Umpires Aidan Seaver and Jonathan Kennedy talking to TNT Sports about the prospect of play: "There are a couple of soft areas in the outfield but if the weather doesn't deteriorate, we're hopeful of a game of some sort.

"There is rain around. The groundstaff have said once it's playable they will need 30-45 minutes to get it ready to play. As long as it doesn't start raining that is the main thing."

The umpires have just been speaking to TV while England's players kick a football around behind them.

They aren't ruling out a game but are concerned about some white patches in the outfield. Any further rain could be an issue.

The groundstaff have been doing what they can. Trying to dry an entire cricket outfield with a leaf blower seems futile, however.

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Here's that weather forecast. I debated not even showing you.

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I'll be honest with you. The situation is not the best.

There has been a lot of rain around in the past 36 hours and the outfield is soggy. They have already delayed the toss and the next inspection will be at 13:30 BST.

The forecast is not great either.

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