Gordon Pal: The length of this rain break is the key to England's chances in the match and my chances in my final exam tomorrow.

BBC Radio Test Match Special

Ex-England seamer Ryan Sidebottom on TMS - he didn't get the England job but what are Jason Gillespie's strengths as a coach?

"He's a very good man-manager and gets the best out of the players. He doesn't have too many things on the board, he has simple game plans. There's no rocket science behind it, he just lets players play their own game."

Paul Rowles: Cannot help but think Tredwell should be in this England team - specialist spinner who can dry up an end and still get wickets. He can do both roles a la Swann. It'd be some baptism of fire for Adil Rashid to be thrown into an Ashes series, like Scott Borthwick.

BBC Radio Test Match Special

Ex-England seamer Ryan Sidebottom on TMS, on Yorkshire team-mate Adil Rashid - could he do a job for England as the only spinner?

"I really think he could, I've seen him come on leaps and bounds over the last five years, but he needs a bit of love. If he's going to play, he's got to play now, it was really disappointing that he didn't play in the West Indies. It's not nice when you're on a long tour and just carrying the drinks, but he's come back, scored some runs and bowled really well. He's mopped up the tail on a regular basis and he's one of the main reasons we won the Championship last year."

Got a question for ex-England captain and TMS summariser Michael Vaughan?

He'll be doing a Q&A on the BBC Test Match Special Facebook page, external shortly, from 14:15 BST. Do post your questions there.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Headingley

"The rain falls and the umpires confer. Below the press box, the gang of noisy school children implore them to stay on. International umpires don't tend to listen to the opinions of youngsters, though. If they did, the rules would be one hand, one bounce."

And they're going off. "Light, but persistent drizzle," notes Aggers. But with great timing, ex-England seamer Ryan Sidebottom has arrived in the TMS box for a chat.

The aforementioned umbrellas are still up as Cook square-drives but a good stop from Martin Guptill at backward point restricts them to a single. Having leapt to his left for that one, the seven-toed Kiwi opener then flings himself to his right to deny Lyth. A single takes Lyth to 24 but it's really raining now...

Giles in Oldham: Thank you NZ for some excellent cricket. Apologies for the administrators only having the bravery to face you twice. Shame when media revenue takes precedence over fantastic cricket. Hope to see you back over here again soon.

"You need someone like me standing at mid-off all day, saying 'pitch it up'. You bowlers are a bit thick," Geoffrey rather harshly tells Aggers on TMS. Never mind fielders sledging batsmen, surely it's bad form for fielders to sledge their own bowlers? Cook shoulders arms to a couple from Henry, and when the bowler strays onto his legs, the England skipper effortlessly picks off a single.

Geoffrey Boycott
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

"I think your length is more important at Headingley than your line. It's that perfect length that puts the batsman in trouble. Not a good idea to have a little fiddle at Headingley. If it is up, smack it, if it is short, hit it, if it is a good length, hope it doesn't do a lot."

Left-arm quick Trent Boult to continue from the Football Stand End, captain Alastair Cook knocks a single and the Kiwi fielders still seem a little chilly with hands in pockets between delivery. There's a strong breeze blowing, but surely most of these guys will have played in windy Wellington?

James Douse: If England do make 455 then the total runs in this game will be 1,609, one less than the Test at Lord's. Should be more than possible.

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Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Headingley

"Took a taxi from Headingley back to Leeds city centre last night in a cab where the driver was watching Britain's Got Talent on his phone. He didn't stop when he started to drive - putting the phone in a stand behind his steering wheel. What's the form here? Can you ask your taxi driver to stop watching the telly?"

The unshaven Henry is a bit wide first up, serving up a couple outside off stump before left-hander Adam Lyth punches a four through the covers, though England hearts briefly skip a beat with the ball in the air. A more fluent stroke brings him four more through point. Meanwhile, a couple of well-fed fans in the stands seem to have eschewed the temptations of the local chippy - they're munching down on some rolls from a well-known sandwich retailer.

Neil in Northern Ireland: Even if England do pull off an unlikely win here, the balance of the side clearly isn't right going into The Ashes. The selectors have wasted a golden opportunity to blood an alternative front-line spinner in this series.

As the players take their places, a few umbrellas are going up around Headingley. Rain in the air? But for now, right-arm seamer Matt Henry is going to resume proceedings.

Ian Clark: If you're worried about wind now then look out in your hotel again later - BBC weather app shows it as 13 mph at 1pm but 42mph at 9pm.

Thanks, James. Time for England to restart their Herculean task. But I'm sure they'll just be thinking "let's get through to tea". After all, every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Here come the players...

Right, we're about to resume, so it's time for me to hand over to Mark Mitchener for the afternoon session...