Greg Rutherford, Dina Asher-Smith in Team England for 2018 Commonwealth Games

Olympic gold medallist Greg Rutherford and British 100m and 200m record holder Dina Asher-Smith have been named in a 75-strong Team England squad for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.

The pair will also be joined by Commonwealth 100m silver medallist Adam Gemili and heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who was forced to pull out of Glasgow 2014.

Sprinter Asher-Smith, who picked up a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the Rio Olympics, has emerged as an exciting prospect as she hopes to seal her first senior Commonwealth medal when the team compete in the Gold Coast next April.

"Being selected to compete for Team England is so special and having had an amazing experience at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2011 I'm excited to be racing on that stage again," said the 21-year-old. "I won two gold medals at that Youth Games and so adding a senior medal on the Gold Coast is now the goal."

England's chef de mission for the Commonwealth Games, Sarah Winckless, said: "We're incredibly proud to be announcing such a strong athletics team for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. We're putting forward some of the best athletes in the world and we're confident that we will be sending the most prepared English team to Australia next April.

"We look forward to the high-level of competition the Commonwealth Games will provide and with our excellent team of staff focussing their efforts to ensure that when we get out there, Team England will have everything set up for a world-class performance environment."

In total, Team England will send around 600 athletes and staff Down Under, making it the largest ever team that the nation has had at an overseas sporting event.

Team England athletics:

Men:

100m: James Dasaolu, Adam Gemili 200m: Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Danny Talbot, Zharnel Hughes 400m: Matt Hudson-Smith 800m: Kyle Langford, Elliot Giles, Andrew Osagie 1500m: Charlie Grice 10,000m: Andy Vernon 110m hurdles: Andrew Pozzi, Dave King 400m hurdles: Jack Green 20km walk: Tom Bosworth, Callum Wilkinson High jump: Robbie Grabarz, Tom Gale, Chris Baker Pole vault: Adam Hague, Luke Cutts Long jump: Greg Rutherford, Dan Bramble Triple jump: Nathan Fox, Nathan Douglas, Ben Williams Hammer Nick Miller, Taylor Campbell Decathlon: Ashley Bryant, John Lane 4x100m: Dasaolu, Gemili, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Mitchell-Blake, Talbot, Hughes 4x400m: Hudson-Smith, Dwayne Cowan, Rabah Yousif, Martyn Rooney, George Caddick

Women:

100m: Asha Philip, Desiree Henry 200m: Dina Asher-Smith, Bianca Williams 800m: Shelayna Oskan-Clarke, Adelle Tracey 1500m: Sarah McDonald, Jess Judd, Katie Snowden 5000m: Laura Weightman 100m hurdles: Tiffany Porter 400m hurdles: Meghan Beesley 3000m steeplechase: Rosie Clarke, Iona Lake 20km walk: Gemma Bridge High jump: Morgan Lake, Bethan Partridge Pole vault: Holly Bradshaw, Lucy Bryan, Molly Caudery Long jump: Lorraine Ugen, Shara Proctor, Jazmin Sawyers Shot put: Rachel Wallader, Amelia Strickler Discus: Jade Lally Hammer: Sophie Hitchon Heptathlon: Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Niamh Emerson, Katie Stainton Marathon: Alyson Dixon, Sonia Samuels 4x100m: Philip, Henry, Asher-Smith, Williams, Ashleigh Nelson, Corinne Humphreys 4x400m: Emily Diamond, Finette Agyapong, Anyika Onuora, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Margaret Adeoye, Cheriece Hylton