Welcome to coverage of England's World Cup qualifier against Poland in Warsaw. Kick-off is at 8pm UK time. Will the Three Lions come through their sternest test yet in this qualifying campaign?

Poland skipper Kuba Blaszczykowski is missing with an ankle injury. Arsenal goalkeepers Wojciech Szczesny (foot) and Lukasz Fabianski (shoulder) are both injured.

Our man in Poland Przemek Kruk has been embarrassed by the goings on surrounding the match and has this to say about the situation. "It's sunny in Warsaw now and the forecast is very good. Same as it was certain it would rain yesterday evening, there's no way it will rain today within the next few hours - meteorologists say. At this very moment (two hours before the match) the roof is definitely closed. I'm not 100% sure they'll open it before the game."

Teams again for you as they look to get this match started all over again. Poland: Tyton, Piszczek, Wasilewski, Glik, Wawrzyniak, Polanski, Grosicki, Kryshowiak, Wszolek, Obraniak, Lewandowski////England: Hart, Johnson, Cole, Lescott, Jagielka, Gerrard, Carrick, Milner, Cleverley, Rooney, Defoe

Good afternoon and welcome to LIVE coverage of Poland v England from Warsaw in their Group H World Cup qualifier less than 24 hours after this match was due to kick-off. Last night the roof was open in Warsaw's National Stadium and the match was postponed due to rain. Apparently, the sun is shining today in the Polish capital and the roof is closed. You couldn't make it up.

Well we'll see you back here on Wednesday afternoon then... sorry about the farce.

It will be replayed at 4pm on Wednesday.

The game is off.

The ref has been back out and had a look - and more Polish fans have been having fun on the pitch.

England are confident that the game can be played tomorrow, although it has not officially been called off yet. Poland want to play it in November sometime apparently.

England players and officials were attacked by their Serbian opponents and racially abused by home fans moments after a 1-0 win over Serbia in a European Under-21 playoff on Tuesday.

Poland aren't happy to play on Wednesday due to upcoming domestic fixtures and remain in their kit. England are in tracksuits and trainers and ready to go back to their hotel...

Brilliant - odd Polish fans are invading the pitch and throwing themselves into belly-down slides pursued by stewards!

That must be annoying though if they can't buy Pukka Pies inside the ground.

Pukka Pies are getting some good advertising to the England fans on the pitchside hoardings. Nothing else to report.

FA director of communications Adrian Bevington: "Players' safety is what comes first... you can't say that pitch is playable... we are available for tomorrow." But at the same time: "I have to be guided by the officials on this." He says there will be a further inspection at 8:45pm UK time.

The turf here was relaid less than a week ago after a series of summer gigs - including Coldplay - and was cut up during Poland's friendly win over South Africa at the weekend.

Perhaps Polish radio has announced that the game is off or something as the home fans are leaving in their droves. Officially FIFA are refusing to concede defeat... crazy stuff.

This begs the question: why did they say they were going to make a decision at 8pm if they weren't going to make a decision at 8pm?

According to ITV, FIFA have said they will do everything in their power to get the game on in the next hour...

Even Hodgson had a giggle at ref Gianluca Rocchi there...

The England fans cheer every time the ball is thrown in the air by the ref and drops on the pitch... and still the rain falls. No chance of them playing this.