No mistake from Marc Sneyd, 30 metres out and it is nailed straight between the posts.

Hull take a deserved lead.

Saints conceded another penalty - this time caught offside - and we may have our first points coming up.

What do you prefer?

Thumbs up for free-scoring try fests.

Thumbs down for tough, tense, tactical battles.

Not trying to make it pretty, Hull aiming to go straight down the centre with big Jordan Lane but he is stopped by two blue shirts.

Lachlan Coote then does some excellent sweeping up at the back to collect Marc Sneyd's kick and Saints hold firm in the face of another set.

Saints are under the cosh in the baking Leigh sun.

Louis McCarthy-Scarsbrook with an incorrect play-the-ball inside his own half and Hull can come again.

John Kear took Hull all the way in this competition in 2005, of course.

Tony Smith and Leeds were stunned that day.

John Kear
Wales & Bradford Bulls coach on BBC One

This is a different Hull team to who played last week. There's a certain intent and intensity to them today.

Image source, Rex Features

Saints looking to ride the storm, says ex-Batley boss John Kear on comms.

Hull are the ones applying the early pressure.

Oh we have missed the sound of supporters inside stadiums.

The Hull faithful are making a heck of a racket, they're almost making this a home game.

Getting a little feisty already.

Saints don't like the attention given to them by Josh Reynolds and the ref steps in with a stern message.

Cool down or you're off.

Poor kick from Hull's usually pin-point Mard Sneyd, surrendering possession on the last.

Jonathan Davies
Former Wales international on BBC One

It's an intriguing game this, it will be very, very close to call.

melbourneminker: watching #bbcrl, external from Melbourne. Beautiful day. Hoping for a ripper game. Great build up team.

Enjoy, what time is it there?

Two minutes later than scheduled, semi-final number one is a go.

Who gets the £250 fine?

Weather in Leigh is scorchio.

14:30 and no sign of kicking off yet.

Terrible time keeping.

SetRestartRL: Is Jake Connor really 15st 6lb?

I was surprised by that too.

Rugby league on BBC One does make me chuckle, reyt northern.

Talking about Jake Connor's ill-discipline, Jamie-Jones Buchanan says, "come on lad, ger on wi' it."

No nonsense.

Earlier today...

St Helens won the Women's Challenge Cup for the first time as they crushed York City Knights at Leigh Sports Village.

Saints' four first-half tries came from wingers Danielle Bush and Rachael Woosey, and England pair Emily Rudge and Amy Hardcastle, with the latter two converted by Beth Stott.

York crossed through Sinead Peach on 49 minutes, improved by Rhiannon Marshall.

But Saints stretched clear with tries from Woosey, Carrie Roberts and Paige Travis - and another Stott conversion.

Read the full report

Batley won the first two Challenge Cups, by the way. Three in total.

You'll never take that away from us.

Not biased, just facts.

Quite remarkable that a club with the pedigree of St Helens haven't won the Challenge Cup since 2008!

Hull have won it twice during that period.