwealth Games, but the outlier came in Glasgow in 2014 when when England stole pole position.
The Dolphins have long ruled the Commonwealth pool. The Australians won 65 swimming medals in Birmingham four years ago including 25 golds - three shy of the nation's record gold haul at the 2018 Gold Coast Games.
