David Townend: Team for next week should be Cook, Jennings, Westley, Root, Malan, Bairstow, Stokes, Ali, Broad, Roland-Jones, Anderson.

Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on TMS

This is not a panic-struck selection. Ballance's injury meant they needed another batsman, and given that Keaton Jennings is going to open, that rather ruled out Mark Stoneman.

Dawid Malan's well known for being a big hitter, so that's an interesting selection. He's had a decent first-class summer, but his career has been built around T20 cricket.

It might be that the Oval pitch takes some spin - there's a conversation about Moeen and Dawson. But you can't help but feel that England are a batsman light, the way they've played of late.

Meg Lanning is having a chat with the umpires and checking her watch as the first hint of sun comes out over Derby.

We're on shoulder watch with Lanning, an injury that's been giving her grief throughout the tournament. She's been joined now by her counterpart Mithali Raj.

Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special

It's the first time I can ever remember an inspection being brought forward by half-an-hour.

I've just watched an umpire trot out, head back inside, and then wander back out again.

The good news is they've brought the inspection forward by half-an-hour, so fingers crossed we'll get some play...

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The good news is, all the covers are now off the pitch and the groundsman is charging up and down the wicket with the roller.

I say charging. It's more of a gentle plod.

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Natalia: England like consistency so reckon they would've only dropped one of Jennings/Ballance. Ballance injury took it out of their hands.

Some words of encouragement from the Aussie men's coach.

So, the 13-man squad to face South Africa is: Joe Root (c), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Alastair Cook, Liam Dawson, Keaton Jennings, Dawid Malan, Toby Roland-Jones, Ben Stokes, Tom Westley, Mark Wood.

Some news from the men's world, now, and Tom Westley and Dawid Malan have been added to the 13-man squad to face South Africa next Thursday.

Essex batsman Westley will earn his first cap, and is set to bat at three at The Oval following injury to Gary Ballance.

And Malan, who scored 78 from 44 balls on his international Twenty20 debut last month, could also make his Test debut.

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Question: would you rather see a short game today, or a full 50 over game in tomorrow's reserve day?

The forecast is better for this afternoon but you always run the risk of a side feeling aggrieved should this become a 20 over slogathon...

While we wait for the weather to clear, let's head indoors to the nets for some instruction from Aussie seamer Sarah Aley.

The slower ball is a vital weapon in the one-day bowler's armoury - here are Sarah's five tips for perfecting the delivery...

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We're hearing that the England men's squad for the third Test will be announced at 12:30 BST.

If you've not listened to it, we can recommend BBC Radio 5 live's full review of the second Test, featuring Phil Tufnell, Graeme Smith and a rather feisty interview with England coach Trevor Bayliss.

Isa Guha
Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

Look at someone like Laura Wolvaardt, who's 18 years of age but is thinking about whether she should give up cricket to go and study medicine at university. It's a big choice.

Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

There's a men's Under-19 World Cup - is it time for a women's Under-19 World Cup?

Absolutely. It's a crucial age for keeping girls in the game at a time when they may be thinking about going to university - and it can be a crucial stepping stone towards the senior team, as it's a tough transition between county and international cricket.

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Alison Mitchell
BBC Test Match Special

I think we may have seen the last of the rain. It's stopped, and there's some blue sky coming across.

Isa Guha
Ex-England seamer on BBC Test Match Special

I know Pakistan want to start their own women's 20-over league, so I hope people will get behind it.

Lydia Greenway
Ex-England batter on BBC Test Match Special

With a sell-out Lord's final coming up, it's a credit to how amazing this tournament has been, but also how far the women's game has come, with governing bodies backing their women's teams.

Er. There's brollies going back up in the crowd. That might have been my jinx.

And here come the covers...