Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the Ageas Bowl

It was the now traditional TMS Saturday entertainment night last night, organised this week by Tim the BBC Cricket TV producer.

It was a curry night, plus a game of socially distanced cricket on the concourse.

Phil Tufnell pulled in some ringers to the bowling attack. TMS producer Adam will dine out on this forever...

The House of Hammer: I suspect that Rory Burns has one more match before being dropped. His form is poor to put it mildly.

Phil Tufnell
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

We were enjoying that. A green top in Southampton, it doesn't get much better than that - especially with this Pakistan bowling line-up.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special

What can you do?

There's a lot of frustration. We've had an hour of sincilating cricket, so absorbing. I'm guessing we were spoilt there really - having an hour of consecutive play.

There's a lot of rain around the country today disrupting cricket, but there are some matches still in progress in the Bob Willis Trophy.

Every ball of every match is available on the BBC website and App and you can choose your commentary here.

Before that rain we had five dramatic overs as England reached 7-1. From the very first delivery it was clear it would be a challenge. After edging just short of second slip, Rory Burns was caught in the same place for a duck three balls later.

He fell to a leading edge for 72 as Stuart Broad finished with 4-56 from 27.2 overs.

So Pakistan resumed this morning on 223-9 and wicketkeeper Rizwan immediately began wielding the willow.

No play yesterday of course and the main international cricket news was MS Dhoni announcing his retirement. Here is the India legend winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in fine style.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special

I'm very sad to tell you that the umpires have decided to go off.

We've had exactly an hour.

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You're right Matt, the covers are coming on.

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the Ageas Bowl

I don’t mean to be a party pooper but I can feel raindrops.

The four-man Pakistan slip cordon is even closer together than England's, but they have taken the one chance that has come their way so far and they excitedly wait for the next one. Shaheen is up at 86mph but Sibley is leaving well.

Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician

There were five play and misses in the first seven balls that Mohammad Abbas bowled.

Crawley takes up a stance in front of the crease in an attempt to negate the movement from Abbas. A tall man, he gets a good stride in and clips it away for two through mid-wicket. The final ball nips back in sharply and catches him in the bread-basket.

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the Ageas Bowl

It may not matter in the end but this is utterly compelling. The theatre of the chatter from the fielders. The atmosphere. The brilliant bowling.

A thickish inside edge from Crawley pushing forward at Shaheen passes short leg and England open their account with three runs.

And the first wicket duly arrived three balls later.

That first Shaheen over was quite something. Here's the first ball.