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by Stephan Shemilt & Mike Peter

  1. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Antigua

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    The groundstaff look like they're going to make another attempt to remove these covers.

    Will the rain stay away while they do?

  2. Rory Dollard
    Press Association

    There's no reason why every tourist who comes to England shouldn't play a game against Scotland. It should be factored in.

  3. The next inspection is at 21:00 BST. I reckon that's the crunch point, mainly because of the mopping-up time. If there's nothing positive by then, I reckon it's toast.

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    Rock paper scissors, arm wrestling, top trumps, gin rummy… anything to decide a win rather than just admitting defeat to the weather surely?

    Nigel in Altrincham

  5. Just to clarify, the latest we can start is 21:46 BST, not 21:48 as I said earlier. Those two minutes could be crucial...

  6. Rory Dollard
    Press Association

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    I think it's hard to make any firm judgements about anything we have seen in the last 10 days, because we're talking about one match. I was looking forward to England v South Africa and West Indies because they were looking like a dangerous team. Australia spoke about wanting to knock out England because they didn't want to play them in the knockouts.

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    I remember being at Old Trafford this time last year, eating my £9 chicken selects, watching Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad play One Bounce pretending like it wasn’t chucking it down. Feeling just as hopeless now as I did then.

    Oli, from a very clear Ipswich

  8. It's raining at North Sound, Steve.

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    It's still beautiful, hot and sunny in English Harbour, just 5 miles away. An hour of this and it will be playable.

    Steve in Antigua

  10. 'Who are the next white-ball players?'

    Rory Dollard
    Press Association

    It's not exactly clear who the next people to play in this team are. It's not as though we have Jason Roy and Alex Hales who were overwhelming candidates to come into the team in 2015. We send 50 or 60 players to overseas franchise leagues every winter, but are there four or five who stand head and shoulders above everyone else waiting to come in? I don't think there is.

    England could do with some new names lighting up The Hundred this summer, for instance.

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    A game of Cricket 24 to decide any washed out games, have to play as yourself.

    Jon, Black Forest

  12. 'How do you prioritise white-ball when Ashes on horizon?'

    Rory Dollard
    Press Association

    England have actually dropped new faces and new blood into their squads because they don't often have their Test cricketers available. A lot of love went into the Test team at the expense of the white-ball team, partly down to the fact they thought the white-ball team would be ok. But it's not and I don't know how you can reverse that priority when there's an Ashes series next winter.

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    Andy Stone: I vote for a cricket quiz tiebreaker. The opposition get to nominate your contestant.

  14. England's players are on the outfield, taking some high catches. Chris Jordan and Jonny Bairstow are with coach Kieron Pollard, talking to a member of the groundstaff. Some of the Namibia squad are out there too. Optimism? I don't know anymore.

  15. 'A time of renewal'

    Rory Dollard
    Press Association

    This is a time of renewal for England. This squad needs a fresh look and we need to see how that change will look.

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    Get a gazebo out there and have a 'hit the stumps' contest.

    Leon, a very sunny Kent

  17. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Antigua

    Just as the umpires emerged, the rain has started falling again.

    It's not going to happen, is it?

  18. 'This isn't a hard luck story'

    Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

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    I don't think you can really claim too much hard luck when England had every opportunity to beat Australia last week. It's not a hard luck story.

  19. Chris Stocks
    Cricket writer, The i

    In that Australia game last weekend, it felt like that aura has gone which they had when Eoin Morgan was in charge. Since Morgan, England have got progressively worse. Yes, they won the last T20 World Cup but not with a swagger.

  20. BBC Test Match Special

    If you stick TMS on now, Henry Moeran and Geoff Lemon have been joined by fine writers (and better blokes) Rory Dollard and Chris Stocks to chew the fat of England's potentially soggy exit.