Lovely stuff from Zambia. A kaleidoscopic black, green, red and orange look really catches the eye.

And that rounds out the African nations. On to the Americas now, who are coming into UB40... Sure.

Here’s a few of the different looks we’ve seen so far. Aussies not bringing much to the party, for me. Muted khaki not doing it for me

My personal favourite look so far is probably Cameroon. They looked great.

Hmmm, not sure on Lesotho’s look. Nice straw hats but the plain-ish black polos and beige shorts are a bit dull.

Cracking trousers from Mozambique! Think Ian Poulter golf trousers - very loud... Nigeria pretty understated, mostly white with some green.

Yes! Some great looks among the African nations. Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) looking great in blue and red. The Gambian turquoise, all-in-one jumpsuits are less good...

The Cameroonian athletes look great - a beautifully traditional African look, absolutely superb.

Ghana also bring a lot of colour and energy. Kenya more understated, although they do get a video message from athletics legend Eliud Kipchoge.

Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu (rocking a great green and blue look) and Vanuatu - which was judged as the second-happiest nation in the world - continue the parade of Oceanian nations.

Papua New Guinea had some great, Karate Kid-esque, headbands by the way.

Ok, that’s Oceania done, as we’ve taken a break from the parade to go to Shazia Mirza shouting about how she loves Birmingham and cracks a couple of jokes. It wasn’t great...

African nations next

Video of Malala’s powerful speech from earlier

We’re running through a few more of the countries in Oceania now - Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru etc. Islands in the Pacific Ocean essentially.

Each country in slightly different garb. Must admit, I like the blue floral look of Niue and the green thread through the Norfolk Islands’ look.

New Zealand in a classic white under black look.

Lenny Henry does a bit of compering - jokes about his brother being out back ready to steal the giant bull, that sort of thing. We’ll start the athletes parade with the Oceanian countries.

Australia first up and it’s their biggest ever team they’ve brought to a Commonwealth Games.

The bull is good again. Its armour is ripped off, showing itself to be a beacon of goodness and light. Woohoo!

Ah, here we go - a Peaky Blinders reference as all the volunteers (the game-makers if you will) are dressed in flat caps as they enter the arena. The athletes parade is about to get underway.