And bowling conditions could suit England's swing bowlers, with weather forecasts indicating overcast conditions in Birmingham.
While the time wasn't the fastest of the overcast morning, Orb scored big on style points.
On the day of the sail, the weather was overcast but they decided to go anyway.
England only managed 12 boundaries in overcast conditions, but Collingwood praised his batsmen for their approach.
Earlier, England had made a shaky start after choosing to bat in testing overcast conditions.
If it's overcast it will swing a bit, if not the batsmen will fill their boots.
Some were kept in cages lit constantly, so as to resemble a never-ending overcast day.
Stand-in captain Jacques Kallis won the toss for South Africa, but the overcast conditions provided little swing.
And when overcast skies were replaced by heavy thunderstorms, it was soon clear no further play would be possible.
Two pitch inspections revealed a soggy outfield and poor light under overcast skies, prompting the decision to abandon the day.
The morning started out quite grey and overcast, but as the clouds started to break, the sun came out and a fog rose up.
"It's valuable to have those runs on the board because of the overcast conditions and the movement throughout the day, " Clarke commented.
We tested the handset outdoors and even in overcast conditions, you'll still have to bump brightness to near-maximum levels for clear visibility.
During Sunday's ceremony, the skies were overcast and a fierce wind blew.
Blasting off from Florida's Cape Canaveral into overcast skies following a flawless morning countdown, the 157-foot Falcon 9 rocket's engines performed as expected.
Gayle chose to field first in the overcast conditions but only 15 balls were possible before the first of the interruptions for rain.
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The architects painted the cables white, so that they would disappear into the sky on overcast days, and complement the blue of clear skies.
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With overcast, cloudy and cold weather helping ample seam and swing bowling on relatively green tops, England has never been India's favourite playing field.
Then, immediately after the third rain break of the match, Plunkett struck a purple patch, his swing aided by the floodlights and overcast conditions.
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He blamed the airport, then the train, then the overcast weather.
Headingley is often associated with bowling and overcast conditions, but the great batsmen have prospered there, and a certain D Bradman scored two triple centuries.
On a clear day you can see 80 miles and five states and on an overcast one you are floating in the clouds, detached from the world below.
The pilot had to execute an instrument-guided approach in overcast skies.
Collingwood won the toss for the first time in the series, however, but did not see the swing he had hoped for on an overcast morning.
One report suggested there were fears in Israel that Syria and Hezbollah would take advantage of the overcast weather conditions to send weaponry across the border.
In the 30th running of the event, run in cool, overcast conditions, the half marathon world record-holder finished 1:50 ahead of Kimutai with Morocco's Jaouad Gharib third.
High winds and overcast skies nearly grounded Marine One, the presidential helicopter, in the Jordanian capital of Amman, which would have forced Obama to scrap the tourist stop.
But he, Scott Newman, and Mark Wagh were all dismissed inside 14 overs by Tahir, as the Bears tried to take advantage of the overcast and warm conditions.
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