Hang on. The cricket has just been rained off for the day with England requiring 240 to win in 50

[Rich]

overs. I presumed that it was match drawn and we move on.

However, it seems that the plan is to come back at 0900 tomorrow and have another go? A two day ODI. Bizarre.

[Luis Anaconda]

Duckworth Lewis and such. I think the ECB insisted on them for this series as it was likely practically every match would be interrupted by rain at some point. Of course not playing a ODI series in Sri Lanka in the middle of the f**king rainy season would have been a more sensible course of action

[Ben.]

we may have a chance of competing.

[Rich]

I was reading earlier that there is some talk that Root might be given the test vice-captaincy.

Bet Broad will like that.

[Ben.]

Broad is like a spoilt kid and generally you'd take a batsman over a (fast, full time) bowler.

[Pat Vegas]

[Rich]

[Ashberto]

[Luis Anaconda]

just not if it is too dark :-)