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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
The pink ball is more visible in places but a number of people for the day-night Test in Adelaide and on TV struggled to see it.
Summary
Rain & bad light - no play
No play possible on day three
Rain, bad light and wet outfield
Pakistan 223-9: Rizwan 60*
England lead three-Test series 1-0
Second Test, day three, Ageas Bowl
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Postpublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match SpecialThere is a sheen over the covers with the moisture and the lights. It feels like there has been a huge spaceship over the ground.
Postpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the Ageas BowlAll of the England players are walking back to the hotel now. Zak Crawley has his hands in his pockets. Rory Burns has flip flops on with a cap on backwards. Jos Buttler, hood of his England hoodie over his head, slumps off alongside them.
It's miserable.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
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Sue: What frustrated me as much as the bad light decision yesterday was the decision to only play for 1 hour after a delayed start, then have a lunch break during the best weather conditions of the whole day. More flexibility and common sense is needed!
Postpublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialI went up to the woods this morning and the light then was better than it is now.
Postpublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Broady's got F1 practice to watch, Matt...
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Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the Ageas BowlJimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad are walking back over to the hotel from the dressing room. That’s not a good sign.
Postpublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Mark Ramprakash
Ex-England batsman on BBC Test Match SpecialThere is no easy answer. We need centres with improved light and if it is the case that we need to play with a pink ball we need to do that.
Follow the Bob Willis Trophypublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
The 18 counties are back in action today for the third round of the Bob Willis Trophy.
Five of the nine games are under way this morning while the others are delayed like us at the Ageas Bowl.
You can follow live text and BBC Radio commentary of every game over here.
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialThe quality of the floodlights seems to be an obvious place to start. You've got to make sure you play if at all possible.
Postpublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Test Match Special are having another discussion about how the game can solve the light issue.
You can listen in at the top of this page or by tuning into BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra.
Postpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
I'm not sure every player does want to get on with it, Chris.
Stuart Broad made it clear at the close last night that the players were on board with the decision to come off yesterday (despite his miffed face).
He also said that the England openers said they wouldn't have wanted to bat in those conditions. Their safety is clearly of paramount importance.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
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Sadly, this is a case of the game having ideas above its station. And it could only happen here. Players and everyone else involved isolated since June. The whole world reeling from a crisis unseen in a century. TV networks investing millions just to bring us a bit of light relief. Every player wants to get on with it, and the world turns on "what colour ball will we play with today?"
Chris
Postpublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Shall we all just get Joe Root and Azhar Ali to bump elbows on a draw now?
'I've got no good news!'published at 10:53 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
BBC Weather's Tomasz Schafernaker: "It's not changing for the next few days. On the radar further drizzle is upstream heading straight for Southampton. The weather is stagnant and not moving - I've got no good news!
"We are going to have to wait two-three days. Cloud is one of the most difficult thing to forecast. There is a possibility it will break up but there is a risk this will continue. This air hasn't moved, the winds are light and there is even a risk of thunderstorms, but I think that is a little further north than Southampton."
Postpublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialIt's as if we never left because the scene is precisely as it was when we left you yesterday. There is a dark smog and they haven't even bothered taking the covers off.
Postpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the Ageas BowlThe murk has descended a bit more. Once again, in cricketing terms it’s probably too dark to start.
Whether that’s right for the game is a different story.
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A.S: More rain. More delays.
How do you solve a problem like the light?published at 10:42 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
Yesterday felt like another tipping point in the bad light problem.
You were angry, we were angry, the pundits were even more angry.
Obviously, no-one agrees on an identical approach that the ICC can adopt to resolve the issue.
Our man in the bubble, Matt Henry, rounded up the best thoughts from pundits, players and you guys.
What's the forecast?published at 10:39 British Summer Time 15 August 2020
This is how the weather is looking at the Ageas Bowl today.
It's going to be another long, frustrating day, one thinks.
