The hover cover has left it to the last moment before floating off to beyond the boundary.

Suzie Bates leads New Zealand out, and she gets a big hug from Melie Kerr - a really nice touch all round.

Emma Lamb is getting ready to face the first ball from Jess Kerr.

The mascots are out in anticipation of the teams emerging, but I have to tell you that there are some more murky-looking clouds lurking around Sophia Gardens.

New Zealand skipper Melie Kerr: "We're gonna have a bowl. It's a bit overcast, the wicket looks a little bit green. With the rain around, we want to know what we're chasing and know the conditions up front."

On bouncing back after the loss in Durham: "For us it was probably how we finished our innings. To lose the wickets at the back end gave us a total under par, but we did well to take the game close. You make mistakes and cricket keeps you humble."

On captaincy: "I'm enjoying it more than I thought. It helps having success as a group. The reason for the enjoyment are the people in the group from players to staff. I'm sure there will be hard moments moving forward."

England show two changes from the side that would have played at Northampton, with Jodi Grewcock and Lauren Filer coming in for Maia Bouchier and Tilly Corteen-Coleman.

New Zealand are unchanged, with Suzie Bates playing her final one-day international.

England: Emma Lamb, Jodi Grewcock, Heather Knight, Alice Capsey, Freya Kemp, Amy Jones (wk), Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean (c), Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell.

New Zealand: Suzie Bates, Georgia Plimmer, Melie Kerr (c), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Izzy Gaze (wk), Izzy Sharp, Jess Kerr, Nensi Patel, Rosemary Mair, Bree Illing.

England captain Charlie Dean speaking to Sky Sports: "We would have had a bowl. You have to play the game in front of you. We'll have a crack with the bat."

On the win in the first ODI at Durham: "As a team we weren't our best selves. Winning in those games is really important, showing that grit. Previously we might not have got over the line, so that was promising."

Melie Kerr calls 'tails' correctly and asks England to bat.

There are now dozens of people all over the outfield at Cardiff - players warming up, media, ground staff and others.

All in all, it's much more encouraging than it was around the notional start-time, and as it stands we will still have a 50-over match.

No rain at the moment, Mark, but I've got the seaweed out to predict what might happen...

Good news at last!

The toss will be at 11:40 BST, with a start at midday.

You can put this weather forecast in the file marked 'mixed'.

It is looking brighter at the moment, the wicket is uncovered but there is no news of a possible start time yet.

There's better news, with the covers being rolled up while the wicket remains fully protected. It looks marginally brighter, but there are still some heavy-looking clouds knocking about.

The good news is that the rain has stopped and it has been dry for a little while yet. How much longer that lasts is another question...

Image source, PA Media

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England squeaked home by one wicket last Sunday, so while we're waiting for some play, take a look at what happened in the first of the three-match series.

Hello, and welcome to our coverage of the third one-day international between England and New Zealand from Cardiff.

Unfortunately, we won't be bringing you any news of any cricketing action just yet as it has been very wet in Cardiff and the start has been delayed.

The good-ish news is that it is not actually raining at the moment, and there will be an inspection at 11:15am.

The covers are on and the groundstaff are working hard to get rid of the water - of which there is plenty.