Live - England v Pakistan

Live video scorecard - England v Pakistan

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By Tom Fordyce

From Trev in Waterloo, TMS inbox: "If there's so much water on the covers, I hope we're playing Pontoon, or is it so bad it should be Bridge?

From Dan in Leeds, TMS inbox: "I must admit I couldn't really give much of a stuff about this ODI series given everything that's gone on this summer; the mere fact that I'm reading/writing this is a testimony to the scarcity of real work I have to do today. Rest assured though, that unless something more important does come up (I'm not a Scotland Yard fraud investigator, so it's unlikely), I'm with you to the end, so please don't go away even if it carries on raining."

1030: The good news? There's a watery sunshine over the ground. The better news? A few covers are coming off, and we'll have an inspection at 1100. My deal.

1020: Umpire Ian Gould tells TMS that "it could take some time". Covers still on across the square, so no inspection for the time being. Anyone for a game of cards?

1010: A reminder that in Other News, Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have all returned to Pakistan, although they've agreed to return to England when required do so by the police. I feel depressed just typing the words.

1000: Sleeves have been tugged, and the whispers are this: we'll be lucky to get underway by midday. On Sky Sports, Sir Ian of Botham is claiming that, when the new drainage system was installed, "someone forgot to put the sand in." From the barely-controlled look of fury on those famous old chops, I'd say this was a bad thing.

0956: First, the bad news: heavy overnight rain at Chester-le-Street means a delayed start. It's clearing up, don't get me wrong, but there's still some water on the covers. Give me a mo and I'll tug at some sleeves and find out.

0955: Why, it's you - but why are you wearing that?

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