Its still hammering down here I'm afraid, the Pakistan players still haven't come to the ground and it wouldn't surprise me if the Umpires decide to have an early lunch here.  The only action that we have seen so far is when the blotter almost took out former Ireland spin bowler Kyle McCallan, as he ran across the outfield and into the hospitality tent. 

The rain is still falling here at Malahide, it has started to get a bit brighter but the water just keeps coming down from the sky. With more rain on the way it really doesn't look good for the game today. The fact that the groundstaff have started dismantling the advertising hoardings shows you what they think!

The blotter is being taken around the outfield but it seems doesn't seem to able to do much in this deluge.