Olympic silver medallist shuttler Nathan Robertson has been selected as the flag-bearer of the England contingent at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi on Sunday. The 33-year-old Robertson, who won Silver in the team event and a gold in the mixed doubles with Emms at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, said he was humbled to bebestowed with this honour. He said today that it is a huge honour and something one dreams about. England have brought 371 athletes to New Delhi. They finished runners-up in the medal rankings at the last three Games and are likely to face a tough competition from Canada and India at the Delhi multi-sport event. England have seen many pull outs, including world and European heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis and world triple jump champion Phillips Idowu. So, the onus now would be on the other senior athletes such as Rebecca Adlington, Gemma Spofforth (swimming), and Tom Daley (diving).